Leveling the Playing Field Archives

Leveling The Playing Field: Kathy Burrows of Sold Out Seating

September 12, 2018

This week's episode of Leveling The Playing Field starts with Bobbi-Sue talking about the debacle at the US Open's ladies finals and how mad she is about it. We move quickly to reminding everyone about the MLB ... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Melissa Ludtke

Radio Influence Staff

September 5, 2018

We are coming up on the 40th anniversary of the landmark victory of Ludkte v. Kuhn. Melissa Ludtke, at the time a 20-something sports reporter for Sports Illustrated, was barred from entering the Yankees clubho... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Laura Okmin of Fox Sports & Westwood One

Radio Influence Staff

August 22, 2018

Laura Okmin is one of the most recognizable faces and voices in sports broadcasting. Her relationships with athletes, coaches, and front office staff are what make her one of the most respected in the business.... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Jean Afterman, Assistant GM Of The New York Yankees

Radio Influence Staff

August 8, 2018

Jean Afterman is one of the most powerful women in baseball. As only the third female Assistant General Manager in the big leagues, Jean is a force. She did not come into this role through a traditional path. S... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Janet Marie Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Senior VP Of Planning & Development

Radio Influence Staff

July 25, 2018

Janet Marie Smith's imprint on the sport of baseball is seen by millions of people each year. As the architect/planner behind the Camden Yards ballpark, Turner Field, and renovations of Fenway Park and Dodger S... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Danita Johnson, Director Of Business Development For The LA Clippers

Radio Influence Staff

July 18, 2018

Danita Johnson, Director of Business Development for the LA Clippers, joins Bobbi-Sue Doyle-Hazard on this week's episode. Danita's career has always been in pro basketball but she bopped around from D-league (... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Nicole Pike, Managing Director of Nielsen eSports

Radio Influence Staff

July 11, 2018

We have our first guest in the eSports space this week! Nicole Pike is the Managing Director of Nielsen Esports. Nicole went to school thinking she would go into international affairs and politics. Instead, she... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Brenda Andress, Commissioner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League

Radio Influence Staff

July 4, 2018

Brenda Andress is the Commissioner of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and founder of the #SheIs movement. Brenda's goal has been to grow the women's game across all leagues. A hockey player herself, she fell... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Reno Aces General Manager Emily Jaenson

Radio Influence Staff

June 27, 2018

Emily Jaenson is the first woman in two decades to be named General Manager of a ball club in the Pacific Coast League of Minor league baseball. She is currently the only female GM in all of Triple-A and one of... Read More...

Leveling The Playing Field: Stephanie Jarvis, Principal of SJarvis Consulting

Radio Influence Staff

June 20, 2018

This week, Bobbi-Sue sits down with Stephanie Jarvis, principal of SJarvis Consulting, a sports and events consulting firm, and lecturer at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Stephan... Read More...