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the weekly seattle

the weekly seattle

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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week of jan 20: Lorrie Baldevia - AssuredPartners

the weekly seattle ·

2025/01/19

Top Stories:1. Gallagher to acquire AssuredPartnersInsurance Business Magazine article2. JCPenny and Eddie Bauer parent company to mergeSeattle Times article3. Porch shifts to homeowners insurancePSBJ article4. REI shuts down Experiences, layoffsSeattle Times articleAbout guest Lorrie Baldevia - Platform President, AssuredPartners:This is Lorrie's 25th year with AssuredPartners. She is currently on the global board of Finseca, a financial services organization. She previously served on the board of

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week of jan 13: Alison Beddard - Cushman & Wakefield

the weekly seattle ·

2025/01/12

Top Stories:1. Apple takes over Meta office space⁠Seattle Times article⁠2. Zoom coming to Bellevue⁠GeekWire article⁠3. Historic Pioneer Square building sold⁠PSBJ article⁠4.Getty Images acquires Shutterstock⁠GeekWire article⁠About guest Alison Beddard - Managing Principal, Washington & Oregon, Cushman & WakefieldAlison has worked for commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield for close to 20 years. She was the Managing Principal for Utah, then Washington, and most recently has

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week of jan 6: Don Riling - Olympic Hot Tub

the weekly seattle ·

2025/01/05

Top Stories:1. Retail industry trends in 2024Seattle Times article2. Bartell Drugs in U Village closingPSBJ article3. Party City closingCNN article4. Nordstrom goes privateGeekWire articleAbout guest Don Riling - President & Owner, Olympic Hot TubDon 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 Olympic, he had a long retail career which included Jay Jacobs, The Disney Store and Nordstrom. Outside of work

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35:16

managing burnout, how to take a vacation, and other...

the weekly seattle ·

2024/12/29

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 40⁠Amber 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

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week of dec 23: Nicole DeNamur - Sustainable...

the weekly seattle ·

2024/12/22

Top Stories:1. What is a "healthy" building?No article2. Amazon doesn't have enough space for RTOGeekWire article3. Hyatt Lake Washington sells after bankruptcyPSBJ articleSeattle Times articleAbout 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 the owner of Climate Aligned Law, a climate focused law firm. She is an Affiliate Instructor at UW in the

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week of dec 16

the weekly seattle ·

2024/12/15

Solo episode! News - where are they now?!Top Stories1. Visit Seattle - event recap about FIFA 2026PSBJ article2. Kroger Albertsons updateSeattle Times article3. Expedia spy cameras updateSeattle Times article4. HomeStreet Bank and FirstSun merger updatePSBJ articlePSBJ article (analysis)5. iCap Ponzi scheme updatePSBJ article6. Boeing layoffsPSBJ article (layoffs)PSBJ article (737 production)7. Seattle colleges mergeSeattle Times article8. FTC vs Doxo lawsuit updateGeekWire articleOPENINGSMuseum of

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week of dec 9: Elaina Morris - Ascend Hospitality Group

the weekly seattle ·

2024/12/08

Top Stories:1. Voodoo Donuts comes to SeattleCapitol Hill Seattle Blog2. Local sushi place re-opens after viral TikTokGeekWire article3. The restaurant minimum wage debateSeattle Times article4. Seattle can't recycle glass due to one companySeattle Times articleAbout guest Elaina Morris - Founding Partner, President & CEO, Ascend Hospitality GroupElaina has been President & CEO of Ascend Hospitality Group for about eight years which represents Ascend Prime Steak and Sushi in Bellevue and is

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week of dec 2: Emily Cantrell - Seafair

the weekly seattle ·

2024/12/01

Top Stories:1. New Seafair leadershipSeattle Magazine article2. Mayor wants fewer cars in Pike PlacePSBJ articlePSBJ article (more local visitors)3. Potential legislation for night clubsSeattle City Council Blog4. Are corporations actually helping non-profits?PSBJ article (opinion piece)About guest co-host Emily Cantrell - President & CEO, SeafairPrior to being the President & CEO of Seafair, she was the COO and then interim CEO of PROVAIL, a multi-million dollar non-profit serving those

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week of nov 25: Alex Halverson - Seattle Times

the weekly seattle ·

2024/11/24

Top Stories:1. FTC might come after MicrosoftSeattle Times article (Alex's article)2. Elysian closes Georgetown locationPSBJ article3. SLUT stays, for nowPSBJ article4. Capital gains tax staysSeattle Times article (WA tax - Alex's article)Seattle Times article (Seattle tax)5. Sears is closingSeattle Times article About co-host Alex Halverson - Business Reporter, Seattle TimesPrior to his role as a Business Reporter at Seattle Times he was a Tech Reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal and a

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post election therapy

the weekly seattle ·

2024/11/10

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 endsSeattle Times articleAbout 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 leaders on stage before

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week of nov 4: Jake Whittenberg - King 5

