Marquee Search sits down with Christa Stout, VP, Innovation and Impact, Portland Trail Blazers to gain leadership insights and inspiration.  

1:28 - Intro  

2:51 - Work/life balance as a top industry pro who is also a parent of young children  

3:38 - "We're all going through something"  

4:08 - VP, Innovation and Impact at the Blazers - what do you do?  

6:10 - Does Christa have a favorite initiative while working at the Trail Blazers? - CSR + Innovation - shout out Natalie!  

8:29 - How did she get to where she is now? Christa's professional path  

10:58 - How did she get into sports?  

13:00 - What gives Christa energy?  

14:06 - How she ended up working more with corporate partnerships than community, in her efforts to drive good  

14:35 - Christa's view of the power and responsibility of professional sports organizations in their communities  

16:20 - 150 days into pandemic, what the Trail Blazers response has been as an employer  

19:28 - Convergence of innovation and impact during COVID  

21:09 - Work from home  

21:52 - COVID impact on adoption of technology 

23:09 - Christa's secret to keeping her edge 

25:14 - Are we more real in a 2 dimensional world? 

26:10 - Sports or foreign intelligence? 

27:35 - Energized by life coaching 

28:06 - Personality testing! 

28:34 - You do better when you lean into your strengths (specialization) 

30:36 - Enneagram - who I am is OK 

31:10 - Why building a deck with no prior planning is a good idea 

32:11 - Best career advice ever given 

32:42 - "Make decisions based on courage not fear" 

34:13 - Jim Carey's influence on Christa's life 35:06 - How embarrassing herself built the confidence she needed to get where she is now  #sportsjobs #sportsbiz