Stephanie White: Leading With A Growth Mindset

This week Andrew talks with 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year Stephanie White. Stephanie is the Head Coach of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. In 2023 — her first season with the Sun — she led the team to the WNBA semifinals & set a new franchise record for wins in a single season. Stephanie has her team off to a remarkable start again in 2024. In this conversation, Stephanie shares actionable lessons on communicating transparently, how parenting has helped her become a better coach, the importance of leading with a growth mindset, & more. This episode is filled with powerful career & life lessons that apply far beyond sports.

Show Highlights:

0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Getting off to a fast start
4:35 - Putting others in position to succeed
6:50 - Communicating transparently
13:31 - Learning from mistakes
17:00 - Growth of WNBA
23:40 - Parallels between parenting & coaching
25:50 - Adaptability
28:20 - Growth mindset
29:01 - How parenting changed Stephanie as a coach

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