Reuben's Sightglass

Author: Reuben's Brews

Sightglass goes on a journey to understand what makes craft so much better, from the perspective of craft beer and beyond. Hosted by Reuben's Brews Co-founder, Adam Robbings.
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Building community, in the context of beer and sport: With Ballard FC
Episode 5
Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

Today we sit down with Lamar Neagle and Sam Zisette, two of the co-founders of Ballard FC. Ballard FC is a USL 2 team based in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, and had its inaugural season in 2022. USL 2 is the fourth tier of the US professional soccer system, MLS being the top tier, USL 2 being a semi-professional fourth tier.We talk about: Forming a brand new organization from scratch, taking an idea to reality and a team playing in from of a packed out Interbay Stadium in its inaugural season;How soccer builds community;Startup founders being the jack-of-all-trades!How to get the word out - social media, traditional media, events;Thoughts around how to build a squad.Cheers to the new USL 2 season, and "Up the Bridges!"Links:Ballard FC - https://www.goballardfc.com/USL2 - https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/Reuben's Brews - https://reubensbrews.com/