the weekly seattle

Top Stories: 1. Funding levels drop for women founders Formidable article 2. The business of subscription boxes no article 3. Seattle shipping company closes PSBJ article 4. RTO: Companies re-thinking dress codes PSBJ article About guest Ambika Singh - Founder & CEO, Armoire Ambika launched Armoire, a clothing rental company, in 2016. Prior to this she worked in consulting, various startups li...

Top Stories 1. TikTok update AP News article and PSBJ article 2. The state of the VC industry VCs in 2024 (PSBJ) VCs in 2025 (GeekWire) 3. Meta to layoff 5% based on merit CNBC article 4. Capitol Hill's Rapport closes Capitol Hill Seattle Blog About guest Ken Horenstein - Founder & General Partner, Pack Ventures: Ken has been with Pack Ventures for 4 years. Before that he was a co-founder of V...

Top Stories: 1. Gallagher to acquire AssuredPartners Insurance Business Magazine article 2. JCPenny and Eddie Bauer parent company to merge Seattle Times article 3. Porch shifts to homeowners insurance PSBJ article 4. REI shuts down Experiences, layoffs Seattle Times article About guest Lorrie Baldevia - Platform President, AssuredPartners : This is Lorrie's 25th year with AssuredPartners. She is...

Top Stories: 1. Apple takes over Meta office space ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Zoom coming to Bellevue ⁠GeekWire article⁠   3. Historic Pioneer Square building sold ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 4.Getty Images acquires Shutterstock ⁠GeekWire article⁠ About guest Alison Beddard - Managing Principal, Washington & Oregon, Cushman & Wakefield Alison has worked for commercial real estate company Cushman &...

Top Stories: 1. Retail industry trends in 2024 Seattle Times article 2. Bartell Drugs in U Village closing PSBJ article 3. Party City closing CNN article 4. Nordstrom goes private GeekWire article About guest Don Riling - President & Owner, Olympic Hot Tub Don has been President & Owner of Olympic Hot Tub for 8 years and has worked at the company for close to 30 years. Prior to arriving at...

We're bringing back some great workplace advice by republishing one of the most downloaded episodes of the weekly , featuring Amber Simonsen - Founder of A Better 40 and Director of Passenger Service Systems Integration for Alaska Airlines. About guest Amber Simonsen - Commercial Portfolio Director, Alaska Airlines & Founder, ⁠ A Better 40 ⁠ Amber has spent the bulk of her career as a professi...

Top Stories: 1. What is a "healthy" building? No article 2. Amazon doesn't have enough space for RTO GeekWire article 3. Hyatt Lake Washington sells after bankruptcy PSBJ article Seattle Times article About guest Nicole DeNamur - Owner, Sustainable Strategies and Owner, Climate Aligned Law: Nicole is the owner of Sustainable Strategies which provides sustainability consulting services. She is also...

Solo episode! News - where are they now?! Top Stories 1. Visit Seattle - event recap about FIFA 2026 PSBJ article 2. Kroger Albertsons update Seattle Times article 3. Expedia spy cameras update Seattle Times article 4. HomeStreet Bank and FirstSun merger update PSBJ article PSBJ article (analysis) 5. iCap Ponzi scheme update PSBJ article 6. Boeing layoffs PSBJ article (layoffs) PSBJ article (737 p...

Top Stories: 1. Voodoo Donuts comes to Seattle Capitol Hill Seattle Blog 2. Local sushi place re-opens after viral TikTok GeekWire article 3. The restaurant minimum wage debate Seattle Times article 4. Seattle can't recycle glass due to one company Seattle Times article About guest Elaina Morris - Founding Partner, President & CEO, Ascend Hospitality Group Elaina has been President & CEO o...

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...