Learn about Osborne's journey to bring an NWSL team to the Bay Area.
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Leslie Osborne on Bringing NWSL to the Bay Area

When Leslie Osborne learned that Los Angeles would be getting its very own NWSL team – now Angel City FC – she knew she had to do everything she could to bring a team to the Bay Area.
For the last two and a half years, Osborne and her co-leaders of #NWSLToTheBay have been partnering with investors in Silicon Valley to make this dream a reality.

In the third and final episode of Driven with Michelle Wie West, in partnership with PitchBook, learn about Osborne’s experience attracting investors, raising funds, and bidding for an NWSL expansion team. Plus, Osborne’s own experience as an entrepreneur of Hustle Beauty and as a venture capital investor.

Watch the full episode now.

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