Pregame has been working with nonprofits and government agencies to make their equity vision into reality to empower long-term planning. The work of creating an even playing field for everyone in business is a cause we care about at Pregame, so we put together a free webinar for our nonprofit, government, and business colleagues looking […]
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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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Last month, 52Limited and Radius ECD hosted a virtual event featuring my new talk, Accelerating Trust on Teams, as part of their Cultivating Psychological Safety at Work series. [Download the Presentation PDF: Ciara Pressler – 52Limited 2020.11] Who’s your business therapist? Trust starts and ends with relationships. It’s vital to have people you can go to when you
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We’ve all been in some level of quarantine for the past seven months; that’s not news. As a family of one, my bubble stayed small. My next door neighbors were a godsend, and I set up regular Zooms almost daily to stay in connected with friends, family, and colleagues. Summer introduced more opportunities to connect with
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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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In The Interview: Episode #14, Ciara Pressler interviews Chasten Harmon, actress, entrepreneur, and advocate. Chasten and Ciara talk about… Her business Plush Armour Community spaces Healing as a person of color during these particularly challenging times The state of the entertainment industry Channeling anxiety, frustration, and tragedy into art Arming the spirit and soul and
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