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 […]
Creative Genius Tour: NYC Art Binge featuring Jay Z, Spike Lee, and More Read More »
At Pregame, we define “startup” as any innovative group working to change the game. Portland Street Response is a profound example. As the City of Portland’s new first responder program, PSR is tasked with assisting people experiencing mental and behavioral health crises, thus relieving that response burden from fire and police, who are better suited
[case study] Portland Street Response: Training the New First Responders Read More »
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
Creating Entrepreneurs within Government: Portland Clean Energy Fund Read More »
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
Do the Right Thing… Without Telling Everyone About It Read More »
Pregame partnered with Portland Fire & Rescue to create its strategic plan and provide executive coaching to the new fire chief.
[case study] Pregame x Portland Fire & Rescue Read More »
In The Interview: Episode #18, Ciara Pressler interviews Sylvia Salazar, creator of Tono Latino, computer engineer, and political activist. Sylvia and Ciara talk about… Inspiring political engagement Her perspective as a Latina immigrant and grassroots organizer in the era of America’s current federal administration How she uses her privilege as a white passing Latina woman
Sylvia Salazar on Voting, Immigration, and Latinx Organizing in the U.S. Read More »
In The Interview: Episode #11, Ciara Pressler interviews Barbara Chen, strategic communicator, independent consultant, and writer. Barbara and Ciara talk about… Nuances of working inside a major city police department Honoring the complexity of complex problems Considerations when shaping a complicated message The danger in seeing police brutality as isolated incidents rather than recognizing the
Barbara Chen on the NYPD, Communication Strategy, and Positionality Read More »