What Fuels You
221 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsShauna Swerland, CEO of Fuel Talent, launches the What Fuels You podcast, where she sits down with influential, interesting and successful leaders to learn from them. She digs into the stories and choices that made them who they are today, with the goal of sharing the inspiration, perseverance and stories of resilience that are normally only shared within an inner circle. You'll walk away feeling fueled by each episode as Shauna uncovers things like personal hardships and failures, what it’s like to become an entrepreneur and tips on building a successful career.
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S14E9: Omri Gazitt
April 12, 2022 16:26 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBOmri Gazitt is the co-founder and CEO of Aserto, an authorization startup and his third entrepreneurial venture. He’s spent the majority of his 30-year career working on developer and infrastructure technology, most recently as the CPO of Puppet. Previously, he was the VP and GM of HP’s Cloud Native Platform, and General Manager at Microsoft with responsibilities for Azure, SQL Server, Application Server, and the .NET Framework. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S14E8: Derrick Morton
April 05, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDerrick Morton is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seattle-based FlowPlay, and has been an entrepreneur, leader, and innovator in the digital entertainment industry for more than 25 years. At the helm of FlowPlay for the last 15 years, he has established the company as the creator of the industry’s most powerful immersive gaming platform, driving product innovation to build the engaging multiplayer social casino that captures the attention of 75 million users worldwide. Derrick has identified new o...
S14E7: Andy Heily
March 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBAndy Heily is the third-generation family member to lead Seattle-based Continental Mills, makers of Krusteaz® pancake and bake mixes and WildRoots® snacks, among other high quality, tasty products. Andy lives and breathes Continental Mills, having touched nearly every aspect of the business throughout his 19 years with the company, including roles in Sales, Marketing, Research and Development and Operations. He served as the company President and Chief Growth Officer (CGO) since 2015 and was...
S14E6: Ryan Frazier
March 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBRyan Frazier is the Co-Founder & CEO of Arrived. Arrived makes it easy for anyone to invest in shares of single-family rental homes, and earn passive rental income + property appreciation right away. The company is backed by Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff, Spencer Rascoff (the former CEO and founder of Zillow), and Core Innovation Capital. Previously, Ryan was the Co-Founder and CEO of DataRank, an alumni of Y Combinator, and GM at Sprout Social. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
S14E5: Justin Hayashi
March 15, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBJustin Hayashi is the CEO and Co-Founder of New Engen – a born digital, tech-fueled, people-powered, and growth-obsessed integrated marketing agency. Justin started New Engen in 2016 and has been fortunate enough to work alongside an exceptional team that has built the business to 230 employees and over 120 reputable brands, including General Mills, ViacomCBS, Google, FIGS and more. Prior to New Engen, Justin was at Zulily building attribution models to evaluate advertising effectiveness, de...
S14E4: Dan Lewis
March 08, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBDan Lewis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Convoy, a digital trucking network that is transforming the trillion-dollar global trucking industry in service of its mission, “To transport the world with endless capacity and zero waste”. Before Convoy, Dan served as General Manager of New Shopping Experiences at Amazon, after having product and data roles at Microsoft, Google, and various startups. Dan started his career in supply-chain and strategy consulting for Oliver Wyman, working in operations...
S14E3: Lindsay Droz and Kristi Lord
March 01, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBLindsay Droz and Kristi Lord are the Co-Founders of L’Avant Collective, a female founded consumer product company based out of Seattle that creates high performing, plant-based cleaning products in countertop worthy packaging. L’AVANT Collective was born out of the near constant demand for cleaning up after our kids and pets but wanting the products we used to be non-toxic, highly effective, and conveniently located. Lindsay and Kristi formed an instant friendship sparked at a mutual friend’...
