SPEAKING
Drawing on more than two decades across global football and sports business, Amanda brings audiences inside the real work of building new ideas, leading through change and creating momentum before the path is obvious. Her talks combine lived experience, candor and practical insight on leadership, innovation, women’s sport and the opportunities that emerge when someone is willing to see what could exist next.
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Women in Leadership – How women lead, navigate power and build influence in environments that were not always designed with them in mind. Amanda explores the realities of leading with authority, authenticity and resilience—and how women can shape cultures, challenge assumptions and create space for others as they rise.
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Building in the White Space – How to recognize opportunities before a category, system or playbook fully exists. Drawing on real-world examples from across sport, Amanda explores what it takes to turn an early idea into something tangible, build conviction before there is certainty, and create momentum when the path forward is still being defined.
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Women’s Soccer Fandom – Who women’s soccer fans are, what drives their connection to the game, and why traditional assumptions about sports audiences no longer fit. Amanda explores how identity, community, players and culture shape fandom—and what leagues, clubs and brands can learn by understanding these fans on their own terms.
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Featured Talks
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Testimonials
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"Sharing your soccer experience with us was powerful and you were automatically accepted as part of the group, our family."
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"It was awesome and moving to hear you speak. Keep up the amazing work."
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"Thank you! You unblocked the ‘drain’ that I haven’t been able to do in 9 years."
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"Amanda you made me laugh and cry all at the same time. Great presentation, thank you!"
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Select StagesAmanda has spoken at leading sports, business and football events around the world, including:
FIFA · SXSW · Sports Business Journal · Leaders in Sport · SoccerEx · UEFA · CONCACAF · United Soccer Coaches · Front Office Sports · Deep Blue · TEDSports Her speaking experience spans keynotes, executive conversations, panels, workshops and moderated discussions across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Australia. From global governing bodies and major industry conferences to leadership summits and executive rooms, Amanda brings a perspective shaped by more than two decades of building, leading and challenging the status quo across sport. |
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS
Selected keynotes, panels and executive conversations across sport, football and leadership.
2026
- FIFA / CONCACAF Leadership Course on Good Governance
- Keynote She Creates Sports Summit presented by Group 1001
- Sports Business Journal: Sustaining the Momentum
- Carolina Ascent Women’s Leadership Series
- United Soccer Coaches: The Future of Women’s Soccer
2025
- Women’s Leadership Summit at The ANNIKA
- TEDSports: Women Leaders in Sport
- Front Office Sports + LPGA Breaking Barriers Summit
- Deep Blue Business of Women’s Sports
- United Soccer Coaches: Gainbridge Super League
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Speaking Archive
More than fifteen years of conversations, keynotes, workshops and panels across
global football, sports business, leadership and digital innovation.
2023–2024 | Women’s Sport, League Building & the Business of Football
Conversations on the growth of women’s sport, professional league development, leadership and the evolving business of football.
- Deep Blue Business of Women’s Sports
- Deep Blue Business of Women’s Sports
2019–2021 | Global Women’s Football, Leadership & Institutional Change
Global conversations on women’s football, equality, governance, player advocacy, leadership and institutional change.
- The Super League’s Superhero, with Amanda Vandervort
- How Social Media Is a Driving Force for Fans of Women’s Sport
- Football’s Change Agents
- International Women’s Day: Women’s Leadership in Sport
- Equality Summit
- Good Governance in Sport: Changing Cultures at the Top
- The Impact of Sport on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- FIFA Women’s Football Convention
- HerStory Arena: A New Gender Equality Narrative
- Keeping Women and Girls in Sport
- Arizona Soccer Gala Dinner
2015–2018 | Leadership, Fan Engagement & a Changing Landscape
Leadership, fan culture, digital engagement, equality and the changing landscape of soccer in the United States and around the world.
- The Identity and Culture of U.S. Soccer Fans
- Achieving Equality in Soccer
- Finding Our Why
- The Journey to Why in an Evolving Soccer Landscape
- Women’s Soccer: For Better or Worse
- Fan Engagement
- Best Kept Secrets to Leadership
- Why Your Content Needs to Disappear
- Social Media with Amanda Vandervort
- Women in Leadership
- Soccer Fans and Social Media
- FIFA Women’s Leadership Development Program
- Women’s Football
2011–2014 | Digital Innovation & Global Football Development
Early digital strategy, social media, fan engagement and football development across leagues, governing bodies and international markets.
- FIFA Women’s Football Regional Development Seminar
- Social Media Strategies
- State of the League Round Table
- Let’s Develop Women’s Football
- Digital Media for Social Change
- Why Your Content Needs to Disappear
- Social Media Training
- FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar
- Partnership Summit
- How Professional Sports Are Monetizing Through Facebook
- Five Trends in Social Media
- FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar
- FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar
- Social Media
- Five Secrets of Successful Soccer Websites
- FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar
- Social Media in Sports
- FIFA Women’s Com-Unity Seminar
- Media in Women’s Football
- Social Media for Coaches
2009–2010 | The Early Digital Era
Early conversations at the intersection of professional soccer, digital media and the emerging role of social platforms in fan engagement.
- The State of Women’s Professional Soccer
- Tweet! Blowing the Whistle on Social Media