RC Productions

the weekly seattle

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Every episode Rachel Horgan and her co-host will explain the top Seattle business news stories of the week in a casual yet informative way. They will discuss why it matters to you, what it could mean for the future, and other insights. This podcast is for anyone that wants to know what is going on in the local business community without having to read the entire newspaper.

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Nov 3, 2026

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Episodes

week of july 29: Fran Dunaway - tomboyx 28.07.2024

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...

week of july 22: Kathy Surace-Smith - formerly NanoString 21.07.2024

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...

week of july 15: Jamila Conley - WeRise Wines & formerly F5 14.07.2024

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...

week of july 8: Jaebadiah Gardner - GardnerGlobal 07.07.2024

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...

week of july 1: Kathi Lentzsch - Board Director & formerly Bartell Drugs 30.06.2024

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...

week of june 24: Return of Emily Parkhurst - Formidable 23.06.2024

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....

mid-year economic outlook: Skylar Olsen - Chief Economist, Zillow 16.06.2024

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...

week of june 10: Greg Kunst - Aurion Biotech 09.06.2024

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...

week of june 3: Andrea Anderson - Girl Scouts 02.06.2024

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...

week of may 27: Coral Garnick Ducken - Madrona 26.05.2024

Top Stories: 1. Expedia leaders are out ⁠Geekwire article⁠ / ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Synapse bankruptcy affects Seattle startup ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 3. Amazon AWS CEO change ⁠PSBJ article⁠ (CEO leaving) ⁠PSBJ article ⁠ (new CEO) 4. OpenAI's new voice product ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Local VC to launch startup community hub ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About guest co-host Coral Garnick Ducken - Digital Editor,...

week of may 20: Eduardo Penalver - Seattle University 19.05.2024

Top Stories: 1. Seattle CEO guilty of fraud ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Melinda French Gates steps down ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Kaiser Permanente to sell land ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 4. Chateau Ste Michelle over the years ⁠PSBJ article⁠ (Jen Belle leaving) ⁠⁠Seattle Times article⁠⁠ (background) 5. Amazon's new Project Kuiper ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About guest co-host Eduardo Penalver - President, Seattle University :...

week of may 13: Troy Anderson - Visit Seattle 12.05.2024

Top Stories: 1. Visit Seattle updates (no article) 2. Top Pot Doughnuts expands ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 3. Docusign acquires Lexion ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Starbucks ex-CEO weighs in ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Redfin settles in lawsuit ⁠AP news article⁠ About guest co-host Troy Anderson - Director of Sales, Visit Seattle Troy has been with Visit Seattle for close to 12 years and currently serves as the Director o...

week may 6: Cate Goethals - Better Boards Initiative 05.05.2024

Top Stories: 1. Sue Bird joins Storm ownership group ⁠AP News article⁠ 2. Amazon Q1 numbers are up ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 3. REI reports 2023 loss ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 4. FTC sues Doxo ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Downtown properties owe $16M for waterfront ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ About co-host: Cate Goethals - Founder, The Better Boards Initiative Cate is the Founder of The Better Boards Initiative, an organ...

week of april 29: James Falzone - Cornish College of the Arts 28.04.2024

Top Stories: 1. Nanostring is bought ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Non-compete clauses are banned ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Cornish is selling Kerry Hall ⁠Seattle Magazine article⁠ 4. Music venues opening/re-opening ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ (Carnation) ⁠Seattle Refined⁠ (Conor Byrne) 5. President of Wizards of the Coast resigns ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About co-host: James Falzone - Dean at Cornish College of the A...

week of april 22: Jen Barnes - Rough & Tumble 21.04.2024

Top Stories: 1. Bumbershoot will open arts venue ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Fremont Brewery has a new owner ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Styrofoam containers to be banned ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 4. ZoomCare will accept Medicare ⁠PSBJ Article⁠ 5. Affordable housing project in U district ⁠PSBJ Article⁠ Other sources: ⁠Low Income Housing ⁠ ⁠Brewery Rankings⁠ About co-host: Jen Barnes - Founder & Ow...

