Go For The Gold: How to Bring a Big Idea to Life
This presentation advises attendees how to take a unique idea and bring it to fruition
- no matter if the idea is equivalent to a sprint or a marathon.
The example/theme throughout the session will be the presenter’s development of
a speaker series in Akron, Ohio, with the main focus concentrating on a September
2025 event featuring Olympic Gold Medalist in Figure Skating, Oksana Baiul.
By being confident in one’s ideas, he or she can become influential in their workplace
and the community, essentially carrying the torch for future success.
In this fun and engaging session, attendees will learn ways to build trust with
their organization’s leadership team and/or community stakeholders which will lead
to excellent results.
Participants will discover how being authentic, believing in themselves and working
hard can help them achieve both personal and professional goals.
Bio:
Nicole Hagy joined the Akron Municipal Court in Ohio as its Community Outreach
and Grants Coordinator in June 2017. As Community Outreach and Grants Coordinator,
she serves as the primary contact for local media, pursues grant dollars to fund
Court programs and projects and creates content for the Court’s social media accounts.
Prior to working at the Akron Municipal Court, she led social media efforts for
several nonprofit and for-profit organizations located in Northeast Ohio.
Hagy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Walsh University in 2007 and a
Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University
in 2013.
In 2019, Hagy was honored with the 30 For The Future Award from the Greater Akron
Chamber. In 2021, she was presented with the Laura Allio Emerging Leader Award
from the Women’s Network Leadership Institute and in 2024, she was named a Woman
of Distinction from the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.
Hagy brings a welcoming and energetic spirit to any event or initiative she organizes.
She orchestrated the installation of two Little Free Libraries and a Little Free
Art Gallery in Downtown Akron.
In August 2022, she launched a professional development group for grant writers
and marketing professionals in the Akron/Canton area.
She proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Community Support Services and
Torchbearers, an Akron-based young professionals group.