S14E2: Erin Papworth
February 22, 2022 17:26 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBErin Papworth is the CEO and Co-Founder of Nav.it, the social and finance app that helps young earners find their personalized way to increased wealth. A two-time entrepreneur, she spent over a decade living and working overseas, managing multi-million dollar programs and working for organizations like Johns Hopkins University, Doctors without Borders, the United Nations, and the United States Government. During that time, Erin experienced firsthand the decline of societies when young people...
S14E1: Melissa Widner
February 15, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBMelissa Widner is the CEO of Lighter Capital, the pioneer and leader in revenue-based financing for tech startups and scales-ups. Prior to Lighter Capital, Melissa was the Managing Director of NAB Ventures, the VC arm of the National Australia Bank and a General Partner at Seattle based SeaPoint Ventures. She was also the founder and CEO of 7Software, and the CEO of Northwest Industrial Supply, where under her leadership, both companies generated over a 10X return to investors. Melissa is al...
S13E12: Demetri Themelis
February 08, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBDemetri Themelis is the Co-Founder and CEO at Knock, the leading performance management platform and CRM for multifamily property owners and managers. In his eight years at Knock, Demetri has led the company to win three start-up competitions and successfully raised $50M in funding – all while developing meaningful friendships along the way. Prior to co-founding Knock, he worked in equity sales at UBS. He is an avid skier and outdoorsman, and has competed in numerous competitions including t...
S13E11: Cara Oppenheimer
February 01, 2022 18:04 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBCara Oppenheimer is the Co-Founder of GoodBuy, the easy button for conscious shopping. Goodbuy is a browser extension that intercepts all of your mega-retailer shopping and diverts you to thousands of small businesses that align with your values. Before pursuing life as an entrepreneur, Cara lived the “agency life” for 17 years as a Creative Director, managing, building, and directing the vision for creative teams and Fortune 100 brands. Over the years she spent in the agency world, Cara lea...
S13E10: Frank Mycroft
January 25, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBFrank Mycroft is the co-founder and CEO of Booster, the leading mobile energy delivery platform that delivers fuels including renewables to fleets and consumers in the U.S. Prior to Booster, Mycroft worked as a rocket scientist for NASA and Boeing. He also served as the Vice President of Strategy for Planetary Resources, a robotics company that aspired to mine asteroids in space. Mycroft and colleagues Tyler Raugh and Diego Netto founded Booster Fuels in 2014. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
S13E9: Grant Feek
January 18, 2022 17:13 - 35 minutes - 33 MBGrant Feek is the Founder and CEO of TRED, the most trusted person-to-person online used car marketplace. He founded the company on a simple premise: it should be easy for consumers to buy and sell cars. Prior to Tred, Grant worked in private equity and automotives at Lehman Brothers, Lowe Enterprises and BMW. He studied at the University of Southern California and Harvard Business School, and was elected to the Young President's Organization in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
S13E8: Alayne Sulkin
January 11, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAlayne Sulkin is the publisher and editor-in-chief of ParentMap, a Seattle media company that provides daily digital access to essential parenting information, along with a monthly news magazine, targeted annual periodicals and a highly regarded lecture series. Alayne currently serves on the executive committees of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Brothers for Life, and StandWithUs boards. She is actively involved in amplifying other Jewish organizations in Seattle and beyond, such...
S13E7: Richard Galanti
January 04, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBRichard Galanti is the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director of Costco. He joined Costco Wholesale Corporation in March 1984 as VP, Finance; and nine years later he became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, positions he continues to hold today. In 1995, he also became Director of the Company. Prior to Costco, Richard was in investment banking with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation in New York, where the last transaction he worked ...
S13E6: Yadhu Gopalan
November 30, 2021 17:49 - 37 minutes - 34 MBYadhu Gopalan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Esper, the DevOps platform for intelligent edge devices. Esper is helping thousands of enterprise customers manage their device fleets, with the first DevOps enterprise-grade functionality with the ability to scale. Yadhu has over 25 years and 35 patents in embedded systems and security. Code he has built helps run over 100 million devices globally. He has held engineering leadership roles over the years, including owning systems engineering for Ama...
