How to build a billion-dollar sports team from scratch, with Golden State Valkyries’ Jess Smith
Jess Smith, president of the Golden State Valkyries, discusses the explosive growth of the WNBA and her role in building the league’s newest franchise from the ground up. With a $50 million expansion fee ballooning to a $1 billion valuation in just two and a half years, Smith attributes t
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