Executive Profiles
2018 Executive Excellence Awards: Board of Directors, TrueBlue
The board from the Tacoma-based company are winners at this year's awards.
SETTING THE STANDARD: TrueBlues board of directors, cited for its highly principled governance, also embraces racial and gender diversity. Directors, from left, are CEO Steven Cooper, Kim Harris Jones, Jeffrey Sakaguchi, William Steele, William Goings, Joseph Sambataro Jr., Bonnie Soodik, Colleen Brown and Stephen Robb. This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue….
2018 Executive Excellence Awards: Sharon Osborne, Children’s Home Society of Washington
The recently retired president and CEO of the Seattle agency is one of this year's winners.
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. It may be the heart that draws one to a social services career, but a head for managing serves people, too. Sharon Osborne has shown plenty of both in her 25-year tenure at Childrens Home Society. Upon her retirement…
2018 Executive Excellence Awards: Sharelle Klaus, Dry Soda Company
The founder and CEO of the Seattle-based beverage maker is one of this year's winners.
This article appears in print in the February 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Not knowing what the rules are, admits Sharelle Klaus, can be an advantage. The single mother of four spent 2005 and $15,000 from a home equity loan delivering cases of soda to QFC supermarkets in her car. The drinks…
Seattle Singer-Songwriter Kathy Moore Discusses Her Favorite Artists and Rock-Star Student
Singer-songwriter Kathy Moore can really play the guitar
STRUMMING SUCCESS. Seattle musician Kathy Moore says she is not threatened by other great guitar players, but rather exhilarated because it makes me play better.
Tod Leiweke’s Goal Is to Make Seattle’s New NHL Team Viable
Tod Leiweke, president and CEO of Seattle Hockey Partners, is living the dream
TEAM PLAYER. Seattle Hockey Partners CEO Tod Leiweke has been associated with a host of sports organiztions over the past four decades, including the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Tampa Bay Lightning, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC and now Seattles startup National Hockey League franchise.
Off the Clock: Jennifer Wong Is Helping Convoy to Keep On Truckin
Marketing leader for tech-driven freight company enjoys watching creative storytelling unfold
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Tell us what your company does and what attracted you to this business. Convoy is a trucking company that is reinventing transportation. We connect business that need to ship freight to a reliable network of carriers (truck drivers). We…
Seattle U. President Sundborg Named Seattle-King County First Citizen
Longtime leader joins prestigious group of past honorees
Seattle University President Stephen Sundborg, affectionally known as Father Steve, has been honored as the 2019 Seattle-King County First Citizen, given for community leadership and civic engagement. Sundborg, who has led the Jesuit Catholic university for 22 years, has been described as a selfless leader with a deep commitment to the community. Sundborg will be…
Google Executive Kat Holmes Is Driven to Ensure Technology Works for Everyone
"We all experience different types of exclusion, limitations in using a device. Could we learn from people who experience exclusion on a regular basis by rethinking accessibility through the lens of interaction design?"
NEW CHALLENGE. After nine years at Microsoft, Mismatch author Kat Holmes joined Google as director of UX design last July.
Local Entrepreneur Sarah Hurt Is Making Connections Through Seattle Art Source
Sarah Hurts business gives local artists a hand in finding potential clients.
GET THE PICTURE? For designers and architects,Sarah Hurts Seattle Art Source maintains a catalog of ready-to-install artwork. It even delivers!