Cynt Marshall worked at AT&T for decades before Mark Cuban hired her in 2018 to lead the Mavericks. Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
Cynt Marshall left the Mavericks in 2024 but remains a notable figure in Dallas' business community. Earlier this month, she joined Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson's delegation to New York to promote Y'all Street.
Driving the news: Marshall runs a leadership consulting firm and serves on the Dallas Regional Chamber's board of directors.
She's also writing her second book, set to be published next year.
Driving the news: Axios asked Marshall about life lately and the future of sports in Dallas. Here's what she said...
Serving as the NBA's first Black female CEO
"I'm just blessed that Mark Cuban gave me an opportunity to be a part of the sports industry. He wasn't trying to make history — he was trying to make a difference for his people. We just happened to blaze some trails in the process."
The expansion of women's sports
"Women have been blazing trails, doing great things for years. Now the world has recognized it, and so we're getting our props. We're getting what we deserve."
The future of sports in Dallas
"The owners of the Mavs have a vision for an entertainment district in Dallas. We don't know where, but in Dallas. I'm excited about what sports is going to do economically for this community."
The possibility of the Mavs taking over downtown
"For right now, I'm staying out of those conversations ... I came from the San Francisco Bay area, so I grew up with a lot of great sports teams. I know what that means for a community. And some of those teams are not there anymore."
What's next on her bucket list
"To be the president of a college. I am so just motivated by young people and pouring into them the way people poured into me...That's probably the only call I could get where I would say, 'Yes, I'm all in.'"
