Ellen Schmidt-Devlin: A pioneer for women in sports

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English - March 09, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB
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Ellen Schmidt-Devlin joins this week's pod to discuss her 27-year career at Nike, her work in elevating women's sports and her new career with the University of Oregon Sports Product Management Program.

2:00 Her friendship with Bill Bowerman and how she got involved with Nike.

6:00 Differences in shoes runners had and the ones Bill Bowerman was making.

8:35 The first women's tack teams at Oregon.

12:40 Connecting women's track athletes of the 2010s with women of previous generations.

20:30 Oregon Track and Nike both have cultures of excellence.

23:30 How athletic apparel and technology are changing product creation.

25:50 Innovation beyond footwear.

38:00 Talking about how she was often the only woman in her business meetings.

43:00 How important is the mentorship in your Portland Program?

46:00 Talking about how the financial investments made in Eugene will make the U of O an international platform.

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