Christie Jenkins: From Elite Sport to Techstars MD

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Christie Jenkins: From Elite Sport to Techstars MD

Give It A Nudge

57 minutes 23 seconds

3 weeks ago

Christie Jenkins: From Elite Sport to Techstars MD

Host: Steve Grace

Guest: Christie Jenkins — 3-sport pro athlete (ex-AUS #1), Managing Director at Techstars Sydney, investor (Athletic Ventures; ex-Blackbird), keynote speaker & performance coach.

Christie unpacks how an elite-athlete mindset translates to venture and leadership: covering her leap to the U.S., buying European football clubs, and returning to run Techstars Sydney.

What we cover:

Packing up life in a week and landing in the U.S. with one intro

Networking that compounds (and why Aussies under-index on intros)

Building FC32: raising ~US$8M and buying 3 football clubs (Ireland, Austria, Italy)

How soccer’s unique player-trading economics work

What Christie learned meeting ~200 U.S. VC funds

Why consistency beats “chasing gold medals”

Carry 101: how VC incentives really work

Why founders need coaches (belief + trust) as much as athletes

Inside Techstars Sydney: 565 applications → 12 startups, retreat, mentors, and lifelong support

Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiejenkins/

Newsletter: https://christiejenkins.substack.com/

Website: https://www.christiejenkins.com.au/