Almost two decades ago, Swin Cash and her Detroit Shock teammates achieved a remarkable feat by defeating the Los Angeles Sparks 83-78 to win their first WNBA championship. In another amazing worst-to-first story in sports history, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer contributed to their team's championship win with an impressive triple-double of 13 points, 12 assists, and 12 rebounds, further adding to her already impressive reputation.
Today, Cash is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans who's hoping to impactwomen in sports through herShe's Got Timesummit. The symposiumwill take place on June 28-30 in New Orleans, LA, a few days before the Essence Music Festival.
"One of the things that I've always been passionate about is giving back to not only those women who are my peers, but also young girls that are coming up and want to have a career in sports. I t's been a passion of mine," Swin Cash shared about founding She's Got Time. "That's the basis of how She's Got Time came about. Last year, I was going through my Hall of Fame induction, and working on my speech, trying to understand my purpose because that's the pinnacle."
Cash hopes that She's Got Time will be a tentpole event to drive awareness for women in sports with a star-studded lineup of speakers like Gayle Benson (Owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans), Mistie Bass-Boyd (Nike Executive), Sue Bird (Founder, Togethxr), Tamika Tremaglio (ED, NBPA), Shaneika Dabney-Henderson (VP of Production - Saints and Pelicans), Nicole Pullen Ross (Goldman Sachs Executive), Kristin Bernert (President of Business Operations, Columbus Crew), and Jen Hale (CEO, Sideline Pass).
Swin Cash believes what sets She's Got Time apart from other symposiums is "our ability to reach beyond just women who work in operations or women who work in business. She's Got Time is an ecosystem that is diverse, bringing cultural and resource elements. It's inspiring and has intergenerational connectivity."
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It's essential to support women seeking mentorship and guidance on issues related to bias, sexism, gender, and systematic discrimination. These challenges can affect various aspects of their careers, such as business administration, marketing, production, public relations, and media.
"So we're casting a wider net," Cash noted. "We're not just saying that you have to be exclusively in one area of the business. We're trying to create this cross-pollination of women who are working so that you're hearing and understanding not only what you're doing in your business but how everyone else is operating. I felt that was missing in a void we're trying to fill. That's She's Got Time; that's our sweet spot."
'SHE' GOT TIME' SUMMIT INFORMATION
She's Got Time and its Founder, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, and the New Orleans Pelican's VP of Basketball Operations, Swin Cash, is proud to announce the inaugural large-scale gathering of its unique intergenerational community of women in sports. Set to take place in New Orleans, LA, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, LA 70113 from Wednesday, June 28th to Friday, June 30th, 2023, the She's Got Time Summit will extend the organization's mission of elevating, highlighting, and connecting women in sports who are committing time to discover more about who they are and how they influence others beyond sports.
SGT's annual summit focuses on interactive workshops, wellness activities, and building deep connections among an intergenerational group of women with different experiences in sports. During the annual summit, SGT's goal is to elevate and highlight a theme that empowers this community of women in sports to gain new tools and expanded networks that support their ability to rise above in their everyday life.
Among the featured speakers are award-winning athletes like WNBA champion Mistie Bass-Boyd, Director of Men's Athlete and Team Marketing at Nike; Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird and Benita Fitzgerald-Mosley, who have both parlayed their experience into the world of advocacy for other women in sports; Dayton Women's Basketball head coach Tamika Williams-Jeter, who was a two-time NCAA champion as a collegiate athlete herself; journalist Jen Hale, founder of sideline pass; and Nicole Pullen Ross, Private Wealth Manager, Sports & Entertainment at Goldman Sachs. Swin, Bird, Williams-Jeter, and Asjha Jones are sharing the stage for the first time since 2002, when they lead UConn to an unforgettable 39-0 season culminating with the NCAA Championship.
The selected speakers include women who have leveraged significant influence in professional men's sports, including New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson; Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Tamika Tremaglio; Minnesota Twins EVP and Chief Business Officer Meka White Morris; Toronto Raptors Vice President of Basketball Operations Teresa Resch and Columbus Crew President of Business Operations Kristin Bernert.
Tickets available at www.shesgottime.com.
