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Celebrating our CEO & Founder and her powerful presentation at the NFBPA EMERGE Winter Conference! 🧡🌟

Last week, Nicole delivered a compelling session on AI for Equity at the National Forum for Black Public Administrators’ EMERGE Winter Conference, bringing her vision for responsible, equitable AI implementation to public sector leaders.

Her message was clear: AI isn’t just a technology issue. It’s a governance issue.

Nicole shared a governance-first framework grounded in care, accountability, and equity, empowering mid-level public servants to shape how AI systems impact their communities. The response? Standing room only engagement and an invitation to present at next year’s annual conference.

We’re incredibly proud of Nicole’s leadership at the intersection of public service, equity, and emerging technology. Her work continues to demonstrate that responsible innovation starts with people, not tools.
Thank you to Leslie Goodlow and the NFBPA Oregon Chapter for creating space for this critical conversation.

This is the kind of impact we’re here for. 💪🏾✨

Our April WSW Meetup with was a beautiful reminder of what happens when we intentionally create space for women business owners to simply BE together. We stepped away from the usual networking format and said yes to something different—a slumber party celebration that prioritized fun, relaxation, and genuine sisterhood.

This reflection brought us back to the unforgettable moment dancing and struting down the impromptu runway, we gave ourselves permission to connect beyond business cards and elevator pitches. And the magic that unfolded? Some of the women who met that night have since become friends. Others have become business partners. All of us left with fuller hearts and a renewed sense of what’s possible.

Look at what women can do together when we create space to celebrate, support, and truly see each other! Thank you to , , and for co-creating this unforgettable evening.

Here’s to more moments of joy, connection, and women championing women in Portland and beyond. 💫

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First up in our top five highlights from 2025: a momentous day for our clients at Williams and Russell CDC. 🪏🎉☀️

After decades of community action to address the hospital expansion that demolished the bustling, historically Black Hillblock neighborhood of Northeast Portland—leaving the corner of Williams and Russell Streets vacant—this site finally entered a new chapter on February 28, 2025. A story of Reparative Development that would restore homes and businesses to this sacred corner.

EARLY PR was honored to coordinate media relations, event planning, speaker notes and scripting, run-of-show, and photography/videography—producing an incredible video documenting this historic day.

We knew the work wasn’t done, but there’s nothing quite like being surrounded by community in a monumental, emotional celebration that envisions light and a happier future during times often filled with difficult news.

This is the work we’re proud to amplify: tangible projects making the world a better place—literally.

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What a year! 🎉 We’re counting down EARLY PR’s TOP FIVE moments of 2025—you don’t want to miss this––you might’ve been part of the magic.

From groundbreaking moments (literally—shoutout to Williams and Russell CDC reclaiming historic Albina land) to reimagining what public safety can look like, we’ve been honored to walk alongside our clients as they make real change. We celebrated Juneteenth with and the , we connected women business owners at an iconic Slumber Party, and helped Unite Oregon share their story across languages and communities.

Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it. Here’s to the leaders, dreamers, and doers who trusted us with their stories this year.

Keep an eye out this month as we share our top moments from 2025!

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Did you miss us at the Shorty Awards? If you did, you probably missed our November newsletter 🫣

The EARLY PR team visited LA with our clients, Williams and Russell CDC, as they were finalists for a Shorty Impact Award! The Shorty Impact Awards celebrate impactful and purpose-driven work across digital and social media. We detailed how we took our client’s story of and used digital and social media to amplify and engage communities in Portland and beyond.

Still curious about how we made this work award-caliber? Subscribe to our newsletter and DM us for November’s edition.

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