Women athletes know how to build strong teams. 

On The Team brings elite women athletes to your next business event to inspire and share insights about leadership, teamwork, resilience, and accountability.

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Partners

The City of Raleigh engages teams from across the community to develop and implement the City’s strategic plan for innovation. Strong team culture and process will drive success, which is why the City has partnered with On The Team’s Brianna Pinto and Kaleigh Kurtz for their spring event.

Inspiring stories from elite women athletes. Actionable insights that lead to better team performance. This is the work of On The Team.

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Meet Our Athletes

  • Eva graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Business Analytics Data Science (Dean’s List) in three years and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a Master’s in Business Administration. She played on the Women’s Varsity Basketball team at both schools and was named captain for both years at UNC. While completing degrees she was the first intern for the startup PWRFWD, gaining exposure to every aspect of operations. Similarly, she has spent the past 2 years assisting Toah Nipi as the business proposal architect for the divestiture of the nonprofit enabling expanded services and organizational rebirth.

  • Brianna Pinto is in her 4th professional season with the North Carolina Courage and was part of the back-to-back NWSL Challenge Cup Champions teams. She attended her first U-14 Girls’ National Team camp at age 12 and played in two Youth World Cups before beginning her collegiate career. She committed to UNC at age 14 and played from 2018-2021. During her time as a Tar Heel, Brianna was a 2x First Team All-America and helped her team get to three College Cups. Pinto also works to make soccer more accessible in underserved communities through her Pinto Futbol Foundation which has been recognized as the NWSL Nationwide Community Impact Award Recipient.

  • Loren Shealy is a Vice President at The Brandr Group and oversees all initiatives related to Women’s Athletics. Prior to joining The Brandr Group, she worked at Crestview Partners as a member of the Investor Relations team. Loren is also a former member of the U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team and represented the U.S. in 50 international competitions during her career. Loren received her B.S.B.A from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Field Hockey team and a Robertson Scholar.

  • Kaleigh is entering her 7th year as a professional soccer player with the North Carolina Courage, where she has secured two NWSL Shields, Championships, Challenge Cups and more. As VP of the NWSL Players Association, she advocates for a positive athlete experience and environment.

    Off the field, Kaleigh has collaborated with the Bucy Foundation’s Free Play Soccer to bring the game to underserved areas. Kaleigh also embraces motivational speaking to connect with others and share how she overcomes challenges (including a broken femur during college recruiting), works to break mental health stigmas, cultivates inclusive environments, and fosters open conversations. Her mission is clear: make individuals feel seen, heard, and understood.

  • Cha’Mia is currently in her first year as a Sales Development Representative at MaintainX, a tech startup company. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelors in Psychology and the Fuqua School of Business with a Master's in Management Studies. As a member of the women's track & field team at Dartmouth, Cha’Mia was a 2x captain and 9x first team All-Ivy across Indoor and Outdoor Heptagonal Championships. At Duke, she was a member of the women's team that captured the program's first ACC Championship title and finished out her career with first team All-American honors in the 100mh. After competing at the Olympic Trials in 2021, she continued to train and compete at the national level while coaching part-time at both Duke and her high school alma mater Durham Academy.

Testimonials

A great template for what we as organizational leaders should be doing to make sure we are truly building the best teams.
— Event participant
On The Team highlighted the crucial aspects of team building and showcased the transformative power of effective leadership and team alignment.
— Event participant
I am excited to take advice back to the team meeting I am leading today!
— Event participant
It is so insightful and powerful to hear the stories from the mouths of people who did the work to create those moments that we all witnessed as fans. #ottforlife
— Event participant