044 – Patrice Matamoros: CEO of Pittsburgh Marathon, Team Builder, & Change Agent

Connect with Patrice.  LinkedIn: Patrice Matamoros Patrice Matamoros has been helping people become more active and healthier, by starting and managing multiple running events and programs in Pittsburgh.  Under her leadership, she was able to build a thriving running culture in the City of Pittsburgh, now known as the 7th best running city in the United States!  In this interview, Patrice gives us some incredible insights on her time as CEO of the Pittsburgh Marathon.  She took risks, she used countless leadership techniques, and she did an amazing job managing people in order to create such massive success in the city of Pittsburgh.  She also takes us back to her childhood in Montana, where she was quite the runner herself.  She is a 3-time State Champion in Cross Country and listed as one of “Montana Greats.”  What an impressive and humble woman this is.  This conversation is fun, upbeat, and has many takeaways for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills, mindset, or motivation.  Enjoy!