week of april 15: Ilona Lohrey - GSBA 14.04.2024

Top Stories: 1. Landmark Events Co takes over Columbia Winery tasting room space ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Lululemon leaves Pacific Place ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. US-Japan investment in AI education ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Providence Swedish buys naming rights ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 5. Google pauses construction in Kirkland ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About co-host Ilona Lohrey - President & CEO, GSBA: Ilona is the Pr...

week of april 8: Will Niccolls - Green Latrine 07.04.2024

Top Stories 1. Minimum wage for delivery app workers PSBJ article 2. Unique building opens in SLU Dezeen article 3. Amazon ditches “just walk out” tech Geekwire article 4. Microsoft unbundles Office & Teams Seattle Times article 5. Bonuses for Alaska Airlines’ C-suite Seattle Times article About co-host Will Niccolls - Founder & CEO, Green Latrine Will founded Green Latrine in 2015 and has...

week of april 1: Marceil Van Camp - Kamp Social House/Compass 31.03.2024

Top Stories: 1. Boeing CEO steps down ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Ballard dive bars ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 3. Visa/Mastercard suit settles re: fees ⁠NPR article⁠ 4. Bellevue company Ponzi scheme? ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 5. Strip club legislation passes in WA ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ About guest co-host: Marceil Van Camp is the co-owner of Kamp Social House, a restaurant & bar located in Madison Valley t...

week of march 25: Megan Campbell - former journalist 24.03.2024

Top Stories: Textio layoffs Geekwire article (textio) Geekwire article (tech layoffs) KCTS9 and Crosscut open a new office PSBJ article Reign is getting acquired PSBJ article Seattle Storm opening new facility PSBJ article Mayor Harrell’s proposed legislation Seattle Times article About co-host Megan Campbell: Megan has worked in journalism for over 10 years including a former reporter at the Puge...

week of march 18: Jon Scholes - Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) 17.03.2024

Top Stories: 1. New UW Basketball facility ⁠PSBJ article⁠ 2. Zulily gets acquired ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 3. State of Downtown (event recap) ⁠PSBJ article⁠ & ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 4. Brooks Running CEO steps down ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 5. Cricket league in Seattle ⁠Geekwire article⁠ Co-Host Jon Scholes: Jon Scholes is President & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Assocation where he is responsible for...

week of march 11: Rob Smith - Seattle Magazine 09.03.2024

Top Stories 1. Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems ⁠ PSBJ article ⁠(Spirit Aerosystems) ⁠Seattle Times article⁠ (NTSB) 2. In-N-Out coming to WA ⁠ The Columbian article⁠ 3. Pfizer shuts down Seagen facility ⁠ PSBJ article⁠ 4. Phase Genomics gets grant from Gates Foundation ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Are college athletes employees? ⁠AP News article⁠ Co-Host Rob Smith: Rob is the Executive Editor for the Seattl...

week of march 4: Emily Parkhurst - Formidable 03.03.2024

Top Stories: 1. Expedia layoffs Geekwire article 2. Microsoft and Mistral AI Seattle Times article 3. Techstars accelerator closes Geekwire article  4. Blackstone acquires Rover PSBJ article   5. FTC blocks Kroger acquisition Seattle Times article 6. Burb’s Burgers closes Seattle Eater article Co-Host Emily Parkhurst: Emily Parkhurst was most recently the VP of Content at 6AM City. Prior...

week of feb 26th: Alex Halverson - Puget Sound Business Journal 24.02.2024

Top Stories: 1. Boeing VP ousted Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Amazon Seattle headcount decreased PSBJ article 3. Banks aren’t foreclosing office building owners PSBJ article 4. Expedia spy cameras Geekwire article 5. Harbor Custom Development shuts down PSBJ article 6. Audacy reorg plan after bankruptcy Philadelphia Business Journal article About guest co-host Alex Halverson - Reporter, Puget Sound B...

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