WHAT CLARE SPEAKS ABOUT

Women in leadership.

Clare shares the lessons she learned after tackling every aspect of Nike over her 40-plus year career. 

She inspires women to be confident, stick with the hard work, and always stay true to who they are. 

She emphasizes the importance of winning as a team and shares an operating model that solves big problems and leads bold innovation: a people-first operating model. 

Clare shares her personal brand framework and how she applied it: “Just Say Yes.” 

Winning as a team.

Clare shares a simple approach to building winning teams using her people-first operating model. 

She demonstrates how diversity at the table is a primary driver of success. 

She shares the concept of focusing on one win at a time—a way to build momentum and success. 

The transition from professional sport to the corporate world.

Clare demonstrates how having athletes at the corporate table drives a winning culture—a concept she calls “The Athlete Mindset,” and how you can take this to your athletes, team, or company. 

Clare shares her learnings from leading the Nike WIN (Women in Nike) program, which hires retired professional women athletes into corporate roles. 

Clare inspires athletes to build a transition plan and skills as they are competing professionally. 

TESTIMONIALS

You have a heart of gold and have positively impacted many during your tenure at Nike!

It was such a pleasure to know and work with you! Keep driving with your good work with good people! We need more “Clare Hamills” in the world. I love how you never took “NO” as an answer! Here’s to your next adventure!

Felicia Mayo
CEO/Founder Advisor, Chief People Officer, Angel Investor

Your innovative perspective on the world of sports and business has always inspired me. The way you introduced the WNBA to Nike, infusing the organization with new energy and vision, was nothing short of brilliant. I am truly honored that you believed in me, mentored me, and pushed me to believe in myself in ways I never thought possible. Because of you, I can now be so much more than just an athlete at the highest executive level.

Mistie Bass-Boyd
Executive Director Athlete Engagement & Basketball Operations Detroit Pistons, Retired WIN Fellow, Retired WNBA Champion

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APPEARANCES

Portland Business Journal

Clare Hamill on Nike, WNBA Talent, and Retirement Dreams

No Free Lunch with Ndamukong Suh

The Mastermind Behind Nike’s Success and the Portland Fire’s Future

FOX12 Epicenter of Women’s Sports

Ep 2: Clare Hamill: Coming Out of Retirement to Lead the Return of Portland’s WNBA Franchise

iHeart Radio: Good Game with Sarah Spain

Failing At Retirement with Clare Hamill

The IX Basketball

Portland general manager Vanja Černivec leaps into the Fire

iHeart Radio: Levels to This

High Level Conversations: Portland Fire Interim President Clare Hamill

Metrics

Coverage for Clare’s announcement as WNBA President and the Portland Fire name and logo reveal:

– 260+ editorial stories
– 40+ broadcast segments
– 1.23 B+ impressions
– 165+ social placements
– 5.1M+ Total engagements
– 133.6M+ Projected Audience Reach

Sample Headline and Quote

Longtime Nike Executive Named Interim President of Portland WNBA Franchise, The Oregonian, June 2025

“Her lengthy Nike tenure means Hamill has an enviable professional network and her skillset seems to be a good match to the moment. She has the Rolodex,” said a former Nike coworker. “If she calls, everybody is going to pick up.” Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, who worked with Hamill at Nike, described Hamill as “experienced,” “steady” and “able to connect vision and execution.”

Clare on the Click Clack podcast.

Short 01 — Success with Sports

Short 02 — WIN Success Story

Short 03 — WIN Program