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Been working on this for a few months. Grateful my boss lets me go out on a limb for projects like these😉. The best thing I can do as someone who works at a company dedicated to serving underrepresented audiences, is giving a platform. Make space and then get out of the way and let amazing people shine. These businesses are more than just bars, they're long overdue communal spaces to enjoy fandom. The bar owners participating in Raising the Bar are absolutely inspirational. Many of these women are first time entrepreneurs who sold everything, quit their jobs and went all in on a dream. That finally, this was the year that women’s sports gets their due. And major corporations are finally taking notice and investing big. Every time I would get discouraged and felt the task was insurmountable, I’d have a call with one of these owners and have renewed energy. How can I not kick ass for this amazing group of humans and not make this the best event possible. Thanks to Marc Y. Leonard for allowing me to attempt a nationwide watch party. And our dynamite social team Nicholas Del Rosario, Alexis Mendias, Glorelys Mora, and Samantha J Castro ⚡️ MBA for putting up with me annoying them for weeks on end and John Stover for being the best co-pilot I could ask for. We are still looking for pro female athletes (retired or current) to grace us with their presence on 8/14 so if you know of anyone in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Austin, Toronto, Minneapolis, Portland, or Salt Lake City shoot me a DM! https://lnkd.in/gKQSnfaa And please watch women's sports! Jackie Diener, Lynn L Katoa, Jenny Nguyen, Chelsea Fishman, Jen Barnes, Jillian Hiscock Fuse Media