Sam Rapoport
An award-winning, record-breaking organizational change leader for the NFL, Sam Rapoport shares actionable takeaways for how to identify opportunities, drive progress, and achieve exponential growth.
Sam Rapoport has spent 22 seasons working in football, dedicating her career to creating innovative business models aimed at driving organizational change and increasing diversity and inclusion in sport. As Senior Director of DEI with the NFL, Sam catalyzed a movement for women in sports by creating a new platform that has since been replicated by other professional sports leagues. Through her effort, over 190 female coaching, scouting and operations candidates have been hired in a five-year period—a record number.
Sharing her blueprint for success, Sam helps audiences apply these proven principles to their own businesses for rapid progress and maximum results—even in organizations that are slow to change.
Named one of Sports Illustrated’s Most Powerful, Most Influential, Most Outstanding Women in Sports and one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40, Sam is also co-host of the Earnin’ It podcast on iHeart Radio.
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