After 3.5+ years of service, I was impacted by layoffs at B/R. I'm SO grateful for all the amazing people I've gotten to work with. From late nights with crazy news drops to our once in a blue moon get-togethers. I will cherish all the mems, you all know who you are 🙏🏽
Life update ✨ Excited to share that I started a new job working for Bleacher Report! Super grateful for this opportunity and to see where this takes me in my career. And y’all know me, I like to be busy! If I can, will definitely be working some A’s games this season too (🤞🏽)
We really don't appreciate witnessing history in Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani enough. They are literally doing what hasn't been done in 100 years.
Once in a generation kind of players and we're lucky to have them both right now.
My favorite part of
@GALvanizeLife
is watching nervous, young women wondering what they’re getting themselves into - grow into magnificent women who champion. How I love (and needed!) this one. Thank you,
@TheDrewJones
for leading our 2 days w/compassion,empathy, kindness & humor
Cam Newton popped by the GALvanize set this morning for a GREAT chat with
@TheDrewJones
.
@CameronNewton
was more than happy to play our Pick A Card game — just as he did on the field — with purpose.
It was a great chat and we can’t wait to share the full length soon!
I want to be excited for sports to return, trust me it’s my job and my life, but I’m very concerned about the uncertainty with maintaining athletes’ health and safety.
Here's a peek of my sit down with
@Chargers
rookie fullback
@amanzolewis
from New Jersey. He talked to me about about his tight-knit family unit and why
#LoveNeverDies
💪🏽 Thankful for
@GALvanizeLife
and the Chargers for this opportunity!
Full video🎥:
It's been 9️⃣7️⃣ days since Breonna Taylor was murdered by the police. Since then the Louisville (KY) Metro Council passed Breonna's Law outlawing "no-knock" warrants. Still no charges have been filed.
Arrest the cops that murdered Breonna Taylor.
#SayHerName
#BlackLivesMatter
There aren’t words strong enough to describe how much
@LauraOkmin
,
@GALvanizeLife
& this week meant to me. Immensely grateful for this experience and this wonderful group 💛
The photo thread 🥹⬇️
My job gave me a passion. GALvanize gave me a purpose. Still feeling overwhelmed by a monumentous week thanks to the magnificence of these women. A heart full of grateful♥️
Singing "you about to lose yo job" to every Senator on vacation while families are suffering without childcare funding, unemployment benefits, paid leave, eviction protections or nutrition assistance.
#DoYourJob
I’m just going to be real for a second. USC literally erased Reggie Bush’s existence from its campus for violating NCAA rules by “accepting gifts”...and instead sat there and accepted bribes for college admissions 🤔
#SoundsAboutWhite
Sooooo y’all got time to arrest and charge 87 people with felonies for sitting on a lawn, but you still haven’t arrested the cops that killed Breonna Taylor AFTER FOUR MONTHS?!
PINCH ME. Getting to chat with THE Amy Trask is truly a highlight of my career. So grateful to
@LauraOkmin
for making it happen 🫶🏽
Thank you so much for taking the time
@AmyTrask
— and hi ☺️
Amazing start to the day with former NFL CEO, author and CBS Sports analyst
@AmyTrask
!
Amy embraces being the first female CEO in the NFL as PART of her identity, not her whole identity.
It’s the most incredible feeling when your people cheer for your success. Knowing that the people in my life are just as happy and excited to see some of my hard work come to fruition is what I love most 🤍
Got a sweet surprise in the mail today! I was wondering how this happened upon my doorstep, and I instantly thought of
@LindseyMNSports
. And I was right 🥺
Pro tip: Find a friend like Lindsey who has a huge heart and always brightens your day 🤍
Can’t wait to read
@JulieDiCaro
!
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite human beings on this planet! 💗🎉
@LauraOkmin
, thank you for always being in my corner and pushing me to grow, so blessed to have you in my life 🙏🏽
Tomorrow we GALvanize 130 players of the
@ShrineBowl
- but today WE were galvanized by running backs coach and phenomenal trailblazer Coach
@JenniferKing5
. This is what 35 faces in awe look like🙌
I just shared with a room full of women that I’m not very emotive and rarely cry. The overturning of Roe v. Wade has moved me to tears, and for the first time in my adult life, I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’ve always wanted to see the game the way players and coaches see it. Immensely grateful for
@GALvanizeLife
and
@CoachKyleCaskey
for this opportunity to learn and see the game differently. Can’t wait for next class! 🏈✨
In 2020, I set a reading goal of 25 books. I read 12.
In 2021, I set a reading goal of 20 books. I read 12.
12 is the magic number, maybe 12 should be my goal this year 😂
Breonna Taylor’s death has weighed heavy on our hearts. We asked ourselves, “What if it were me?” With one week until Election Day, make sure you have a plan in place to vote!
Reggie Bush absolutely deserves his Heisman Trophy back. When you walk in Heritage Hall at USC and see O.J. Simpson’s Heisman but not Bush’s, it really makes you wonder 🤔
SI Daily Cover: Introducing The Unrelenting, Sports Illustrated's list of the most powerful, most influential and most outstanding women in sports right now (with
@Symetra
)
Stores are out of at-home Covid tests, you can’t get a testing appointment for weeks. We’ve been in this pandemic for nearly two years, how were we not prepared for this?
What a beautiful day with this woman taking over GALvanize’s Insta account. We could feel so much love - but that’s always radiates from
@TheDrewJones
. Thank you, Drew, for setting the tone for the week ahead leading us straight to Sunday’s Huddle Up: Black Women. Black Voices🖤
Time to pop bottles🍾🍾
The following classic shows are coming to
@Netflix
(US)
Moesha - Aug 1
The Game S1-3 - Aug 15
Sister Sister - Sept 1
Girlfriends - Sept 11
The Parkers - Oct 1
Half & Half - Oct 15
One on One - Oct 15
To celebrate, here's a message from your faves:
Washington vs. Cleveland will be the first NFL game with female coaches on both sidelines and a female official.
Washington coaching intern Jennifer King, Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson and official Sarah Thomas are set to make history Sunday 🙏
(h/t
@samrap10
)
Been catching up on all the photos, videos & highlights from last night…this one got me 🥲
THIS is the Coliseum energy I know and love.
Through all the highs & lows, THIS community & THESE fans, we love this team. Please
#StayInOakland
Basically all I did today was lay in bed and binge Euphoria. We don't have to be doing something every minute of every day to be "productive."
Recharging your batteries IS productive.
My first
#MarchMadness
at B/R is officially over 🥲 I’m exhausted lol but so very proud of the work we did to cover both tournaments 👏🏽
I’m so in awe of the superstars I get to work with, and I loved how much we amplified the women’s tournament. They were HOOPIN 🙌🏽
This is HUGE for
@GALvanizeLife
and the student-athletes and reporters this partnership will benefit 🤝🎉
Congrats
@LauraOkmin
!! So happy for you and so excited for these players and young women whose lives you’ll touch 💛🙏🏽