RUBY DURHAM, HOST OF RUBY’S ROUNDTABLE PODCAST AND SHOW, TOOK CENTER STAGE AT THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EARN YOUR MASTERS EVENT IN MIAMI, WHERE SHE PROUDLY REPRESENTED CHARLOTTE IN A GATHERING OF INFLUENTIAL LEADERS AND RISING STARS ACROSS INDUSTRIES LIKE FINANCE, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
THE EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER A POWERFUL LINEUP OF THOUGHT LEADERS, WITH ENGAGING PANELS, DISCUSSIONS, AND KEYNOTE SPEECHES DESIGNED TO FOSTER NEW OPPORTUNITIES, CULTURAL CAPITAL, AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. A PLATFORM FOR CULTURAL CAPITAL IN WOMEN’S SPORTS
ONE OF THE STANDOUT MOMENTS OF THE EARN YOUR MASTERS EVENT WAS THE CREATING CULTURAL CAPITAL IN WOMEN’S SPORTS PANEL, A DISCUSSION THAT EXPLORED HOW TO ELEVATE WOMEN’S SPORTS AND THE UNIQUE POWER WOMEN ATHLETES BRING TO THE BROADER CULTURAL CONVERSATION. MODERATED BY BRIDGET SPONSKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRAND MARKETING AT ALLY FINANCIAL, THE PANEL FEATURED A LINEUP OF WNBA POWERHOUSES: BREANNA STEWART, CO-FOUNDER OF UNRIVALED RENEE MONTGOMERY, CO-OWNER AND VP OF THE ATLANTA DREAM ALYSSA THOMAS, UNRIVALED THE CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTED THE ROLE OF WOMEN ATHLETES AS CULTURAL ICONS AND THE NECESSITY OF EMPOWERING THEM BEYOND THE COURT. RUBY DURHAM, WITH HER KEEN INTEREST IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT, WAS THRILLED TO BE PART OF AN EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER SUCH AN INFLUENTIAL GROUP OF LEADERS, EACH OF WHOM IS PUSHING FOR GREATER RECOGNITION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN SPORTS.
“THIS PANEL WAS SUCH A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT WOMEN IN SPORTS ARE NOT JUST ATHLETES— THEY ARE MOGULS, CHANGEMAKERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS,” RUBY SAID. “IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO HEAR FROM WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING THE REINS OF THEIR OWN FUTURES AND CARVING PATHS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES.”
ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENT WAS THE FEATURED MOGUL TALK, WHERE VISIONARY
ENTREPRENEUR STEVE STOUTE, FOUNDER OF UNITEDMASTERS, TOOK THE STAGE ALONGSIDE N. O. R. E. AND DJ EFN OF THE VIRAL PODCAST DRINK CHAMPS. THIS ENGAGING KEYNOTE CONVERSATION OFFERED A DEEP DIVE INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATIVE INNOVATION, AND HOW TO BUILD A BRAND THAT RESONATES WITH AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE.
STEVE STOUTE’S CONVERSATION WAS A MASTERCLASS IN LEVERAGING CULTURE TO BUILD LASTING BUSINESS EMPIRES, AND IT LEFT ATTENDEES, INCLUDING RUBY, WITH INVALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE OF MUSIC, MEDIA, AND BRANDING. THE DISCUSSION ABOUT UNITEDMASTERS’ IMPACT ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND ITS EFFORTS TO DEMOCRATIZE ACCESS FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS RESONATED DEEPLY WITH RUBY, WHOSE OWN RUBY’S ROUNDTABLE IS ALL ABOUT EMPOWERING CREATIVES AND ENTREPRENEURS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR CAREERS. “THE INSIGHTS FROM STEVE STOUTE AND THE DRINK CHAMPS CREW WERE NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING,” RUBY SHARED. “IT’S THE KIND OF KNOWLEDGE THAT NOT ONLY ENERGIZES BUT CHALLENGES YOU TO THINK BIGGER AND DO BETTER.” BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, RUBY DURHAM HAD THE CHANCE TO ENGAGE WITH KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALLY BANK, UNITEDMASTERS, AND THE WNBA.
AS RUBY AND HER TEAM CAPTURED THE MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION AND LEARNING, THEY ALSO CREATED VALUABLE CONTENT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT’ S SUCCESS AND THE WISDOM SHARED BY INDUSTRY GIANTS. RUBY’S PARTICIPATION AT EARN YOUR MASTERS IS A STEP TOWARD TAKING RUBY’S ROUNDTABLE TO NEW HEIGHTS, WITH FUTURE COLLABORATIONS AND INITIATIVES ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
“THE RELATIONSHIPS WE’RE BUILDING HERE, THE ADVICE SHARED, AND THE PARTNERSHIPS FORMING ARE ALREADY PAVING THE WAY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER OF RUBY’S ROUNDTABLE,” RUBY SAID. “THIS EVENT HAS SHOWN ME THAT THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION IS TRULY LIMITLESS. I ’M BEYOND EXCITED FOR WHAT’S NEXT.”
WITH KEYNOTES, PANELS, AND UNFORGETTABLE CONVERSATIONS, EARN YOUR MASTERS PROVED TO BE A GAME- CHANGING EVENT FOR RUBY AND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. AS RUBY DURHAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND HER REACH AND HER NETWORK, THE EARN YOUR MASTERS EVENT WAS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION, KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, AND CULTURAL INFLUENCE ACROSS INDUSTRIES.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE UPDATES AND INSIGHTS FROM RUBY’S ROUNDTABLE, AS THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE WAVES AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.