Meet three Black businesswomen busting down barriers in the sports world

The GIST: It’s not easy breaking barriers, but that hasn’t stopped these three phenomenal Black businesswomen from shaking up the white male-dominated sports space.

💰 Nicole Lynn, President of Football Operations, Klutch Sports Group: Best known as Agent Nicole, Lynn is the right-hand woman to freshly crowned Super Bowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. She literally slid into Hurts’ DMs to discuss representing him ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft, unknowingly launching one of the most fruitful agent-player partnerships in the league.

• In 2023, Lynn negotiated a then–record breaking $255M contract extension for Hurts, and now leads the Super Bowl MVP’s all-women management team. Now that’s a true touchdown.

✨ Kirby Porter, Chief Brand Officer at Unrivaled: ICYMI, Unrivaled is the hottest thing in hoops — and Porter’s in large part to thank. From brainstorming the league’s logo to landing major brand partners like Ally Financial, TNT Sports, Under Armour, and more, it’s clear why this former collegiate baller was named to Forbes’ 2025 30 Under 30. Queen sh!t.

♠️ Sandra Douglass Morgan, president of the Las Vegas Raiders: Hut, hut, here she goes. Douglass Morgan is the first Black woman to lead an NFL team, joining her hometown Raiders in 2022 after more than two decades of working as a lawyer in sports and gaming.

• With Douglass Morgan at the helm, Las Vegas held its first-ever Super Bowl in 2024 — an enormous feat for a city that didn’t have a single pro sports team until 2017.

• While there are more women working in sports than ever before, there are just two female NFL team presidents. Thankfully, Douglass Morgan (along with Lynn and Porter) are proving if you can see it, you can be it.