

Weekly Thoughts: BTSB – Building Human Capital with Barrett Takesian of Portland Community Squash
Building Human Capital with Barrett Takesian of Portland Community Squash Below are some excerpts from our conversation with Barrett Takesian, founder and executive director of Portland Community Squash, a nonprofit focused on community engagement and youth development in Portland, Maine. Over the past 6 years, Barrett has pioneered a hybrid business model that blends a for-profit division into a nonprofit structure and in 2017 was recognized as the United States Olympic Committee Development Coach of the Year for his work in growing the sport of squash. Barrett talks about what it’s like developing human capital as a precursor to financial capital, the entrepreneurial struggles of