Our founder Melyssa attended a conference that featured an all-female panel for the first time. One speaker’s message stopped her in her tracks: “Only 24% of executives at the C-suite level are women. However, 94% of them had a background in sports, and over half played at the university level.” - Macaela MacKenzie, Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism That statistic changed everything. If sports create leaders, and girls are dropping out at alarming rates, then we have a pipeline problem. Not just for athletics, but for leadership itself. Watch our full segment on Palmetto Life to hear the complete story. 🔗palmettolifesc.com/video/2025/11/06/video-heart-holy-city-leveling-fields 💕To Donate: givebutter.com/fs4Eln 🎁Amazon Wishlist: a.co/fKWK7R5 🔗www.levelingthefields.org #PalmettoLife #OriginStory #LevelingTheFields #Leadership #GirlsInSports #Charleston #FounderStory