# Lisa Joseph Metelus on Working With NBA Icons & Owning Her Mistakes

An episode of [Work Friends](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1754999837), 15 Dec 2025, 1 h 07 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6ab2d5d5b8c4cddd75742a28/e/Buzzsprout-18344482/media.mp3

This week, Sali sits down with Lisa Joseph Metelus, the Head of Athlete Brand Strategy and Board Member at Creative Artists Agency, and Co-founder of PlayMakeHer. Over Lisa’s three-decade career, she’s been a force behind the biggest, most-celebrated athletes of our time. This includes Hall of Famers Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade, with whom Lisa has worked for over 20 years. Lisa has not only found incredible success in a male-dominated field, she’s also committed to uplifting fellow women in the business of sports. In that spirit, she gets totally candid about the mistakes she’s made along the way. This episode is not to be missed, as Lisa shares: • the origins of her love of basketball. • the near career-ending mistake she made as an intern (it involved an NBA party and learning why you shouldn’t mix liquors). • how she landed a job in sports, despite no one wanting to hire her—and what she did to prove herself. • what a manager actually does. (And yes, it’s different than an agent.) • and, how Lisa is helping women succeed through building a community of mentors. On Sali: Argent Double Breasted Crewneck Blazer and Single Pleat Trouser On Lisa: Argent Peak Lapel Blazer and Crewneck Dress Hosted by Sali Christeson @salichristeson Produced by Gina Marinelli @ginaalilbit Edited by Ryan Woldoff Theme Song by Karina DePiano @sheplaysdepiano & Melanie Nyema @melanienyema Recorded at Podhead Studios @podheadstudios Work Friends is produced by ARGENT (www.argentwork.com), a women’s clothing label on a mission to redefine workwear and drive forward women’s progress. For more, follow ARGENT on Instagram, @ARGENT, and subscribe to the ARGENT YouTube channel, @ARGENTWork, for clips and bonus content. To be featured on a future episode, email your work questions and dilemmas to WorkFriends@ARGENTWork.com for a chance to have one of our amazing guests weigh in with advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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