2025 RISING STAR AWARDS MIRA EMMA
Fourth of July weekend after hosting WLL & PLL with( left to right) Trina Strayer, Mira Emma, Julie Kessler, Ava Veith and Jerad Minnick. forward, representing women’ s sports, and representing who we want to be.”
At the end of the day, however, Emma does not seek the spotlight, and would rather shine that light on someone else.
“ We’ re all a team, we’ re all grinding, we’ re all working,” she said.“ Sometimes no news is good news in this industry. I’ m just doing the behindthe-scenes work and grateful for having a job that’ s not inside and I get to mow grass for a living.”
According to Emma, it’ s about having a strong work ethic.
“ What better way than to be an impact on the field?” she said.“ How cool is it to provide a safe and elite playing surface for the athletes?”
Outside of work, Emma said the key is finding a work-life balance.
“ We have a job to do; but it’ s okay to take a weekend to relax and truly escape from what we’ re doing,” she said.“ Sometimes we get so caught up and overwhelmed, and that adds stress. Grass grows 24 / 7, but that’ s why we have a team. So, trust in your team.”
Emma is grateful for her team, her mentors, and the people who have supported her journey thus far. She is also grateful to be nominated and selected as a SportsField Management Rising Star Award winner.
“ I was shocked,” she said.“ My jaw was on the ground to know the support behind me. The biggest thing is to be valued for what you do. When you’ re good at it, you don’ t look for the spotlight, you just continue to put your head down and grind. But what a cool opportunity ahead? And there’ s a lot to be done. I’ m young, I’ ve got a lot to learn, and I’ m not perfect by any means. But it gives me a little more encouragement moving forward.”
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