GALvanize Bootcamps

Girls Compete. Women Empower.

GALvanize gives you the tools to succeed in the world of sports, both in front and behind the camera.

Through boot camps with professional sports teams and athletic departments, workshops, experiences and partnerships, GALvanize teaches and mentors women of every age and stage to thrive while turning the so called “competition” into allies. We are an army of over 5,000 women from teens to 50s. We are for ALL women in sports.

GALvanize Bootcamps: 2 days. Endless takeaways

Day 1

Takeaways: A day spent on Sisterhood.

Confidence building
Finding your voice
Using your voice
Tools for navigating a male dominated space
Tools for coping with toxic environments
Gaining a support system of women
Gaining allyship to turn to during challenging times throughout career
How to be a better mentor/leader
How to be a better mentee and receive the most from mentors
Comfort in Vulnerability – showing and receiving
Building healthy relationships with women in a culture that does not encourage that.
Showing women are allies not competitors
Learning your own story so you can become a better storyteller of others

Day 2

Takeaways: Partnering with athletes. For a decade, we’ve been consistently ranked #1 in NFL rookie developmental programs.

Empathy for the athletes we work with – these and others
Understanding the power of vulnerability
How to earn vulnerability
How to earn trust
How to build relationships – not contacts or sources
How to help someone figure out their story
Shouldering the responsibility of telling someone’s story
How to build relationships in a male-centric world with boundaries
Relationships with NFL teams we partner with. That includes speaking with PR, Player Engagement, Head Coach and many of the highest ranking women in the organization.
GALvanize becomes family to these rookie classes. For over 10 years, we have now established relationships between these men and women that are sustained for years, which benefits both sides with future interviews/requests

Interview

You will learn how to prepare for an interview, how to have a genuine conversation, how to truly listen and how to make your questions standout. Each participant will sit down with a special sports guest for a 3-minute interview and write a news story with stand up opens and closes. You will receive hands-on coaching and a copy of the video for your reel at the conclusion of the boot camp.

Poise & Confidence

You will become comfortable talking on camera and will learn to produce and shoot video. We will build your confidence for the media world, and for life. Whether you are interviewing an athlete on camera or walking into the classroom, the locker room, or the board room, you will be prepared to lead the conversation.

Building Relationships, Not Sources

We work on building trust and cultivating long-term relationships. As women, we will address the importance of making strong connections while establishing boundaries.

Bigger Goals Than Being a Sideline Reporter

You will learn about the many opportunities in sports. In our boot camps, we talk about discovering and building your foundation. From storytelling, writing and producing to developing content, GALVANIZE will help you create a plan for your future.

What's Next?

We work on what your next steps are. For some women it’s building their reels, for others it’s figuring out how to land their first job or simply deciding what path to take. Regardless of the route you choose, you will know what it means to be a woman in this business and the obstacles and opportunities that come with it. GALVANIZE asks one thing of every young woman who attends our boot camp. Starting now, every job you go to, seek out the women who are at the company and befriend them. There aren’t many women in this business and when there are, too frequently we view each other as rivals. We may not change the sports, but we can change OUR world.