The Mark Howley Show

Nicole Monahan is an art studio owner, children’s book illustrator, an educator and has her own stationery line. She also offers childrens and adolescent Summer art camps as well as adult retreats abroad that combine yoga and creativity. She is deeply inspired by Nature and environmentalism as well as the whimsical, innocent world of a child’s mind. She works with authors nationwide in creating il...

Ross Shanken is leaning into retirement after 23 years of owning and operating Jornaya: a company specializing in a unique approach to data and analytics. His interview discusses selling his business, the “what now?” question, and the dedicated journey through his professional career. This episode dives deeply into the art of selling and defining your approach through study and intution. Ross and...

Jesse Leonard, our guest today on The Mark Howley Show, shares his powerful recovery story from years of alcohol and drug abuse. Our podcast asks guests "how'd you do it and why?" which at times, highlight individuals who have overcome addiction. As we face the addiction epidemic in our country, we feel strongly these stories need to be heard. Jesse shares his struggles from childhood through adul...

Today on  The Mark Howley Show  we welcome Connie Blumhardt, the founder and publisher of  Roast  magazine.  Roast  is a specialty coffee  technical trade magazine dedicated to the success and growth of the specialty coffee industry.  Roast will soon be celebrating their 20th year of publication-- coincidentally and perfectly placed as our 20th episode! Conn...

Today on The Mark Howley Show , Mark interviews Vivian Harris, who has over 30 years of experience in qualitative research, the founder of her company  VMHQ as well as mother and wife. Harris has honed her skills as a natural born listener, lover of words, and critical thinker. She started her own company in 2008 at the edge of the modern day American recession where she persevered to find no...

Tom Hoban and Mark Howley are back for a second episode on The Mark Howley Show! Dive into a conversation of sharing personal experience running, starting and managing successful businesses. As co-founders and CEOs, between the two, they have decades of experience and wisdom to offer. Learn about sales funnels, starting a business, basic needs to get your idea off the ground, business ethics and m...

Today we welcome Dr. Christina Carson-Sacco, Phd in Psychology, therapist, business owner, wife, and mother. She is the co-founder of The Center for Neuropsychology and Counseling. Dr. Carson-Sacco offers her insight into our country's mental wellbeing during/after the pandemic. The ripple effect it made in the corporate world, in relationships and ultimately, every individual. She discusses her o...

On today's episode we welcome Brett Johnson, a video game designer and prototyper who has worked for a myriad of companies including Valve who produced Half-Life and Portal. Currently Brett is working with Nex Games developing motion based technology to further enhance gaming experience. Brett has an amazing perspective on life, game design, lifelong learning, and career goals. Through his curvace...

For today's episode we welcome Sandeep Krisnamurthy, the Dean at the School of Business at University of Washington, Bothell. He shares the interesting perspective of business education and how we are shaping our future young professionals on an academic level. One of our longer episodes but worth every minute. Mr. Krisnamurthy has an inspiring back story on immigrating from India to pursue his ca...

Today on our show Mark interviews Tom Hoban, the chairman and cofounder of Hoban Family Office. Hoban offers his perspective starting his company in 1987 with limited experience, $1200, a plunger and a plan. For those on their career journey, Tom offers his pearls of wisdom gained through hard work, introspection, faith and family. We love a great American dream story. This episode is wildly relat...

Kat Larson is an Administrator of Lakeside Milam Recovery Center in Kirkland, WA. Larson has over a decade in sobriety as well as experience and education in the recovery world. Addiction in America is facing one of its darkest hours. Kat offers her candid observations about the current dilemmas and challenges addicts and recovery centers are facing today. Her vibrant and confident personality off...

Today on The Mark Howley Show , Mark interviews Grant Mullen, guitarist and singer of the Seattle based trio Naked Giants! Grant opens up about his upbringing, passion for music starting from a young age, touring the world, and the rise of Naked Giants. A peak behind the curtain of a committed musician who burst onto the national music scene with Naked Giant's 2018 full-length debut, SLUFF.  ...

In today's episode on The Mark Howley Show, we welcome John Strisower, Founder of Kilows. Kilows offers patent-pending technology distributing renewable energy solutions. They hope to accelerate EV adoption, reduce impact on the environment, utilize battery-based energy storage and satisfy customers with a convenient, safe, and reliable experience. John's incredible knowledge addresses serious con...

On today's episode we welcome Patrick Maley: Cheif Revenue Officer (among many other titles) who shares his experience in software, sales, finding mentors, "going rogue" and more. He made his success by taking risks and looking for challenges throughout his professional path. Pats' energy, sense of humor and hunger for transformation offers great insight to an early career professional or anyone w...

The Mark Howley Show welcomes Laura Sommers, a pioneer in the early days of Seattle's coffee industry, a mother, wife and eventually, successful entrepreneur. She shares her insights as a self taught business woman, handling competition in the hot Seattle coffee market, and motherhood. She operated Espresso Supply for 26 years and now, her focus has shifted to home coffee brew systems that make th...

The Mark Howley Show welcomes Emily Rossetti, a software engineer, specifically a site reliability engineer, working for one of the top computer industry companies in the world. Originally from Hong Kong, she moved to the states to pursue  her passion and career. Rossetti shares her experience as a woman in the tech industry, as well as balancing work and motherhood. She hopes to encourage ot...

This episode we welcome Scott Gennoway, who served as a Washington State patrol officer for 25 years. Scott retired in December 2020 and shares his story as he looks back over two and half decades working for the state and people of WA. Scott specialized as a narcotic K9 handler for years and explained what it was like working alongside these highly intelligent four pawed creatures. He shares the...

Our episode today welcomes Raquel Mayer, the founder and creative director of QUEL based out of Bigfork, Montana. Mayers opens up about her life as a graphic designer, small business owner, motherhood, and her commitment to big dreams in small town America. Despite being told in college to " never start your own company", Raquel did just that, and better yet, she did it with passion and success. H...

What is your relationship with money? How much is "enough"? We explore some of these questions with our guest today, Jim Wiley, a Senior Vice President of Wealth Enhancement Group. With over 35 years of experience, Jim's expertise is undeniable. Wiley shares his insights and revelations as a long time financial advisor including his commitment to sobriety, family and work balance as well as his lo...

We are joined today by Macky McNish and Matt Parrish, the founders of Middle Fork Roasters (and recently Marge Granola). At one point, with only seven dollars left in the bank, they risked everything they had to open shop in the competitive coffee world of Seattle. We get a look into their passion for small business, coffee roasting and building a company that continues to give back to the communi...

Brent Wirtz shares his story of triumph over homelessness, substance abuse and hopelessness. Wirtz, who is now the owner and founder of his painting company, gives back to his community by hiring others who face the same challenges today. Brent's success is a beautiful example of hard work and commitment. 

From Brooklyn to Philadelphia, Glenn Sacco built his career in the flexible packaging business. Sacco started his career in inside sales and progressed to president. He traveled all over the globe to qualify vendors while raising a family outside of Phila. Glenn discusses what it means to be on the road, hard work, and sheer dumb luck.  

We all know them and some of us have to deal with them everyday. They strut around like kingpins and worst of all, the bosses don’t seem to notice. The good news: A-holes usually end up on the outside; damned by their own mouth .