Angel City Football Club’s Player 22 Small Business Grant Program
Angel City Football Club’s Player 22 Small Business Grant Program provides funding and resources to current and retired soccer players interested in establishing or expanding their businesses. The objective is to equip players with the funds, resources, and coaching necessary to further develop opportunities for women in the workforce and to foster and -led businesses. Each player participating in this program will receive funding for their business, one-on-one coaching, and access to over 200 hours of video-based business learning, plus startup tools and resources via IFW's workshop library.
Meet the 2024 Angel City FC Player 22 Small Business Grant Program Recipients!
Jasmyne Spencer
Founder of
- Location: Bay Shore, NY
- About: JAS IT UP is a Black-woman-owned business. Its mission is to educate and inspire people to lead an eco-conscious and socially aware lifestyle in an effort to uplift communities, empower youth, and protect the future on this planet.
- Soccer Experience: NWSL, Australian W-League, Gjensidige Kvindeligaen (Denmark)
Leah Gallegos
Founder of
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- About: People's Yoga is a Woman of Color-owned yoga studio offering group classes at their flagship location, school programming for TK–6th grade, community events, and an annual certified teacher training program.
- Soccer Experience: WPSL, NCAA
Courtney Jones Louks
Founder of
- Location: Colleyville, TX
- About: Founded by female professional athletes, Hustle Beauty is the only athleisure-focused beauty brand creating long-lasting, protective, multi-functional products at an accessible price point. Made for all types of active lifestyles, Hustle keeps beauty routines simple, so women can focus on their daily hustle.
- Soccer Experience: NWSL, NCAA
Melissa Ortiz
Founder of
- Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- About: At Kickoff Coffee Co, they bridge the two passions of soccer and top-quality specialty coffee, while giving back to foundations around the world that use soccer as a tool for social justice and development.
- Soccer Experience: Colombia WNT, NCAA
Amy Schweizer
Founder of
- Location: Danville, IL
- About: Tiny Troops Soccer offers soccer classes that build a global community of active, healthy kids who are equipped to deal with the stressors of military life and make friends along the way.
- Soccer Experience: WUSL, NCAA
Jillian Loyden
Founder of
- Location: Sewell, NJ
- About: The Keeper Institute is an all-encompassing training school that aims to educate young aspiring goalkeepers in every component of the game. The mission is to develop great goalkeepers and better people.
- Soccer Experience: USWNT, NWSL, WPS, W-League (Australia)
Izzy Hunter
Founder of
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- About: Sensi is a smart cone that tracks the movement of athletes during drills that are drawn in an app.
- Soccer Experience: Women’s Premier League (England)
Yael Averbuch West
Founder of
- Location: Montclair, NJ
- About: Techne Futbol is a soccer training app that guides players in training on their own and lets them compete with friends, teammates, and the broader Techne community on leaderboards.
- Soccer Experience: USWNT, NWSL
Donna-Kay Henry
Founder of
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- About: Dkay Henry Soccer Training provides technical training for beginning to advanced players, focusing on building confidence, mental strength, and technical skills in a fun, positive, and encouraging environment.
- Soccer Experience: Jamaica WNT, Women’s Premiership (Northern Ireland), Úrvalsdeild kvenna (Iceland), WPSL, Nationalliga A (Switzerland), NCAA
Sabrina Flores
Founder of
- Location: Branchburg, NJ
- About: FLO2.0 is a coaching and mentoring brand catered to the athlete who embraces the day-to-day journey. The business is more than the time spent on the field learning soccer skills: it’s about building character and learning lifelong lessons to impact the person as a whole.
- Soccer Experience: NWSL, Liga F (Spain)
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