Cathy Engelbert on Asking for (and Getting) What You Want at Work

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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When Cathy Engelbert found out she was pregnant, she resigned from a decades-long climb to becoming a partner at Deloitte. In her mind, being a good mom and a good exec couldn’t coexist. But one male colleague saw her potential — and told her so. That changed everything. Cathy stayed, asked for the flexibility she needed, and learned to advocate for herself. She went on to become Deloitte’s first female CEO. Now? She’s leading one of the fastest-growing sports leagues as WNBA Commissioner. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Cathy also shares: How sports turned her from a shy kid to a bold leader Why the environments of Deloitte and the WNBA actually aren’t that different Her first 9-1-1 call as league commissioner – and the one trait that helped her get through it Why implementing Deloitte’s paid family leave policy was the “most courageous thing” she’s ever done One way she thinks the WNBA can be a model for the men’s leagues Follow Cathy on IG: @wnbacommish Follow Carly and Danielle on IG: @carlyanddanielle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Harry.
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0:31.2	I did walk in and resign to the partner I had worked for and he's like, what?
0:36.5	You don't see your potential here? And I'm like,
0:39.0	not really because I was five months pregnant with my daughter. And I just felt like I couldn't do it all
0:44.2	because doing it all was defined by somebody else. I'm Carly Zakin. And I'm Danielle Weissberg.
0:50.5	Welcome to 9 to 5-ish with the skin. We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed
0:58.7	advice and we got it from women who'd been there.
1:02.7	And that's what we're bringing you at this show.
1:04.8	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
1:09.2	leaders we know.
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