We’re so grateful to Emma Waldren for kindly hosting the Americas West Coast meetings for us. See the Whatsapp group for meeting links.

Join Women’s Sport Collective members for an informal meet-up in Roath, Cardiff.

If the weather is kind, we’ll grab a coffee and take a walk around Roath Park Lake. If not, we’ll stay cosy in the coffee shop.

A huge thank you to Jo Penrose for organising the meet-up and hosting on the day.

So we can get an idea of numbers, please register for a place here..

This event is only open to members of the Women's Sport Collective.  The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

Hidden Patterns of High-Impact Leaders: Why Your Best Work Goes Unnoticed

Many capable leaders assume their work will speak for itself. But at senior levels, impact needs to be visible, understood and connected to what matters most.

For women working in sport, performance is often visible on the field, court or track but leadership impact behind the scenes can be much harder to see. Whether you are influencing stakeholders, building partnerships, leading teams, shaping strategy, creating change or navigating your next career move, being able to recognise, communicate and own your impact is critical.

This practical and reflective taster session will introduce the Hidden Patterns of High-Impact Leaders framework and explore one common hidden leadership pattern: under-communicating impact.

Together, we will explore why capable leaders can sometimes underplay their contribution, how this can limit visibility, influence and progression, and how to communicate impact with greater confidence and clarity without it feeling like self-promotion.

Participants will leave with:

• An introduction to the Hidden Patterns framework

• Insight into how under-communicating impact can limit leadership visibility and influence

• Space to reflect on where this pattern may show up in their own work and leadership

• Practical actions they can apply immediately to make their impact more visible, recognised and valued

About the Facilitators

Jess Dooley is an executive coach, leadership development facilitator, complex team dynamics expert and former Growth Director at Deloitte Sports Business Group

Janet McGuigan is a strategic management consultant, leadership team development facilitator, executive coach, and former Global Marketing Director at Dentons law firm.

Jess and Janet first met at Deloitte and have worked together in the past to build lasting and sustained leadership as well as client relationship programmes and projects. They are excited to be collaborating again on the Hidden Patterns of High-Impact Leaders leadership series.

This event is only open to members of the Women's Sport Collective.  The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Join us on Friday 25 September, from 2–4pm, for a special behind-the-scenes visit to Foudy’s in Manchester, while building your network of women working in sport across the North West.

You’ll have the opportunity to make new connections and hear from Laura Hardy, as she tells us more about the experience of creating the world’s first official women’s football store in the heart of Manchester.

Sue Anstiss, co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective, will also be there to welcome everyone and lead some relaxed, informal networking.

It promises to be a lovely afternoon of connections, conversation and women’s sport.

This event is only open to members of the Women's Sport Collective.  The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Save the dates for our relaxed Friday coffee catch-ups, generously supported by RAW Coffee Company with coffee and pastries.

Join us at our venue from 9am–11am on

18 September

13 November

15 January

19 March

14 May

More details will follow soon - for now, add the dates to your diary today. A huge thank you to Rebecca Dance-Shuker for organising.

Join Women’s Sport Collective members for an informal meet-up in Okehampton, Devon.

Meet at the Coffee Shop. Red Lion Cafe, 6 Red Lion yard, Okehampton EX20 1AW

A huge thank you to Garnet Mackinder for organising the meet-up

Everyone will need to buy thier own drinks.

This event is only open to members of the Women's Sport Collective.  The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

Monthly Online Network Meeting - Women's Sport Collective Oceania

2pm NZ / Fiji
12pm PNG / Sydney / Brisbane / Melbourne / Cairns
11.30am Adelaide
10am Perth

Format: 15 mins - breakout rooms to network 30 mins - Kerry Harris in conversation + Q&A 15 mins - breakout rooms to network

If you're up for building a more equitable sports industry and meeting a bunch of brilliant people on that same journey - whether you've been in this work for years, are just starting out, or are trying to find your way in - you're in exactly the right place.

What to expect

The vibe is warm, laid back and genuinely passionate about wanting better for women in sport across our region. Come as you are, you are so welcome here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

Join the Women’s Sport Collective for an informal London meet-up bringing together women working across sport.

This relaxed networking event is an opportunity to connect with other members of the community, build new relationships, share ideas and hear more from The Collective·TEAM (formerly Wasserman) about their work in sport.

We would love to see you there.

📍 Aldwych House
📅 Wednesday 5 August 2026
🕠 5.30pm – 6.30pm

Spaces are limited, so please register in advance to secure a place. 

A huge thank you to Maya Herm, Alissa Grey and The Collective·TEAM for hosting us.