S13E5: Jeremy Fain
November 23, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBJeremy Fain is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cognitiv. With over 20 years of interactive experience across agency, publisher, and ad tech management, Jeremy led North American Accounts for Rubicon Project before founding Cognitiv. At Rubicon Project, Jeremy was responsible for global market success of over 400 media companies and 500 demand partners through Real-Time-Bidding, new product development, and other revenue strategies, ensuring interactive buyers and sellers could take full advantage ...
S13E4: Rajeev Singh
November 16, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBRajeev Singh is CEO of Accolade, the Seattle-based company providing millions of people and their families with an exceptional healthcare experience that is personal, data driven and value-based, so that they can live their healthiest lives. Last month was Rajeev’s sixth anniversary at Accolade – congratulations! Prior to joining Accolade, he co-founded Concur, the global leader in travel and expense management, in 1993. Concur went public (Nasdaq: CNQR) in 1998, and grew to more than $800mm...
S13E3: Scott Jacobson
November 09, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBScott Jacobson is a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, where he has spent over 14 years helping early-stage technology entrepreneurs in the Pacific Northwest build and scale their companies. Scott is on the boards of companies like Rover, Flexe, and CommerceIQ, and focuses much of his energy on consumer businesses or business technologies that have a significant consumer component. Prior to joining Madrona, Scott worked at Amazon, where he did two tours of duty, leading product mana...
S13E2: Lo Friesen
November 02, 2021 16:54 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBLo Friesen is the Founder and CEO of Heylo, a Seattle-based licensed cannabis processor. Upon obtaining a degree in Environmental Chemistry from Northwestern University, Lo followed a passion for medicine to work in a renowned gastroenterology lab in Chicago. The experience inspired her to explore cannabis as medicine and to enter the emerging industry. Lo joined Eden Labs, where she developed a strong foundation in botanical extraction. She later launched Heylo in 2017, with the mission to ...
S13E1: Shahar Plinner
October 26, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBShahar Plinner is the co-founder and CEO of Formations, and a Tax Guru and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in the field. He is an advocate to the self-employed and helps them stop the overpayment of taxes and keep their hard-earned money for better consumption, investment, and retirement. Shahar has managed thousands of clients, tax returns, business structures and S-Corps, and before he Founded Formations, he built a successful tax accounting practice in Seattle, serving over ...
S12E12: Bella Sangar
October 19, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBBella Sangar is the Founder and CEO of Sri Bella Foods, disrupting the $50 Billion dollar ready-to-eat CPG market by leaning into her Indian village roots. She’s built a table with partners like Amazon, Albertsons and Kroger. With Sri Bella, she is inviting the American consumer to enjoy the premium global flavors of her food and leading the emerging direct-to-kitchen category with her unique meals. Her unique journey and leadership style, relentless defense and approach, to building premium...
S12E11: Jayson DeMers
October 12, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBJayson DeMers is the Founder & CEO of EmailAnalytics, a sales productivity tool that visualizes your team's email activity, boosting email response time by 42.5% and sales by 16%. What he brought in business and marketing prowess, he lacked in technical development ability, so he teamed up with Scott, a long-time CTO and data visualization veteran, to build EmailAnalytics. He has now worked with thousands of clients, successfully improving their business’ email response time. Previously he r...
S12E10: Jesse Proudman
October 06, 2021 16:25 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBJesse Proudman is the co-founder and CEO of Makara, a new investment platform democratizing access to the cryptocurrency markets, and the co-founder of Strix Leviathan, a crypto investment manager powered by a sophisticated proprietary trading platform. Prior to Strix Leviathan and Makara, Jesse founded Blue Box, a cloud computing startup that he led to a successful acquisition by IBM. During his time at IBM as an IBM Distinguished Engineer, Jesse focused on blockchain technology and cryptoc...
