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Abby Wambach

Championing Equality, Inspiring Leadership: Abby Wambach, Transforming the Game On and Off the Field

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Gender: Female
Nationality: United States
Languages: English
Travels from: United States

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  • FIFA Women's World Cup Champion and Two-Time Gold Medalist
  • #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, 'Wolfpack' and 'Forward: A Memoir'
  • Co-Founder and Part Owner, Angel City FC
  • TV Personality and Host, ESPN's 'Abby's Places'

Biography

Olympian, Activist, Author, and Co-host of the We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award. She was the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics.

An activist for equality and inclusion, she is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller WOLFPACK as well as the adaptation of WOLFPACK for the next generation, an instant New York Times bestseller.

Abby is the host of ABBY’S PLACES on ESPN+, in which she showcases what makes her beloved sport of soccer a worldwide sensation. Abby also co-hosts the WE CAN DO HARD THINGS podcast with Glennon Doyle, which debuted at #1 in May 2021 and was named the #1 New Podcast of 2021 on Apple Podcasts.

She is a co-founder and part-owner of Angel City FC, the first majority-female-owned soccer team in history, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit organization Together Rising.

Abby lives in California with her wife Glennon Doyle and their three children.

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Soccer legend ABBY WAMBACH has led her team to greatness on the field again and again, and now she shares her unmatched perspective and energy with graduates, executive leaders, and teams in every industry. A hallmark of her uplifting events is her ability to instill her audience with confidence that their unique strengths and experience truly matter to their workplace and the world. Abby shares how teams can work together to leverage these strengths, stay motivated, and make progress toward any goal – from a sky-high sales goal to the launch of a new service, to greater equality and belonging, and beyond.

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We all have the power to become trailblazers, and legendary athlete and bestselling author ABBY WAMBACH delivers a game-changing talk on how to step into this power. Focusing on fresh leadership qualities like kindness, mindfulness, and collaboration, Abby inspires her audience to find opportunities to contribute their leadership and help their teams, workplaces, and communities flourish. This winning talk can be tailored to recent graduates, early-career professionals, and executive leaders – Abby’s insights resonate with leaders at every level.

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ABBY WAMBACH has spent her entire life making the impossible happen. Dreaming of gold medals before women’s soccer was even an Olympic sport, Abby has spent years paving the way generations of women to come. An activist and advocate for equal pay and rights across the globe, Abby talks about issues ranging from closing the gender pay gap, finding your seat at the table, and using your power to open the doors for others. Abby shares how everyone can support and advocate for the LBGT community, and work to make spaces more welcoming and equitable for everyone. With humor, candor, and major motivational power, Abby shows audiences that there is a leader inside all of us, and we each have the power to make change.

Available: In person, Virtually

ABBY WAMBACH shares sage advice and compelling stories from her #1 New York Times bestselling book, WOLFPACK. Through Abby’s warm and uplifting message, audiences across industries will learn how to lead from the bench, turn failure into fuel, and bring it all to the table to find success. Abby shares candid lessons from her unmatched career and the challenges she’s faced fighting for gold medals, equal pay, and a more inclusive world, and her passion and perseverance serve as a beacon of motivation for individuals and organizations.

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Wolfpack Abby Wambach

WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

In Wolfpack, Abby’s message to women is: We have never been Little Red Riding Hood. We Are the Wolves. We must wander off the path and blaze a new one: together. She insists that women must let go of old rules of leadership that neither include or serve them. She’s created a new set of Wolfpack rules to help women unleash their individual power, unite with their Wolfpack, and change the landscape of their lives and world: from the family room to the board room to the White House. · Make failure your fuel: Transform failure to wisdom and power. · Lead from the bench: Lead from wherever you are. · Champion each other: Claim each woman’s victory as your own. · Demand the effing ball: Don’t ask permission: take what you’ve earned. In Abby’s vision, we are not Little Red Riding Hoods, staying on the path because we’re told to. We are the wolves, fighting for a better tomorrow for ourselves, our pack, and all the future wolves who will come after us.

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WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

Self Help, Sports
In Wolfpack, Abby’s message to women is: We have never been Little Red Riding Hood. We Are the Wolves. We must wander off the path and blaze a new one: together. She insists that women must let go of old rules of leadership that neither include or serve them. She’s created a new set of Wolfpack rules to help women unleash their individual power, unite with their Wolfpack, and change the landscape of their lives and world: from the family room to the board room to the White House. · Make failure your fuel: Transform failure to wisdom and power. · Lead from the bench: Lead from wherever you are. · Champion each other: Claim each woman’s victory as your own. · Demand the effing ball: Don’t ask permission: take what you’ve earned. In Abby’s vision, we are not Little Red Riding Hoods, staying on the path because we’re told to. We are the wolves, fighting for a better tomorrow for ourselves, our pack, and all the future wolves who will come after us.
Forward Abby Wambach

Forward: A Memoir

Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. At age seven she was put on the boys’ soccer team. At age thirty-five she would become the highest goal scorer—male or female—in the history of soccer, capturing the nation’s heart with her team’s 2015 World Cup Championship. Called an inspiration and “badass” by President Obama, Abby has become a fierce advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. As she reveals in this searching memoir, Abby’s professional success often masked her inner struggle to reconcile the various parts of herself: ferocious competitor, daughter, leader, wife. With stunning candor, Abby shares her inspiring and often brutal journey from girl in Rochester, New York, to world-class athlete. Far more than a sports memoir, Forward is gripping tale of resilience and redemption—and a reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life’s challenges with fearlessness and heart.

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Forward: A Memoir

Memoirs and Autobiographies
Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. At age seven she was put on the boys’ soccer team. At age thirty-five she would become the highest goal scorer—male or female—in the history of soccer, capturing the nation’s heart with her team’s 2015 World Cup Championship. Called an inspiration and “badass” by President Obama, Abby has become a fierce advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. As she reveals in this searching memoir, Abby’s professional success often masked her inner struggle to reconcile the various parts of herself: ferocious competitor, daughter, leader, wife. With stunning candor, Abby shares her inspiring and often brutal journey from girl in Rochester, New York, to world-class athlete. Far more than a sports memoir, Forward is gripping tale of resilience and redemption—and a reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life’s challenges with fearlessness and heart.

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