Meet our Keynote Speaker Ciara Pressler, Founder of Pregame

Ciara Pressler is the founder of Pregame, a consulting industry disruptor that coaches innovators in business, nonprofit, and government on how to create their game plan and level up their team. The Pregame approach to professional development goes beyond buzzwords and short-term skillsets to teach people how to think strategically and act entrepreneurially.

When it comes to content, Ciara can’t stop/won’t stop: she’s the author of Game Plan: Achieve Your Goals in Life, Career, and Business and Exit Stage Right: The Career Change Handbook for Performers; creator and host of web series Portland Tea Party, The Audience, and Work/Life on Digital Trends; and has published 100+ business articles in The Huffington Post and as editor of Pregame Magazine.

Pregame was born from Ciara’s first business, Pressler Collaborative, an NYC-based marketing and PR firm working with startups and creative professionals in arts and culture, entertainment, media, real estate, tech, finance, fitness, and beyond. Previously, Ciara led marketing and membership for Gen Art, a national organization supporting emerging artists in fashion, film, art, and music, with sponsors including Acura, American Express, Diageo, Equinox, New York magazine, Time Warner Cable, and many more.