On January 9, we gathered with Pregame clients and friends to ring in the New Year with reflection and vision. Rotating venues every year, our 2026 venue was Soho House Portland. Ciara Pressler’s 16th Annual Goal Brunch theme was “evolution,” incorporating the themes of the current Chinese year of the snake – shedding what no […]
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What Stephen Sondheim taught me about leadership, strategy, and human behavior Leadership lessons can come from surprising places — like fairy tales, musical theater, and a 30-year-old high school production. Recently, I saw Into the Woods at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. If you’re not familiar, it’s a mashup of classic Grimm tales, reimagined
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Company: Forge Buildings Industry: Steel Building Construction Headquarters: Boise, ID Leader: Hamish Bell, President & Co-Founder When Forge Buildings first reached out to Pregame, they weren’t in crisis. In fact, the company was thriving — but growth had introduced complexity. Leadership knew that as the company scaled, communication, organization, and collaboration needed to level
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How One Leader Got Her Team Aligned in Just a Few Hours When Brandy Memory reached out to Pregame, she wasn’t looking for fluff—she was looking for focus. As the co-founder and Executive Director of Project48, a small but growing organization in the foster care space, she knew it was time to get strategic. “I
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View the Deck Change is inevitable, but navigating it with intention is what defines great leadership. In Pregame’s recent webinar, Level Up Your Team: Leadership During Transition, we explored how mission alignment and clear communication are essential for keeping teams grounded and cohesive during transitions. Here’s the playbook. 1. Mission Alignment: Steadying the Compass In
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View Slides Ready to take your business or organization to the next level? At Pregame, we know that a solid strategic plan isn’t just about setting big-picture goals – it’s about laying out the play-by-play to achieve them. If you’re ready to start the strategic planning process, here are four essential steps to ensure
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I’m a city person. Like, city city. I love the hustle; I’m the strange type whose brain clamor equalizes when there’s equal activity in my environment. I love the people: diversity of style, language, age, race, class, everything. And I love the culture: access to the best art, from subway musicians to gigantic museums, feeds
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