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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S6E6: Special COVID-19 Episode: Angela Dunleavy-Stowell
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBAngela Dunleavy-Stowell, CEO of FareStart, a non-profit that transforms lives and disrupts poverty through food, life skills and job training, shares how they are on the frontlines of King County’s COVID-19 response. Angela talks about how FareStart gives people second chances, their 1400 percent homeless shelter meal increase during the pandemic, and how they are serving 26 different locations, with the capacity to do up to 50,000 meals a day. She also discusses how people can help give bac...
Special Episode: Angela Dunleavy-Stowell on COVID-19
April 21, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBAngela Dunleavy-Stowell, CEO of FareStart, a non-profit that transforms lives and disrupts poverty through food, life skills and job training, shares how they are on the frontlines of King County’s COVID-19 response. Angela talks about how FareStart gives people second chances, their 1400 percent homeless shelter meal increase during the pandemic, and how they are serving 26 different locations, with the capacity to do up to 50,000 meals a day. She also discusses how people can help give back...
S6E5: Special COVID-19 Episode: Heather Redman and Jill Singh
April 15, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBHeather Redman and Jill Singh are among a group of leaders spearheading an initiative to help Puget Sound during the COVID-19 pandemic called All In Seattle. As of their launch in mid-March, they have raised over $30 million to contribute directly to proven non-profits in our community and are continuing to support those in need. Heather and Jill discuss how this idea came about, how they chose the organizations they are supporting, details about putting the website together, and their thoug...
Special Episode: Heather Redman and Jill Singh on COVID-19
April 15, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBHeather Redman and Jill Singh are among a group of leaders spearheading an initiative to help Puget Sound during the COVID-19 pandemic called All In Seattle. As of their launch in mid-March, they have raised over $30 million to contribute directly to proven non-profits in our community and are continuing to support those in need. Heather and Jill discuss how this idea came about, how they chose the organizations they are supporting, details about putting the website together, and their though...
S6E4: Special COVID-19 Episode: Shannon Anderson
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBShannon Anderson, Madrona Venture Group’s Talent Director, joins us to discuss COVID-19’s impact on the Seattle community. Shannon shares how she’s advising their portfolio companies during this unique time and gives examples of CEOs who are truly living their values in the midst of this crisis. She also weighs in on best practices for leadership communication and provides details on Silver Lining, the new, free resource for connecting laid off employees with companies that are hiring. Hear ...
Special Episode: Shannon Anderson on COVID-19
April 14, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBShannon Anderson, Madrona Venture Group’s Talent Director, joins us to discuss COVID-19’s impact on the Seattle community. Shannon shares how she’s advising their portfolio companies during this unique time and gives examples of CEOs who are truly living their values in the midst of this crisis. She also weighs in on best practices for leadership communication and provides details on Silver Lining, the new, free resource for connecting laid off employees with companies that are hiring. Hear w...
S6E3: Special COVID-19 Episode: Jeremy Lott
April 08, 2020 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18 MBJeremy Lott, President of SanMar, joins us on this special episode of the What Fuels You podcast to discuss SanMar’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the recent crisis, SanMar, the largest supplier of apparel to the Imprinted Sportswear and Promotional Products market, has joined a coalition of American-owned textile companies to be part of the solution. They are working with the White House to produce millions of much needed face masks to support hospitals and health care workers....
Special Episode: Jeremy Lott on COVID-19
April 08, 2020 20:05 - 19 minutes - 18 MBJeremy Lott, President of SanMar, joins us on this special episode of the What Fuels You podcast to discuss SanMar’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the recent crisis, SanMar, the largest supplier of apparel to the Imprinted Sportswear and Promotional Products market, has joined a coalition of American-owned textile companies to be part of the solution. They are working with the White House to produce millions of much needed face masks to support hospitals and health care workers. ...
S6E2: Lisa Bridge
April 07, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBPresident and CEO of Ben Bridge Jeweler, Lisa Bridge, shares the story behind their family business founded in 1912. Lisa grew up cleaning the store counters as soon as she was tall enough to reach them and now, she’s the first female president of the company and the youngest executive in over 60 years. She discusses their "family culture," what they do to make sure people feel recognized, their acquisition in 2000, diamond trends, and the work she’s doing to transform their in-store experie...
S6E1: Frances Dewing
March 31, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBAs a former lawyer and a social justice advocate at heart, Frances Dewing is fueled by using whatever she’s doing as a platform for social advocacy and change. Now as the CEO of Rubica, a cybersecurity company, Frances is helping small businesses and consumers protect their digital lives and secure you from invisible threats online. On this episode of the What Fuels You podcast, Frances discusses fundraising three rounds, Rubica’s culture, what she believes people can do to support female fo...
