#135 Nancy Hensley - Founding Member, Mercury/13

Welcome to episode 135 of Sports Management Podcast.

Nancy Hensley is a founding member of Mercury/13 - a pure play investor into women?s football. Nancy has a solid background in tech and has worked at companies like McDonalds and IBM. With her extensive background, she is bringing a lot of knowledge and experience to Mercury/13. She is also an avid advocate for transformative change in the sports arena.

We spoke about:

• The reason behind the name "Mercury/13"
• Nancy's learnings from 2 decades at IBM
• Her very first job
• AI and data in sports
• Women and STEM studies
• Women's football?

And much more!

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4kAjP_1qgtE?

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro?
01:36 Mercury/13?
03:20 Using Tech at Mercury/13?
04:15 Data & AI Can Optimize Women's Sports
10:41 Mercury/13's Diligence Approach?
13:28 Can Analytics Go Too Far?
14:43 Sports Betting?
16:37 The Name "Mercury/13"
19:32 The Business of Women's Football?
22:03 Commercial Opportunities
27:30 Nancy's First Job
32:00 Getting Women Into STEM?
37:05 Bumps On the Road
39:02 Outro

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