Linda McMahon is a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a Republican Senate candidate from Connecticut, and founder of the World Wildlife Fund. She served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WWE from 1998 to 2009. She successfully led a turnaround at WWE, transforming a struggling regional promotion into a global entertainment brand with a global television network, film studio, and theme parks. In addition to growing WWE revenue from $35 million to $500 million during her tenure as CEO, she modernized the business by implementing new merchandising, marketing, digital media, and touring platforms
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In September 2010, McMahon launched an exploratory committee for the United States Senate seat from Connecticut which she ultimately lost in 2012.