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Executive Management
Becky
Heidesch, MBA, MA, BA
CEO, WSS, LLC
Currently
the CEO & Founder of WSS, LLC. (WSS) 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 served as
a women’s 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. 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 management 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 National Sports Marketing
Association, National Association for Female Executives, Executive
Women's Golf Association, Professional in Human Resources Association.
She holds an
MBA in Eentrepreneurship from Concordia University, Master’s
Degree in Physical Education & Sports Administration, a Bachelor’s
Degree and a California State Teaching Credential from California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
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