Laura Flynn, who spent seven years in the Blazers organization, will oversee and execute sales strategies across sponsorship, ticketing, events and merchandise for Angel CityAngel City FC NWSL club Angel City FC has hired Trail Blazers SVP/Commercial Partnerships LAURA FLYNN as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Flynn, who spent seven years in the Blazers organization, will oversee and execute sales strategies across sponsorship, ticketing, events and merchandise. The move marks Angel City’s first major executive hire under the ownership of WILLOW BAY and BOB IGER, who purchased a controlling interest in the club last July. With the Blazers, Flynn spearheaded the signing of Brightside Windows as the club’s jersey patch sponsor and played a role in the club’s recent local media deal with Sinclair. She also advised on the launch of the Blazers’ G-League Team, the Rip City Remix. Prior to joining the Blazers, Flynn served as sales director and assistant fitness manager for The Bay Club Company, a chain of fitness and recreation facilities. She has previous experience in women’s soccer with the NWSL Chicago Red Stars and the Philadelphia Independence of the now-defunct Women's Professional Soccer. Flynn’s CRO role replaces the similar head of revenue role previously held by JESS SMITH, who left the club last year to become president of a WNBA expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries. Angel City has been the league’s top revenue-generating team since joining the NWSL as an expansion team in 2022 and led the league in attendance in two of its three seasons. The club currently has 32 corporate partners, led by jersey sponsors Doordash, Sprouts and NYX Consmetics. Flynn will report to Angel City co-founder & President JULIE UHRMAN.

Angel City hires Trail Blazers exec Laura Flynn as CRO

Flynn’s CRO role replaces the similar head of revenue role previously held by JESS SMITH, who left the club last year to become president of a WNBA expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries. Angel City has been the league’s top revenue-generating team since joining the NWSL as an expansion team in 2022 and led the […]

Flynn’s CRO role replaces the similar head of revenue role previously held by JESS SMITH, who left the club last year to become president of a WNBA expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries. Angel City has been the league’s top revenue-generating team since joining the NWSL as an expansion team in 2022 and led the league in attendance in two of its three seasons. The club currently has 32 corporate partners, led by jersey sponsors Doordash, Sprouts and NYX Consmetics.

NWSL club Angel City FC has hired Trail Blazers SVP/Commercial Partnerships LAURA FLYNN as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Flynn, who spent seven years in the Blazers organization, will oversee and execute sales strategies across sponsorship, ticketing, events and merchandise. The move marks Angel City’s first major executive hire under the ownership of WILLOW BAY and BOB IGER, who purchased a controlling interest in the club last July. With the Blazers, Flynn spearheaded the signing of Brightside Windows as the club’s jersey patch sponsor and played a role in the club’s recent local media deal with Sinclair. She also advised on the launch of the Blazers’ G-League Team, the Rip City Remix. Laura Flynn, who spent seven years in the Blazers organization, will oversee and execute sales strategies across sponsorship, ticketing, events and merchandise for Angel CityAngel City FCPrior to joining the Blazers, Flynn served as sales director and assistant fitness manager for The Bay Club Company, a chain of fitness and recreation facilities. She has previous experience in women’s soccer with the NWSL Chicago Red Stars and the Philadelphia Independence of the now-defunct Women’s Professional Soccer. Flynn will report to Angel City co-founder & President JULIE UHRMAN.