# Missy Park

> Missy Park is the founder and owner of Title Nine, the women’s athletic and outdoor apparel business she started in a Berkeley garage in 1989. A former Yale athlete and Harvard assistant basketball coach, she built the company without outside investors and has used its purchasing power and profits to support women entrepreneurs and women in sport.

- **Role:** Founder & Owner at Title Nine
- **Organizations:** Title Nine, Yale University, Harvard University
- **Education:** Yale University
- **Known for:** Built Title Nine without outside investors., Received Yale’s women’s lacrosse Most Improved Player Award in 1983., Built a business reported at roughly $100 million in annual revenue in the 2021 How I Built This interview.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Received Yale women’s lacrosse Most Improved Player Award.
- **1985** — Graduated from Yale after four years of varsity basketball; became an assistant coach for Harvard women’s basketball.
- **1989** — Founded Title Nine as a mail-order women’s sports apparel business in a Berkeley garage.
- **1993** — Title Nine recorded its first profitable year.
- **1995** — Title Nine launched its first website.
- **1997** — Title Nine opened its first retail store.
- **2021** — Title Nine contributed $1 million to the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association; Park appeared on How I Built This.
- **2025** — Published videos and blog posts explaining product costs and tariff pressures.

## Achievements

- Built Title Nine without outside investors.
- Received Yale’s women’s lacrosse Most Improved Player Award in 1983.
- Built a business reported at roughly $100 million in annual revenue in the 2021 How I Built This interview.
- Led Title Nine’s $1 million contribution to the USWNTPA in 2021.
- Developed opportunities for women entrepreneurs through Title Nine’s Pitchfest.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Published Tariff Math and Tariff Math - Questions Answered, explaining the costs behind a $100 pair of pants and the added tariff pressure in her example.
- **2024-12** — Published Forward Together, urging women to continue building community and making their voices heard after the U.S. election.
- **2024-01** — Marked 35 years of Title Nine with The Women Behind the Gear, emphasizing product testing and women-owned brands.

## Links

- Website: https://www.timeoutwithtitlenine.com/category/missys-musings/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/missypark

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