S12E9: Sean Hsieh
September 28, 2021 17:52 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSean Hsieh is a serial entrepreneur and currently serves as the CEO of Concreit, building a simple way of saving & investing in commercial real estate for everyone. Previously, he was the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Flowroute, an award-winning business communications provider focusing on API-driven SMS, SIP trunking and telecommunication resources. Flowroute delivers cost savings, flexibility, and higher quality connections to thousands of businesses around the world. Sean thrive...
S12E8: Ed Petersen
September 21, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBEd Petersen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wrench, Inc. The company was started with the mission to remove the hassle of vehicle ownership through trust, transparency, and convenience. Wrench operates throughout all 50 states and British Columbia and Ontario, Canada providing maintenance and repair to consumers and enterprises and vehicle inspection services. Ed is a serial entrepreneur, having founded multiple companies, including Intelius, Talentwise, Union-Street.com, LocalMobile, and Panth...
S12E7: Kate Wallich
September 15, 2021 17:02 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBKate Wallich is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Dance Church. Kate is a Seattle-based choreographer who believes in the combined power of artists and the public. A dancer, choreographer, educator, and founder who was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch,” Kate has cultivated community through her inclusive dance-fitness class Dance Church. Which has been bringing people together through the joy and release of dance since 2010 — in real life and on the internet. In response to...
S12E6: Matthew Marx
September 07, 2021 18:27 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBMatthew Marx is CEO and Co-Founder of Evocalize, developers of the Evocalize Collaborative Marketing Platform. Evocalize technology connects businesses to execute marketing programs together that are not possible on their own. Matt has spent over 20 years at the intersection of marketing and technology and has a particular passion for using technology to make great marketing simple. Prior to founding Evocalize, Matt worked on the senior leadership team for Austin-based marketing technology c...
S12E5: Kirt Debique
August 31, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBKirt Debique is the CEO & CTO of SyncFloor, a B2B platform providing licensed access to high-quality commercial music for use by businesses and creators. Built around the concept of natural language music search, SyncFloor has created an intuitive and innovative engine for music discovery, and the patented SyncFloor platform connects customer websites, services, and applications to music from the world's best labels and publishers. The company is also the maker of SongsForPodcasters, a moder...
S12E4: David Wolf
August 24, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBDavid Wolf is the founder and CTO of JetClosing, a tech startup in the Real Estate space working to make all-digital home closings the new normal. A UW and Stanford CS graduate, he has worked in the Seattle area tech scene for over 20 years. Prior to JetClosing, he worked At Amazon, where he ran the team who built the Amazon retail shopping iPhone app, used by millions worldwide. He also led teams at other local tech companies like Xome, Motricity, and Infospace. David also happened to be on...
S12E3: Mark Adams
August 17, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBMark Adams is the Chief Operating Officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, a commercial-stage biotech company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease. Prior to joining Adaptive, Mark served as Managing Director, Healthcare Advanced Analytics, at SVB Leerink, a health and life sciences-focused investment bank, since April 2018. Mark has also served as Chief Information Officer at Celmatix, a women’s health precision me...
S12E2: Ward Vuillemot
August 10, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWard Vuillemot is currently the CTO at RealSelf where he oversees product, design, engineering, data science and analytics, IT, and customer support. As a person with high-functioning autism, he is more surprised than anyone else that he’s found his vocational calling leading others remotely. He has successfully worked 100% remotely from his home in central Washington for the past 6 years. Previous employment includes Boeing, Amazon, Xbox and other companies in a variety of roles spanning ...
S12E1: David Glick
August 03, 2021 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBDavid Glick is the CTO of Flexe, a logistics technology company that brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500. As CTO, David is responsible for the design and development of the FLEXE technology platform. Before FLEXE, he spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including five years as the VP of Fulfillment Technology, where he oversaw the devel...
