Courtesy of Tiffini Grimes
Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports.
Tiffini N. Grimes was 16 years old when she connected with her purpose in life. She had been a briefcase-toting toddler, foreshadowing her innate businesswoman and attorney attributes, before she later became a sports lover, gravitating toward all things behind the scenes of athletics. All she needed to do was figure out how to marry the two into her dream job.