Sara Johnson (sj/she/her/often sir) is a Peabody, multi-Emmy, Gracie & Telly award-winning director & producer whose work with ESPN, espnW, National Geographic, YouTube, X Games, Prime Video, CNN, DraftKings, Meadowlark Media & more has set a new standard for women's sports storytelling. Known for compelling interviews, thoughtful narratives, & expertly called live shows with a people-over-production mindset, SJ brings a director's eye, a journalist's integrity, & a producer's vision to multi-format content & iconic events where sports, culture, music & art collide. She founded YES& MEDIA to elevate narrative storytelling in women's sports & counter the flood of surface-level content - embedding history, context, & nuance into work that commands attention & builds connection.
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JANE MCMANUS (she/her) is a journalist, writer, reporter, editor, author, and NYU professor. She edited The Year’s Best Sports Writing (2024) and is the author of The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women’s Sports (2025). Jane is a former espnW columnist, ESPN Radio host, and ESPN SportsCenter analyst. Off the page & screen, she’s a roller derby legend known as Lesley E. Visserate.
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SARAH SPAIN (she/her) is a journalist, TV personality, writer, radio and podcast host, & producer. An Emmy, Gracie, and Peabody Award-winner for her work with ESPN and iHeart, she currently hosts the Good Game with Sarah Spain podcast & is the co-author of Runs in the Family (2025). Sarah is known for her insane sports knowledge, troll-slaying prowess, love of costume parties, and advocacy for dogs (read: getting all the fuzzy toebeans adopted).
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KAVITHA DAVIDSON (she/her) is a journalist, writer, reporter, podcaster, and author whose work has earned Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Awards across Bloomberg, The Athletic, HBO, ESPN, HuffPost, and Rolling Stone. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Yogi Berra Museum. A native New Yorker, Kavitha is known for her big heart, hard-earned cynicism & random knowledge of sports memorabilia & Henry Winkler.
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RYAN DAVIS (they/them) is an award-winning Executive Creative Director delivering transformative work for Fortune 100 & 500 brands like Sounds True, Starbucks, Osprey, Blue Moon, KeVita, Breckenridge Brewery, Pokémon, & Kellogg’s. They manage high-performing teams with heart-led leadership, purpose-driven creativity, & photos of Ellie the border collie’s submissive smile.
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WHAT IS THE YES& COLLECTIVE?

While SJ leads each project, YES& MEDIA works with a vetted collective of freelance producers, directors, writers & crew matched to each project's vision & subjects. We build teams that align with the story.

When people show up as themselves—not performing—the content lands. The collective brings exceptional skills & lived experience. YES&, that includes talented cis-het white guys who love women's sports. Everyone's welcome.

‍Want to join? Tell us who you are, what you do, which demographics you represent, & share your work. We review every submission & build crews based on skill, alignment, & vibe.
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