S11E9: Tina Tran Neville
July 27, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBTina Tran Neville is the Co-founder and CEO of Lana Learn. Born in Vietnam, Tina came to the U.S. as a refugee as a young child. A first-generation college student to the University of Tulsa and Yale University for graduate school, Tina was the first in her family to attend college before joining the U.S. Foreign Service where she worked as a U.S. diplomat in Iraq, Pakistan, and Washington, DC. Tina later became a teacher and education entrepreneur with her first company Transcend Academy th...
S11E8: Joe Ottinger
July 13, 2021 15:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJoe Ottinger is a management consultant, board member, author, and thought leader in the areas of entrepreneurial leadership, Innovation, and strategy execution. After a 15 year technology career, Joe co-founded a global management consulting firm called Kotter International with Harvard Business School professor John Kotter. After Kotter International, Joe founded his own management consulting firm called Iinnovate which provides comprehensive strategic advisory services to CEOs and senior...
S11E7: Brian Lent
July 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBBrian Lent is a data science pioneer who has been at the forefront of data mining, machine learning, forward-thinking analytics, and leading-edge AI technology for over three decades. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Plunk—the first mobile app helping homeowners grow their largest financial asset—Brian is working with a world-class team to bring advanced data mining, AI & ML algorithms to residential real estate. Prior to Plunk, Brian founded the mobile analytics company Medio Systems, supportin...
S11E6: Pete Christothoulou
June 29, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBPete Christothoulou is an entrepreneur and company leader who has focused on building and scaling technology-driven business productivity platforms for most of his career. He's currently the founder and CEO of Xembly, a fast-growing start-up using AI to rid the world of bad meetings. Prior to Xembly, Pete was the CEO of Marchex, a conversational analytics company he co-founded and took public. After residing in Seattle for many years, Pete, his wife Heather, and two daughters, Pia and Coco, ...
S11E5: Shane Kovalsky
June 22, 2021 16:27 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBShane Kovalsky is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mystery, a managed marketplace for surprise & delight. In just over 2-years, Mystery has pivoted and found product market fit three times and brought smiles to 350+ businesses and more than 30,000 customers. Shane previously worked for Porch, Convoy, and ran a number of his own businesses and side hustles. He’s passionate about pesto, shared experiences, and data-driven results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S11E4: John Pham
June 15, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBJohn Pham is an entrepreneur, team builder, former aerospace engineer, and practicing orthodontist. As CEO and Co-Founder of InBrace, John and his are building an entire new category of teeth-straightening - giving the 500 million people who’ve opted out of orthodontics a solution that has clinical precision and doesn’t require work or lifestyle adjustments while in treatment. It delivers a completely hidden solution, with Smartwire being placed behind your teeth to gently perfect your smile...
S11E3: Loria Yeadon
June 08, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBLoria Yeadon is the President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Seattle. She has a proven record of accomplishment serving on public, private and non-profit boards, managing P&Ls, building and leading global executive teams, and catalyzing action while driving social change. Prior to the YMCA, Loria spent over 14 years serving in many strategic roles within various industries and markets, including Honeywell and Intellectual Ventures. Loria serves on the Board of Directors of the Laird Norton Com...
S11E2: Jessica Eggert
June 01, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBJessica is the CEO and Founder of LegUp, a venture-backed Seattle-based organization that connects families to available childcare, and helps small business childcare providers grow. Prior to LegUp, Jessica spent over 10 years in operations, HR, and consulting at various companies, including Common Engine and The Riveter. She also serves as an advisor at Ethel’s Club, the first social club and digital space for people of color, and Female Founders Alliance, a startup community dedicated to a...
S11E1: Rachel Marshall
May 25, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBRachel Marshall is the Co-founder and owner of Rachel’s Ginger Beer. After a five-year post-collegiate stint living in the Bavarian Alps, Rachel returned home to Seattle and couldn’t find the kind of ginger beer she’d fallen in love with abroad—bold, acidic, fresh, and not overly sweet. So she got to work perfecting her recipe to share with others. In 2011 Rachel and her partner Adam Peters, founded Rachel’s Ginger Beer. Working in a borrowed kitchen space, they created a beverage meant to p...
