The Focused Athlete

S2 Episode 1: Being Your Authentic Self and an Empathetic Leader with Danette Leighton

Season 2 Episode 1

In this episode, we talk to Danette Leighton, 30-year sports industry and corporate executive with experience serving both men’s and women’s professional and collegiate sports leagues and teams, as well as current CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation. Danette talks about being her authentic self and balancing her emotions throughout high level roles. She talks about how being an empathetic leader, being okay with making mistakes and not being afraid to say sorry has helped her within these roles.