by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The 17-year-old has already signed an historic deal with Nike, won national awards and committed to Stanford Tracey Kevins, the head coach of the U.S. women’s Under-20 national team, remembers vividly the first time she saw Alyssa Thompson play. She was scouting at an...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Nike (NYSE:NKE +1.78%) is paying homage to the 20th anniversary of Lisa Leslie‘s legendary and historical dunk in a WNBA game. Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002. She has played for the Los Angeles Sparks since 1997 and has since won...
by admin | Jun 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For the last 50 years, Nike has proven its dedication not only to serving athletes, but also to redefining what it means to be one, expanding the definition to include everyone from champions in sport to everyday people, supporting athletes of all backgrounds. For the...
by admin | May 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In celebration of Nike’s 50th anniversary, the brand invited press, influencers and leaders of industry to join their three-day Future 50 for Her event, which kicked off with a welcome dinner hosted by Tunde Oyeneyin. The beautiful dining experience took place...
by admin | May 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Nike signed its first high school athletes to a name, image and likeness deal as soccer players, and sisters, Alyssa and Gisele Thompson were signed by the brand. Alyssa is a junior and Gisele a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake high school in Los Angeles, and both inked...
by admin | May 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On a drizzly April morning in Beaverton, Ore., history is being made at Nike HQ. For the first time, the women at the center of the company’s transformation are coming together for a joint interview and photo shoot. Read More
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After former WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne debuted the Nike Zoom UNVRS in 2019, the Washington Mystics star has quietly previewed another upcoming basketball shoe from the Swoosh. In last week’s pre-season matchup between the Mystics and the Minnesota Lynx, Delle Donne...
by admin | May 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The list of Lisa Leslie’s accomplishments is long: WNBA Hall of Famer, a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, and among one of the first Black female athletes to receive her own shoe with Nike. A new success she can add to her lineup is being a multimillion-dollar...
by admin | May 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The road to Nike’s gargantuan campus from downtown Portland has some familiar features. Heading west to bucolic Beaverton, you pass tents lining the streets to the freeway, but after about a half-hour, you turn up at a place like none other on Earth. In the average...
by admin | May 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
What would you do if you were not afraid? Serena Williams once said, “I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger.” As one of the greatest athletes ever – not female athlete, but athlete, period – Williams has continued to...
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