This episode features founder, philanthropist, and Seahawks Legend, Doug Baldwin Jr. From a successful career in the National Football League to the founding of several entrepreneurial endeavors and non-profits, the proud husband and father of young daughters is constantly evolving while being guided by his faith and core tenet of "love."

Doug's eight-year career with the Seattle Seahawks included a Super Bowl Championship and multiple Pro Bowl appearances. Playing for two behemoths in football - Jim Harbaugh at Stanford and Pete Carroll at the Seattle Seahawks - Doug solidified his reputation as a dependable receiver and a leader amongst his teammates, and discovered the type of culture he wanted to inspire.

An ultra-competitor, his time on the field was not without its challenges. He learned from the mentors and models throughout his life, absorbed tough love and sage advice from his mom, and is turning the chips on his shoulder into wings.

Following his retirement from the NFL in 2019, Doug shifted focus to social impact as Chief Executive Officer of Vault89 and Founder of the Family First Community Center. With a passion for creating empathic solutions to complex challenges, Doug is a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished Service Award, the youngest ever appointee to the WA State Clemency and Pardons Board, and contributes to sports equity efforts in the Pacific Northwest as co-founder of Champions of Change alongside former teammates Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. In recognition of his contributions, he received the Paul G. Allen Humanitarian Award at the Seattle Sports Commission's 88th Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards in February 2023.

While Doug is the first to say he is still defining his leadership style, his eternal curiosity, humility, empathy, and competitive spirit are bearing fruit in the personal and professional spaces he enters.

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A Seattle Sports Commission Production with support from MetaMora Productions, Inc. Filmed at the FOX Den, FOX 13 Seattle  

Producer: Mara Mote, MetaMora Productions, INC.  

Editing: Mara Mote; VIA Creatives  

Music: Neon Dreams by Kylie  

Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. Learn more ⁠⁠https://www.seattlesports.org⁠⁠ 

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This episode features Puget Sound Energy CEO, Mary Kipp. From her off-grid childhood to a career dedicated to overhauling energy systems, Mary has learned the values of curiosity, humility, and how she fills leadership gaps.

Mary Kipp has extensive executive and leadership experience with public companies in the energy services industry, with particular emphasis on energy efficiency and being at the forefront of climate conscious innovation.

The CEO of Puget Sound Energy since January of 2020, Mary is a collaborator who motivates her team to show up as their whole selves with a shared vision of providing quality service to the region in the continuous pursuit of transitioning that service to 100% clean energy... implementing some of the most ambitious climate policies in the nation.

Mary joined PSE from El Paso Electric (EPE), serving in various leadership roles from her start in 2007 to the role of CEO since 2015. She gained extensive knowledge during her tenure by taking on roles throughout the company, including General Counsel, regulatory and rates, risk management, human resources, external affairs, customer care, environmental, and safety. She was the youngest-ever president and became the company's first woman CEO in EPE's 120-year history.

Prior to EPE, Mary was a prosecuting attorney for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for four years, investigating and prosecuting violations of federal energy laws. Mary also worked as a lawyer at El Paso Natural Gas Company and at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. 

Mary's leadership style is one of collaboration and humility, with an emphasis on encouraging her team to be good listeners, decision makers, and critical thinkers. She works to foster a culture of hope, and does so while navigating real-world emergencies like wildfires and bomb cyclones.

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A Seattle Sports Commission Production with support from MetaMora Productions, Inc. Filmed at the FOX Den, FOX 13 Seattle  

Producer: Mara Mote, MetaMora Productions, INC.  

Editing: Mara Mote; VIA Creatives  

Music: Neon Dreams by Kylie  

Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. Learn more ⁠https://www.seattlesports.org⁠ 

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This episode features a dynamo in the music scene, Megan Jasper. Megan has a passion and professional ear for music, which comes in handy as the CEO of Sub Pop Records.

What started as an internship at the record label, which is known for launching artists such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and a great range of talented artists, flourished into an impressive career in the music industry. As CEO of this quintessential Seattle company, Megan injects her wit, grunge vocabulary, and unique leadership voice into this constantly changing industry.  

A self-proclaimed “misfit,” Megan’s music industry experience began at a young age as the co-host of a late-night grunge music radio show. In 1989, Megan landed an internship at Sub Pop Records, and was quickly hired as the label's receptionist. After a few years’ hiatus where she went on the road with the band Dinosaur Jr. and dove into other musical ventures, she returned to the label as Senior Project Manager before being elevated to EVP and now has nine years at the helm as CEO. 
 

Megan strives to create a culture of belonging, and shares how she is embracing the curveballs while continuing to hone her business acumen with the real-world and often wild experiences of the entertainment industry. Her leadership extends beyond the workplace as a board member and advisor for several creative organizations, including youth-led The Vera Project and the city task force that abolished Seattle’s Teen Dance Ordinance.  
 
A Seattle Sports Commission Production with support from MetaMora Productions, Inc. Filmed at the FOX Den, FOX 13 Seattle  

Producer: Mara Mote, MetaMora Productions, INC.  

Editing: Mara Mote; VIA Creatives  

Music: Neon Dreams by Kylie  

Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. Learn more https://www.seattlesports.org 

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This episode features an iconic disruptor of basketball, Karen Bryant.

Karen (colloquially known as "KB") is a professional sports executive who has played a key role in establishing professional women's basketball, with a particularly meaningful impact on Seattle's basketball culture.

