Kenyetta Woods

My journey into the athletic apparel industry was definitely accidental. I used to work in hospital account management, and my manager at that time, her husband worked for Nike. She told me that her husband's office manager quit and they were looking for someone, and she thought I'd be great in the role. I said I didn't know anything about Nike - I knew about accounting and billing and things like that, nothing about retail. But she encouraged me to go for it. So I got an interview, they hired me, and the rest is history. That was 15 years ago. Now I serve as the Indianapolis Showroom and Supervisor, which means I'm the office manager, executive assistant, facility manager, and event planner all rolled into one. Anything that happens in Indianapolis, my hands are in the pot some type of way. I handle all aspects of our office, which serves as the account for clients like JD Finish Line and several other smaller companies. They come into our office to see, touch, and feel product before it goes into production. I handle all aspects of the meetings, the catering, the travel, everything you name it. I oversee all operational, administrative, and event planning functions, ensuring operational excellence and strategic coordination. A lot of people say I wear all these hats well. I have a very calming demeanor, so when the house is on fire, I get to hide it really, really good. People don't see it - I stay cool and collective. I've been an event planner for close to 25 years now, and this has always been my thing. I love doing this aspect of my job, and I get to meet some amazing people. I work with a lot of badass people in my industry. It's just been a really fun, happy, good time working at Nike. Beyond my day-to-day responsibilities, I'm also the founder and executive lead of North America Marketplace Showroom for Facility and Best Practices within Nike. I created this platform in 2018 so other showroom managers could have one place to talk and learn together. Everybody recognizes it within North America, and when people have questions, they actually come to me. They even fly me out if they have a new showroom manager to train them. In addition to my work at Nike, I'm also the owner of KCW Mobile Notary Services, which I founded in 2020 during COVID. I really love being in the community and being of service to other people, educating them about notary and the importance of getting things notarized. I'm there to help and serve. I'm also a cancer survivor and a survivor of an abusive marriage that lasted 20 years. All of my life, I was told I'm not good enough, I can't do it. But I'm a survivor of many things, and I want people to see the full story of what I had to overcome.