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2024/11/03

Top Stories:1. The role of TV news in politicsno article2. Jeff Bezos pulls Washington Post endorsementGeekwire articleJeff Bezos statement3. CEO accused of fraud skips townSeattle Times articleSeattle Times article (update)4. Boeing workers deny offerPSBJ article5. New semi-pro Ballard soccer teamSeattle Times articleMyBallard articleAbout guest co-host Jake Whittenberg - Morning News Anchor, King 5Jake has been working at King 5 for about 15 years. Prior to this he was a reporter/anchor in

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week of oct 28: John Cook - GeekWire

the weekly seattle ·

2024/10/27

Top Stories:1. How GeekWire started and the state of journalismno article2. Uber interested in acquiring ExpediaGeekWire article 3. Microsoft and OpenAI relationship rockyGeekWire article and NY Times article4 AWS CEO says something controversialGeekWire article and Seattle Times article5 Laser weed company raises $70MGeekWire articleAbout guest John Cook - Co-Founder & Publisher, GeekWireJohn launched GeekWire in 2011 with co-founder Todd Bishop. Prior to this he had a long history of working

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week of oct 21: Caitlin Braam - Yonder Cider

the weekly seattle ·

2024/10/20

Top Stories:1. Ethan Stowell to open pickleball clubPSBJ article2. Yonder Cider: From garage to taproomNo article3. Nordstrom talks about theftPSBJ article4. China Harbor returnsSeattle Times articleAbout 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 President of Seattle Cider Company& Two Beers Brewing. She has years long history of working in PR and

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week of oct 14: Maureen Wiley Clough - It Gets Late...

the weekly seattle ·

2024/10/13

Top Stories1. New walkway opens downtownSeattle Magazine article2. Gen Z getting fired quicklyYahoo Finance article3. Pokemon to open a museumPSBJ article4. Avalara to move officesPSBJ articleAbout guest Maureen Wiley Clough - Founder & Host, It Gets Late Early podcastMaureen founded the It Gets Late Early podcast about aging in the tech industry about a year and a half ago. Prior to that, she was the head of partnerships at UpKeep and was the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Conga. In

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week of oct 7: Vivek Ladsariya - Pioneer Square Labs

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2024/10/06

Top Stories:1. Smartsheet to sell to private equityGeekwire article2. Electric boat engine company enters receivershipPSBJ article3. Deep fake startup gets $6.7MGeekwire article4. NVIDIA acquires Seattle AI startupPSBJ articleAbout guest Vivek Ladsariya - Managing Director, Pioneer Square LabsVivek is a Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs which is a venture capital fund founded in 2015. Prior to this, he was the General Partner at SineWave Ventures in San Francisco and has founded a few of his

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week of sept 30: Gordon McHenry Jr. - United Way of...

the weekly seattle ·

2024/09/29

Top Stories:1. Boeing opinionsPSBJ article2. Bellevue affordable housing PSBJ articleGordon's opinion piece3. 3rd Ave lights & Stay Out zonesSeattle Times article (lights)Seattle Times article (stay out zones)4. Zulily being sued over layoffsGeekwire articleAbout guest Gordon McHenry Jr. - President & CEO, United Way of King CountyGordon has been President and CEO of United Way of King County for 5 years. Prior to that he served as the President and CEO of Solid Ground, an anti-poverty

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week of sept 23

the weekly seattle ·

2024/09/22

Top Stories:1. Amazon requires 5 days in officeGeekwire article2. PCC returns downtownPSBJ article3. Boeing strike updatesSeattle Times article4. Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines mergePSBJ articleAbout 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 leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of

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week of sept 16: Trae Holiday - Converge Media

the weekly seattle ·

2024/09/15

Top Stories:1. Changes to WA bar examPSBJ article2. Nordstrom trying to go privateSeattle Times article3. Bellevue Arts Museum closesBellevue Arts Museum Press Release4. Ethan Stowell/Rubenstein lawsuitSeattle Times article5. Middle school cell phone banGeekwire articleAbout guest Trae Holiday - Host & Producer, Converge MediaTrae is the Host of “The Day with Trae” where she interviews community leaders, musicians, politicians and more. She is also the Host of Equity Rising podcast where she

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week of sept 8: Tony Gavilanes - Tech Event Pro

the weekly seattle ·

2024/09/08

Top Stories:1. Port of Seattle outagesGeekwire article2. Umpqua Bank Seahawks suite level PSBJ article3. Hotel workers on strikeSeattle Times article4. Largest fundraiser in the regionPSBJ article5. Seattle Rep layoffsSeattle Times articleAbout guest co-host Tony Gavilanes - Founder & CEO, Tech Event ProTony founded TEP almost 20 years ago. In 2010 he also founded Copious Love Productions, a nonprofit theater production company. Prior to that he held leadership roles for a variety of AV and

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week of aug 26: Maria Colacurcio - Syndio

the weekly seattle ·

2024/08/25

Top Stories:1. Zillow CEO steps down⁠PSBJ article⁠2. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merger makes progress⁠Seattle Times article⁠3. Understanding pay equity through data⁠Bloomberg article⁠4. Companies removing DE&I teams including Microsoft⁠Formidable article⁠About guest Maria Colacurcio - CEO, Syndio:Maria has been the CEO of Syndio, a pay equity software as a service company, for almost 6 years. She was a co-founder of Smartsheet, she worked in leadership roles at Starbucks corporate and

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