by admin | Jan 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Sandy Brondello is most well known for winning the WNBA title in her first year as the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury — her second year as a head coach in the league. That was 2014, Brittney Griner’s second year as a pro. Griner was the hyped up No. 1 of the “Three...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Glass-ceiling breaker Becky Hammon has interviewed for multiple NBA head coaching positions. She’s ready for the opportunity to be a head coach, but she hasn’t received an offer there. Hammon — who was hired as the first full-time female assistant...
by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In August 2014, Becky Hammon played her final game for the San Antonio Stars, and said goodbye to the WNBA to move on to an assistant coaching role with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. Now, she’s reportedly finalizing a five-year deal and returning to the...
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
First, there was young, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who in May announced on Twitter that she was withdrawing from the French Open and stepping away from the court. Depression, she said, was the reason. Then came Simone Biles. The world’s greatest...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It is inevitable that Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is bound to become a head basketball coach. But if you are penciling her name to patrol the sidelines on an NBA team, think again. In an interview with ESPN’s LaChina Robinson, Hammon was asked about...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Less than two months after Olympic gymnastics star Simone Biles of Spring joined mental health startup Cerebral as chief impact officer, the company has raised $300 million in venture capital – a sum that vaulted it to a valuation of $4.8 billion. San...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The WNBA’s Atlanta Dream shared its support for tennis player Peng Shuai, who was reported missing after accusing a Chinese government official of sexual assault. “The Atlanta Dream believes that protecting civil and human rights is a fundamental part of our...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Jody Allen defies the most common stereotypes about heirs, best embodied these days by the greedy, cocky, immature and impulsive Roy children on HBO’s “Succession.” By contrast, the 62-year-old business executive held key roles for decades alongside her brother, Paul,...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A very busy Monday in the WNBA offseason ended with two head coaching vacancies. First came the news that Walt Hopkins was out as the New York Liberty’s head coach after two seasons. A few hours later, the Phoenix Mercuryannounced Sandy Brondello was out after...
by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
It’s early November, and Kim Mulkey is reclining on a white sofa in her new house. She has relocated from Baylor to Baton Rouge in one of the biggest coaching moves in women’s basketball history. And just hours ago, she won her first game at LSU. A...
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