CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall said the NBA has made strides in gender equality and she credits Commissioner Adam Silver for serving as a pivotal instrument for change and pioneer for diversity and inclusion in professional sports. “It starts with leadership and when you look at Commissioner Adam Silver and his team and […]
Story Courtesy of access.intix.org | Click Here To Find Out More When Cynthia Marshall, CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, took the stage to give the opening keynote at INTIX 2019, she led the audience in a sing-along of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, and there’s a special reason. Cynthia Marshall (just “Cynt” for short) has had to […]
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall was honored to recently serve as the keynote speaker at One Hockaday: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Over 1,000 students took part in the event with uplifting music directed by Dr. Raymond Wise. An all-School service project followed the celebration as One Hockaday designed and painted walls for a Habitat for […]
By Cheryl Hall, Dallas Morning News Business Columnist Her biggest mind-altering move has been to diversify the group that sits at the franchise’s business leadership table. In February, the Mavericks had no women and only one man of color among the eight people who are vice presidents and above. Today, the 21-person leadership team includes […]
By Mary Pilon, Bloomberg Businessweek The past year has been transformative for the Mavs, including for the players. It’s been a long, hard road since the team last won an NBA championship, in 2011. But in June the team made a smart trade to bring on Luka Doncic, a teenage phenom from Slovenia who’s changed […]
By Richie Whitt, Dallas Observer Can’t touch the net, or even dream of dunking. If named head coach, promises the team would have started the season 0-8. Admits to being only a 50 percent free throw shooter. Nine months ago, didn’t know the name Mark Cuban. Despite that flimsiest of basketball résumés, Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall […]
The following is an excerpt from a Sports Business Journal article on Cynt Marshall and inclusion. Cynthia Marshall knows the difference between diversity and inclusion. “Diversity is being invited to the party,” she says. “Inclusion is being asked to dance. True inclusion is when people are invited in on the conversation and they’re invited in […]