Business

Introducing the Pregame Clubhouse: A Space for Creating Your Success

Business, Career, Strategy, Work / Ciara

After the past decade of working with people to create a Game Plan for achieving their personal and professional goals, I’m excited to launch the first Pregame Clubhouse this August in Portland, Oregon. Our Pregame PDX Clubhouse is a space dedicated to giving you the guidance, support, and connections you need to move forward. It’s your headquarters away from the hustle, […]

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Why Asking for Career “Advice” is No Longer Useful

Business, Career, Strategy / Michael Roderick

It’s pretty easy to see that we have become a culture obsessed with “advice” from headlines like “10 Things Successful People Do before They Drink their Morning Coffee” to ” 5 Ways You Can Eliminate Fatty Foods from Your Diet Today.” The impression on us as the reader and the consumer is that if we do

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Your CFO: Financial Tips for Pursing Your Dream Career

Business, Work / Melissa Anderson

You’ve decided to leave your job of 30 years and your $100,000 salary to pursue your dream career – congrats! Making a career change to pursue your passion isn’t easy or cheap, but it’s definitely possible if you’re willing to change your lifestyle and spending habits to make it happen. Before you make the leap,

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Dealing With Designers: 11 Tips For Communicating With Creatives

1 Comment / Business / Ciara

Many of you are champions at communication. If you’re in marketing, you may even have a degree to show for it. But as any good leader knows, it takes months or even years for a vision to go from concept to launch. So why, when we’re dealing with designers, do we assume what we want can

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Building a Startup With Your Spouse… Successfully

Business, Strategy, Work / Pia Silva

Whenever people hear that I own a business with my husband, the first thing they usually say is “I could never do that!” followed by the question “How do you do that?!” People are so curious about it that Forbes even did a piece on it! How do you do it? The same way you get to Carnegie

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Your CFO: Setting Boundaries for Successful Relationships

Business, Work / Melissa Anderson

It’s 10pm and you’re finally laying down to relax and read a book when the phone starts ringing. As you reach for it, your mind races – Who could be calling this late? I hope it’s not an emergency! Your eyes move to the caller ID… It’s him again – the nightmare client without boundaries!

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Building Your Network: Value Others’ Time To Make Valuable Connections

Business, Career, Strategy / Ciara

As a marketing and publicity strategist working with entrepreneurs, I get a request like this at least once a week: Hey Ciara! I have a launch/event/campaign coming up and I want to pick your brain on how to market it/get press/do everything. Can I take you out for coffee/lunch/a drink (on me!!!!!!) next week? xoxoxoxo

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