Major League Volleyball’s first commissioner talks new role, league’s evolution
Commissioner Jaime Weston joins WESH 2 to discuss her recent appointment and the league’s future ahead of the 2026 AdventHealth MLV All-Star Match in Orlando.
MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL IS BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING, EMERGING AS A PREMIER PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE IN THE NATION. AND NOW THE MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL. THEY’VE GOT ITS FIRST COMMISSIONER. SO PUMPED HERE. ANOTHER BIG MOMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL. JOINING ME NOW COMMISSIONER JAMIE CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AND THANKS. IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE. I’M SO PUMPED TO HAVE YOU. WE WERE JUST CATCHING UP. SO MEETING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME, GETTING TO TALK A LOT ABOUT JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS. THIS IS REALLY A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU PLAYED AT GEORGIA TECH. I DID, SO TAKE ME THROUGH THIS. NOW. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE MLB, YOU KNOW, IT’S AT TIMES I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL, AS I WAS SAYING, LIKE GRADUATING WAY BACK WHEN WANTING TO WORK IN SPORTS. NEVER AT ONE POINT WOULD I THINK I COULD WORK IN PRO WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO MEN’S SPORTS, MEN’S SPORTS, AND HERE IT IS. AND I’M JUST SO THRILLED. WELL, I AM TOO, BECAUSE I WAS SAYING I HOPE THAT MY GIRLS PLAY VOLLEYBALL AND TO SEE WHAT IT’S GOING TO BE LIKE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THIS IS HUGE TO HAVE. OKAY, SO YOU’RE HERE, YOU’RE BASED OUT OF LOS ANGELES, BUT YOU’RE HERE IN ORLANDO. YOU’VE GOT BIG STUFF HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. FOR THOSE THAT AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL, WHAT CAN YOU TELL OUR VIEWERS ABOUT IT? MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL. IT’S. AND IT’S WE ARE THE WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE, THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN ITS THIRD SEASON. OKAY. WE HAVE EIGHT TEAMS NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE 11. AND WE ARE BACKED BY OWNERS OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. AND IN THE BACKYARD HERE, THE DEVOS FAMILY, WHO OWNS THE ORLANDO MAGIC, THEY’VE BEEN AROUND SINCE DAY ONE. AND WE’VE GOT OTHER NHL OWNERS, NBA OWNERS, MLS. SO WE’RE REALLY IN A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE OF OWNERSHIP. SO WHILE YOU MAY BE THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, SO YOU CAN SEE YOU’VE GOT THE BIG BACKING AND JUST THE FUTURE. AND LIKE YOU SAID, YOU’RE ALREADY TAKING OFF. YOU’RE ADDING NEW TEAMS. WE’RE GOING TO 11 NEXT YEAR THAT QUICKLY. WHAT DOES THAT SAY. PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED. THEY WANT TO COME. IT IS. AND YOU KNOW FIRST OF ALL VOLLEYBALL IS THE NUMBER ONE TEAM SPORT IN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PROBABLY 1520 YEARS RUNNING. NOW COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL IS AT ITS HIGHEST PEAK OF FANDOM. AND THAT’S JUST NATURALLY EVOLVING NOW INTO THE PROS. SO THE DEMAND IS THERE. IT’S INCREDIBLE. WELL, I WAS TELLING YOU THAT MY NIECE PLAYS VOLLEYBALL AND WE ARE LIKE A WHOLE ALL IN, LIKE REALLY HOPING THAT OUR GIRLS GET INVOLVED BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A FUN, EXCITING TEAM SPORT. AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU’RE THE COMMISSIONER, BUT I MEAN, USA VOLLEYBALL SINCE 2024, YOU KNOW, THE OVERSEEING THE BRAND COMMERCIAL STRATEGY OF THE 2020 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU GOT TO THIS SPOT NOW. YEAH, I THINK THE FIRST BACKING UP EVEN BEYOND THAT, I WAS AT THE NFL FOR 15 YEARS. AND TRULY THAT IS WHERE I GOT MY EDUCATION ON WORKING IN A LEAGUE, GOVERNANCE, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THAT, WORKING WITH THE 32 TEAMS, THEIR OWNERS, AND REALLY HOW TO BUILD A SPORT THAT IS CONSIDERED 12 MONTHS A YEAR, RIGHT? NOT JUST THAT SEASON. SO PLANTING THOSE SEEDS OF FANDOM IS, IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING THAT’S GOING TO BE KEY FOR ME GOING FORWARD. AWESOME. OKAY, SO THIS WEEKEND, HUGE EVENT HERE HAPPENING AT ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA. TAKE US THROUGH WHAT WE’VE GOT BECAUSE OUR, OUR LOCAL TEAM, THE VALKYRIES FILL US IN WHAT YOU HAVE THIS WEEKEND. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, FIVE OF THE VALKYRIES ARE ON THE ALL STAR TEAM. SO IT’S TRULY GOING TO THERE’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HOMETOWN ADVANTAGE FOR THOSE GIRLS. LOVE IT. WE ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT SATURDAY AT NOON AT FINANCIAL ARENA, AND JUST A FEW HUNDRED TICKETS LEFT. WE WOULD LOVE FOR MORE PEOPLE. IT’S GOING TO BE WE’RE HAVING AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS AND WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE IN THIS ALL STAR DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER SPORTS. THEY’RE GOING TO COMPETE. IT’S ON. SO THIS IS THE ALL STAR MATCHUPS. THE BEST OF THE BEST ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN ORLANDO THIS WEEKEND. YES. OKAY. SO FOR THE YOUNG GIRLS IN THE AUDIENCE WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THEM. WHY THEY NEED TO BE THERE. WHY THEY NEED TO SEE THIS IN ACTION. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER SEEN PRO WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL IN PERSON, YOU ARE SEEING A GLADIATORS. THESE THE POWER, THE DRIVE, THE HEIGHT, THEY JUMP, THE EVERYTHING. THE SPEED OF THE BALL. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL TO TRULY UNDERSTAND IT. SO WE HOPE EVERYONE COMES OUT FOR IT. I LOVE IT OKAY, ALL THE ACTION THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL ARENA UCF CAMPUS. IT’S GOING TO BE AWESOME. JAMIE. LASTLY, WHY IS IT SUCH A GREAT TIME FOR WOMEN IN SPORTS? I MEAN IT, YOU SEE IT ALL. LIKE ALL THESE SPORTS ARE EMERGING NOW. AND WHAT I SAY SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL, PRO WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL, WE ARE THE ONLY SPORT IN THE U.S. PRO SPORT THAT IS FEMALE LED AND FEMALE DEFINED. WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING OUR MALE COUNTERPART. WE ARE BLAZING THIS TRAIL. AWESOME. JAMI
Major League Volleyball’s first commissioner talks new role, league’s evolution
Commissioner Jaime Weston joins WESH 2 to discuss her recent appointment and the league’s future ahead of the 2026 AdventHealth MLV All-Star Match in Orlando.
Updated: 9:28 AM EDT Mar 26, 2026
Major League Volleyball commissioner, Jaime Weston, joins WESH 2 to discuss her recent appointment and the league’s future ahead of the 2026 AdventHealth MLV All-Star Match in Orlando.The match will is set for noon on Saturday, March 28 at Addition Financial Arena. Click here to learn more.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Major League Volleyball commissioner, Jaime Weston, joins WESH 2 to discuss her recent appointment and the league’s future ahead of the 2026 AdventHealth MLV All-Star Match in Orlando.
The match will is set for noon on Saturday, March 28 at Addition Financial Arena.
Click here to learn more.