Widely acknowledged as a professional sports visionary and community leader, KB has deep roots in Seattle - She started her basketball journey as an athlete at Woodway High, then on to Green River Community College, SeattleU, and the UW.

At just 30(ish) years old, she was recruited by the American Basketball League (ABL) to launch the Seattle Reign of the ABL. After the ABL folded, Karen was hired by the Ackerley family and the Seattle SuperSonics in 1999 to help establish what is now the 4x WNBA Champion Seattle Storm.

An executive leader within the sports industry for over 25 years, Karen spent 15 years with the Seattle Storm, where she served as COO for six years before holding the position of President and CEO for her final seven years with the team. Karen was a crucial member working for both the Sonics and Storm during the now infamous departure of the Sonics and the transition of the Storm to the all-women Force 10 ownership group. Under her guidance as President & CEO, the Storm won the WNBA Championship in 2004 and 2010.

After a successful run with the Storm, Bryant co-founded KB2 Sports, an advisory company focused on growing and advancing women’s sports. Bryant was hired by the Sparks in 2021 as a strategic advisor before taking on the role of Interim President, Business Operations.

KB continues to influence the global sports landscape as an advisor and consultant across a variety of sport organizations, and her list of accolades and philanthropic contributions is seemingly infinite, including being named Sports Executive of the Year at the Seattle Sports Commission's annual Sports Star of the Year Awards.

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Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills.

Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features disruptor Sue Rahr, whose 40+ years in law enforcement significantly influenced modern policing methods both regionally and nationally.

Sue has a storied history of leadership in modern policing, culture change, and recruitment. She helped introduce the "guardian" mindset to policing, and is a lifelong Pete Carroll fan for his leadership approach.

Prior to her most recent role as Seattle's interim Chief of Police, Sue served as King County Sheriff, Executive Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, and was a member of President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

She also served as a member of the “Executive Session on Policing” at the Harvard Kennedy School, and serves as an advisor to many national police reform programs and organizations in addition to her work in the non-profit community.

How she found herself in law enforcement may not have been by original design, but her positive disruption of that industry was no mistake.

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Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features disruptor Jackie Payne, who is using behavioral psychology, data science, and strategic communication as founding blocks of her companies, Galvanize Action and Galvanize USA.

Jackie has over two decades of experience leading organizations and working to advance gender, racial, and economic justice. She is the founder and executive director of Galvanize Action, where she is connecting with moderate women to promote civic engagement, combat disinformation, and advance progress on key issues. Last year alone, Galvanize Action reached over four million women with programming proven to defuse the culture wars and grievance-based narratives being used to divide us.

Jackie also created Galvanize USA, a judgement-free community built by women, for women, "where we can engage in real talk about the things that matter to us."

Jackie’s innovative leadership supports women to play a role in building a thriving, multiracial democracy.

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Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features longtime and award-winning sports executive, Amy Scheer.

From the launch of the six team names and brands to leading the league through a record-breaking inaugural season, Amy has been an instrumental figure in developing the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) as Executive Vice President of Business Operations. Prior to joining the PWHL, Scheer held leadership roles across a multitude of professional sports leagues including MLS, NFL, NBA, and the WNBA. In her decade+ with the WNBA, Amy helped execute the mammoth feat of building a regulation-size basketball court inside Radio City Music Hall for a six-game WNBA extravaganza that is among Amy's long list of accomplishments.

Amy was recently named to Sports Business Journal's Game Changers: Women in Sports Business, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the sports industry.

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Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features sports equity advocate and entrepreneur Jen Barnes. As the founder and CEO of Rough & Tumble, the world’s first company purpose-built to promote gender equity in sports viewing and fandom, Jen has positioned Rough & Tumble as a leader in the women’s sports sector and is celebrating that sports fandom is for everyone.

Jen’s passion for gender equity in sports and business is grounded in over 25 years of building vibrant, award-winning companies — and in her own experience as an athlete and avid sports fan. In addition to founding Rough & Tumble, Jen has partnered with NWSL players and WNBA owners to launch Salmon Bay FC, a pre-professional women’s soccer team in the United Soccer League, expanding opportunities for Washingtonian women athletes and fans alike.

Jen was recently named one of Seattle’s 25 Most Influential People and honored by Seattle Reign FC as a Legend for her lasting contributions to the women’s sports industry.

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Hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, We, The Game Changers series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison. A mom, teacher, volunteer, and ever-evolving leader, Ann Davison came to Seattle to join the Seattle SuperSonics front office in 1996. She attained a law degree in 2004 and had her own private practice until entering the public service realm, being sworn in as Seattle City Attorney in 2022. As City Attorney, Davison is the lead prosecuting attorney for Seattle and provides legal counsel and representation to the City of Seattle, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. City Attorney Davison shares how sports influenced her leadership voice, how she navigates disruption, and what keeps her motivated.

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Welcome to We, the Game Changers hosted by Beth Knox, president and CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission. This series amplifies the unique leadership journeys of people disrupting the status quo and offers insights, inspiration, and actionable advice for anyone looking to grow their leadership skills. Whether you're an aspiring leader or a seasoned professional, this series will leave you feeling empowered and ready to make a difference. This episode features Amy Griffin and Mary Harvey, two icons in women’s sports. As members of the US Women’s National soccer team, they won the first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup back in 1991. Today, their leadership journeys have steered them into human rights advocacy. They’re looking to change the game of soccer by reducing risks to athletes and increasing the positive impact.

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