1993, when Sue Rodin saw gender inequality in her workplace, she didn’t just get frustrated—she took action. Tapping into her network, she founded Women in Sports and Events (WISE), an organization built to support and elevate professional women in the sports industry. More than 30 years later, WISE is still going strong, with 25 chapters across the U.S. and Canada and over 6,000 members. Rodin has been called an “Eternal Optimist”—and today, you’ll see why.
Things we talked about in this episode:
WISE (Women In Sports Events)
Women in the Business of Sports — Then and Now
WISE Executive Leadership Institute: Rodin Scholarship
She’s Got Game podcast with Swin Cash
Episode Credits:
- Our thanks to Sue Rodin for joining us today in the studio. For information about WISE please visit: wiseworks.org
- A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims.
- Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner.
- Our Editors are Elias Rosner and Roberta Panjwani.
- Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Matt Giannotti and Elias Rosner.
- Our Digital Media Producer is Melissa Egan.
- Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims.
- Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas.
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