the weekly seattle

Top Stories: 1. New Seafair leadership Seattle Magazine article 2. Mayor wants fewer cars in Pike Place PSBJ article PSBJ article (more local visitors) 3. Potential legislation for night clubs Seattle City Council Blog 4. Are corporations actually helping non-profits? PSBJ article (opinion piece) About guest co-host Emily Cantrell - President & CEO, Seafair Prior to being the President & C...

Top Stories: 1. FTC might come after Microsoft Seattle Times article (Alex's article) 2. Elysian closes Georgetown location PSBJ article 3. SLUT stays, for now PSBJ article 4. Capital gains tax stays Seattle Times article (WA tax - Alex's article) Seattle Times article (Seattle tax) 5. Sears is closing Seattle Times article About co-host Alex Halverson - Business Reporter, Seattle Times Prior to h...

In this special episode, Rachel sits down with with a therapist to help her sort out her post election emotions. She is joined by Alex Iani - Therapist for King County Sexual Assault Resource Center (and her old roommate). The one story we cover: Boeing strike ends Seattle Times article About host Rachel Horgan: Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Bu...

Top Stories: 1. The role of TV news in politics no article 2. Jeff Bezos pulls Washington Post endorsement Geekwire article Jeff Bezos statement 3. CEO accused of fraud skips town Seattle Times article Seattle Times article (update) 4. Boeing workers deny offer PSBJ article 5. New semi-pro Ballard soccer team Seattle Times article MyBallard article About guest co-host Jake Whittenberg - Morning Ne...

Top Stories: 1. How GeekWire started and the state of journalism no article 2. Uber interested in acquiring Expedia GeekWire article 3. Microsoft and OpenAI relationship rocky GeekWire article and NY Times article 4 AWS CEO says something controversial GeekWire article and Seattle Times article 5 Laser weed company raises $70M GeekWire article About guest John Cook - Co-Founder & Publisher, Ge...

Top Stories: 1. Ethan Stowell to open pickleball club PSBJ article 2. Yonder Cider: From garage to taproom No article 3. Nordstrom talks about theft PSBJ article 4. China Harbor returns Seattle Times article About guest Caitlin Braam - Founder & CEO, Yonder Cider: Caitlin founded Yonder Cider in 2020. Prior to this she worked at Angry Orchard as a Brand Strategist and before that she was the P...

Top Stories 1. New walkway opens downtown Seattle Magazine article 2. Gen Z getting fired quickly Yahoo Finance article 3. Pokemon to open a museum PSBJ article 4. Avalara to move offices PSBJ article About guest Maureen Wiley Clough - Founder & Host, It Gets Late Early podcast Maureen founded the It Gets Late Early podcast about aging in the tech industry about a year and a half ago. Prior to...

Top Stories: 1. Smartsheet to sell to private equity Geekwire article 2. Electric boat engine company enters receivership PSBJ article 3. Deep fake startup gets $6.7M Geekwire article 4. NVIDIA acquires Seattle AI startup PSBJ article About guest Vivek Ladsariya - Managing Director, Pioneer Square Labs Vivek is a Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs which is a venture capital fund founded in 2...

Top Stories: 1. Boeing opinions PSBJ article 2. Bellevue affordable housing PSBJ article Gordon's opinion piece 3. 3rd Ave lights & Stay Out zones Seattle Times article (lights) Seattle Times article (stay out zones) 4. Zulily being sued over layoffs Geekwire article About guest Gordon McHenry Jr. - President & CEO, United Way of King County Gordon has been President and CEO of United Way...

Top Stories: 1. Amazon requires 5 days in office Geekwire article 2. PCC returns downtown PSBJ article 3. Boeing strike updates Seattle Times article 4. Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines merge PSBJ article About host Rachel Horgan: Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business...

Top Stories: 1. Changes to WA bar exam PSBJ article 2. Nordstrom trying to go private Seattle Times article 3. Bellevue Arts Museum closes Bellevue Arts Museum Press Release 4. Ethan Stowell/Rubenstein lawsuit Seattle Times article 5. Middle school cell phone ban Geekwire article About guest Trae Holiday - Host & Producer, Converge Media Trae is the Host of “The Day with Trae” where she interv...

Top Stories: 1. Port of Seattle outages Geekwire article 2. Umpqua Bank Seahawks suite level PSBJ article 3. Hotel workers on strike Seattle Times article 4. Largest fundraiser in the region PSBJ article 5. Seattle Rep layoffs Seattle Times article About guest co-host Tony Gavilanes - Founder & CEO, Tech Event Pro Tony founded TEP almost 20 years ago. In 2010 he also founded Copious Love Produ...

