--- title: "Webinar: Athlete" description: Register for our free webinar celebrating International Women's Month on why brands should use female athletes in female influencer campaigns image: https://opensponsorship.com/hubfs/Add%20a%20heading%20(5).png --- [![OpenSponsorship_logo](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OpenSponsorship_logo-Apr-28-2022-02-29-33-93-AM.png?width=250&height=42&name=OpenSponsorship_logo-Apr-28-2022-02-29-33-93-AM.png "OpenSponsorship_logo")](https://opensponsorship.com/?hsLang=en) # Webinar: Why Use Athletes For Your Female Influencer Campaigns || Wednesday March 24th, 2021  1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST **Celebrate Women's History Month With OpenSponsorship As We Discuss Why Brands Should Use Female Athletes In Female Influencer Campaigns** Female athletes all around the world have built a large fan base and following, often their engagement rates are 3x the average instagram influencer. With 220,000 NCAA women student-athletes, and millions of female sports fans, female athletes can drive brand loyalty and awareness in unique and impactful ways. In this webinar, you will hear from former professional athletes, company founders and CEOs, and sponsorship specialists about why brands should use female athletes in female focused influencer campaigns. You will also gain a better understanding of the unique positioning of female athletes in reaching your target audience, and the additional value a female athlete can provide to your next marketing influencer campaign. Learn why athletes love to not only work with sports related brands, but also fashion, beauty, technology, kid + mommy related products. **In this webinar, you will learn:** - The growth of female athlete influencers - How to achieve the best ROI in your partnerships with female athletes - Insider tips to securing deals with influential female athletes - The benefits of expanding your marketing strategy to work with female athlete influencers **Speakers** Our featured speakers for this webinar are:  ![Screen+Shot+2019-12-09+at+4.33.14+PM](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen+Shot+2019-12-09+at+4.33.14+PM.jpg?width=130&name=Screen+Shot+2019-12-09+at+4.33.14+PM.jpg) ** Yael Averbuch**      Professional Soccer Player for 10 Years      Executive Director of the NWSL Players Association      Founder of Techne Futbol   ![Hill2](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hill2.png?width=130&name=Hill2.png) ** MacKenzie Hill** USA Track, 100m Hurdler       Founder of LumiBloom      Wellness & Beauty Entrepreneur     ![](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/https---specials-images-forbesimg-com-imageserve-5fba9b7c73e6e7ae2662c6aa-0x0-jpg%3Fbackground=000000%26cropX1=2%26cropX2=1080%26cropY1=0%26cropY2=1078-jpeg.jpeg?width=130&name=https---specials-images-forbesimg-com-imageserve-5fba9b7c73e6e7ae2662c6aa-0x0-jpg%3Fbackground=000000%26cropX1=2%26cropX2=1080%26cropY1=0%26cropY2=1078-jpeg.jpeg) ** Anya Packer**      Former Professional Hockey Player      Director of the National Women's Hockey League      Forbes 30 Under 30: Sports 2021     ![Kamalani_Dung](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kamalani_Dung.jpg?width=130&name=Kamalani_Dung.jpg) ** Kamalani Dung**      D1 Softball at UC Berkeley      Puerto Rico National Team Gold & Bronze Medalist      Brand Specialist at OpenSponsorship       ![1568688355178](https://opensponsorship.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1568688355178.jpg?width=130&name=1568688355178.jpg) ** Moderated By: Ellen Hyslop**    Co-Founder at The GIST     [Forbes 30 Under 30: Media 2020](https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5ddb2959e0af7b0006b2374a/ellen-hyslop-roslyn-mclar/)     ### Register for the webinar ### About Us At OpenSponsorship, we connect brands with athletes, musicians, teams & events for ROI driven marketing campaigns. Our vision is to make sports sponsorship easier for everyone.  ### Contact Us [info@opensponsorship.com](mailto:info@opensponsorship.com) 122 W 26th St New York, New York 10001 Copyright 2026 | Designed with by [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com)