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  • Head Coach, Minnesota Lynx
  • Four-Time WNBA Coach of the Year
  • Head Coach, USA Women’s National Basketball Team
  • Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026

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Cheryl Reeve is one of the most accomplished leaders in professional sports. As Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Lynx, she built a dynasty defined by sustained excellence. In 2024, she led the USA Women’s National Team to gold at the 2024 Olympic Games Paris, extending the longest Olympic gold medal streak in a traditional team sport. Across her career, Reeve has earned six WNBA championships, four Coach of the Year awards, and Executive of the Year honors through results delivered across eras, rosters, and competitive cycles.

As a speaker, Reeve brings the perspective of a leader who has made high-stakes decisions from the top of the organization, not just the sideline. She speaks with clarity about building winning cultures, holding standards over time, and performing when expectations are highest. Her insights resonate with organizations facing pressure or transition because they come from decades of experience leading teams where accountability is visible, decisions are public, and outcomes are non-negotiable.

 

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Driven by the Will to Win, Not the Fear to Lose

Fear of failure shrinks decision-making and limits growth. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reeve draws on decades leading elite teams andargues that real performance comes from a clear desire to succeed, not anxiety about getting it wrong. She shares how she builds environme ...

Fear of failure shrinks decision-making and limits growth. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reeve draws on decades leading elite teams and argues that real performance comes from a clear desire to succeed, not anxiety about getting it wrong. She shares how she builds environments where ambition is encouraged, mistakes are instructional, and people compete to be better rather than safer.

Sustaining Excellence When Expectations Never Drop

Winning once is difficult. Winning consistently is harder. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reeve explores how standards are maintained over time, how complacency creeps in after success, and how leaders reset culture without tearing it down. The focus is on discipline, clari ...

Winning once is difficult. Winning consistently is harder. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reeve explores how standards are maintained over time, how complacency creeps in after success, and how leaders reset culture without tearing it down. The focus is on discipline, clarity, and responsibility at the top.

What Changes When You Run the Entire Operation

As both Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations, Cheryl Reeve operates beyond the sideline. In this short keynote or Q & A session, she shares what changes when leaders are responsible for vision, talent, and results at the same time. This session examines decision-making at scale and ...

As both Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations, Cheryl Reeve operates beyond the sideline. In this short keynote or Q & A session, she shares what changes when leaders are responsible for vision, talent, and results at the same time. This session examines decision-making at scale and how alignment at the top shapes everything beneath it. 

Adversity Is the Job

Every coaching career includes losing seasons, roster upheaval, public scrutiny, and moments when progress stalls. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reevereflects on the hardest stretches of her career and the adjustments required to move forward. This talk focuses on staying ...

Every coaching career includes losing seasons, roster upheaval, public scrutiny, and moments when progress stalls. In this short keynote or Q & A session, Coach Cheryl Reeve reflects on the hardest stretches of her career and the adjustments required to move forward. This talk focuses on staying steady through adversity and making decisions that serve the long view, even when pressure is loud and patience is thin.

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Press & Media
How Cheryl Reeve Turned the Lynx Into the WNBA Gold Standard - Front Office Sports
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve part of 2026 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame class - CBS News
Reeve on women coaches, racial allyship and advocacy - Minnesota Sportsman-Recorder
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Biography

Minnesota Lynx Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Cheryl Reeve led the 2024 Women's National Team to gold during the 2024 Olympic Games Paris. With the gold medal, the USA Women’s National Team claimed the longest Olympic gold medal streak in a traditional team sport. The USA Basketball Men’s National Team won seven straight gold medals from 1936-1968. 

A four-time WNBA Coach of the Year (2011, 2016, 2020, 2024), Reeve was the 2019 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year and has earned six WNBA titles, four as a head coach (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017) and two as an assistant coach (2006 and 2008). 

Reeve’s coaching resume includes 34 years as both an assistant and a head coach at the collegiate and WNBA levels. In 2009, Reeve served as an assistant coach with the WNBA’s Detroit Shock, and was promoted to the team’s general manager position just three games into the season. 

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