Repping the band at Deep Blue X Axios Business of Women's Sports party at NY Stock Exchange

Sarah Spain The Sports Bra Rachel Epstein

Huge news coming out of the Business of Women’s Sports summit from iHeartRadio and Deep Blue.

Also congrats to Sarah Spain on the new show!!

BREAKING: Just announced at the Deep Blue + Axios Business of Women's Sports Summit, iHeartMedia is leaning into women's sports in a big way.🎙️

Deep Blue + iHeart will be creating a 1st-of-its-kind audio network dedicated to women's sports, featuring daily radio + podcasts.

#DataFam , join Kimly and me at the Tableau Conference to take home our secret sauce for crafting award-winning visualizations—a guide that will elevate BOTH your work and personal vizzes. #data24
Can't attend #tc24 ? Catch the session on Salesforce+: salesforce.com/plus/experienc…

Last year, the Tableau Tips battle was Epic !! tinyurl.com/TC23TipsBattle

Who will rise to the top this year?
The Data 'Wizards'Sarah Bartlett Michelle Frayman Kimly ＺＡＣＨ Vince Baumel Tore Levinsen Christopher Scott 📊 and I will battle on stage with our best everyday tips and tricks.

The only attraction in the WNBA is Caitlin Clark.
Right?
Anyone?
WNBA revenue has doubled in the last five years.
The league is taking off!

Yes! Alicia is a fantastic publicist, copy editor, coach, chief of staff, etc etc etc… I’m so fortunate to have her on this journey with me.

Climate change is changing sports and I got to talk to Alex Hutchinson about it for the The Globe and Mail 🗞️

It’s in this weekend’s print edition, or here: theglobeandmail.com/life/health-an….

That long?! Thousands of articles written/edited later--here we are! 🤓

SO MANY BLACK WOMEN LIFTED THIS LEAGUE using social & platforms they created themselves.
💐
Reply with names/platforms of those you think boosted the #WNBA in big ways.

I am forever grateful for my @mit experiences. I went to the @mitcoop to pick up some swag and was pleasantly surprised to see my book on display. I’ve gotten used to walking into many book stores and learning they don’t carry Unmasking AI, or if they do it is tucked away

fox13now.com/sports/nhl-in-…
The NHL is coming to Utah and I was asked to comment on what that means for merchandise sales!

Y’all look, Dr. Dr. Ajhanai (AJ) Keaton, Ph.D. is not letting up! Another one! Please give her work a read, and then hit the follow button!

The NBA/WNBA has substantial monopsony power in the market for players. Hence they only pay the players 10% of revenue.

Players are worth far more (as we note in Slaying the Trolls!)

NBA/WNBA doesn't have same power in other labor markets. Hence, pay is much higher.

Oh FFS. WNBA total payrolls are 7% of the reported $200 million league revenues. NBA more like 50%. That is the fairness issue when there is no competition over players. Rather than embarrass yourself, just ask an actual economist.

Okay Dr. Dr. Ajhanai (AJ) Keaton, Ph.D.!! They’re gonna give you your own column pretty soon. I love this piece!

Remember, most sportswriters are men.
So it is not surprising that even when they think about women's sports, a man is what first comes to mind.
And... wow, this is not a good look.
Seriously...

Whenever a troll says “the wnba makes no money” I respond with 🤦🏽‍♀️ or bless your heart. So thankful that my southern upbringing has given me the perfect antidote to willful ignorance.

re: that video of the reporter harassing Caitlin Clark (and it's important we're clear with our language bc that's what that was), I really, truly think we need to have a conversation about the privileges granted to cis men who cover women's sports. there, I said it

Just remember: this male reporter was comfortable enough to say this to a 22 year old celebrity, in front of all his peers, during a live press conference, AS PART OF HIS JOB HE GETS PAID FOR.

& we wonder why so few women are in sports journalism or journalism leadership roles?

Caitlin Clark is responsible for a lot of recent attention and ratings, yes. She’s a multiplier. But if you think the growth is *just* about Caitlin Clark, you’re missing the forest through the trees. It’s every team. It’s every women’s sports. It’s been building for decades.