Managing Director of 77 Ventures and Boomshot Meredith Weiss Celebrates Women’s Sports

Sports have always been a cornerstone of my life. Before stepping into the advertising world, I was a college athlete and an avid distance runner.

The lessons I learned along the way — resilience, dedication, teamwork and a tireless work ethic — helped shape my identity and continue to inform how I approach my life and work every day. Some of the most important moments of my life have been about sports. Qualifying for the Boston Marathon was a defining milestone, an incredible emotional experience that stands alongside other profound moments in my life, like marriage and parenthood.

Early in my career, I was given a familiar piece of advice: women should be careful not to come across as emotional. It was seen as a weakness, something to be managed rather than embraced. But my experience in sports — both playing and watching — has always been deeply emotional. The joy of winning, the agony of defeat, the determination to defy the odds… that is sport, and that is life.

The highs and lows teach us about resilience, about ourselves, and about what really matters.

Early in my career, I was given a familiar piece of advice: women should be careful not to come across as emotional.

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