After nearly 20 years in the HR trenches, Mikaela Kiner is confident that the #MeToo movement has at last triggered a meaningful, irreversible change when it comes to sexual harassment.… Read More
Getting pregnant doesn’t usually inspire bold career moves like launching your first startup. But Leslie Feinzaig had a good reason for embracing her inner entrepreneur. “I always wanted to try… Read More
As the recently appointed CEO of Seattle’s OpenMarket, Jonathan Morgan travels the globe for all kinds of high-level, big-deal meetings to advance his company, which provides mobile messaging tools that… Read More
For Michael Schmitz, working at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) is arguably the best of all worlds. Schmitz, who is a director of engineering at the Seattle-based organization,… Read More
Open records laws that let people keep an eye on their government are generally seen as a net social good. But with privacy concerns top of mind — see Facebook… Read More
Jensen Harris, co-founder and chief technology officer for Seattle’s Textio, has a passion and talent for classical music — and a music degree from Yale to back it up. But Harris… Read More
Since college, Lokesh Dave had an itch to start his own tech company. But a Microsoft internship led to a software engineering job, and that cozy bubble proved tough to… Read More
What do babies and startups have in common? “When you think everything is perfect, the next day something happens,” said Leen Kawas, CEO and president of Seattle’s M3 Biotechnology —… Read More
Sure, you’ve heard the tales of business execs as youthful capitalists, setting up lemonade stands. But I bet you haven’t heard this twist: When he was an elementary-age entrepreneur, Eric… Read More
Ted Bardusch remembers the good old days of the 1980s when men and women were more equally represented in the tech field. He sounds wistful when he recalls running engineering teams… Read More
When architect Karen Thomas surveys Seattle’s transformative growth, she sees something even more profound taking place. “What I see happening in Seattle is the closest thing to a modern-day era… Read More
Gillian Muessig seems to have acquired more than one life-time’s worth of connections, venture capital experience and insights into how to help women — and really anyone else — succeed… Read More
Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart and other corporations are not only the big dogs in their respective fields, but they also use their size and resources to dominate the use of renewable… Read More
Pam Maynard has some sound advice for globetrotting workers. As president of strategic solutions and innovation for Avanade, a Seattle-based company focused on business technology solutions and managed services provider… Read More
If your career is focused on transportation and traffic analysis, how are you going to spend your free time? On a boat, of course! When he’s off the clock, Bryan… Read More
Loftium pitched a novel approach to the real estate market last year by offering down payments to home buyers willing to rent out a spare room, and this month the… Read More
It’s little surprise that a guy who likes to move fast is helping lead a shopping site that pulses with urgent deals for customers. For seven years, Luke Friang has… Read More
With increasing demands to feed the world’s growing human population and the tumult of climate change as a backdrop, farming is a daunting business. There are shifting weather conditions, soil fertility,… Read More
We could all be driving electric vehicles or cars that get 100 miles-per-gallon or more if the members of Western Washington University’s Vehicle Research Institute were in charge. Going all… Read More
Microsoft’s Harini Gokul is eager for women to excel in their careers and in charitable work, finding the places where they can have the greatest impact. But she also doesn’t want… Read More
Cynthia Williams wants to use Amazon’s massive reach to help small entrepreneurs — particularly women-run businesses. “Women have always worked hard. Entrepreneurship gives them the opportunity to work hard and to… Read More
It’s great to have a job where you’re not stamping out the same widgets everyday, and Megan Dahlen has taken that love of new professional challenges to an extreme. As… Read More
In the three years since Seattle-based Tableau launched its foundation, the philanthropic arm of the data visualization company has made some meaningful progress. Tableau Foundation has awarded $20.5 million in… Read More
In her first 12 years at Zillow Group, Rebekah Bastian juggled career and a variety of volunteering and mentoring roles. She also incorporated do-gooding endeavors into her job as VP… Read More
A perusal of Kymeta’s news coverage suggests that the launch and growth of this Redmond, Wash.-based satellite antenna company has been one success after another. The business, which spun out of… Read More
Nela Richardson understands that buying a house can be driven by emotions. But Redfin’s chief economist urges buyers to shop with their head, as well as their heart — particularly… Read More
Back in the 1990s, Sean Boots thought he was on the path to a promising musical career. He was the front man for a pop quartet called the Amateur Lovers.… Read More
A few years ago, when Melissa Lehman looked around at her fellow working parents she was astounded — and maybe a little troubled — by what she saw. Her parent… Read More
Since Threshold Communications opened its (virtual) doors in 2001, the global voice and data service provider has operated almost entirely as a telecommuting company. Initially, it was a matter of… Read More
Next week, Tom Ranken, president and CEO of the CleanTech Alliance, will help the Seattle-based organization celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The group supports clean-tech businesses across the Northwest, and has… Read More