One of our greatest strengths at Pregame is supporting new executive directors as they clarify their vision for their new organization. The first year of leadership is pivotal for building trust and relationships, and for turning a big vision into a solid game plan. Working with Candace Avalos, executive director of Verde, made us better. […]
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This year, I had the honor of returning as emcee of PitchBlack, the pitch event for Black founders. Like a live Shark Tank, PitchBlack awards funding to people with business ideas. But unlike Shark Tank, these awards are grants, not investment. That means that these founders keep ownership of their businesses and their ideas. And
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Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting a new client: a company’s new CEO had hired me to train his executive team on working on the business versus working in the business. Boom! No problem; that concept is what we coach people on every day at Pregame. Still, I had pre-performance nerves. It was
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This spring, we had the pleasure of partnering with The Street Trust, a multimodal transportation advocacy organization based in the Portland Metro area, to revamp their strategic plan for the post-pandemic world. Sarah Iannarone, the organization’s interim executive director, had collaborated with Pregame in her role as director of First Stop Portland and as a
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Pregame players don’t sit on the sidelines. You’re here because you’re all about big ideas. And the actualization of big ideas requires nothing less than bold moves. When my little brother was in his early-20’s heyday, he had a friend nicknamed Bold Dave. I thought this was hilarious and asked where he got the name. The
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In The Interview: Episode #20, Ciara Pressler interviews Emma Mcilroy, founder and CEO of Wildfang. Emma and Ciara talk about… Dealing with high expectations and a lack of resources as a small business Learning in real time and having the world watch you make mistakes Creating Wildfang to combat widespread miseducation about feminism Making decisions
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I’m proud to report that on Monday night, I got arrested for challenging fuckery. As a person whose life’s work is based on challenging dysfunction to create real and lasting change, silence about social injustice in our society is not an option. More importantly, as a white woman who holds enormous privilege, I believe I
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