The Sports Bubble

81. Gen Simmons - President of Women Sport Australia & GM of Marketing and Industry Development at Gymnastic Victoria


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The Sports Bubble has discussions with the talented people having fantastic experiences and doing amazing things in the sports industry.
 
In today’s guest episode, we start off girl power month talking to Gen Simmons. Gen is currently the General Manager of Marketing and Industry Development at Gymnastic Victoria and the President of Women Sport Australia.

In this episode, we explore Gen's journey and passion for entering the sporting industry, the impact of the social media marketing aspect of the sporting industry and how graduating during its development impacted her career path across her roles at Racing.com, Melbourne Rebels, Netball and Gymnastics Victoria. We discuss the challenges of working in an Olympic sport as well as strategies to equal the gender participation gap. We also explore the impact and vision of Women Sport Australia and how she sees the future for women in sport.

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Gen can be reached on LinkedIn @GenSimmons
Ashlee can be reached on LinkedIn @AshleeClark
Emily can be reached on LinkedIn @EmilyOrrell

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The Sports BubbleBy Mitch Siwek