Five years ago, Columbus Eagles Chief Executive Officer and Owner Mark Wise wrote an initial investment check for $6,000 to get his Womens Professional Soccer League franchise off the ground and then came the hard part.
He had to wait.
Wise became concerned about attendance for tryouts for his newly minted franchise. He recalls a meeting during the inaugural season when he spoke with his investors prior to tryouts. “Guys, if we don’t get a single girl to come to tryouts, we’re in trouble,” Wise said in an interview with 614 magazine.
Fast forward to present day and the Columbus Eagles are in the midst of growth unlike anything the franchise has seen before.