READY (Founder and Chief Catalyst)
Getting sport READY for the future with learning experiences, consulting, and advisory services at the intersection of sport, tech, and social impact.
Lewes FC (Owner & Former Board of Directors)
Football club with purpose.
100% community owned, gender-equal professional football club in UK.
Consulting
Sport and Social Impact
Beyond Sport Foundation, Senior Consultant 2022 - 2023
Women Win, Consultant 2023
Salford University, Lecturer Football for Good 2023
ChildFund Rugby, Grassroots to Global Trainer 2022 - 2023
FC Barcelona Foundation, Project Development & Translation 2022
International Olympic Committee Young Leaders Programme, Expert Contributor 2022
Football Against Racism in Europe, Researcher 2021 - 2023
IFSA Barcelona, Lecturer Economics of Professional Soccer 2022 - 2023
Geneva Business School, Guest Lecturer Sustainability and Social Responsibility 2019
EU Business School, Guest Lecturer Sport and Corporate Social Responsibility 2018
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Collaborations
Lewes FC Board Member (22-23) and Owner 2018 - current
Ascent Soccer Global Advisory Board, 2019 - current
Women’s Sport Collective speaker 2022 and 2023
Accelerate Network Women in Business, Barcelona 2022
AE Ramassà, volunteer 2021 - current
International Sport and Culture Association, panelist 2021
Education2Sport, Careers in Sport series 2020
Global Goals World Cup clubhouse host 2020
Women Win, ONSIDE advisory committee 2019
Equal Playing Field, volunteer 2019 FIFA World Cup
Bulgaria ZOV girls´ football lifeskills, facilitator 2014
streetfootballworld Africa, facilitator 2011-2013
University of Brighton, Sport for Development guest practitioner 2017
Women Sport Leadership Academy, graduate 2015
European Association for Sport Management, Football for Good panelist 2014
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Youth Development Through Sport Gender Working Group 2011-2012
Book chapter on women´s football in South Africa in Shehu J Gender, Sport and Development in Africa 2010
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Publications and Features
De-mystifying Web 3.0 and Potential Solutions for Sport for Development and Peace, Sport and Dev Platform https://www.sportanddev.org/en/article/news/de-mystifying-web-30-and-potential-solutions-sport-development-and-peace
Another Football? Game B Could be the Answer, Mirror.xyz
https://mirror.xyz/jacobnaish.eth/vHIp6ewiihlxaX_KnYVKFxLTVl3bvNMrr48ACih7ylk
The Important News NGO-Land Missed Last Week! Gitcoin and UNICEF quadratic funding, Mirror.xyz https://mirror.xyz/schellingjoint.eth/VtG7q-3iogHgd0i3AZIqE-LepoM40zo3eCgeyJUbFyI
Old and New Problems with Measuring Impact (And How Web3 Might Solve Them), Mirror.xyz
https://mirror.xyz/schellingjoint.eth/zKZfIZ1NZKj7gOnAe1lmtjte-cfWt3ybWLD0ew4_aE4
In Conversation With Lucy Mills, Data Talks Sport CPD Crash Course Podcast
https://anchor.fm/data-talks-cdp/episodes/37-In-conversation-with-----Lucy-Mills-e1nne8u/a-a8h04hs
The Future of Women’s Football in the Web 3.0 Era, Athens Women’s Football Summit Video Series
https://youtu.be/7gYlbAzBnd0
How Can Curiosity Support You in The Football Industry? Education2Sport Careers in Sport Podcast
https://education2sport.com/episode-293-lucy-mills-how-can-curiosity-support-you-in-the-football-industry/
Book chapter on women´s football in South Africa in Shehu J Gender, Sport and Development in Africa 2010
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