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☆ Panthers-Raiders game marks a first for the NFL with two women presidents at the helm
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm really proud of this moment," Carolina Panthers President Kristi Coleman told CNBC ahead of the game. The game is the first time two female presidents will go head-to-head in professional football. When the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, it will mark a historic first for the National Football League. The NFL says 22 women currently hold full-time coaching positions in the NFL. As part of growing and developing that pipeline of women, the NFL holds an annual Women's Forum.

Persons: Kristi Coleman, David Tepper, Dave Canales, Coleman, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Mark Davis, Douglass Morgan Organizations: Carolina Panthers, CNBC, NFL, Las Vegas Raiders, National Football League . Carolina Panthers, Bank of America, Panthers, Tepper Sports & Entertainment, NFL League Office, The Institute, Diversity, University of Central Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Sport, University of Central Florida

Sandra Douglass Morgan has seen a lot of changes in the five years since she was named to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The same year she became a gaming regulator, the Supreme Court cleared the path for legalized sports betting. During that time, Douglass Morgan went from gaming regulator to chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board to the corporate board of directors for casino giant Caesars Entertainment . I'm incredibly blessed that I've been given these opportunities, you know, based on my skill set and my experience," Douglass Morgan told CNBC. Douglass Morgan said.

☆ Jalen Hurts' $255 million contract sets an NFL record—and he got it with an all-women management team
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Of course, Hurts' strong performance over the past two seasons contributed to his landing the biggest contract in NFL history. But it also came down to his management team. Hurts is managed by an all-women management team from the sports agency Klutch Sports Group. And that's how I am on the field and off the field," Hurts told Sports Illustrated in August 2022. Lynn and the management team have continued breaking convention and setting records with this new deal.

☆ Meet 6 trailblazers in the NFL, Coast Guard and more: 'Success isn't being the first,' it's having 'many others follow'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Morgan Smith Gili Malinsky Ashton Jackson Jennifer Liu | Morgan Smith | Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"There was something about the Coast Guard, the missions, seeing the small boats that just spoke to me," she says. Fagan ended up attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and her first tour of duty in 1985 took her to Antarctica. From there, the Coast Guard would offer a new assignment every couple of years. Of all 32 teams in the NFL, less than 10 have a Black or female president. "To me, the definition of success isn't being the first — it's to have many, many others follow behind you."

☆ 5 non-fiction books everyone should be reading about work in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

If you're looking for inspiration or feel stuck in your job, these 5 career books, recommended by Goodreads, can help put you in the right mindset. These books, all published in 2022, have at least a 4-star rating on Goodreads and at least 1,000 members added the book to their "want-to-read" shelf on the site. Chance walks readers through how to cultivate charisma, become a stronger negotiator and deal with manipulative people. Pfeffer introduces seven rules for building a fulfilling, successful career, including "break the rules" and "network relentlessly," as well as how to follow them in your own life. As one review noted: "This book felt like the wakeup call I had been seeking for years now."

☆ Meet Sandra Douglass Morgan, the only Black female president in the NFL: ‘This job is much bigger than me’
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Growing up in Las Vegas, Sandra Douglass Morgan never dreamed about making history — she just wanted to make herself, and her parents, proud. But Douglass Morgan didn't need to eavesdrop to understand that she and her family would be treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. Douglass Morgan, now 44, made a promise to herself: No matter what she did, she would champion equity and respect. Months later — and after the abrupt departure of two presidents — Davis approached Douglass Morgan about the job. Douglass Morgan sought the counsel of friends and family, including her husband, Don Morgan, who played four years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals.

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