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Cathy Engelbert

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327 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

They weren't given away, but they were cheap in the upper bowl.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

They weren't given away, but they were cheap in the upper bowl.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

They weren't given away, but they were cheap in the upper bowl.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

And I think also it was like the confidence, like when I came into the league, the owners of which the size were just joining the league. Mark wasn't in the league at MGM on the aces. The owners were all in on something called a go big. So literally it was go big or go home. When I was interviewing for the role, go big or go home. So all the owners saw something in the future.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

And I think also it was like the confidence, like when I came into the league, the owners of which the size were just joining the league. Mark wasn't in the league at MGM on the aces. The owners were all in on something called a go big. So literally it was go big or go home. When I was interviewing for the role, go big or go home. So all the owners saw something in the future.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

And I think also it was like the confidence, like when I came into the league, the owners of which the size were just joining the league. Mark wasn't in the league at MGM on the aces. The owners were all in on something called a go big. So literally it was go big or go home. When I was interviewing for the role, go big or go home. So all the owners saw something in the future.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

It was just let's chart a path. Let's hire a commissioner. Let's hire a great human capital to execute it. So I think that's when the size joined and Mark joined a few years later. And then they had, you know, Mark had a, you know, before he got there and a couple of great drafts with an Asia Wilson and a Jackie young and, You know, a few others, you know, Chelsea Gray came from L.A.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

It was just let's chart a path. Let's hire a commissioner. Let's hire a great human capital to execute it. So I think that's when the size joined and Mark joined a few years later. And then they had, you know, Mark had a, you know, before he got there and a couple of great drafts with an Asia Wilson and a Jackie young and, You know, a few others, you know, Chelsea Gray came from L.A.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

It was just let's chart a path. Let's hire a commissioner. Let's hire a great human capital to execute it. So I think that's when the size joined and Mark joined a few years later. And then they had, you know, Mark had a, you know, before he got there and a couple of great drafts with an Asia Wilson and a Jackie young and, You know, a few others, you know, Chelsea Gray came from L.A.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

and for the agency. And so I think that helps. And it helps when you have those star players. New York attracted Brianna Stewart and they had drafted Sabrina Unesco who had gotten hurt her rookie season in our bubble. So and, you know, to your point about the NCAA also in the final four that Friday night. I mean, those are the big games of consequence.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

and for the agency. And so I think that helps. And it helps when you have those star players. New York attracted Brianna Stewart and they had drafted Sabrina Unesco who had gotten hurt her rookie season in our bubble. So and, you know, to your point about the NCAA also in the final four that Friday night. I mean, those are the big games of consequence.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

and for the agency. And so I think that helps. And it helps when you have those star players. New York attracted Brianna Stewart and they had drafted Sabrina Unesco who had gotten hurt her rookie season in our bubble. So and, you know, to your point about the NCAA also in the final four that Friday night. I mean, those are the big games of consequence.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

Like how great is March Madness on both the men's and women's side? Those are huge games of consequence. And we have that shorter season. So I would argue a lot of our games are games of consequence, even in the regular season.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

Like how great is March Madness on both the men's and women's side? Those are huge games of consequence. And we have that shorter season. So I would argue a lot of our games are games of consequence, even in the regular season.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

Like how great is March Madness on both the men's and women's side? Those are huge games of consequence. And we have that shorter season. So I would argue a lot of our games are games of consequence, even in the regular season.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

But then when we get into the playoffs, you're going to see a lot of competitive competition, a lot of parity this year leading into our playoffs in September and October when we crown the champion.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

But then when we get into the playoffs, you're going to see a lot of competitive competition, a lot of parity this year leading into our playoffs in September and October when we crown the champion.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

But then when we get into the playoffs, you're going to see a lot of competitive competition, a lot of parity this year leading into our playoffs in September and October when we crown the champion.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

Yeah, just in a league, not teams. This was the thing I referred to in February of 22. Yeah. Because we had no capital to go hire people to affect a digital transformation, to hire social media people.

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Luke Kornet Game and Tatum’s Road Back With David Jacoby. Plus, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert

Yeah, just in a league, not teams. This was the thing I referred to in February of 22. Yeah. Because we had no capital to go hire people to affect a digital transformation, to hire social media people.