Caitlin Clark and the Women’s Sports Gold Rush | In the Game

About this episode

The episode discusses Caitlin Clark's economic impact and the future of women's sports marketing.

On today’s podcast episode, we explore the “Clarkonomics” phenomenon by examining basketball superstar Caitlin Clark’s massive economic impact, discuss which women’s sport and athlete could be next to break out, and look at how marketers can capitalize on the growing popularity of women’s sports without getting left behind. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and Analyst Paola Flores-Marquez. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube and Spotify. Subscribe to EMARKETER's newsletters. Go to https://www.emarketer.com/newsletters Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/ For sponsorship opportunities, contact us: advertising@emarketer.com For more information, visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/ Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at podcast@emarketer.com For a transcript of this episode, click here: https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-caitlin-clark-women-s-sports-gold-rush-game © 2026 EMARKETER

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Johnson

Guests: Ethan Cramer-Flood, Paola Flores-Marquez

Topics covered

• Caitlin Clark
• women's sports
• marketing
• economic impact
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Caitlin Clark
• women's sports
• marketing
• economic impact
• basketball

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Organizations: EMARKETER

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