Brandi Mitchell invites us to challenge our conceptions of who plays, and what that looks like. As founder of San Diego Soccer Women, she creates the space for women in their 39s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s to play competitive games, build community, and disrupt the perception of what older women look like. She shows us, play is a life long experience.

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Guest: Brandi Mitchell

Brandi Mitchell is the founder of San Diego Soccer Women, an organization founded in 2010 to increase opportunities for women to join, continue or return to soccer without the limits of age or gender. Positioned as an advocate for “Play at Every Age,” Brandi connects a global network of recreational soccer players of every ability level through her in-person events, soccer travel experiences, online tournament directory and social media. She supports the goals of partner organizations as a board member of The Sports Bra Project, Street Soccer USA San Diego and Scripps Ranch Women's Athletic Club, and works with small businesses and non-profits as a bookkeeping and business assistant. In addition to Brandi's TedxTalk in 2026 about older women in soccer, San Diego Soccer Women has been featured by FIFA, espnW, Just Women's Sports, Women in Soccer, Girls Soccer Network, Club Eleven and SoccerGrlProbs.

https://sandiegosoccerwomen.com/

https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoSoccerWomen

https://www.instagram.com/sandiegosoccerwomen/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandimitchell-us/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-soccer-women/

https://www.tiktok.com/@soccerwomenplay