When new teams dream big and leagues are born, Stephanie Rudnick is the first call.

Stephanie runs the global PR division of MKTG Sports + Entertainment from Sydney, debuting with the Billie Jean King Cup as its first retainer client. But her impact extends far beyond team launches — she is a trusted strategic advisor to global brands, blue-chip events, and senior leadership, known for shaping narrative, managing sensitive moments, and building the kind of lasting momentum most comms teams only dream of.

With a proven track record launching startup sports leagues and teams across the US, Australia, and Europe, Stephanie has carved out a rare niche: standing up new sports entities — or refreshing those in need of reinvention — with long-term vision, global credibility, and cultural firepower.

Across her 25+ year career, she has partnered with founders, front offices, athletes, and C-suite leaders to build it right from day one. Whether advising on communications strategy, crafting key messaging, managing crises, developing personal brand platforms, or embedding as an extension of executive teams, she delivers calm clarity and creative precision.

What sets her apart is not only her experience but her access: a global collective of communications and marketing experts ready to activate when and where needed — and a sixth sense for what it takes to not just break through, but stick around.

Her resume backs it up. As the first hire at Angel City Football Club, she helped build the team into a $280 million cultural force and the most valuable women’s sports franchise in the world. She also led communications for the global launch of World Sevens Football, a new 7v7 format that brought together elite football talent, viral content, and fan-first entertainment in a whole new arena. She also launched the XFL as Head of Communications and Media Relations, generating over 3.2 billion earned media impressions and embedding the league in the national conversation before the pandemic halted play.

Stephanie has led PR for global agencies including Wasserman, MKTG, and Momentum Worldwide, shaped earned media for Olympic legends and elite athletes, and run campaigns for teams, leagues, and events across three continents.

She’s worked inside boardrooms, broadcast trucks, locker rooms, and media scrums — always building with integrity, purpose, and impact.

If you're launching the next big thing in sport — or sharpening the strategy of something already in play — Stephanie will help you build it, brand it, and bring it to life.