The Evolution of Eileen Brady

Willamette Week:

It’s dawn on a Tuesday, and 30 women have gathered in a 15th-floor conference room in the Standard Plaza at a sold-out breakfast of coffee, melon and bagels. They’ve come to hear Portland’s most buzz-worthy politician in years, Eileen Brady. The president of the Women’s Center for Leadership introduces Brady, 50, with a recitation of her achievements: chairman of a publishing company, high-tech executive, leader at an environmental nonprofit, and co-founder of New Seasons Market.

When it’s her turn, Brady delivers something more than a stump speech. Instead, she talks about how she stitched those career highlights into a compelling personal narrative.

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