We can’t contain our excitement!
Good morning. Warning: This newsletter contains a lot of exclamation points!!
To put it bluntly: we are flippin' excited at CG Sports!
Our staff AND our athletes have been crushing this Olympic and Paralympic season (to put it lightly). Our athletes have been showcasing their talents and sharing their stories at competitions across the globe, inspiring more athletes each day to develop their stories in an effort to promote their own brand. This means that our staff has been hard at work meeting with potential new clients, organizing speaking opportunities for current clients, sharing client successes, and much more!
There are multiple big announcements and events on the CG Sports horizon and we cannot wait to share them with you all! Buckle up, folks, 2021 is not over yet!
Other big news this week:
Jonny Bornstein has officially launched his logo and website, complete with merch!
Colleen Young claimed the silver in the women's S13 200 IM!
Maggie Steffens and Ashleigh Johnson joined The Rush to discuss the rigors of water polo, breaking barriers, making Olympic history, and more!
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WHAT'S HOT
A roundup of the CG Sports Teams' favorite weekly content from the most athletes in the biz.
McKenzie Coan successfully defended her Paralympic gold medal in the S7 400 free. McKenzie has also added a silver medal to her 2020 collection with a second place finish in the women's S7 100 free.
Season three of the International Swimming League splashed into action in Naples, Italy. Coleman Stewart stole the show with a new World Record in the men's 100 SCM Back. Coleman first lowered the men's American Record to a 48.91, before lowering the time to a 48.33 to secure both the American and World SCM Records.
Feeling the power of the 'stache after Coleman's World Record? Click here to get your own 'stache shirt for 15% off with the code CS2021.
Haylie McCleney debuted with the Athletes Unlimited softball league as a member of Team Osterman.
DEMAND YOUR BRAND
Making women's sports more accessible
Of people who watch sports, 84% are interested in watching women's sports. Here's the catch...they don't know where to watch. After watching a "Bet on Women" webinar put on by Front Office Sports, we wanted to share with you some media channels we heard about and follow that may help you stay connected. You can watch more than the big name sports, recognize female athletes and their stories, and be the first to know when and where you can support:
Monumental Sports Network (owned by the W) streams women's sports that aren't exclusively nationally televised!
OnHerTurf
Togethxr
Shotclock Media
Just Women's Sports
If this encourages you to do one thing, it is to invest in women's sports. 84% is a staggering number that we are proud to be a part of, but let's make sure accessibility is there. If you are a female athlete, people want to know your story. Let's make it known!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Colleen Young's genuine reaction to her Paralympic silver medal has us feeling all of the feels 🥰
SPONSOR
LEAD Sports Co
Since 2017, the mission of the Lead Sports Co. has been to elevate and empower female athletes through yearly summits and an online academy. Lead's in-person events and online community aim to support girls and women in realizing their goals and their strengths as students, athletes, daughters, and leaders.
This weekend, female athletes will gather in Denver, CO for the LEAD Sports Summit. Tune in next week for our notes from the summit.
ARTICLES YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ
A collection of the CG Sports Teams' favorite random news of the week.
The "Father of Modern Officiating," Art McNally, is a contributor finalist for the Pro Football's Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
One year after being cut, donors have raised enough money to save the hockey program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
New NIL rules are helping Penny Hardaway build Memphis' basketball program.
NASCAR commemorated Wendell Scott's historic 1963 win at Speedway Park with a new trophy for his family.
PODCASTS
Catch up with Career Competitor
Fallen behind on your Career Competitor episodes? Consider this week time for you to catch up! So whether you are in the car, the gym, or simply "picking the right podcast to do housework to," turn the volume up and listen to your heart's delight.
Catch up with Champion's Mojo
There are a LOT of podcasts available to listen to these days, so in between new episodes, we wanted to help you choose your next listen. (You didn't ask for our advice, but we wanted to offer it anyway. ) Paralympian McKenzie Coan is a lot of things (author, inspirational speaker, Paralympic gold medalist, friend - just to name a few), but she's also ironically unbreakable. Catch up with McKenzie on the Champion's Mojo podcast!
Catch up on EVERY episode at ChampionsMojo.com.
FINANCIAL FITNESS
CG Sports is partnering with Nav.it to bring weekly tips to navigate your finances, increase money mindfulness, and better your financial health.
What To Do with a Financial Windfall by Kaitlyn Ranze
You did it! Whether you landed a major freelancing gig, got a bonus at work, or the government is doling out more stimulus checks, you’re going to make this money work for you.
Why you may have missed this opportunity with last financial windfalls:
Mental accounting is the tendency we sometimes have to treat money differently depending on where it came from or what we intend to do with it.
It’s probably the reason lottery winners go broke and 80% of professional athletes deplete their massive funds on retirement.
On a more normal human perspective: it’s why we are more likely to blow a bonus or the cash from a generous birthday card. In this case, mental accounting may undercut your financial progress by treating your stimulus or tax refund as more “spendable” than other income (like your regular paycheck).
We’re not doing that this time.
Tune in next week to learn the first of seven tips to manage the money from your financial windfall.
