Cathy Engelbert

Yeah, definitely tens of millions. So we were, you know, back when I joined, we were at the, you know, kind of on the outskirts of professional sports back in 2020. And then the pandemic, we held a season in a bubble down at IMG Academy, and then just raised some capital in early 2022, which gave confidence, I think, to our owners to start investing and Build on the momentum.

Yeah, definitely tens of millions. So we were, you know, back when I joined, we were at the, you know, kind of on the outskirts of professional sports back in 2020. And then the pandemic, we held a season in a bubble down at IMG Academy, and then just raised some capital in early 2022, which gave confidence, I think, to our owners to start investing and Build on the momentum.

Yeah, definitely tens of millions. So we were, you know, back when I joined, we were at the, you know, kind of on the outskirts of professional sports back in 2020. And then the pandemic, we held a season in a bubble down at IMG Academy, and then just raised some capital in early 2022, which gave confidence, I think, to our owners to start investing and Build on the momentum.

And then we got this amazing rookie class led by Caitlin Clark last year. Yeah. Yeah. So, yes. And the quality of the game, Bill, has really advanced enormously since I certainly played the game when there was no women's professional sports basketball league. So I do take it with great responsibility that we are the longest tenured women's professional sports league in the U.S. by double any other.

And then we got this amazing rookie class led by Caitlin Clark last year. Yeah. Yeah. So, yes. And the quality of the game, Bill, has really advanced enormously since I certainly played the game when there was no women's professional sports basketball league. So I do take it with great responsibility that we are the longest tenured women's professional sports league in the U.S. by double any other.

And then we got this amazing rookie class led by Caitlin Clark last year. Yeah. Yeah. So, yes. And the quality of the game, Bill, has really advanced enormously since I certainly played the game when there was no women's professional sports basketball league. So I do take it with great responsibility that we are the longest tenured women's professional sports league in the U.S. by double any other.

But, you know, we've arrived for sure.

But, you know, we've arrived for sure.

But, you know, we've arrived for sure.

And then you had this rookie class, you know, during Asia Wilson and if he's a Collier and, Just, you know, you know, to add into the rookie and we have another great rookie class off of our draft this year with Paige Beckers and Kiki Iriafan. And I mean, personalities like huge personalities, too. So I think that has arrived.

And then you had this rookie class, you know, during Asia Wilson and if he's a Collier and, Just, you know, you know, to add into the rookie and we have another great rookie class off of our draft this year with Paige Beckers and Kiki Iriafan. And I mean, personalities like huge personalities, too. So I think that has arrived.

And then you had this rookie class, you know, during Asia Wilson and if he's a Collier and, Just, you know, you know, to add into the rookie and we have another great rookie class off of our draft this year with Paige Beckers and Kiki Iriafan. And I mean, personalities like huge personalities, too. So I think that has arrived.

But literally, there's so much we're hitting this confluence in women's sports and the WNBA world. we were kind of ahead of the curve in raising that capital back in 22. Now there's so much capital coming in and partners and corporate partners. And, you know, it's led to kind of major investments on the player development side.

But literally, there's so much we're hitting this confluence in women's sports and the WNBA world. we were kind of ahead of the curve in raising that capital back in 22. Now there's so much capital coming in and partners and corporate partners. And, you know, it's led to kind of major investments on the player development side.

But literally, there's so much we're hitting this confluence in women's sports and the WNBA world. we were kind of ahead of the curve in raising that capital back in 22. Now there's so much capital coming in and partners and corporate partners. And, you know, it's led to kind of major investments on the player development side.

So when you have built that confidence in a business model, that's going to work and it's sustainable, which is what I've been brought in to do. It's you, you see the benefits of that, the returns of that. And then you see, you know, An athlete, a generational athlete like Caitlin, I analogize it to the Tiger Woods effect in golf.

So when you have built that confidence in a business model, that's going to work and it's sustainable, which is what I've been brought in to do. It's you, you see the benefits of that, the returns of that. And then you see, you know, An athlete, a generational athlete like Caitlin, I analogize it to the Tiger Woods effect in golf.

So when you have built that confidence in a business model, that's going to work and it's sustainable, which is what I've been brought in to do. It's you, you see the benefits of that, the returns of that. And then you see, you know, An athlete, a generational athlete like Caitlin, I analogize it to the Tiger Woods effect in golf.

And just her followership and then the rivalry she came in with against Angel Reese in LSU, Iowa. And now Paige Becker's coming in from UConn off her championship. But we had great players for a couple decades. But now I think with social media, with NIL, with them having brands when they come in and followership, And just the quality of the game. I can't say enough about that, too.

And just her followership and then the rivalry she came in with against Angel Reese in LSU, Iowa. And now Paige Becker's coming in from UConn off her championship. But we had great players for a couple decades. But now I think with social media, with NIL, with them having brands when they come in and followership, And just the quality of the game. I can't say enough about that, too.