S5E12: Sadie Lincoln
March 24, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBCo-founder and CEO of Barre3, Sadie Lincoln, candidly opens up about her unique childhood being raised by a strong group of women, her journey in the fitness industry and how building a business “has been the most amazing way to grow personally.” In 2008, Sadie co-founded Barre3 with her husband, which focuses on teaching people to be balanced in body and empowered from within. Today they have over 160 franchise studios powered by female entrepreneurs and an online workout streaming subscrib...
S5E11: Stefan Weitz
March 17, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOn this episode of What Fuels You, Stefan Weitz discusses gut health, his diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis and his probiotic subscription company, Jetson, that he founded as a better way to manage his chronic disease and also help “make 50 million Americans healthier.” In addition to Jetson, Stefan has an incubator called 87 that heavily invests in exciting direct to consumer companies – many of which he shares details about. Stefan also reflects on the impactful advice his first boss at Mi...
S5E10: Rebecca Lovell
March 10, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBRebecca Lovell, Executive Director at Create33, shares knowledge from her 20+ years of management and operating experience and over a dozen years running and supporting startups in Seattle. At Create33, she’s helping support high-growth technology startups through targeted educational content, strategic connections and mentorship. She opens up about her vision for the company to become the most diverse and dynamic community that it can be, how her philosophy as a mentor is to ask a lot of qu...
S5E9: Sue Suh
March 03, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBSue Suh discusses her career journey, which includes undergrad at Princeton, two master’s degrees, the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, The Rockefeller Foundation and now TIME. As the first Chief People Officer at TIME, Sue is focused on culture-building, recruitment, human resources, security, facilities and other operational areas. She talks about how TIME is a “97-year-old start-up” that’s energetically evolving, her belief in courageous and trusted journalism, how inspiring it’s be...
S5E8: JJ McKay
February 25, 2020 16:28 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBVoracious reader and Southerner, JJ McKay, paints a picture of what his childhood was like growing up in a small town. After having success with the American Heart Association, JJ moved to Seattle and continued being a connector and gracious host, which has served him well in his career and his life. In 2016 he founded The Fresh Toast, an award-winning lifestyle, health and wellness platform, which partly focuses on making the cannabis conversation mainstream. On our podcast, JJ talks about ...
S5E7: Jean Thompson
February 18, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBJean Thompson went from owner to CEO of the Seattle Chocolate Company 18 years ago after the Nisqually Earthquake destroyed their factory and left the company in a difficult place. Over the last nearly two decades, Jean has re-branded the company using Pacific Northwest inspiration and ingredients and has more than quadrupled the company’s revenue. In this episode, Jean talks about the steps they are taking towards sustainability, how they are helping feed hungry families through the jcoco c...
S5E6: Rebekah Bastian
February 11, 2020 13:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBZillow veteran, Rebekah Bastian, joins us to talk about all things company culture. Rebekah has been with Zillow for nearly 15 years, most recently serving as their VP of Community and Culture. She discusses what makes their culture so great, their equity and belonging efforts and how she balances her family life with her career. We also chat about her college pivot from music to engineering and her most recent venture as CEO and Co-Founder of OwnTrail, inspired by writing her book Blaze You...
S5E5: Mohit Bhende
February 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBMohit “Mo” Bhende, Co-founder of Karat, loves connecting with people and interviewing, so it’s no surprise he found a pain point in the industry and founded the company in 2014. Karat has created the category of Interview Engineering and has conducted over 60,000 technical interviews on behalf of clients including Intuit, Wayfair, Indeed and Pinterest. In addition to his career journey and his learnings from Karat, Mo shares stories from his unique upbringing in India, how he got rejected fr...
S5E4: Jill Angelo
January 28, 2020 17:49 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBCEO of Gennev, Jill Angelo, is changing the stigma associated with women’s health in the second half of their life with the first-ever online clinic for women in menopause. Prior to starting Gennev, Jill had a 20-year career in tech, with 15 of those years at Microsoft in executive roles. During this episode, Jill shares details of her life growing up on a farm, her background in speech communication, how the idea for Gennev came to be during her sabbatical and the impact being on The NBC To...
S5E3: Chris DeVore
January 21, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBChris DeVore, Managing Partner of Founders’ Co-op and former Managing Director of Techstars Seattle, shares how he’s helped over 200 Pacific Northwest startups raise over $1.5 billion in investor capital. You’ll learn what is unique about Seattle’s startup ecosystem, how seed rounds came to be and details on what the venture capital process is like for investors. Chris talks about how he’s now raised four funds, why he’d always rather back a founder who has been told she or he isn't 'enough'...
