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$10 Million Women: The Next Level

$10 Million Women: The Next Level

When Lisa Hufford quit her executive sales job at Microsoft in 2006 to become a consultant, she had modest ambitions. She wanted the flexibility to travel less and spend more time with her children. Still, her new company, Simplicity Consulting, pulled in $300,000 in sales in its first year. Other women who saw her success…

‘LOL’ The Way to the Bank

Heres an idea: Grab a funny picture of a cat off the web. Imagine what the cat might say if it could talk (complete with bad grammar and spelling) and add it as a caption. Then wait for the hits to come rolling in. Not many people would envision such a concept. But then again,…

Real Estate: Condo Conundrum

Amid the daily drama of the nations housing woes, Seattles emerging high-rises, such as Olive 8 and Escala, raise a new water-cooler question: Who, in a time like this, is going condo? With luxury condo prices running into the multimillions, it seems incredible that Seattleites would pony up that kind of cash in these post-subprime…

Statshot: Understanding Gen Z—The youngest workers in the Pacific Northwest are shaking things up

Statshot: Understanding Gen Z—The youngest workers in the Pacific Northwest are shaking things up

Ever wonder why you don’t understand your 25-year-old coworker? Or how to supervise or motivate the youngest members in the workforce? A 2022 “Gen Z Spotlight Report” by Washington State University’s Carson College of Business finds that Pacific Northwest Gen Z workers (roughly defined as those born between 1995 and 2012) prioritize company values more…

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