EPISODE #837
Jamie Mittelman
Flame Bearers:
Changing the Narrative for Female Athletes
837 Jamie Mittelman: Flame Bearers
Making the Transition from Corporate to Startup
Many of us know the stories of soccer star Megan Rapinoe, gymnast Olivia Dunn, or tennis phenoms Serena and Venus Williams. Or do we, really? What are all the stories we’re missing?
Some 96% of sports media coverage goes to male athletes, along with the lion’s share of the sponsorship money, and then there is the palpable difference in how people talk about female athletes. It’s often sexualized, often focused on cattiness between women, and rarely if ever about the issues that actually matter to women athletes themselves. And all too often the narrative is taken away from the athletes.
That’s why Jamie Mittelman founded Flame Bearers, a global media platform dedicated to changing the story for female athletes. A deep believer in the power of stories to change lives with a background in media managing a $30 million portfolio for Yahoo, AOL and Huffington Post, Jamie is deeply committed to elevating as many diverse voices as possible within the world of elite women’s sports. Flame Bearers is active in 48 countries and recently received multiple Awards in the categories of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Public Service & Activism. Jamie was also instrumental in inspiring US high school girls to pitch and implement tech ideas to empower the #62milliongirls movement in collaboration with the White House and Peace Corps.
- Why the conversation around women athletes must change so they can ‘own’ their own stories.
- Why entrepreneurship is lonely, and why it’s necessary to build your own structures and social support structure.
- How to develop your delegation muscles, avoid micromanaging and make sure your team is aligned on mission, purpose and core values and line your team up for success.
- The power of stories to change lives and inspire people.
- How to build a scalable media business starting as a podcast.
- And much more.
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More about Jamie Mittelman at flamebearers.com
Be sure to join the conversation with Jamie and me over on the interactive podcast app Podopolo, where you can share your perspectives and she’ll take your questions. Download Podopolo, follow Wings of Inspired Business, and invite your friends.
More about Jamie at Flame Bearers
Jamie Mittelman is the founder and host of Flame Bearers, an award-winning podcast and the world’s first storytelling platform specifically for women Olympians and Paralympians. Jamie made the transition from corporate to startup, having managed a $30 Million media portfolio on behalf of the conglomerate of Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, AOL, and Verizon. She founded Flame Bearers as she got her master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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