Heard about better relationship goals among couples than Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian? Well, you’ll have a hard time finding it. Both Williams and Ohanian share an adorable bond that is second to none. Furthermore, having complementary skill sets, the two are a perfect match. On this occasion, Ohanian imitated the feat achieved by Serena Williams six years back. As a result, he couldn’t stop gushing over being the second person in the household to win a special award.

Earlier this week, Alexis Ohanian was named the 2024 Brand Genius by ADWEEK where he kicked off the Brandweek conference to talk about ‘Unleashing Sports, Startups, and the Future of Advertising’. Ohanian was accompanied by Adweek’s Chief Content Officer, Zoe Ruderman, who wore a statement T-shirt featuring the words “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports.”

Ohanian posted on his official Instagram account, sharing glimpses of the conference and commemorating his wife’s 2018 achievement. Ohanian wrote, “Thank YOU @adweek for naming me the 2024 Brand Genius, making me the second person in my household with that honor. I enjoyed spilling my guts today about everything we’re building now with @776fund and all the amazing humans I get to work with daily to BUILD in the often overlooked places to drive outsized returns.”

Back in 2018, Serena Williams was named the Brand Visionary. The honor celebrates a career’s worth of achievements that have changed the culture and, in the process, created a world-renowned brand. While her success on the court is no secret, Williams also built a successful business empire with brands like S by Serena and Serena Ventures.

Meanwhile, Ohanian is a big fan of women’s sports and has invested in them heavily. During the Brandweek, he recounted the importance of women’s sports as they grow exponentially.

Serena Williams’ husband on the importance of women’s sports

Watching his daughter Olympia follow women’s soccer with interest during the World Cup became a turning point in the life of Ohanian. He began investing his time and money in women’s sports, with soccer among the first ones. The Reddit co-founder invested in the NWSL Club, Angel City FC, which has become a tremendous success.

Talking at the Brandweek conference, he narrated his thoughts on this, saying, “I never want to make an argument for women’s sports based on anything other than attention because that’s valuable. Uh, Brand Alignment because that’s valuable.”

Subsequently, Billie Jean King agreed with Ohanian and revealed, “It was even more special to share why investing in this space is so important to me, with leaders who are committed to championing equal access and opportunity. The work is not done yet!”

Leaders like Billie Jean King and Serena Williams enabled women’s sports to come this far. The former was a strong advocate for equal pay for men and women in tennis and because of her efforts, the US Open was the first tournament to implement this back in 1973. Quite the power couple, Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian!