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On the season finale of the Most Powerful Women in Sports podcast, Adweek’s former chief content officer Lisa Granatstein sits down with Cathy Engelbert, commissioner of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Engelbert joined the WNBA in 2019 as the league’s first commissioner, after spending much of her career at Deloitte where she was its CEO. Engelbert is charged with bolstering visibility for the sport of women’s basketball, empowering WNBA players and enhancing fan engagement. She also was captain of the Lehigh University women’s basketball and lacrosse teams.
During the conversation, Engelbert shares the leadership lessons she has learned along the way, the rise of the WNBA and its promising future.
Stream the new episode below, listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or find it on Spotify.
