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. >> becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up in a career of sports after injuring stopped her from playing in college. >> transitioning is really powerful because i get to contribute in a different way. >> today, she is the manager of active development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a masters in sports management and joins a group at one of its first employees. >> i was looking for female mentors. i was looking to be a part of a company that really values diversity and especially at the top. >> the committee has an all woman leadership team and 85% of its employees are female. rebecca has helped make the job an amazing place to grow, especially working with women like patty hubbard, their chief marketing officer. >> this was an opportunity to to change the narrative. >> patty has worked in the business for 30 years and knows what it is like to be the only woman in the room so she loves mentoring young people like acca who can enjoy the progress made by so many before them. they both lean in on their time playing a sport to help them
. >> becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up in a career of sports after injuring stopped her from playing in college. >> transitioning is really powerful because i get to contribute in a different way. >> today, she is the manager of active development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a masters in sports management and joins a group at one of its first employees. >> i was looking for female mentors. i was looking to be...
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. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports afterjury in college. >> it's really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of acid development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a major in sports management. >> i was looking to be part of a company that really valued diversity and especially at the top. >> reporter: the committee has an all-women leadership team and 85% of its employees are female. for becca, it's helped make the job an amazing place to grow, especially working with women like patty hubbard, their chief marketing officer. >> this was a moment and an opportunity to really change the narrative of the bay area. >> reporter: connie has worked in the business 30 years and knows what it's like to be the only woman in the room. she loves mentoring young women like becca, who can enjoy the progress made by so many before them. they both lean in on their time playing a sport to help them manage the business behind some of the biggest events in
. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports afterjury in college. >> it's really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of acid development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a major in sports management. >> i was looking to be part of a company that really valued diversity and especially at the top. >> reporter: the...
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. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports afterrom competing in college. >> transitioning from an athlete to being on the sports business side is -- really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of asset development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a master's in sports management and joined the group as one of its first employees. >> i was looking for female mentors. i was looking to be a part of a company that really valued diversity, and especially at the top. >> reporter: the committee has an all women leadership team and 85% of its employees are female. for becca, it's helped make the job an amazing place to grow , especially working with women like patty hubbard. their chief marketing officer. >> this was a moment and an opportunity to really change the narrative of the bay area. >> reporter: patty has worked in the business for 30 years and knows what it's like to be the only woman in the room. so she loves mentoring young women like becc
. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports afterrom competing in college. >> transitioning from an athlete to being on the sports business side is -- really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of asset development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a master's in sports management and joined the group as one of its first employees....
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. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports aftermpeting in college. >> transitioning from an athlete to being on the sports business side is -- really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of acid development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a master's in sports management and joined the group as one of its first employees. >> i was looking for female mentors. i was looking to be a part of a company that really valued diversity, and especially at the top. >> reporter: the committee has an all women leadership team and 85% of its employees are female. for beccatop it's helped make the job an amazing place to grow. >> this was a moment and an opportunity to really change the narrative of the bay area. >> reporter: patty has worked in the business for 30 years. and knows what it's like to be the only woman in the room. so she loves mentoring young women like becca who can enjoy the progress made by so many before them. they both lean in on their t
. >> reporter: becca smith played volleyball in high school but never gave up on a career in sports aftermpeting in college. >> transitioning from an athlete to being on the sports business side is -- really powerful because i get to contribute in a very different way. >> reporter: today she's the manager of acid development for the bay area host committee. she graduated last year with a master's in sports management and joined the group as one of its first employees. >>...