Cathy Engelbert (WNBA Commissioner) on on League Marketing, Expansion Teams, A Meeting with Kobe Bryant, Building Boardroom Culture

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Excellent Leadership Podcast

Excel Search & Advisory x DBPodcasts

39 episodes

3 months ago

The Excellent Leadership Podcast interviews sports and entertainment CEOs, Presidents, General Managers, Athletics Directors, Head Coaches, Elite Athletes and Performers. We explore their career journeys, experiences, and advice as leaders in the world's most exciting and competitive industry. You will gain key insights on high performance, championship cultures, team management, leadership, and transformation. The podcast is hosted by Chad Biagini, President of Excel Search & Advisory at Excel Sports Management. New Episodes release every Tuesday.

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Cathy Engelbert (WNBA Commissioner) on on League Marketing, Expansion Teams, A Meeting with Kobe Bryant, Building Boardroom Culture

Excellent Leadership Podcast

1 hour 30 minutes

7 months ago

Cathy Engelbert (WNBA Commissioner) on on League Marketing, Expansion Teams, A Meeting with Kobe Bryant, Building Boardroom Culture

This is the Excellent Leadership Podcast! We are back for Season 2! Chad Biagini (President, Excel Search & Advisory) with Co-Host Kari Goodwin (Executive Recruiter, Excel Search & Advisory) are here with our twenty first guest, Cathy Engelbert (WNBA Commissioner) to discuss: Intro (:02) Being from Philadelphia & Human bias in sports/courtrooms (1:25) The phone call that lead to The WNBA & The 3 Things That Lead Her There (5:36) Working at Deloitte since the age of 23 & Changes after becoming its CEO (8:34) Transitioning from Deloitte to WNBA & Transforming the marketing for the League (16:31) A meeting with Kobe Bryant about The WNBA & The part of the job that brings the most joy (20:05) How she balances her calendar & The importance of modeling behavior (24:05) An executive interviewing an organization & The importance of women raising their hands more (30:43) The importance of having succession plans & Moving to the cloud (35:23) The ability to develop curiosity & Expanding the global profile of The WNBA (39:42) What 2025 holds for The WNBA & Enhancement/Expansion of the game (49:27) How to apply for an Expansion Team & Brands standing up to support players (54:38) Allocating/Incubating resources & How data drives decisions (59:12) Encouraging people to speak up in meetings & Building the right culture in a boardroom (1:03:09) Advice for building out a boardroom & Mentors throughout her career (1:08:58) Tricks to get through self doubt & How she hires (1:14:28) 7 Question Blitz (1:25:30) Subscribe To Full Episodes & Clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExcellentLeadershipPodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/excellent-leadership-podcast/id1756992305 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4KU2g2Baee7a5d04fQfSzs Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b52f086a-0266-4345-be4d-bb8a7cde89fd/EXCELLENT-LEADERSHIP-PODCAST?ref=dm_sh_iGzHwozj5FaE9BcH829Nv8GBz Subscribe on iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-excellent-leadership-podca-195005286?cmp=ios_share&sc=ios_social_share&pr=false&autoplay=true Artwork & Creative Marketing by: Katherine Sheridan, Alex Gomez, Rachel Walsh, Michael Dawson & Zach Hubric Produced by: DBPodcasts http://www.DBPodcasts.com Producers: Miles Davis & Jordan Winter Editor/Cinematographer: Daniel Demme Krutchkoff ©2024 Excel Search & Advisory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices