What the NFL Got Right and Wrong

The NFL recently announced a number of diversity initiatives to create more opportunities for women and people of color (WPOC). Did they put a TD on the board or is this a blocked kick? From my perspective as a corporate gender strategist, they got two things right. First, they are finally creating a panel of…

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Women and Fantasy Sports. For the Love the Game and Competition.

Women Fantasy Footbal

What Do 17.2 Million Women Know That You Don’t (Yet)?  Fantasy Football season is right around the corner. Does it surprise you that over 17 MILLION women play Fantasy Football? In fact, participation has grown over 14% in just the past three years, according to Giana Pacinelli, an advertising executive, freelance writer and adjunct professor with…

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Fantasy Football, Women and Networking

FACT: Women now account for more than 20% of all fantasy football participants. On a recent flight, I was re-reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean-In, when I glanced at the women next to me and she was reading ESPN’s Fantasy Football Preview. We shared a laugh that she was reading about football and I was reading about…

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Ladies, Are You Ready For Some Football!!!!

Jeffery Tobias Halter fantasy football networking and women

Fantasy Football, Women and Networking. Recently while flying back from a client gender strategy consulting session, I was re-reading Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean-In, when I glanced at the women next to me and she was reading ESPN’s 2015 Fantasy Football Preview. We shared a laugh that she was reading about football and I was reading about…

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