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Dani Welniak is the Vice President of Communications for the KC Current, the Kansas City soccer team for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Dani has an impressive career as an on-air reporter for the Kansas City Chiefs and as a superbowl champion with the Dallas Diamondz - Women's Professional Full-Contact NFL Rules Football.

Dani is a confident speaker and shares her stories of overcoming failures and being supported by allies in a male-dominated industry.

Jen Vellenga and Jennifer Rettele-Thomas are the co-founders of Voice First World, a communication and executive coaching company.  If you want to learn more, book a call at www.voicefirstworld.com/chat.

Allison Howard was named the first-ever President of KC Current on May 24, 2022. Howard joined the club after a ten-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. She spent the previous five years serving as Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, where she was instrumental in closing the Lakers’ most successful partnerships and led the organization’s corporate partnership strategy that surpassed $350 million in revenue.

 

Prior to her time with the Lakers, Howard was Vice President at Premier Partnerships where she sold and managed naming rights partnerships all over the country. She was also recognized as a "Woman of Inspiration" from WISE LA (Women in Sports and Events, Los Angeles) and served on the WISE LA board for 10 years.

 

A chilly KC weekend reflected the local sports fortunes. The Royals are swept and continue their nosedive, Daniel Sperry of the Star helps us analyze Sporting woes, but NBA fans start their lengthy playoff fun, and golf provided some electricity. Let’s dive in.

Allison Howard is the President of KC Current, Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer club. With more than 20 years of experience in the sport’s industry, she spent 10 years with the Los Angeles Lakers as the Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. Allison is a graduate of Dayton College where she earned a BS in civil engineering. She is also a wife and mom to two boys.

In this episode…

What does it take to build a strong group culture? What can a leader do to make their team feel valued and heard?

Allison Howard knows that cooperation takes time. She encourages an open-door policy at KC Current, which has helped build a great supportive team of players. For additional encouragement, Allison has helped build a state-of-the-art training center for her players. She has gone the extra mile to make her players feel comfortable and appreciated.

In this episode of the I Am Home podcast, co-hosts Tyler Wisecup, Hilary Woltemath, and Becca Sudbeck interview Allison Howard, the President of KC Current, about her experience leading a professional women's sports team. Allison also talks about building a stadium and state-of-the-art training center, her sports background, and the future of Kansas City as a sports destination.

The Chiefs have been mighty seamless through two games led by a electric Mahomes, the Royals road electricity is out, come home looking for a spark, Sporting KC has found some juice, stretch run for golf, and other fun stuff!

a timely and enjoyable conversation with Dani Welniak highlighting an amazing trail of accomplishment for a still young lady from pro football to television to her new challenge with the Kansas City Current women’s pro soccer team, all with faith and family in focus. It weaves an amazing conversation.