Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more — Health benefits platform Accolade named Cindy Kent to its board of directors. Kent is currently EVP and president of… Read More
Yahoo CMO Kathy Savitt departs for Hollywood TV, movie studio STX Entertainment Kathy Savitt is leaving Yahoo. The tech giant’s chief marketing officer announced today that she is taking a new role at STX Entertainment as president of… Read More
Yahoo chief marketing officer Kathy Savitt named to Alaska Airlines board Alaska Airlines is getting a little more geeky in the board room. The Seattle airline today announced the appointment of… Read More
Lessons from Lockerz? Kathy Savitt uses past startup experience to fuel new push at Yahoo The story of Lockerz — the battered and bruised Seattle upstart that sold earlier this year to a Chinese e-commerce company… Read More
After CEO departs for Yahoo, Lockerz raises more cash Seattle startup Lockerz lost its founder and CEO — retail and PR vet Kathy Savitt — to an executive role at Yahoo… Read More
Lockerz makes another buy, unlocks deal with Wishpot Sometimes you run into stories in the strangest places. On an elevator ride in Pioneer Square this morning, I bumped… Read More
Yahoo’s new marketing chief an expert on Gen Z kids, says Facebook weirds them out Anyone trying to get a sense for where Marissa Mayer hopes to take Yahoo should take a look at the… Read More
Kathy Savitt goes to Yahoo, Lockerz names new CEO Marissa Mayer continues to put her mark on Yahoo, announcing today that Seattle public relations veteran and entrepreneur Kathy Savitt… Read More
Lockerz continues acquisition spree, buys travel site Off & Away In what could best be described as a “talent acquisition,” Seattle startup Off & Away has been purchased by fast-growing… Read More
Newsmakers 2011: Lockerz CEO Kathy Savitt Some of the biggest names in venture capital are putting their faith in Lockerz, a Seattle upstart that came on… Read More
Pittsburgh looks to attract entrepreneurial dreamers (over the age of 45) Last week, I moderated a panel discussion at the TechNW event in which panelists Andy Sack of TechStars, Glenn Kelman of… Read More
Let’s stop the Silicon Valley comparisons, and take a look at why NYC is kicking butt Overdone. Counterproductive. Tired. Whiny. Those are some of the words I’ve heard in the past few weeks as the Seattle… Read More