S10E12: Bob Bagga
May 18, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBBob Bagga is an entrepreneur, financial technology innovator and barter exchange pioneer based in the Seattle area. He is the co-founder, CEO and president of BizX, a network of businesses that trade with each other without spending any cash. Founded after the 9/11 attacks, BizX helps businesses connect and forge new, and potentially long-lasting relationships where they can support one another – particularly during times of crisis. Prior to founding BizX, Bagga launched the Barter Business ...
S10E11: Nick Hughes
May 11, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBNick Hughes is the CEO of Founders Live and a successful American entrepreneur with business achievements in social media, digital payments, and e-commerce. He excels at interpersonal leadership, communication, business and product development. In addition to creating the global startup marketplace Founders Live, Nick stays busy as an advisor to numerous startups and occasionally takes positions in sales or biz dev roles if needed. Previously, he founded the mobile payment startup Seconds as...
S10E10: Dave Parker
May 04, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBDave Parker is a 5 time founder and has been a part of 11 transactions, as a founder, operator, board member, and advisor. Dave is the managing partner of DKParker where he helps founders scale their companies for growth and exit. His 20+ year career has highlighted his ability to innovate new ideas and scale products and companies in the US and Internationally. Dave recently published Trajectory: Startup – Ideation to Product / Market Fit where he continues to help early-stage founders in t...
S10E9: Scott Svenson
April 27, 2021 15:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBScott Svenson is the CEO and Co-Founder of MOD Pizza, a fast-casual restaurant chain that offers artisan-style pizzas and salads, with nearly 500 locations across America. At its heart, MOD is a platform for doing good, and is rooted in the idea that if they take care of their employees, they’ll take care of the customers, and the business will take care of itself. Prior to founding MOD, Scott and his wife Ally, founded and sold two successful businesses while they lived in the U.K. – Seattl...
S10E8: Nader Naini
April 20, 2021 17:18 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBNader is the Managing Partner of Frazier Healthcare Partners. He joined the firm shortly after inception in 1991 and has led the firm's Growth Buyout investment effort since 1995. During his 29-year tenure, Nader has been responsible for successful exits totaling over $4 billion of equity value. He has served as Chairman of the Board of United Digestive and was also responsible for and served as a director of the firm’s investments in CHG Healthcare, Priority Solutions International and Brav...
S10E7: Rob Eleveld
April 13, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBRob Eleveld is the CEO of Ekata Inc., where he leads the charge in Ekata’s continued growth and global expansion. He previously was the CEO of Whitepages, Inc. and has served as the CEO of other Seattle tech firms, including Optify and Vykor. He started his business career in enterprise software sales at Onyx Software Corp. and has grown from there. Rob is a proud veteran as an officer in the United States Navy, where he served aboard a fast attack nuclear submarine. He has a BA in Engineeri...
S10E6: Maria Colacurcio
April 06, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBMaria Colacurcio is CEO of Syndio, an analytics platform that ensures workplace fairness in every stage of employment and aims to eliminate pay disparity. She is responsible for the company’s vision, strategy, building talent within the organization, and developing organizational excellence to deliver the highest levels of business value to its customers. Most importantly, she is passionate about issues surrounding equal pay, employee wellness and equity at work. Prior to joining Syndio, Mar...
S10E5: Kurt Dammeier
March 30, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKurt Beecher Dammeier is a fourth generation Puget Sound native entrepreneur, leader on the Seattle food scene, and the CEO and Founder of Sugar Mountain. Through his company, Sugar Mountain, Kurt is the owner and chef of a number of creative food brands and restaurants, from the award-winning Beecher’s Handmade Cheese to The Butcher’s Table, a swanky steakhouse that features Mishima Reserve, his luxury Wagyu beef brand. With each operation, Kurt’s goal is to demonstrate how quality ingredie...