Inspiration can strike at unexpected times but in the working world, we don’t always have the luxury of waiting around for that million dollar idea. That’s why we’ve compiled a… Read More
When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings. Brian Surratt, director of the City of Seattle’s executive office… Read More
Nell Shamrell-Harrington isn’t your typical software engineer. She studied theater at the University of Puget Sound and uses those skills to talk about her work in open source governance at… Read More
Technology is constantly changing nearly every industry and the skills professionals learn in college aren’t always current enough to keep up. Many pursue post-graduate education to fill the gaps and… Read More
Arlan Collins has been in architecture for more than 40 years. For the past 30, he’s owned his own firm, CollinsWoerman, with his college buddy Mark Woerman. “I still enjoy… Read More
It’s easy to see why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought on Spencer Reeder to run Vulcan’s climate change-focused philanthropic initiatives. Reeder holds two engineering degrees, he’s done geophysical field research in… Read More
As Expedia senior vice president of regional brands, Noah Tratt is constantly traveling the world. He’s been with Expedia for 15 years, first joining the company in 2002 to lead… Read More
Robin Mendelson is one of the few people who actually became what she wanted to be when she grew up, more or less. She always wanted to own a bookstore,… Read More
Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif, and HomeAway while O’Twomney was serving as Vice… Read More
Aravind Bala had been at Microsoft for nearly 15 years when he met Anoop Gupta, his manager on the Office Mix team. After working together for a couple of years,… Read More
As Madrona Venture Group’s in-house growth advisor, Ryan Metzger supports more than 60 companies at any given time. He’s also a father of two, a runner, hiker, and avid sports fan.… Read More
It’s been a little over two months since Mario Obeidat took over as CEO of wireless charging company Ossia. He took the position to help Ossia commercialize its technology, which allows… Read More
A few weeks ago, Tammy Perkins joined marketing and digital strategy firm Fjuri, bringing with her more than 20 years of HR and recruiting experience. She’s held leadership roles at… Read More
During her four years at TUNE, Jennifer Wong has risen from a member of the startup’s three-person market team to the top marketing executive managing a team of 26. In… Read More
Derrick Morton knows how to keep it all in balance. He’s spent the past decade as CEO of multi-platform game developer FlowPlay while still making time for his interests —… Read More
Andrew Kinzer, Chief Product Officer of Seattle startup Outreach, is religious about time management. He sees time as the most valuable capital a person has and, in a startup, efficiently… Read More
Most new hires spend their first day learning software tools and hanging pictures. On Dana McAlexander’s first day with Adobe, she flew to New York City. She’s constantly jet-setting because… Read More
Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the Financial Times in Johannesburg, London, and D.C., and an advisory… Read More
With two full-time jobs and a toddler, Gabe Frost knows a thing or two about the importance of time management. But he doesn’t necessarily think about “work-life” balance in traditional… Read More
In early 2016, Globys spun out its A.I. marketing software business Amplero. The plan was to hire a new CEO to bring the product to market, but things started accelerating… Read More
Just two weeks ago, DocuSign named cloud tech veteran Dan Springer CEO after more than a year searching for the right candidate. Springer founded cloud tech startup Responsys in 2004 and led… Read More
About a year ago, Seattle startup vet Matt Hulett returned from a two-year stint as CEO for ClickBank in Boise, Idaho. When he arrived, he talked with 60 companies over… Read More
For the CEO of a cybersecurity firm, Tim Chen has some surprisingly luddite tendencies. “I’m old school,” he says, explaining why he avoids all of the popular online social networks.… Read More
Details about Liz Hunt’s work as a product manager for Google are kept tightly under wraps. That’s because she’s working on new products for Google Maps that the Bay Area tech… Read More
Keith Rosema calls his job “probably one of the most diverse opportunities anywhere.” As the head of the technology group at Seattle-based and Paul Allen-founded Vulcan Inc., Rosema has his… Read More
With the New Year approaching, you’re probably thinking about what you can improve on in 2017. If your resolution is to get better at maintaining a balance between your busy… Read More
Meetings get a bad rap. They’re time-consuming, labor-intensive, and they can easily get off-topic. But it’s difficult to run a business without getting the team together, at least once in… Read More
For the past eight years, Katie Bardaro has been working her way up PayScale’s ladder. Today, she’s vice president of data analytics for the Seattle-based compensation data company. “In my… Read More
As a father, president and CEO of BoldIQ, and a member of the UW Global Business Advisory and WTIA boards, Roei Ganzarski’s time is in high demand. At BoldIQ, a Seattle… Read More
Ali Alami and his co-founder Tove Martin got the idea for Cairn after struggling to meet up for a hike. They didn’t have cell service and realized there wasn’t a… Read More