EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 1H 27M
55. Vanessa Giolitto: A Decade in Sports Media, Motherhood, and the One Metric That Matters
from The Game - A Football Podcast · host Victoria Henderson
Vanessa Giolito has spent a decade in sports media at ESPN, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, and TikTok, and she started out clipping college hoops highlights for three hours a night. This week, she and Victoria get into the version nobody puts on LinkedIn: what a decade as the only woman in the room actually taught her, the layoff that turned out to be a blessing, the Friday of the NFL Draft when her water broke, and she filed the package anyway, and why she almost didn't hit post on her own business. She also hands over the one metric she'd give any creator with no analytics team and no time, plus the advice she gives every young woman trying to break into sports.In the episode, we talk about Vanessa’s consulting business, which is currently on hold as she launches into her next adventure! You can keep up to date with Vanessa on LinkedIn at Vanessa Giolitto.06:33 -- Getting Her Start at ESPN13:14 -- Rethinking Networking19:15 -- Imposter Syndrome That Never Goes Away23:26 -- A Decade as a Woman in Sports Media31:33 -- Motherhood, the NFL Draft, and Learning to Delegate37:28 -- Vanessa's Layoff and Opening a Consulting Business49:25 -- Turning a Creator Into a Business1:00:18 -- Planning for Breaking News1:14:06 -- The One Metric Worth Watching1:16:10 -- Advice for Young Women in Sports1:21:28 -- Rapid FireFind Vanessa: LinkedInFind us: @hergamedays on Instagram, hergamedays.substack.com, and her-gamedays.com to get dropped into an all-girls fantasy league or join the social club. Living in a Fantasy Season 2 was launched in partnership with Sportsish (@sportsish)Support the showThanks for listening to Her Game Days!We're happy you're here. If you enjoyed the episode, please send it to a friend, share it on social, or leave us a cute 5-star review. GET ON THE SEASON 2 LIST for the Social Club & Fantasy Football League (Last day to join is 9/7). Join the ClubFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Instagram | TikTokLove you, bye! <3
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Vanessa Giolito has spent a decade in sports media at ESPN, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, and TikTok, and she started out clipping college hoops highlights for three hours a night. This week, she and Victoria get into the version nobody puts on LinkedIn: what a decade as the only woman in the room actually taught her, the layoff that turned out to be a blessing, the Friday of the NFL Draft when her water broke, and she filed the package anyway, and why she almost didn't hit...
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