by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Just a few short years ago, there was a push for athletes to be nothing more than mute entertainers. Luckily enough, they refused to “shut up” or “stick to” whatever sport they played. And ever since a quarterback in San Francisco sat, then kneeled, during the...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
While 2021 has seen women’s sport go from strength to strength, a number of the world’s most renowned female athletes are continuing to speak out on important issues. Here are five women’s sport activists who have made a difference this year: Read...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Less than two months after Olympic gymnastics star Simone Biles of Spring joined mental health startup Cerebral as chief impact officer, the company has raised $300 million in venture capital – a sum that vaulted it to a valuation of $4.8 billion. San...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully better for our...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Essence magazine didn’t settle for just one gorgeous cover image for its November/December issue — instead, they featured three different superstars. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, pop sensation Lizzo and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a pandemic year that upended athletics as much as any industry, 2021 saw the gradual return of fans to the sports they love. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (without spectators) on a one-year delay, professional teams implemented Covid-19 vaccine requirements and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It must take something special to impress Simone Biles, and that’s exactly what happened at the IInStyle Awards on Monday. Famous poet Amanda Gorman revealed that she wrote a poem titled “The Greatest” about the gymnastics legend. Then Gorman, who was to present Biles...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Venus and Serena Williams have shared their mental health advice for Simone Biles, who professed to being a ‘big fan’ of the sisters and wanted to know how they ‘keep going, especially when [they] need a mental health break.’ The tennis...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is developing tools to deal with anxiety, thanks to the help of a trusted therapist. While appearing virtually at the Child Mind Institute’s annual Child Advocacy Award dinner in New York City on Tuesday to accept the inaugural Trailblazer Award,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Michael Phelps, the winningest swimmer of all time, has nothing but praise for Simone Biles, widely-regarded as the gymnastics G.O.A.T., for sharing her mental health struggles with the world when she withdrew from events at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer....
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