S5E2: Nick Huzar
January 14, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBOfferUp’s CEO, Nick Huzar, joins us to talk about the evolution of the largest mobile marketplace in the U.S. OfferUp, which he started in 2011 and has raised $261 million in funding so far. They have a strong focus on safety and live and breathe their product (their 70,000 square foot office is furnished entirely by furniture bought locally on OfferUp)! Nick discusses learning work ethic from his parents at a young age, how he’s raising his kids to have grit and how his “word is everything....
S5E1: Tom Seery
January 07, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThe CEO of RealSelf, Tom Seery, shares details about his upbringing in Upstate New York, packing up his car and moving west to Seattle in search of more innovation and startups, and how he started working with Expedia after getting his MBA. You’ll also learn about where the idea for RealSelf came from, how he chose the name, what their business model is and how the industry has shifted over the years. Tom is a visionary and incredible at giving back - supporting surgeons who donate their tim...
S4E12: Robi Ganguly
December 17, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBApptentive CEO and Co-founder, Robi Ganguly, shares how his company is helping give consumers a voice and enterprise brands measure customer sentiment in actionable ways. Eight years in and over $17 million in funding raised, Apptentive has helped clients see a 500% increase in App Store ratings and reviews, an 80% increase in positive customer sentiment and a 100% increase in customer retention. In this episode, Robi gives helpful tips on what to look for in investors and board members, bei...
S4E11: Rathna Sharad
December 10, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBRathna Sharad is helping make international shipping easy, affordable and friction-free from “anywhere to anywhere” through her company, FlavorCloud, which she co-founded in 2017. Rathna started in the shipping space with her first company, Runway2Street, a marketplace to help smaller companies sell luxury women’s clothing and accessories internationally, after working in supply chain for many years. In just a short time, FlavorCloud has raised $2.3 in venture seed so far and was featured on...
S4E10: Clayton Lewis
December 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBClayton Lewis was one of the youngest Chiefs of Staff on Capitol Hill before he pivoted to the private sector at age 30. Since then, he’s helped take two companies public and was General Partner at Maveron for over a decade. His most recent company, Arivale, had several successful years and raised over $50 million before it closed down earlier this year. Clayton discusses his path into politics, his passion for health and wellness and how closing Arivale’s doors was “tragic” for him. He also...
S4E9: Ben Gilbert
November 26, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBBen Gilbert’s had the entrepreneurial bug since he was young, starting with building his high school website and developing apps in his college dorm room. Since then, Ben has worked at several incredible startups, become Co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs, Co-host for popular venture capital podcast, Acquired, and was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017. Ben attributes much of his success to always “having two careers at once” by working on side projects and being fueled by a sense o...
S4E8: Henry Albrecht
November 19, 2019 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBHenry Albrecht, CEO of Limeade, founded the software company that elevates the employee experience and helps build great places to work in 2006. His time at Intuit ignited the idea that if they could build a system that helps you measurably improve your financial well-being, then there should be a software system that can measurably improve your overall well-being. On this episode, Henry discusses the concept of burnout, his own personal experience with it, and how it pushed him into buildin...
S4E7: Mia Lewin
November 12, 2019 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBMia Lewin, three-time founder, started Spruce Up in 2018 to provide a new personalized way to shop for home furnishings and decor and spruce up any space in your home. Mia had previous success in the design space with another startup, Design Story, as well as experience in venture capital and investment banking. Mia shares details on her experience growing up in Finland, her passion for Scandinavian design, and what it’s been like for her to raise three boys as an entrepreneur. She also disc...
S4E6: Bill Shihara
November 05, 2019 13:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBAfter a decade in security engineering, Bill Shihara co-founded the premier U.S.-based blockchain platform, Bittrex, in 2014. In this episode, Bill reflects on his time at Microsoft and Blackberry and the impact each of those companies have had on his career. He discusses the importance of recognizing when you’re no longer growing at a company, making security a priority from the start of building anything, and how thinking about culture shifts as you grow internally. You’ll also learn how B...
S4E5: Jeremy Lott
October 29, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJeremy Lott talks about his experience growing up in a family-owned business since birth. SanMar, the largest supplier of apparel to the imprinted sportswear and promotional products market, was started by his dad back in 1971. Jeremy, now President, always wanted to work in the business, but wanted to prove himself successful first. He did just that through his career in investment banking and by receiving his MBA before returning to Seattle. In this episode, Jeremy discusses the benefit of...
