Pro Women’s Athlete Career Conference offers Olympic line-up

The first-of-its kind Pro Women’s Athlete Career Conference will take place on Sept. 19-20 in San Francisco, where female athletes will gain skills in seeking sponsorship, selecting professional management, and branding and marketing themselves
The first-of-its kind Pro Women’s Athlete Career Conference will take place on Sept. 19-20 in San Francisco, where female athletes will gain skills in seeking sponsorship, selecting professional management, and branding and marketing themselves
    Participants and speakers of the FREE two-day event include U.S. Ski Team alumna Eva Twardokens, Olympic aerial gold medalist Nikki Stone, sports agent Michael Spencer (who represents U.S. alpiner Resi Stiegler), Ski Racing Features Editor Vanessa Pierce, ESPN The Magazine's senior writer Alyssa Roenigk and editor Alison Overholt, and marketing gurus Gordon Wright of Outside magazine and Tim Petrick of K2 Sports. The schedule of topics and speakers is available at www.stoneclinic.com/data/fe/file/womenconf_811.pdf .
    Headed by orthopedic surgeon Kevin R. Stone, MD, The Stone Clinic, is a private sports medicine institution that treats athletic injuries and arthritis, and has innovated in biologic joint reconstruction. Having served as a physician for the U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Pro Ski Tour, and the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Dr. Stone gained first-hand knowledge of the athletes’ limited opportunities.
    “While there are many seminars on sports injuries or the state of the ski industry, to our knowledge none address career training for top women athletes.  Helping them learn to exploit their moment in the sun and enjoy a successful post-podium career is the goal of this Conference.”
    To participate in the conference, contact Catherine Gravelle at The Stone Clinic, 3727 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, 415-563-3110, or catherine@stoneclinic.com.
    Co-hosting the conference is SheJumps, an "applied for" non-profit organization dedicated to helping women take "jumps" to achieve their potential. For more information, visit www.SheJumps.org .