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From Cookie Booths to Boardrooms: Skills Girls Build One Box at a Time
It’s easy to view the cookie program as just another fundraiser, but it functions more like an early-stage business lab. Goal setting, resource allocation, pricing conversations, customer engagement, and team dynamics all come into play. These are foundational skills that show up later in classrooms, careers, and leadership roles.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Apr 33 min read


Tools: Marketing Strategy Template
A simple way to organize basic marketing campaigns.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Feb 250 min read


A Marketing Primer for Non-Marketers
Whether it’s content development, an integrated campaign, or an event activation, marketers come to the table looking for consensus on targets, goals, KPIs, formats, etc. This primer will help non-marketers understand the strategic thinking behind those questions to improve collaboration and outcomes.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Feb 94 min read


Conference Preparation
Conferences can be a strategic pillar of your business plan. But it’s important that each of the attendees knows their roles for the event and the definition of “success” for both themselves, and for the organization.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Jan 283 min read


Understanding Co-marketing Offerings
Co-marketing, also called partnership marketing, is often pitched to product issuers as an incentive by service providers like index providers, listings venues, or data providers. The offerings can vary dramatically from provider to provider.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Jan 284 min read


My Recipe for Success at a Conference? Homemade Shortbread.
Future Proof 2025 was the first financial services conference I attended where I wasn’t attending as a sponsor. Instead, I’m seeking a new career opportunity. Different objective. Different pitch. Different value proposition.

MacKenzie Gilmore
Jan 282 min read
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