Stephanie Martin is the chief marketing and communications officer for League One Volleyball

(LOVB, pronounced “love”), responsible for league-wide marketing, communications, content, social media, creative, events, and community relations.

She has more than 25 years of executive and C-suite experience in communications, brand, marketing, and event production at Fortune 500 companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), The Home Depot, and Albertsons, and global sporting events such as the Super Bowl, America’s Cup, and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Prior to joining LOVB, Martin was senior vice president, head of communications for Dapper Labs, the Web3 company behind some of the most successful NFT experiences including NBA Top Shot, NFL Day, and UFC Strike. She also co-founded and ran the consultancy BFWD which helped athletes with their brand strategy, and nonprofit Athlete x Impact that helped athletes realize the impact they can have off the field of play.

A frequent speaker, panelist, and moderator on sports, marketing, and brand strategy, Martin is a certified independent corporate director; an adjunct professor in brand and communications for the University of San Francisco’s Sports Management Masters program; a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator practitioner; and the co-author of the book Big Game, Bigger Impact: How the Bay Area Redefined the Super Bowl and the Lessons Learned that Can Apply to Any Business, which chronicles the hosting of Super Bowl 50.

A student athlete at Tufts University on the school’s national championship-winning sailing team, Martin graduated with a B.A. in English, and received her M.A. in Communication Management from the University of Southern California.