S4E4: Tim Porter
October 22, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBTim Porter, Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group, discusses how the venture capital firm operates, what a day in the life of a VC looks like, what he looks for in a founder, and funding female founders. Prior to joining Madrona in 2006, Tim attended MIT and Stanford Business School and worked at Teledesic and Microsoft. His passion about very early stage companies makes him a perfect fit for his current role, where he focuses on investing in B2B software companies in the Pacific Northw...
S4E3: Karl Siebrecht
October 15, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBKarl Siebrecht, Co-founder and CEO of FLEXE, shares how he went from being a Diving Officer in the U.S. Navy to becoming a serial entrepreneur. Prior to co-founding FLEXE, Karl was the President at aQuantive and the President and CEO of AdReady. Following a tenure in Ad Tech, a discussion among friends sparked the idea for creating FLEXE, the on-demand warehousing, fulfillment and logistics company founded in 2013. Now at 130 people, 1100+ warehouses and having recently completed their Serie...
S4E2: Daniela Luzi Tudor
October 08, 2019 18:32 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBDaniela Luzi Tudor co-founded WEconnect Health Management in 2014 to help support those in recovery from substance use disorder (addiction). Daniela was born in Romania and lived in Germany and Portugal before coming to the United States. As a child, she always excelled academically and went on to University of Washington before starting another company, SoundStrokes Art, in Los Angeles. Daniela talks about what it was like living in an immigrant asylum before coming to America, her own stru...
S4E1: Michael Davidson
October 01, 2019 14:20 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBMichael is the CEO of Gen Next, an eclectic community of influential and purposeful leaders committed to addressing the most critical issues facing future generations. He pioneered a high impact venture philanthropy model to counter domestic terrorism, which has been featured at the White House and across Wired, Bloomberg, Axios, ABC News and more. Michael talks about a childhood visit to Russia and its transformative effect, why he doesn’t pay attention to the 24-hour news cycle, the import...
S3E12: Mitch Gold
September 24, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBMitch Gold, Co-founder, Executive Chairman and CEO of Alpine Immune Sciences and Managing Partner of Alpine BioVentures, talks about his lifelong commitment to helping patients with cancer, which stems from the loss of his mother when he was just four years old. Prior to his work at Alpine where they’re creating therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, Mitch was the CEO of Dendreon, a biotech company that created a treatment for prostate cancer. Mitch discusses the lessons he learne...
S3E11: Heather Rogers
September 17, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBHeather Rogers, co-owner of Modern Dermatology and the Founder of Doctor Rogers RESTORE shares everything from her childhood days of getting bullied to what products everyone should be using on their skin. Heather’s knowledge on dermatology is unmatched. She opened Modern Dermatology in 2015 and has dedicated her work life to making sure she provides the best care to her patients. While running her practice, her dissatisfaction with the selection of products for healing skin led her to also ...
S3E10: Gena Cook
September 10, 2019 12:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBNavigating Cancer’s Founder and President, Gena Cook, has nearly 30 years of experience directly working to help cancer patients. Gena first got started in the healthcare industry in pharmaceutical sales and took increasing roles until she became an accidental entrepreneur in 2008. Her company, Navigating Cancer, now supports over a million patients and thousands of cancer care providers nationwide to lower costs, improve patient satisfaction and drive better outcomes. Gena talks about how s...
S3E9: Ian Morris
September 03, 2019 17:36 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIan Morris, the CEO of Likewise, talks about the exciting things that he and his team are building at Likewise to help all of us get better recommendations about what to watch, read, and experience next. Before Likewise, Ian spent 7 years at Microsoft where he helped create and went on to lead Microsoft HomeAdvisor. He then served 10 years as the CEO of Market Leader, the real estate software leader that he took public and later sold to Trulia in 2013. Now, with Likewise, an innovative compa...
S3E8: Colette Courtion
August 27, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBColette Courtion has founded three venture-backed consumer health and beauty related startups. During this episode, Colette takes us through her journey from a quiet child to a leader and innovator. She shares the lessons she learned while working at Starbucks for eight years, how she started Calidora Skin Clinics, and what ultimately made her decide to sell it. In the midst of growing her second company, JeNu Biosciences, Colette’s decision to get pregnant and the information her girlfriend...
S3E7: Xiao Wang
August 20, 2019 15:44 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBXiao Wang talks about his own family’s process of immigrating to the United States from China and how it influenced him to start his company, Boundless Immigration. Before Boundless, Xiao received degrees from both Stanford and Harvard Universities and worked for McKinsey, the New York City Department of Education, and Amazon. With the help of Pioneer Square Labs, Xiao decided to leave the corporate world and cofound his company in 2017. Xiao discusses what his parents went through during th...