This event is only open to members of the Women's Sport Collective.  The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Monthly Online Network Meeting - Women's Sport Collective Oceania

Special Guest: Roshika Deo

Roshika Deo is the Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and Safeguarding Advisor with Team Up, an Australian Government sport for development programme running across seven Pacific Island countries. Add to that, Team Up is a founding member of the Oceania Impact Network - a consortium bringing together Team Up, the IOC, UN Women, and the ONOC Equity Commission. Law degree, Master in Public Policy, and years on the ground in the Pacific, Roshika is part of the work in Fiji where they have gone first, globally, on using a whole-of-government National Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Girls - in and through sport. Five essential actions and forty-four sports - Government, NGOs, the UN, and sport all in the room together creating real, monitored, coordinated action. And thanks to Roshika attending this session, we get to hear what that actually looks like from the inside.

Wed 15th July 2026
2pm NZ / Fiji
12pm PNG / Sydney / Brisbane / Melbourne / Cairns
11.30am Adelaide
10am Perth

Format: 15 mins - breakout rooms to network 30 mins - Kerry Harris in conversation + Q&A 15 mins - breakout rooms to network

If you're up for building a more equitable sports industry and meeting a bunch of brilliant people on that same journey - whether you've been in this work for years, are just starting out, or are trying to find your way in - you're in exactly the right place.

What to expect

The vibe is warm, laid back and genuinely passionate about wanting better for women in sport across our region. Come as you are, you are so welcome here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

Heather and Jess, members of the Women’s Sport Collective (WSC), are pleased to invite WSC members and other women working in sports to connect over a coffee or pastry then enjoy women's softball game as the Lucerne Eagles host the Zürich Barracudas.

We will meet at a local cafe for those wishing to grab a drink or a sweet treat before making the short walk to the park for the first game of the day's double header. After the game, freshly grilled burgers and sausages will be available for lunch, with all proceeds going to the Eagles. We will have the opportunity to chat with the players over lunch. All are welcome to stay on for the second game scheduled at 13:30.

This event is open to Women’s Sport Collective members and other women working in sports.

Register now to secure your place: Further details will be shared with confirmed attendees (using the email address you provide when booking your ticket).

In the meantime, we invite you to discover more about:

• The Lucerne Eagles at https://eagles-baseball.ch/ or https://www.instagram.com/lucerne_eagles 

• The Zürich Barracudas at https://barracudas.ch/team/fpsb/ or https://www.instagram.com/softball_barracudas 

• Softball, for example on this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/DwVYejPGS-k?si=UzKCHvLSDIYQaWM-  

Monthly Online Network Meeting - Women's Sport Collective Oceania
Special Guest: Kerry Harris, Chair of Women Onside

This month we have a special guest who has spent over forty years doing the work, from grassroots football to the Olympic Games, and is now holding the Australian game to account with some of the most rigorous gender equity tools we've seen. We are really excited to have Kerry Harris, Chair of Women Onside, joining us for a conversation about community building, accountability, and what it actually takes to move the needle in football governance.

Thursday 18 June
Auckland / Fiji: 2:00pm
Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne / Papua New Guinea: 12:00pm (noon)
Adelaide: 11:30am
Perth: 10:00am  

Format: 15 mins - breakout rooms to network 30 mins - Kerry Harris in conversation + Q&A 15 mins - breakout rooms to network

If you're up for building a more equitable sports industry and meeting a bunch of brilliant people on that same journey - whether you've been in this work for years, are just starting out, or are trying to find your way in - you're in exactly the right place.

What to expect

The vibe is warm, laid back and genuinely passionate about wanting better for women in sport across our region. Come as you are, you are so welcome here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

Join us for a relaxed summer social at The Anthologist, Manchester .

Huge thanks to Laura Hickman-Sparkes for organising.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective.‍ ‍

The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Join members in Lausanne for an informal lunch. Please complete the interest form and more details on venue will be forwarded on.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective.‍ ‍

The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

A casual WSC drinks gathering has been organised at BrewDog Waterloo on Thursday 28 May from 6pm.

The event is an informal opportunity for women in the collective to connect, meet others from the network and enjoy a drink or coffee in a relaxed setting. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options will be available, alongside a coffee bar.

The venue can be accessed directly from inside Waterloo Station (near platforms 20–24) or via the outside entrance.

If you would like to attend, please email lily@19social.net by 23 May so final numbers can be shared with the venue.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective.‍ ‍

The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Join us for the Women’s Sport Collective Manchester Meet-Up, Spotlight Session and Networking

Come and be part of a morning that celebrates the impact of women in sport.

At this meet-up, we’ll hear from former professional cricketer, Phoebe Graham and Founder of Foudy's Helen Hardy, who will share their experiences of founding and establishing businesses in Women's Sport

You’ll also have the chance to connect with fellow members working across the sector, building the networks and support that sit at the heart of the Women’s Sport Collective.

