After 36 years at AT&T, Marshall, the NBA’s first Black female CEO, was tasked with turning around a toxic front office culture exposed by the #MeToo movement.
DALLAS — On Friday, the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars held a joint event to preview the new concessions offered at American Airlines Center for the 2024-2025 season.
In attendance was Sint Marshall, who has been CEO of the Mavs since February 2018 and announced his retirement earlier this week. With the outlook on his side for several days, Marshall broke his silence at the event about why he came to this decision now.
“The time has come,” Marshall said in a one-on-one with WFAA. “I’ve had this vision for a long time. As you know, I’ll be 65 on December 15th, but I want to run hard for 10 years, from 65 to 75, to give my children I said I want to focus and focus on saving.” All four of my children have been adopted from foster care, and that’s where I want to spend my time. I need more time because I want to visit my children who are attending universities across the country. With the Mavs, we’re in what I call “Phase 3,” so I think the time has come. We have a great business plan, we have great people and the time is now. The time has come for a new level of leadership. ”
After a 36-year career with AT&T, Marshall stepped in during a difficult time for the Mavs. Marshall, the first Black female CEO in NBA history, was hired to turn around a toxic front office culture exposed by the #MeToo movement.
Will her role still exist now that she has stepped down?
“We don’t know yet,” Marshall said Friday. “My boss (new Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont) is working on that issue. The first thing we wanted to do was announce it on Tuesday. My boss was sad about that. . He kept telling me no all last season. I said, ‘No, it’s time. ”
Marshall said the organization has plenty of time to figure out what to do in her absence.
“Do you first announce that and then start thinking about what your organization needs?” she said. “So, that’s what we’re working on right now. I’m going to be here, at least on payroll, until the end of the year. After that, I’m going to be doing consulting for the rest of next year. As part of that, I’m going to be working on a very smooth A transition has been made.”
Before Friday’s formal event began, Marshall was introduced to thunderous applause. It’s clear that Marshall is highly regarded in this community.
But what does she want the Mavericks to leave behind?
“It means we left it better than when we found it,” she said. “Being able to bring together an amazing group of people, because no man or woman is an island; we need each other. Being able to do what I always call the three levels of leadership. Listening to people and so being able to really love people inside and outside of the building and hopefully leave it better is my accomplishment.”
