WELCOME TO CENTRL STATION

Welcome to the August Edition of C/O Digest!

This month, we're shining a spotlight on Katharine Reinhold of Built Oregon, a much-loved member at our Pearl location. We're also sharing a new Harvard Business Review piece that might make you rethink how you look at job hoppers. Turns out frequent career movers bring something most hiring managers overlook. Plus, we have a roundup of events happening in the space and around the Portland area.

August has a way of feeling both endless and fleeting all at once. Whether you're heads down on a big push before fall or savoring the last stretch of summer, we hope you're finding the time to do work that matters. As always, we're grateful to our members for continuing to make CENTRL such an inspiring place to be.

SEEN RECENTLY

Our Lake Oswego members celebrated the 4th in style with hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings.

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HAPPENINGS @ CENTRL

Here's a look at what’s on the calendar this month at our Portland and Lake Oswego locations.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN PORTLAND

Here are some links to events happening around town this month that we think are worth your time.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Katharine Reinhold, Executive Director of Built Oregon, a nonprofit dedicated to championing the founders and entrepreneurs behind Oregon's consumer brands.

From food and beverage to apparel and outdoor gear, Built Oregon connects, amplifies, and accelerates the companies that define Oregon's product culture, helping founders access mentorship, retail opportunities, educational programs, and a supportive community.

Katharine and the Built Oregon team have called CENTRL's Portland Pearl location home for several years, and it's easy to see why the fit has lasted.

For Katharine, the work has always been about people. "The best part of my job is being able to help founders grow their companies," she says. It's a philosophy that extends to how she thinks about leadership more broadly, and one she brings to everything Built Oregon does. 

What inspired you to get into your line of work?
The people! They are everything. The best part of my job is being able to help founders grow their companies.

What about CENTRL works for you?
I love the staff so much. The location is also perfect, and the space itself has a really cool vibe.

Is there a book that has inspired your work?
I'm a reader, so I have a lot of books that inspire me. My favorite on leadership is Unleashed: The Unapologetic Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss. The main message is that leadership, at its core, is about empowering the people around you, full stop. That means if it's about you, it's not about leadership. It's a super important message, and it helps us get out of our heads and into doing the good work that needs to be done in the world.

Follow Katharine online

Web: builtoregon.com 
Social: LinkedIn

WORKING BETTER

Is a history of job hopping really a red flag?

A new Harvard Business Review article makes the case that frequent career movers bring something valuable to the table: practiced adaptability.

Research found that employees with four or more prior job changes bounced back from the new-job learning curve significantly faster than their less-mobile peers. It turns out knowing how to read a room, build relationships quickly, and navigate unwritten rules is a skill set all its own.

Read the full piece here.

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THAT'S A WRAP!

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