51 min
Creating massive impact from living on purpose with Angel City's Jess Smith Unlocked
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- Health & Fitness
I want you to close your eyes for a moment. Zoom out on your life. Look at it from a birds’-eye view. What do you see? Where are you living with intention and purpose? Where are you living out of alignment? In those places where you’re living in your truth, what kind of impact are you making on the people and things around you? In the areas where you’re not in alignment, what’s the impact there?
What you may observe is that where you are living with intention and purpose, you are making a much more meaningful impact on the world around you. And where you’re living out of alignment, you may be making smaller waves and/or potentially even a negative impact.
Our guest today, Jess Smith, lives on purpose. In every aspect of life. Among many other roles, she is primarily a mom of two, a wife, industry leader in sports and the Head of Revenue for the Angel City Football Club. She is paving the way for what impact can look like at scale in sport.
Jess joins us today to share her strategies and stories for how she leads with purpose and prioritizes her time for the greatest impact in all areas of her life. My favorite story, in particular, weaves her entire life’s journey together and exemplifies the true ripple effect she is making on the world around her. Be sure to listen until the end where she talks about leading a breakout session on the valuation of women in sports for hundreds of industry change-makers during an ESPNW event - all while holding her three-year-old daughter on her hip.
Jess has many stories of impact. Our conversation just scratches the surface of what she’s doing in the world and what’s to come. Be sure to head on over to the links below to follow along on her journey and to get to know the massive impact that she and Angel City are having on sports, the Los Angeles community and the world.
MORE ABOUT JESS
Jess Smith is Head of Revenue for Angel City. She currently oversees sponsorship, ticketing, operations, and data. Responsible for the club’s purpose driven partnership model, Smith has a passion for creating revenue streams with intent. The Angel City partnership model boasts 10% of each partnership benefiting equity, essentials, or education. Prior to Angel City, Smith held leadership positions within MLS, NHL and MLB with the San Jose Earthquakes, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Oakland Athletics. She holds an MSA from Ohio University and BA from SUNY Oswego. She is a proud mom to two young daughters, Kipton and Vaughn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicascott/
https://www.instagram.com/jessicashazzam/
MORE ABOUT ANGEL CITY
Angel City FC’s story starts in July 2020, when the club announced that it would take the field in 2022 as the newest team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). With an ownership group led by actor and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian.
ACFC isn’t just another football club; it’s a mission-driven organization with impact built into its business structure. Under the club’s unique sponsorship model, 10% of each corporate partner’s contribution goes to a community organization. Since its inception, the club has been forming deep roots in the LA community through its outreach and impact work, which includes initiatives in education, food security, sports equity, LGBTQ+ and gender equality, and more.
https://www.angelcity.com/
https://www.instagram.com/weareangelcity/
I want you to close your eyes for a moment. Zoom out on your life. Look at it from a birds’-eye view. What do you see? Where are you living with intention and purpose? Where are you living out of alignment? In those places where you’re living in your truth, what kind of impact are you making on the people and things around you? In the areas where you’re not in alignment, what’s the impact there?
What you may observe is that where you are living with intention and purpose, you are making a much more meaningful impact on the world around you. And where you’re living out of alignment, you may be making smaller waves and/or potentially even a negative impact.
Our guest today, Jess Smith, lives on purpose. In every aspect of life. Among many other roles, she is primarily a mom of two, a wife, industry leader in sports and the Head of Revenue for the Angel City Football Club. She is paving the way for what impact can look like at scale in sport.
Jess joins us today to share her strategies and stories for how she leads with purpose and prioritizes her time for the greatest impact in all areas of her life. My favorite story, in particular, weaves her entire life’s journey together and exemplifies the true ripple effect she is making on the world around her. Be sure to listen until the end where she talks about leading a breakout session on the valuation of women in sports for hundreds of industry change-makers during an ESPNW event - all while holding her three-year-old daughter on her hip.
Jess has many stories of impact. Our conversation just scratches the surface of what she’s doing in the world and what’s to come. Be sure to head on over to the links below to follow along on her journey and to get to know the massive impact that she and Angel City are having on sports, the Los Angeles community and the world.
MORE ABOUT JESS
Jess Smith is Head of Revenue for Angel City. She currently oversees sponsorship, ticketing, operations, and data. Responsible for the club’s purpose driven partnership model, Smith has a passion for creating revenue streams with intent. The Angel City partnership model boasts 10% of each partnership benefiting equity, essentials, or education. Prior to Angel City, Smith held leadership positions within MLS, NHL and MLB with the San Jose Earthquakes, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Oakland Athletics. She holds an MSA from Ohio University and BA from SUNY Oswego. She is a proud mom to two young daughters, Kipton and Vaughn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicascott/
https://www.instagram.com/jessicashazzam/
MORE ABOUT ANGEL CITY
Angel City FC’s story starts in July 2020, when the club announced that it would take the field in 2022 as the newest team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). With an ownership group led by actor and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian.
ACFC isn’t just another football club; it’s a mission-driven organization with impact built into its business structure. Under the club’s unique sponsorship model, 10% of each corporate partner’s contribution goes to a community organization. Since its inception, the club has been forming deep roots in the LA community through its outreach and impact work, which includes initiatives in education, food security, sports equity, LGBTQ+ and gender equality, and more.
https://www.angelcity.com/
https://www.instagram.com/weareangelcity/
51 min