CEO Jes Wolfe on Leadership, Rebel Girls & the Future of LOVB Professional Volleyball

What do empowering girls through storytelling and building the future of professional volleyball have in common?
In this episode of Bump Set Chat, we sit down with Jes Wolfe, CEO of Rebel Girls and Chairwoman of LOVB San Francisco, to discuss her remarkable leadership journey and her vision for growing women's sports.
Jes shares:
Her path to becoming CEO of Rebel Girls

Leadership lessons from solo sports vs. team sports

Why she joined LOVB and what inspired her to invest in professional volleyball

Why San Francisco was chosen for a LOVB franchise

Her vision for LOVB San Francisco and the future of the league

How storytelling can elevate women's sports

The relationship between Rebel Girls and LOVB

Whether we'll see collaborations between Rebel Girls and LOVB San Francisco

Advice for young athletes and future leaders

Whether you're a volleyball player, coach, parent, or simply passionate about women's sports, this conversation offers valuable insights into leadership, purpose, and the power of representation.
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0:00
1:20 JW background * sports shaped JW
2:15 Swimming Solo / team sport **
3:50 College for swimming and athletics
4:45 unique college journey **
5:50 Background post college **
7:55 Morgan Stanley to Rebel Girls **
8:40 Time to build biz that had impact
9:15 Rebel Girls - Women centric programming
9:45 Second chapter of life and lovb ***
10:50 Lovb paris **
11:00 first season of lovb and collab of rebel girls
12:00 from the farms of Oregon to Business world of SF **
12:55 Mentors for Jess
14:40 Covid hit as Rebel Girls gets going **
16:45 What is Rebel Girls **
17:50 Story telling
19:50 Interactions from people that Rebel Girls has impacted their lives
20:50 Advice for Young leaders **
21:40 Biggest challenges since coming into Rebel Girls **
22:30 Impact of AI
23:40 Why Volleyball **
25:15 What stood out to LOVB's vision that drew Rebel girls to LOVB
27:10 So much potential for LOVB
29:00 Women owned Pro team **
29:50 Who are some of the other SF owners **
31:00 Joan Jett **
31:40 Desired identity for SF**
32:25 LOVB SF / Rebel Grils **
33:00 Impact **
34:40 Young girl athletes should focus on - staying nimble
35:20 Dealing with stress **
36:30 Away from Rebel girls **