Danielle Vaughn
Building women's sports franchises and moving capital
Dallas, Texas
Joined July 2026
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Sports investment and franchise building — Danielle operates at the intersection of capital and women's sports, working on deal sourcing, fundraising, and franchise development as a deal flow partner and managing partner focused on building women's sports franchises. x+1
Youth coach and development leader — She has an extensive coaching and youth-development background, having held roles at FC Dallas, Fever United (Select Director and Girls Academy Director), and ECNL staff with Sting Soccer, emphasizing player development and program leadership. stingsoccer+1
Advocate for coach wellbeing and grassroots equity — Through her writing she champions balance for coaching parents and calls for a bottom-up approach to increase female representation and accountability in youth coaching. womenssoccercoaching+1
Licensed coach with formal education — Danielle holds a USSF B coaching license and a bachelor's degree in Education from Western Governors University, underpinning her coaching and youth-development work with formal credentials. womeninsoccer
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Writing
Pushing back against a 'toxic grind culture' as a coaching mother
February 1, 2025A long-form coaching piece discussing the challenges coaching mothers face, arguing against 'grind culture' in coaching and advocating for boundaries and wellbeing.
Why it's time to take a 'bottom-up' approach
August 1, 2024An article arguing that gender equity in coaching must start at the grassroots/youth level, urging recruitment and support for female coaches in youth sport.
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