Top Stories: 1. Zillow CEO steps down ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger makes progress ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Understanding pay equity through data ⁠Bloomberg article⁠ 4. Companies removing DE&I teams including Microsoft ⁠Formidable article⁠ About guest Maria Colacurcio - CEO, Syndio: Maria has been the CEO of Syndio, a pay equity software as a service company,...

About guest Amber Simonsen - Commercial Portfolio Director, Alaska Airlines & Founder, ⁠ A Better 40 ⁠ Amber has spent the bulk of her career as a professional project manager, and being the go-to person for getting the big ideas turned into a reality. And while she loves the thrill of synthesizing complex information, building a great plan and getting things done, she likes helping others suc...

Top Stories: 1. Seattle's minimum wage ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. City of Seattle's budget issues ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Effect of caregiving in the workplace ⁠Forbes article⁠ 4. Brain studies at Allen Institute ⁠Yahoo article⁠ About guest Marjorie Thomas - CFO, Allen Institute Marjorie joined the Allen Institute in 2017. As Chief Financial Officer she leads all accounting financial functions...

Top Stories: 1. AAA Washington brand makeover ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. The Stranger is bought ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. New Boeing CEO ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Everett company ponzi scheme ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 5. LimeGlider coming to Seattle ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About guest co-host Marc Berger – Executive Vice President and Puget Sound Market Lead, DH Prior to this role Marc was the President and Partner...

Top Stories: 1. CrowdStrike outage ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 2. LevelTen raises $65M in Series D ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 3. Target cuts back on LGBTQ vendors ⁠Business Insider article⁠ 4. New CEO at Providence ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Homegrown closing stores ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ About guest co-host Fran Dunaway - Co-Founder, TomBoyX: Fran was one of the inaugural Forbes 50 over 50, she is a media executive turned fa...

Top Stories: 1. NanoString update Previous articles: ⁠⁠PSBJ article ⁠ & ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. MOD Pizza sells ⁠Eater article⁠ 3. Aquarium to open ⁠Seattle Times article ⁠ ⁠Video⁠ 4. Discrimination lawsuit ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Costco raising fees ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ About guest co-host Kathy Surace-Smith - former SVP, Human Resources & Legal Affairs, NanoString: Kathy has over 35 years of...

Top Stories: 1. Microsoft layoffs ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 2. New interim Police Chief ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Increase in scammers ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 4. Wine deal ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Kroger merger update ⁠PSBJ article⁠ About guest co-host Jamila Conley - Founder & CEO, WeRise Wines: Jamila was most recently the VP of Global Talent Acquisition at F5 and held VP roles in the company prior to th...

Top Stories: 1. New housing in Central District ⁠Capitol Hill Blog article⁠ 2. WA program for first time homebuyers ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Plastic surgeon office fakes reviews ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 4. Idaho investment company buys First Hill tower ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Warren Buffet's financial plans after he dies ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About guest co-host Jaebadiah Gardner - Founder & CEO, Gard...

Top Stories 1. HomeStreet Bank & FirstSun merger ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. The future of pharmacies ⁠Fortune article⁠ 3. Electrician strike ends ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 4. Costco lawsuit ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 5. Getty Images co-founder leaves board ⁠PSBJ article⁠ Guest co-host Kathi Lentzsch - Board Member and former CEO of Bartell Drugs: Kathi is the co-chair for the Women Corporate Directors Found...

Top Stories 1. Farestart is reopening ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Seattle startup scene ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 3. New museum to open ⁠425 Magazine article⁠ 4. Saltchuk buys a company for $430M ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Boeing CEO is under fire ⁠Formidable article⁠ Guest Co-Host Emily Parkhurst - Founder & CEO, Formidable Emily Parkhurst is the Founder & CEO of media company Formidable launched in 2024....

In this special episode we sit down with Dr. Skylar Olsen - Chief Economist of Zillow who gives us a mid-year economic outlook. We talk about interest rates, inflation, recession, and so much more! Dr. Skylar Olsen - Chief Economist, Zillow A Ph. D. housing economist with over a decade studying U.S. housing markets and consumers, Skylar is passionate about ensuring policymakers, journalists, housi...

Top Stories 1. Microsoft CEO leaves Starbucks board ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 2. Seattle startup wins lawsuit against Boeing ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. VC backed biotech Vilya raises $71M ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Lightrail SLU location debate Opinion 1: ⁠The Stranger article⁠ Opinion 2: ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. New record store on Vashon ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ About guest co-host Greg Kunst - Founder & CEO, A...

Top Stories: 1. T-Mobile buys most of US Cellular ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. MultiCare & Overlake affiliation ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 3. Melinda French Gates announces plan ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Startup helping with bereavement ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Seattle CEO returns ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ ⁠2022 Seattle Times article⁠ About guest co-host Andrea Anderson - CEO, Girl Scouts of Western Washington: Andr...