Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share 171. Breaking Down Barriers with National Lacrosse League's Deputy Commissioner & Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, Jessica Berman (2021)
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
171. Breaking Down Barriers with National Lacrosse League's Deputy Commissioner & Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, Jessica Berman (2021)
Listen in as Jessica and I talk about:
- Why you should focus on your potential instead of your performance when it comes to new opportunities
- What happens when you look for the “less sexy” opportunities
- Why you should check your ego at the door
- The importance of stretching in your career
- Why she doesn’t suffer mom’s guilt
- What she does for 5 minutes a day that helps her career growth
- Why you shouldn’t get caught up trying to change people
And you know there is so much more packed into this episode!
Links:
National Lacrosse League: https://www.nll.com/
Connect with Jessica:
Twitter: @JessicaBerman1
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-berman-52654876/
Jessica Berman is Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, making her the first Deputy Commissioner of a men’s professional sports league. In her role she is responsible for the strategic direction of the league on all growth initiatives and legal matters facing the NLL. Prior to that she spent 13 years at the NHL in a variety of roles, including Executive Director of the NHL Foundation, VP of Community Development, Culture & Growth, and Deputy General Counsel. Jessica is on the University of Michigan Sport Management Advisory Board, the Sports Lawyers Association Board, Fordham Sports Law Forum Board of Advisors, a founding Advisory Board Member of the Pro Sports Assembly and the UJA Sports for Youth Committee. She has been honored with Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award (2014), the Burke Award (2015), Sports Illustrated List of Unrelenting Women (2020) and AdWeek’s Most Powerful Women in Sports (2020). She lives in Westchester with her two boys and two dogs.
Connect with Jahaan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://jahaanblake.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/
View all episodes
By Jahaan Blake
5
6060 ratings
Listen in as Jessica and I talk about:
- Why you should focus on your potential instead of your performance when it comes to new opportunities
- What happens when you look for the “less sexy” opportunities
- Why you should check your ego at the door
- The importance of stretching in your career
- Why she doesn’t suffer mom’s guilt
- What she does for 5 minutes a day that helps her career growth
- Why you shouldn’t get caught up trying to change people
And you know there is so much more packed into this episode!
Links:
National Lacrosse League: https://www.nll.com/
Connect with Jessica:
Twitter: @JessicaBerman1
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-berman-52654876/
Jessica Berman is Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League, making her the first Deputy Commissioner of a men’s professional sports league. In her role she is responsible for the strategic direction of the league on all growth initiatives and legal matters facing the NLL. Prior to that she spent 13 years at the NHL in a variety of roles, including Executive Director of the NHL Foundation, VP of Community Development, Culture & Growth, and Deputy General Counsel. Jessica is on the University of Michigan Sport Management Advisory Board, the Sports Lawyers Association Board, Fordham Sports Law Forum Board of Advisors, a founding Advisory Board Member of the Pro Sports Assembly and the UJA Sports for Youth Committee. She has been honored with Sports Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award (2014), the Burke Award (2015), Sports Illustrated List of Unrelenting Women (2020) and AdWeek’s Most Powerful Women in Sports (2020). She lives in Westchester with her two boys and two dogs.
Connect with Jahaan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://jahaanblake.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/
More shows like Game of Her Own
View all
Selling the Couch
332 Listeners