Livvy Dunne Reveals How She's Building Her Business Empire

Boardroom with Rich Kleiman

Boardroom Podcast Network

Sports, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Livvy Dunne opens up like never before in this raw, in-depth conversation for Boardroom’s April Cover Story about her rise from a relentless young gymnast in New Jersey to one of the most influential college athletes in America. From training in her childhood living room with “no off switch” to competing for LSU and helping deliver a national championship, Dunne breaks down the sacrifice, discipline, and obsession that shaped her path. She also reveals how she turned NIL into a personal empire – building massive social media influence, landing major equity deals, and redefining what it means to be a modern athlete. In this interview, she discusses everything from early Olympic dreams and devastating injuries to her first acting auditions (including a surprising White Lotus moment), and why she believes female student-athletes can build careers far beyond their sport. Tap in to learn Livvy’s story of ambition, identity, and what happens when talent meets relentless focus.

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0:00.0	My first audition ever was for a big show.
0:03.0	Am I allowed to even say?
0:05.0	I don't know. I didn't get it, but it was for...
0:07.0	Oh my God.
0:08.0	So that can be like career ending.
0:10.0	That's crazy.
0:11.0	Can I tell you something? It's very embarrassing.
0:14.0	I passed on.
0:16.0	Can you believe that?
0:17.0	I wouldn't have passed on.
0:18.0	Freeze that changed my life.
0:20.0	On some of the biggest stages, getting punched,
0:23.6	because I also had like impersonators from a young age.
0:27.6	That's when everything blew up for me.
0:29.6	Hi, I'm Livy Dunn, and this is Boardroom's cover story.
0:34.6	What's up everybody and welcome to a very special, first of its kind, our very first print magazine.
0:43.3	And who better to grace the cover of our first magazine than this guest of mine.
0:48.3	Please welcome Miss Livy Dunn.
0:50.3	Thank you for having me.
0:52.3	So you grew up here in the Northeast. Yeah. Jersey Girl.
0:55.6	Jersey Girl. I'm very loyal to people from like the tri-state area. Me too. I feel like they just get it.
1:02.0	They do get it. Yeah. What was childhood in Jersey like for you? I mean, I was training most of my
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