Celebrating Women's Sports With
Provisions & Potables
About Us
With an “I'll show you" attitude, Watch Me! refers to the expression of strength and empowerment. Here we celebrate achievements by women who continuously break barriers in the sports world and beyond.
With community and inclusivity as our backdrop, we aim to create a welcoming and comfortable environment showcasing a steady flow of any and all televised women’s sports (with sound)!
We're also committed to supporting young athletes by providing them with a place where they can connect and be inspired by the achievements of female sports icons.
Working with local and renowned chefs and suppliers to help develop meals that leave you wanting more, our elevated food menu will challenge any sports bar in or out of town. And our overachiever drink menu will offer an array of cocktails and mocktails, making sure equality is even evident in our beverages.
Join us at Watch Me! as we create a space where women's sports are celebrated, friendships are forged, and empowerment thrives.
Team
Jax
owner
Jackie's love for soccer and softball shaped her childhood. As a Recreation Management Major, Jackie learned the art of programming and planning. These skills, along with project management and her superpower of being incredibly organized, would go on to serve Jackie across multiple industries.
In her twenties, Jackie had the idea of owning her own sports bar. She’d written plans, including schematics and décor, and went to bartending school but finances proved prohibitive, and the idea would lay dormant.
After putting the bar concept on hold, Jackie continued her search of “what feeds the soul”, and landed in media content production. In this most recent role, Jackie was asked to start a women-in-leadership group in which she’s received numerous accolades across a company of thousands.
But still, the desire to own a bar where women could feel comfortable gathering to watch a game would continue to burn. Once Jackie caught wind of the first of its kind women’s sports bar, she immediately followed every step of their development, and when considering next steps, Jackie decided to partner with her wife, Megan, to go out on their own and do the thing!
Emme
owner
Megan spent the first 20+ years of her adult life working in the Hospitality and Food Service industry. In doing so, she acquired skills in many different genres of restaurants and bars: fine dining, bistro, steakhouse, café, sports bar, casual, gastropub, themed and international.
She held positions in most areas of the FOH including Assistant Managing, Server Training, and Bartending but was particularly successful in terms of customer relations and satisfaction. The desire to give her guests the best experience possible was always at the forefront of her mind, guiding each interaction, with problem-solving becoming an invaluable skill.
Megan also had an interest and talent in music. She went on to get her first degree from Chapman University and her Master’s from USC. Megan spent 20 years teaching music in a high school classroom, managing large groups of boisterous teens. As Chair of the Arts Department for 10 of those years, she mastered budgeting, scheduling, employee counseling, personnel recruitment and management, fund-raising, marketing, and organizational planning.
At home, Megan is happily married to her partner in business and life, Jackie. They are proud mothers of two ridiculously cute fur-babies.
Skyler Espinoza
Consultant
Skyler Espinoza is a multi-tasking queen who is bringing her knowledge of the women's sports industry to Watch Me! Skyler is helping us with a little bit of everything else as we work to make Watch Me! a reality. She brings years of athletic experience to our table as well as years in grant writing, social media management and content creation.
Skyler was a DI rower and coach at Columbia and Stanford Universities, and now is a Team USA athlete as a guide for a visually impaired cyclist. She is a world championships medallist, and a 2x Para Pan American champion.
When she's not busy on the bike or working any of her side hustles she loves to write about women in sports
on her blog, spend time with her
three-legged greyhound
and whip up
delicious baked goods.
Shelby Greene
Principal Designer
Shelby Greene is an interior designer and decorator based in Tampa, FL! Her background is in residential and commercial design with past projects being in boutique shops, small businesses, salons, and offices. It is very important to her to create a "wow" effect no matter the design application. In restaurants/bars, it is all about the ambiance and comfort as the "wow" whispers. In designing the space of Watch Me!, she wanted to create that vibe along with the purpose, emotion, and intensity women’s sports brings us globally.
When not working on her independent design business, she also works for Visual Comfort & Co. as an Architectural Lighting Specialist.
Lottie Frick
Digital Marketer
Lottie Frick grew up playing basketball, tennis, riding horses, and acting/dancing on stage. Now, she works in social media, primarily as the Director of Social for a travel company, and has won a Webby for her work in the space. From leading social content and digital marketing strategy across many industries, Lottie's happy to be lifting up a mission she's passionate about in her home city. Love you Long Beach!!!
In addition to her love of social media, Lottie finds joy in hosting dinner parties, directing site-specific experimental theatre, and toasting mocktails with friends.
See you in the comments & DMs!
Donate
Want in on the action? Here's how you can be part of the team:
Crowdfunding
Donate through our Crowdfunding Link
Donate Personally
Donate through Venmo or personal check
Volunteer your time
There are numerous areas where we can use additional support. Reach out with the subject "Volunteer" and include how you'd like to help.
Spread the word
Follow our Socials! We'll rely on you, our trusty supporters, to spread the word! Plan to frequent our place once we're up and running and tell your friends!
We have just made our BIG grand opening announcement and have targeted 4 buckets that you can support to help us meet our goal...opening for business Friday July 26, 2024, the same day as the Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies!
Our fundraising goals
Painting & improvements - we're flipping the existing space and turning into ours - $50,000 goal
TV/Audio - we have a plan to maximize viewing with a top knotch audio experience - $80,000 goal
Kitchen/Bar - support new supplies from dishware to glassware - $15,000 goal
Furniture & decor - industrial, clean, new - $35,000 goal
Donors who give $1000 will enjoy dinner for two on us!
**This campaign will run through 6/30/24, so get in on the action now!
Work with Us
Want to be part of the Watch Me! Team?
We've built our inaugural team!
*Check back for newly opened positions*
Send your resume and the position you'd like to play to
owner@watchmesportsbar.com
What's Ours Is Yours
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