S3E6: Adina Mangubat
August 13, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBAdina Mangubat co-founded her company at age 22. Spiral Genetics, a leader in the genomics analysis industry, makes software to compare large populations of whole human genomes. They closed a multi-million-dollar funding round in 2013 and were acquired in 2017. Earlier this year, Spiral Genetics left their parent company and re-launched by partnering with Microsoft to analyze the genomes of people with heart disease. Adina breaks down what genomes are, how she got into this space, the severa...
S3E5: Dan Levitan
August 06, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBCo-founder of Maveron, Dan Levitan, discusses his extensive careers in both investment banking and venture capital. At age 40, Dan pivoted his career by uprooting his life in New York City, moving to Seattle, and starting Maveron with former Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz. Through his venture capital firm, Dan is focused on helping build and monetize consumer brands. Some of the companies in his portfolio include Zulily, Potbelly, eBay, and Allbirds. In this episode, Dan shares his love for D...
S3E4: Heather Redman
July 30, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBHeather Redman, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures, shares her expertise on early stage startups and investing. Heather admittedly has been affected by imposter syndrome and is inherently an introvert. She reflects on growing up in communes, how her childhood has influenced her to be an out of the box thinker, and her experience attending Reed College and Stanford Law School. Heather has incredible insight on being a VC, advice for entrepreneurs, and thoughts on the futu...
S3E3: Dan Shapiro
July 23, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBFour-time Founder, CEO and investor, Dan Shapiro, shares the ups and downs of his entrepreneurial journey thus far. Though he humbly attributes much of his success to privilege, Dan has worked hard, taken risks and followed an unconventional career path that has led him to become a board game inventor, author and record holder for the most backed 30-day crowdfunding campaign. Today, Dan is focused on building Glowforge, the iconic 3D laser printer company founded in 2014. The idea originated...
S3E2: Teri Citterman
July 16, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBExecutive performance coach, Teri Citterman interviewed Fuel Talent’s CEO for the first episode of the What Fuels You podcast. Now, Shauna turns the tables and interviews Teri. Teri is the author of From the CEO’s Perspective. During this episode, Teri shares valuable information on the type of leaders who work with her. She talks about the one trait she believes every leader must have in order to be great, her methodology for coaching, and how she teaches executive presence. She also discus...
S3E1: Sharelle Klaus
July 09, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBSharelle Klaus founded DRY Soda Co. in 2005 from her kitchen, noting she’s had an entrepreneurial curiosity from the time she was little. While nursing her fourth child, she was frustrated that there wasn’t a sophisticated non-alcoholic beverage that wasn’t overly sweet or made with artificial flavors, so she decided to create her own. DRY is now in over 9,000 stores and is one of the fastest-growing natural sparking beverage brands in the nation. In addition to her speaking about her experi...
S2E12: Andy Liu
July 02, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBAndy Liu, Partner at Unlock Venture Partners, knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur from a young age. Andy started two companies with his Co-Founder David Niu, who he met while getting his MBA at Wharton. Always intrigued by angel investing, Andy decided to dip his toes in after both NetConversions and BuddyTV.com had successful exits. Today, Andy is an investor in nearly 100 companies. He started his current venture capital firm, Unlock Venture Partners, in late 2017, which focuses on early-...
S2E11: Rahul Sood
June 25, 2019 18:43 - 57 minutes - 53 MBRahul Sood started his first company when he was just 17 years old. VoodooPC went on to sell to HP in 2006, where he spent four years as their CTO. Rahul then spent a few years at Microsoft, where he says he “learned everything and got a crash course in how the best leaders are created.” In 2014, he started his current company, Unikrn, an esports betting and news company that’s backed by big names like Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, Elisabeth Murdoch, Shari Redstone and many others. Unikrn has ...
S2E10: Liz Dunn
June 18, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBLiz Dunn started Dunn & Hobbes, her real estate development company, in 1998 after pivoting from her career as a Software Engineer at Microsoft. Over the last 20 years, she’s created several developments that push the envelope of design while maintaining the character and uniqueness of the buildings and neighborhoods where she works. Much of Liz’s inspiration comes from the time she’s spent in older urban cities like Toronto, London and Paris. During this episode, Liz talks about growing up ...
S2E9: Alissa Leinonen
June 11, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBAlissa Leinonen started Gourmondo, Seattle’s leading catering and gourmet box lunch company, 24 years ago. Back in 1996, Alissa had a dream that she turned into a reality by refinancing her car and opening a 470 square-foot, four table café. Gourmondo has now tripled the size of the company in the last three years, serving between 3,000-4,000 guests per day across all divisions (box lunches, catering, and cafes) with more than 250 employees. Alissa is known for building her business around t...