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  Ever Wonder how we at Officia pick products?  It's why we launched in the first place.  We put women first!   Why We Started Officia selects products based on what are proven athletic products for female athletes.  If you are actively playing your sport, officiating the sport you love or participating in a sport as your busy life allows, having the right product should not stand in the way of achieving your greatest athletic potential.   That's how Officia started!  Our sister company, Designer Sports works with athletic teams helping with uniforms and equipment and our primary focus is on...

Charli Turner Thorne is the Arizona State Sun Devils head women's basketbll coach.  She is the winningest Sun Devil coach since the team was established. Turner Thorne asked for a 9 month sabbatical from coaching that was totally unprecedented.  She took an inventory of her personal and professional life and took that time to work on being a better coach.  She read, studied and learned how to be a better coach.  By month 8 she was chomping to get back to coaching. Why she inspires:  Be sure to give yourself the luxury of doing a "gut check" when your life seems out of...

Who: Malala YousafzaiWhy she inspires us: Yousafzai survived a Taliban assassination attempt as retaliation for her activism for girls’ education and went on to be the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.What she taught us: With Malala, it’s hard to know where to start: at the age of 20, she is already changing the world through her words and her work.

Who: Ruth Bader GinsburgWhy she inspires us: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and co-founder of the Women’s Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, Bader Ginsburg is our legal idol (sorry Elle Woods).What she taught us: Through her various verdicts, supporting women’s rights, LGBT causes and racial equality, she proved that she deserves the affectionate moniker of the Notorious R.B.G.

Who: Rosalind FranklinWhy she inspires us: Largely overlooked member of the team who discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.What she taught us: We have to celebrate our achievements, even when others don’t (or, in this case, try to deliberately ignore your contribution).