About Jene Elzie

ABOUT JENE'

To inspire and be an inspiration. Inspiration is the lifeblood of creativity and creativity is what keeps us alive.
❉ Ethnicity: African American
❉ Country of Heritage: US
❉ Language(s): English
❉ Gender: Female
❉ Years of Work Experience: 21
❉ Other:
• Former competitive gymnast
• Dual citizen, thanks to almost a decade living in London, UK
❉ Always in gratitude
❉ Personal – Obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University while also being awarded All America status as a varsity gymnast
❉ Career – Twenty year career in sports, starting at a time when not a whole lot of people looked like me
❉ Life – Living overseas and being afforded the opportunity to see the world, and America, with a different lens
❉ Sales
❉ Marketing
❉ International
❉ Sounds trite, but I would tell myself: Don’t just be yourself, celebrate yourself. Without apology.
❉ Company: NBA
❉ Role: VP, International Marketing
❉ Industry(ies): Sports, Entertainment
❉ Minority owned business/organization: No
❉ Women owned business/organization: No
❉ Individuals:
My parents who taught me confidence and showed me the world (literally)
My high school coaches, who stuck with me even when I doubted my own talents
My first boss, Marc Fein, who put me forward for my next job (a huge leap from manager to vice president) after he turned the job down due to commitments to his current job
Two of the strongest, most positive women I ever had the fortune to work for and with – Shelly Harper at Fox, Maidie Oliveau – these women paved the way in the industry at a time when women weren’t exactly welcomed
❉ Academic Institutions:
Stanford University, (Bachelor’s, Economics; Masters – Sociology)
❉ Non-Profit Organizations:
East Bay Women in Action
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
◻︎ Building Current Business (connecting with individual and organizational stakeholders who would likely have an interest in being engaged)
☑︎ General Networking/Relationship Building
◻︎ Employment
◻︎ For-Profit Board
☑︎ Non-Profit Board
◻︎ General Professional Development
◻︎ Be Coached
◻︎ Coach Others
☑︎ Speaking Opportunities
◻︎ Other (Please describe):

ABOUT JENE'

ABOUT JENE'

To inspire and be an inspiration. Inspiration is the lifeblood of creativity and creativity is what keeps us alive.
❉ Ethnicity: African American
❉ Country of Heritage: US
❉ Language(s): English
❉ Gender: Female
❉ Years of Work Experience: 21
❉ Other:
• Former competitive gymnast
• Dual citizen, thanks to almost a decade living in London, UK
❉ Always in gratitude
❉ Personal – Obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University while also being awarded All America status as a varsity gymnast
❉ Career – Twenty year career in sports, starting at a time when not a whole lot of people looked like me
❉ Life – Living overseas and being afforded the opportunity to see the world, and America, with a different lens
❉ Sales
❉ Marketing
❉ International
❉ Sounds trite, but I would tell myself: Don’t just be yourself, celebrate yourself. Without apology.
❉ Company: NBA
❉ Role: VP, International Marketing
❉ Industry(ies): Sports, Entertainment
❉ Minority owned business/organization: No
❉ Women owned business/organization: No
❉ Individuals:
My parents who taught me confidence and showed me the world (literally)
My high school coaches, who stuck with me even when I doubted my own talents
My first boss, Marc Fein, who put me forward for my next job (a huge leap from manager to vice president) after he turned the job down due to commitments to his current job
Two of the strongest, most positive women I ever had the fortune to work for and with – Shelly Harper at Fox, Maidie Oliveau – these women paved the way in the industry at a time when women weren’t exactly welcomed
❉ Academic Institutions:
Stanford University, (Bachelor’s, Economics; Masters – Sociology)
❉ Non-Profit Organizations:
East Bay Women in Action
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
◻︎ Building Current Business (connecting with individual and organizational stakeholders who would likely have an interest in being engaged)
☑︎ General Networking/Relationship Building
◻︎ Employment
◻︎ For-Profit Board
☑︎ Non-Profit Board
◻︎ General Professional Development
◻︎ Be Coached
◻︎ Coach Others
☑︎ Speaking Opportunities
◻︎ Other (Please describe):

