About Adrienne Smith

Adrienne Smith is the founder of Gridiron Queendom, a company dedicated to promoting and supporting women and girls around the world who play tackle and flag football. Adrienne and her work have been featured on Today, Forbes, and the iconic Gonna Need Milkad campaign for the milk industry’s Team Milk!

Adrienne is also the inventor of Blitz Champz, the award-winning football card game for ages 7 and up. Created in 2015, Adrienne developed Blitz Champz to bring the excitement and joy of football to kids and adults in a fun, action-packed way.  In 2022, Adrienne became the first Black woman to sign a licensing deal with the NFL, and now produces Blitz Champz card game editions for each of the NFL's 32 teams.  Adrienne has hosted Blitz Champz events for NFL teams such as the Patriots, Steelers, Packers, and Seahawks, in addition to providing Blitz Champz Workshops to schools and youth groups where Blitz Champz is used as a math learning tool for students in grades 3-8 to improve their strategic thinking and mental math skills.

As an athlete, Adrienne is a five-time member of the U.S. women’s national flag football team, having won three silver medals, and a two-time member of the U.S. women’s national tackle football team, having won two gold medals. Adrienne currently plays wide receiver for the Boston Renegades with whom she has won six national championships. Adrienne is known as the “female Jerry Rice,” currently holding the All-Time Receiving Yards record in the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA).

Adrienne's professional career began in Japan, where she worked as a translator and Coordinator for International Relations for the Japanese Board of Education. During her two years in this position, Adrienne produced and co-hosted a local television show geared towards educating Japanese people about American culture. She earned her Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia Business School in Media & Entertainment; and her Bachelor’s degree in Japanese and Film, with a pre-med concentration, from Washington University in St. Louis.  Adrienne is currently based in New York City.

About Blitz Champz

Blitz Champz is a fun and competitive card game for football fans ages 7 and up. Playable by 2-6 people at a time, Blitz Champz is a fast-paced, action-packed game perfect for kids, families, and friends. Blitz Champz also reinforces math skills for students in grades 3-8 and can be used as a math learning tool in elementary and middle schools. For more information, please visit www.blitzchampz.com.