Laura Gentile
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📍 Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Laura Gentile is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Storied Sports, building on a 20-year career where she was Executive Vice President and CMO at ESPN. An alumna of Duke University and Boston College, she is a renowned sports marketing innovator, most notably as the founder of espnW, a pioneering media platform dedicated to women in sports.
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Co-Founder
Location
Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Personality Overview
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Priorities
Topics Laura cares about
Women in Sports
Founded espnW in 2010 to serve female sports fans and spotlight women athletes. She was recently honored with the Adrienne Arsht Leadership Award for her advocacy.
Brand Storytelling
Co-founded Storied Sports to partner with athletes and brands to create compelling storytelling platforms, as seen in her recent project with Michelle Akers.
Career
Work history
11-2025
Co-Founder
Storied Sports
1-2020 - 10-2023
EVP, Commercial Marketing, Disney Media Networks
The Walt Disney Company
1-2018 - 11-2023
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, ESPN
ESPN
9-2016 - 12-2018
Senior Vice President, Content Strategy and Business Operations
ESPN
9-2009 - 11-2023
Founder, espnW
ESPN
In the press
Media appearances
Episode #71 ft. Laura Gentile of ESPN. Featured in YouTube
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MES Week in Cities: ESPN with Laura Gentile '94. Featured in YouTube
+3 more appearances
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Education
1990 - 1994
Bachelor
Duke University
1994 - 1996
MBA
Boston College Carroll School of Management
Social presence
Behavioral profile
DISC profile (public)
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