I impact my team with an optimistic outlook, high energy, and a positive attitude (at least that's what people tell me). I have also found that building organic relationships helps with work productivity! The sports world is such a fun industry to navigate and relationships are what make the job even better. I like to maximize my access to brilliant people that work across all sports, and more specifically in football. It has really done wonders in understanding the industry and adding value to the conversations and projects that I am fortunate to be a part of. Good communication and strong relationships can really help you get things done!

I attended a Pac-12 school, surrounded by athletes who wanted to work in sports. Prior to USC, I went to a small Armenian school that didn't even have a football team. I never thought I had a shot to work in this industry. When I met the NFL recruiter at a USC Annenberg journalism event, the future started to make sense. I knew it was a long shot, but that was the moment I decided that I wanted to work for a league that puts on the Super Bowl. What screams media louder than a Super Bowl broadcast and everything that surrounds it?

I have been at the NFL for five years now, and we have made such big improvements since I started in 2016. There is room for women to lead in this industry! We have created that space. I don't think it has been easy, but people are finally starting to see the value of women in the room and at the table when decisions need to be made. We have been seeing it more and more on the field, but we are definitely due and deserving of seeing more of it in the front offices and at the executive level of the League. It is there now, but I am surrounded by ambitious and hard-working women who put in double the hours to make sure people know that they can crush their job in a male-dominant industry, and I know I will see them all climb to the top. I plan on sticking around long enough to be a part of that.