Game Changer- Kim Ng

That's What She Said with Sarah Spain

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🗓️ 20 November 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Sarah's conversation from March with Kim Ng, who was recently named as the general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her Major League Baseball's first female GM. She is also believed to be the first woman hired as a GM by any major professional men's team in North American sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Sarah. Thanks for listening to That's What She Said. Don't forget to check out our other great ESPN pods like the WagePod.
0:07.0	How does 25-year-old two-time MVP Yana sent it to Compogate drafted 15th overall in a week draft class?
0:14.0	Adrian Wojnarowski investigates the twists and turns that led to a franchise and league altering selection in 2013.
0:20.0	A three-part series that tells this unique story including interviews with individuals close to the process,
0:25.0	as well as a one-on-one sit-down with Yana himself. Check out the WagePod special, the Yana Straft, wherever you find your podcasts.
0:32.0	That's what she said. That's what she said. That's what she said. That's what she said.
0:37.0	Welcome to That's What She Said. Conversations with interesting people from the world with sports, music, comedy and more.
0:49.0	Talking about their lives, careers, successes and failures.
0:53.0	Hey everybody, it's Sarah Spain. This extra special podcast is a bit of a throwback. It's from a couple months ago.
0:59.0	But back in March, I had now Marlins GM Kim Eng on Spain and company for our Game Changers series.
1:07.0	And talked to her about her career, what she had done to that point, her aspirations and her experiences as one of the few women in front offices of baseball.
1:17.0	And since then, of course, she has made history now being named the first female GM of any of the major men's professional sports in North America ever,
1:25.0	and was just introduced by the Marlins a couple days ago. So I thought this would be a fun interview to look back on from just a couple months ago. I hope you guys enjoy it.
1:33.0	That's what she said.
1:35.0	In the world of men's professional sports, many women are breaking through and making their mark.
1:42.0	They're not going to be looking at him sideways.
1:44.0	The reason why I take so much of Jackie is literally running with the entire team.
1:48.0	The NBA is actually facing backlash on both sides.
1:51.0	Their stories are told here on Spain and company. Time for this edition of Game Changers.
1:59.0	I'm so excited to welcome you to the Thanksgiving Senior VP of baseball operation.
2:03.0	I'm going to be the baseball two game changers.
2:06.0	I almost feel like him is the embodiment of this segment and this whole endeavor to spotlight women in mostly male driven jobs.
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