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To inspire and be an inspiration. Inspiration is the lifeblood of creativity and creativity is what keeps us alive.
❉ Ethnicity: African American
❉ Country of Heritage: US
❉ Language(s): English
❉ Gender: Female
❉ Years of Work Experience: 21
❉ Other:
• Former competitive gymnast
• Dual citizen, thanks to almost a decade living in London, UK
❉ Always in gratitude
❉ Personal – Obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University while also being awarded All America status as a varsity gymnast
❉ Career – Twenty year career in sports, starting at a time when not a whole lot of people looked like me
❉ Life – Living overseas and being afforded the opportunity to see the world, and America, with a different lens
❉ Sales
❉ Marketing
❉ International
❉ Sounds trite, but I would tell myself: Don’t just be yourself, celebrate yourself. Without apology.
❉ Company: NBA
❉ Role: VP, International Marketing
❉ Industry(ies): Sports, Entertainment
❉ Minority owned business/organization: No
❉ Women owned business/organization: No
❉ Individuals:
My parents who taught me confidence and showed me the world (literally)
My high school coaches, who stuck with me even when I doubted my own talents
My first boss, Marc Fein, who put me forward for my next job (a huge leap from manager to vice president) after he turned the job down due to commitments to his current job
Two of the strongest, most positive women I ever had the fortune to work for and with – Shelly Harper at Fox, Maidie Oliveau – these women paved the way in the industry at a time when women weren’t exactly welcomed
❉ Academic Institutions:
Stanford University, (Bachelor’s, Economics; Masters – Sociology)
❉ Non-Profit Organizations:
East Bay Women in Action
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
◻︎ Building Current Business (connecting with individual and organizational stakeholders who would likely have an interest in being engaged)
☑︎ General Networking/Relationship Building
◻︎ Employment
◻︎ For-Profit Board
☑︎ Non-Profit Board
◻︎ General Professional Development
◻︎ Be Coached
◻︎ Coach Others
☑︎ Speaking Opportunities
◻︎ Other (Please describe):

To inspire and be an inspiration. Inspiration is the lifeblood of creativity and creativity is what keeps us alive.
❉ Ethnicity: African American
❉ Country of Heritage: US
❉ Language(s): English
❉ Gender: Female
❉ Years of Work Experience: 21
❉ Other:
• Former competitive gymnast
• Dual citizen, thanks to almost a decade living in London, UK
❉ Always in gratitude
❉ Personal – Obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University while also being awarded All America status as a varsity gymnast
❉ Career – Twenty year career in sports, starting at a time when not a whole lot of people looked like me
❉ Life – Living overseas and being afforded the opportunity to see the world, and America, with a different lens
❉ Sales
❉ Marketing
❉ International
❉ Sounds trite, but I would tell myself: Don’t just be yourself, celebrate yourself. Without apology.
❉ Company: NBA
❉ Role: VP, International Marketing
❉ Industry(ies): Sports, Entertainment
❉ Minority owned business/organization: No
❉ Women owned business/organization: No
❉ Individuals:
My parents who taught me confidence and showed me the world (literally)
My high school coaches, who stuck with me even when I doubted my own talents
My first boss, Marc Fein, who put me forward for my next job (a huge leap from manager to vice president) after he turned the job down due to commitments to his current job
Two of the strongest, most positive women I ever had the fortune to work for and with – Shelly Harper at Fox, Maidie Oliveau – these women paved the way in the industry at a time when women weren’t exactly welcomed
❉ Academic Institutions:
Stanford University, (Bachelor’s, Economics; Masters – Sociology)
❉ Non-Profit Organizations:
East Bay Women in Action
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
◻︎ Building Current Business (connecting with individual and organizational stakeholders who would likely have an interest in being engaged)
☑︎ General Networking/Relationship Building
◻︎ Employment
◻︎ For-Profit Board
☑︎ Non-Profit Board
◻︎ General Professional Development
◻︎ Be Coached
◻︎ Coach Others
☑︎ Speaking Opportunities
◻︎ Other (Please describe):