Angela Hucles - 2x Olympic Gold Medalist; VP Player Development & Soccer Operations Angel City FC (National Women's Soccer League)

Angela's resume is extremely long and she is very blessed to have a fun career in a sport she has loved as a child. Discussion on how she has seen the development of the sport of soccer. Wasnt many girls playing when she was younger, she had to play with boys. When telling her story, where she has been at every level imaginable in the sport, the pathway is what sticks out most when impacting the next generation. Explains how she turned the sport of soccer into her career and how Title IX was enacted around education policy and change first. Women's sports has always made an impact on social change. We are seeing incredible change now & it began over 50 years ago. Sports has been a vehicle in the shift. Discussion on the women in leadership positions making the changes needed. Having these women in positions has made an incredible difference. Chat on how women athletes are now being used by major corporations for marketing. These corporations are investing in women's sports.

Val Ackerman - Big East Commissioner; Naismith Basektball Hall of Famer; First Ever WNBA President

Title IX has enriched the sports world. More girls and women are playing sports and going to games. We have the rise of professional leagues and now women are getting opportunities to be in decision-making positions. It's exciting to see 50 years being celebrated. It's personal for Val because there were very few opportunities for girls when Val was a youth. Val's first chance to play sports was in high school in the seventies. It was hard to be a part of the building process, but she wouldn't trade it away. It was exciting to lead this back then. There has been a lot of progress. There are signs of growth in recent years in all women's sports. Credits Title IX for NIL.