With thanks to Mills & Reeve for kindly hosting us.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective - its free to join here.

We’re thrilled to welcome Judy Murray for an exclusive live Q&A.

A true pioneer in tennis coaching, Judy has played a transformative role in developing the game at every level—from grassroots participation to elite performance. Best known for her work with players including her sons, she has also been a driving force behind initiatives to grow women and girls’ tennis across the UK, and served as Great Britain’s Fed Cup captain.

Join us on May 19, 6–7pm for an insightful conversation as Judy shares her experiences, lessons from the high-performance environment, and her perspective on building inclusive coaching pathways.

Expect honest reflections, practical insights, and the chance to put your questions directly to one of sport’s most influential coaching figures.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective.‍ ‍

The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

Stay connected & build your network as you meet other women working in sport at our monthly online meetings.

Very relaxed & informal. No preparation needed.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective.‍ ‍

The Collective is free to join for all women working in sport, you can join here.

What to expect

If you've not come to one of our online meetings before, and are feeling a little nervous, let us reassure you with the format...

• As you join the call and you're invited to introduce yourself in the chat area

• It's a nice chance to look across at others on the call and see if there's anyone you know!

• A short welcome from the Host with news of what's coming up for the Women's Sport Collective

• The host works her magic and sends us off into random groups of four where we introduce ourselves and chat about our roles and what we're working on. Very informal, just a chance to get to know 3 women and find out about different areas of the sports industry.

• You're brought back into the main room and we'll hear from a member for about 10 minutes as she chats about her career and anyone can ask questions at the end

• We head back into rooms to meet 3 different women and again make introductions and have an informal chat

• Back into the main room for wrap up and goodbye (and maybe a big group photo).
  
  That's it.

Join the Women’s Sport Collective for an informal meet-up where we’ll hear from a woman leading a SportsTech business, sharing insight from her journey building and scaling in this space. There will be time for questions, networking and introductions in the room.

Schedule

• 4.00pm – Arrival, drinks and registration

• 4.30pm – Structured Networking

• 5:00pm - Hear from a woman leading a sports tech business

• 5.15pm – Short break

• 5.40pm – Canapés served

• 6.00pm – 6.30pm – Open networking

A selection of meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free canapés will be served. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, wine, beer and non-alcoholic options will be available throughout.

Venue

Fox Williams LLP

10 Finsbury Square

London

EC2A 1AF

Media

Please note that photography and filming may take place at this event. By registering, you consent to Women’s Sport Collective and Fox Williams LLP using images for promotional purposes. Please do let us know if you’d prefer not to be included.

This event is only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective - you can join for free here.

IMG is delighted to invite members of the Women’s Sport Collective to their studios for an afternoon of discussions, studio tours and networking as we explore the evolution of sports broadcasting and technology. 

• Date: Tuesday 28th April 2026

• Location: IMG Studios, Stockley Park, 5 Longwalk Rd, Hayes, Uxbridge UB11 1FE 

• Timings: 1:45pm - 5pm     

• Travel: Free parking available on site. Closest stations are Hayes & Harling or Uxbridge.      

The afternoon will begin with a panel discussion exploring the future of remote and cloud production, AI-powered global sports events and emerging innovations, including renewable hydrogen technology. This is an opportunity to hear directly from some of IMG’s female leaders who are working at the forefront of technology in sport, sharing their insights on the rapidly evolving broadcast landscape: 

• Sally Wood (SVP, Golf, Studios)

• Danielle O’Reilly (VP, Business & Culture Transformation)

• Charlotte Winter (Senior Director, Technical Production, Studios)
  Faye Curran (Director, Live Technology, Studios)

The talk will be followed by an exclusive, behind the scenes tour of IMG’s studios – the best-connected broadcast centre in Europe. The afternoon will finish with networking with industry peers and members of IMG’s women’s employee resource group WISE: Women Inspiring Success & Empowerment. 

If you work in the broadcast technology space at management level or above, or are looking to transition into this area, we would love for you to join us. 

To register your interest (only open to members of the Women’s Sport Collective) , please email Production.Recruitment@img.com with your full name and LinkedIn profile.

Please note that spaces are limited to 30 attendees, so be sure to register your interest by 12pm GMT, Wednesday 15th April to avoid disappointment!

Join us for an informal Women’s Sport Collective meet-up at Crossbar Brighton on Thursday 23 April from 6pm.

This is a chance to come together with other members working in sport, make new connections and spend time with the community in a relaxed setting. We’ll also be celebrating a special milestone, with Sue marking her 60th birthday a day early.

A big thank you to Lucy and the team at Crossbar for hosting us and reserving space for the group.

We’d love to see you there.