29. Graduate to the Next Level of your Career with CRO of the Houston Dynamo, Dionna Widder

Dionna Widder is in her third season with the Houston Dynamo and Dash and serves as the club’s Chief Revenue Officer. Widder is responsible for the revenue-generation strategy and execution for the Club, including overseeing the ticket sales and service along with the corporate partnership sales and marketing teams for the Houston Dynamo, Dash, and BBVA Stadium. Dionna was recently honored by the Sports Business Journal as a member of the Game Changers Class of 2020.

Widder broke into professional sports in 2006 upon graduating from Central Michigan University with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever. She advanced rapidly within the club, starting out as a group sales executive before being named the Director of Group Ticket Sales and ultimately Sr. Director of Ticket Sales. Widder spent two years as a Director in the NBA’s Team Marketing and Business Operations group, providing league support to individual teams with a focus on ticket sales, corporate partnerships and marketing functions to NBA, WNBA and G-League teams. Next, Dionna was the Vice President of Ticket Sales and Service for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Widder is a native of Flint, Michigan and reside now in Houston along with her husband Mark and their three children, eight-year-old fraternal twins Wells and Ellis and three-year-old daughter Rowan. As a passion project, Dionna hosts a podcast titled Women Blazers, which is features conversations with women who are leading the way in the sports and entertainment industry.

Dionna's favorite quote: As Oprah Winfrey, once said: “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

Follow Dionna at:

Twitter: @DW_Dynamo
Instagram: @dwidder2 and @womanblazers
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/womenblazers

Follow Leadership is Female at:

https://www.instagram.com/leadershipisfemale/

www.leadershipisfemale.com

Host Emily Jaenson at:

https://www.instagram.com/emilyjaenson/