Kraft Analytics Group CEO Jessica Gelman on Changing the Game in Sports, Leadership, and Motherhood

Jessica Gelman is a trailblazer in sports, data, and leadership — and one of a few women at the helm of the business side of professional sports.

As CEO & co-founder of Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), co-founder & co-chair of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and investor in women's sports, Jessica has spent her career changing how the sports industry thinks about fans, data, and leadership.

In this episode, Jessica talks about being “the only, the first, or taking the path less traveled,” building a business idea uncovered on maternity leave, learning “parenting at work” lessons from Robert & Jonathan Kraft, and why she believes “it’s okay for your kids to know you love your job.”

She also shares how parenting changed her view on ambition, why youth sports still move her to tears, and what it really means to create space for joy — on and off the field.

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