
Becky
Heidesch, MBA, MA, BA
Co-Founder, WISC Network
Chief Executive Officer, WSS Executive Search WSS, LLC
Founder
of WSS, LLC, Women’s Sports Services, WSS Executive Search,
& the WISC Network, Heidesch brings a combination of sports,
business, and career development to her current management role.
She spearheaded the company’s evolution from a sports marketing
agency to the leading diversity recruiting company in sports and
is directing the company's efforts to focus long term on career
development and job placement for women, minorities and professional
athletes.
She
has served as a sports marketing consultant for Marilyn Oshman,
chairman of the Board for Oshman's Sporting Goods, Franklin Covey,
California Interscholastic Federation, the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks,
and Hyundai Motor America and Alta Dena Dairy. Prior to the launch
of WSS, Heidesch was Director of Human Resources and an Executive
Search Consultant in the private sector.
Heidesch
spent five years in college athletics as a head coach on both NCAA
and NAIA levels. In 1986 as a head coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,
her team was ranked #1 in the nation in the NCAA polls and she was
named the NCAA Western Regional Coach of the Year and the California
Collegiate Coach of the Year. In 1990, while at Linfield College
she was named the NAIA Western Regional Coach of the Year. In the
mid 90's she compiled and produced an NCAA Rules & Compliance
publication for the Big West Conference, and was a coaching presenter
for the Amateur Athletic Foundation in Los Angeles.
A popular
speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, career development and
women's sports, she is frequently asked to speak on sports and career
related panels and is often solicited by the media as an expert
in her field. Her professional involvements include the Professional
in Human Resources Association, National Sports Marketing Association,
National Association for Female Executives, Association for Women
in Sports Media, Black Women in Sport Foundation, Professional in
Human Resources Association, National Association of Women Business
Owners.
She
holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Concordia University, Master’s
Degree and Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and a California
State Teaching Credential from California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo, CA.
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