Napheesa Collier

Yeah, thanks for having me. That's definitely something I'm proud of just because obviously all the work that's gone into it, you know, years of just planning this and, you know, Stewie and I just like from having it be a seed of an idea to having it turn into an entire league.

Yeah, thanks for having me. That's definitely something I'm proud of just because obviously all the work that's gone into it, you know, years of just planning this and, you know, Stewie and I just like from having it be a seed of an idea to having it turn into an entire league.

It's just like a crazy thought, something I never would have thought or dreamed of growing up or in college or even a couple years ago. So it's been really cool to kind of see the process of that.

It's just like a crazy thought, something I never would have thought or dreamed of growing up or in college or even a couple years ago. So it's been really cool to kind of see the process of that.

Yeah. Well, Alex is, I mean, he's like one of the smartest business people ever that I've ever met. So he actually had a business, he had a business background before that. But from Stu and I's side, we both had been in the league for several years by the time we started thinking of this. And through that, you kind of just see the holes of like what's working, what's not.

Yeah. Well, Alex is, I mean, he's like one of the smartest business people ever that I've ever met. So he actually had a business, he had a business background before that. But from Stu and I's side, we both had been in the league for several years by the time we started thinking of this. And through that, you kind of just see the holes of like what's working, what's not.

For a lot of WNBA players, they've been having to go overseas for years to supplement the income because we make money for six months out of the year. With that, a lot of people don't realize that we make most of our money off the court. 90% of the money I make is off the court, and so you have to be able to activate with brands. Brand building is a huge part of our business.

For a lot of WNBA players, they've been having to go overseas for years to supplement the income because we make money for six months out of the year. With that, a lot of people don't realize that we make most of our money off the court. 90% of the money I make is off the court, and so you have to be able to activate with brands. Brand building is a huge part of our business.

When you're overseas, you're essentially going dark for six months out of the year, so you can't activate with the brands. You're losing money. You're away from your family, out of your home country, missing holidays. And then on the flip side, you still have to get better at basketball. So staying at home and training is not the same as playing.

When you're overseas, you're essentially going dark for six months out of the year, so you can't activate with the brands. You're losing money. You're away from your family, out of your home country, missing holidays. And then on the flip side, you still have to get better at basketball. So staying at home and training is not the same as playing.

So kind of through all those things, we came up with Unrivaled. And then also just the explosion that is happening in women's sports right now. You see it with the college game and how the WNBA and just all sports are exploding. And it feels like everyone is capitalizing off of that, except for the people, the women who are playing.

So kind of through all those things, we came up with Unrivaled. And then also just the explosion that is happening in women's sports right now. You see it with the college game and how the WNBA and just all sports are exploding. And it feels like everyone is capitalizing off of that, except for the people, the women who are playing.

And so that's where we really wanted to get into the salaries that we're paying the players and having equity in the league, really creating that generational wealth.

And so that's where we really wanted to get into the salaries that we're paying the players and having equity in the league, really creating that generational wealth.

Yeah, I played in Turkey, France, and I was in COVID for 10 days before COVID hit.

Yeah, I played in Turkey, France, and I was in COVID for 10 days before COVID hit.

Yeah. You know, I think being in different countries, they each pose their own problems. I mean, different laws, as you saw with like the Brittany Griner situation. And then specifically in Turkey, the last place I played, I brought my daughter with me. So that like poses a whole new set of obstacles that you have to get through. Like, so we had to bring my dad.

Yeah. You know, I think being in different countries, they each pose their own problems. I mean, different laws, as you saw with like the Brittany Griner situation. And then specifically in Turkey, the last place I played, I brought my daughter with me. So that like poses a whole new set of obstacles that you have to get through. Like, so we had to bring my dad.

So the money that you're spending on child care because she was also in daycare. So finding child care, people that you trust, having to bring separate people over to help with that, the travel with that was a nightmare because she's a toddler. And then, you know, obviously the time change with that, too. And then.

So the money that you're spending on child care because she was also in daycare. So finding child care, people that you trust, having to bring separate people over to help with that, the travel with that was a nightmare because she's a toddler. And then, you know, obviously the time change with that, too. And then.