entrepreneurs – PREGAME

[client story] Executive Transformation: Forging the Habits that Change Team Culture

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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4 Ways to Approach Equity in Strategic Planning

Business, Strategy / Ciara Pressler

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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[case study] Empowering Farmers with Digital Marketing

Team Training / Pregame HQ

When travelers plan a trip to Oregon, their journey begins online. For businesses to attract these potential visitors, it is essential to make a strong first impression from website to social media, with complete information, compelling images, and positive reviews. Recognizing this need, Travel Oregon launched the Digital Marketing Boost Program, aimed at enhancing the

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PitchBlack: A Win-Win Model for Equity in Action

People / Ciara Pressler

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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[case study] 1,4Group Levels Up its Goal Game

Clients, Strategic Planning, Team Training / Pregame HQ

After nearly 30 years in business, 1,4Group was integrating a new CEO for the first time since its father & son founders had started the company. Through a lot of hard work by the founders, loyal staff, and fortunate changes in the industry, the company had been thrust into growth mode. The challenge: how

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Creating Entrepreneurs within Government: Portland Clean Energy Fund

Case Studies, Clients / Ciara Pressler

The climate change crisis requires innovative, laser-focused programs to make a difference. That difference requires partnership between private and public entities. Enter the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF). Established by voters in 2018, PCEF is charged with funding clean energy projects that prioritize frontline populations, including low-income communities, people of color, and those

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Full Tank: 5 Things I Learned at #CaboPress

Business / Ciara Pressler

You know those items on your goal list that you just can’t seem to achieve? Big confession: even this goal-getter has those insurmountable items that get stuck in goal purgatory. The biggest one that keeps getting pushed to next week, then next month, has been: Getting support for myself. Those of you with a service

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