Business Of Social

They Bet Big on Women’s Sports and WON!


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🎙️🌴 Voices of Sport Beach | Recorded at Sport Beach during the Cannes Lions Festival

David Brickley sits down with Keisha Taylor Starr, CMO & GM at Scripps Networks, for a wide-ranging convo in Cannes—covering everything from launching WNBA Friday Nights on ION to building authentic brand energy and championing women in sports.

📺 In this episode:

  • The real reason Scripps bet on women’s sports (before the Caitlin Clark effect)

  • How her team launched a WNBA national broadcast deal in just 6 weeks

  • Why social media attribution is hard—but essential

  • What it takes to move from CMO to GM

  • The #1 trait every great marketer must have

From Scripps to Turner to recounting industry shifts at Cannes, Keisha keeps it real on leadership, creativity, and showing up for your audience.

#MarketingLeadership #WNBA #BusinessOfSocial #STNDigital #Scripps #WomenInSports #CannesLions2025 #SportsMarketing

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