SB Profiles
Off the Clock with John Aitchison of the Center for Infectious Disease Research
This month's C-Suite Confidential interview.
Tell us about your Off the Clock activities at seattlebusinessmag.com/clock-seattle-executive This article appears in print in the January 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. John Aitchison is the president/director at the Center for Infectious Disease Research. The Center for Infectous Disease Research works on finding diagnostics, treatments and vaccines. Tell us what your…
Executive Q&A: James Boshaw Is Pushing the Envelope at PAC Worldwide
CEO James Boshaw expects revenue to more than double this year to $400 million.
PACKAGE DEAL: PAC Worldwide CEO James Boshaw oversees more than 800 employees working at plants in the United States, Mexico and Malaysia. Photo by John Vicory. This article appears in print in the January 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. When e-commerce sales rise, revenues rocket at Redmond-based PAC Worldwide Corporation. Thats because…
The Corner Grocery: Q&A with Dani Cone, Founder and Owner of Cone & Steiner General
In this age of Amazon, Dani Cone harks back to a simpler time with Cone & Steiner General.
This article appears in print in the January 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Dani Cone is a local dynamo and small-business owner who founded Fuel Coffee and High 5 Pie. In 2014, she introduced Cone & Steiner General, which has three stores in Seattle: downtown, Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square. Does Cone…
Deltas Former Seattle VP Dishes on His Favorite Travel Destinations
C-Suite Confidential with John Caldwell, recently named VP-Sales & Client Services at Delta Private Jets in Cincinnati.
Tell us what your company does and what attracted you to this business.Delta Air Lines is one of the worlds largest airlines and helps more than 180 million travelers get around the globe each year. Locally, Delta is the largest global carrier at Sea-Tac Airport and we have more than tripled flights and destinations at…
Executive Q&A: Expedia’s New CEO on Travel, Trump and Transition
Mark Okerstrom lays out his plan for Expedia.
JOURNEYMAN: CEO Mark Okerstrom joined Expedia in 2006 as SVP for corporate development and became CFO and EVP of operations in 2011. Photo by John Vicory. This article appears in print in the December 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. During the past decade, Mark Okerstrom has risen through the ranks at Expedia,…
How an Amazon Insider is Doing His Part to Combat Homelessness
Thanks to John Schoettler, who has led Amazon's philanthropic efforts, a former Travelodge is now a temporary housing building for families in need.
Looking out his window at the vibrant skyline of a city hes helped shape, the last thing youd expect to be on John Schoettlers mind are homeless people. As Amazons vice president for global real estate and facilities, his job is to create environments for Amazon employees. Instead of an isolated corporate campus, the company…
Q&A: John Bennett on Revitalizing the ‘Last Bastion of Reality in Seattle’
For more than 20 years, John Bennett has been restoring historic buildings all over the city, and working to revive Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood.
ON A MISSION: Since 1996, John Bennett has been intent upon revitalizing Georgetown. He helped found the Georgetown Merchants Association and the Friends of Georgetown History. Photo by John Vicory. John Bennett grew up in northern Virginia and moved to Seattle in 1974. He has worked as a carpenter, locksmith, ditch digger, antiques buyer/seller and…
Dan and Nancy Evans Deliver Inspiring Speeches Accepting Lifetime Achievement Award
Watch the former governor and first lady discuss the importance of service, the value of listening and what it takes to make a difference as they accept their award at the Community Impact Awards in Seattle.
Daniel J. and Nancy Bell Evans, the former governor and first lady of Washington, respectively, are co-recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Seattle Business magazines Community Impact Awards program. They were honored October 26 at the annual Community Impact Awards dinner at the Museum of History & Industry. After a special congratulatory video from…
Earth, Wind and Fire: Q&A with Artist Dante Marioni
The world-renowned Seattle glass artist reflects on success and symmetry.
FAMILY RESEMBLANCE: In addition to being the son of a famous glass artist, Dante Marioni has two well-known uncles in the arts trade: painter Joseph Marioni and conceptual artist Tom Marioni. World-renowned glass artist Dante Marioni lives and works in Seattle. The son of American studio glass pioneer Paul Marioni, he first held a blowpipe…
Executive Q&A: Laura Orvidas, Amazon Head of Consumer Electronics
Laura Orvidas, a woman executive likely to join the top group at Amazon, reflects on tech, service and fulfillment.
ALWAYS LEARNING: Laura Orvidas likes to be outside. I mountain bike, I run, I ski, she says. And I just started taking sailing lessons. Amazon doesnt have many women in its senior management ranks. Among those likely to crack the top group one day is Laura Orvidas, whose tenure at Amazon features a remarkable breadth…
3 Questions Every CEO Should Ask About Estate Planning
CEO Adviser: As a Washington resident, are your arrangements up to date?
Have you updated your will in the past five years? Are your beneficiary designations up to date? Do your loved ones know how to access important documents and account information if they need to? We all should be able to answer yes to these questions, but many executives cant and getting to yes and making…
Executive Q+A: Caryn G. Mathes of KUOW
President and general manager Caryn G. Mathes steers KUOW through tumultuous times.
At 19, Caryn G. Mathes parlayed a deep, resonant voice and considerable journalism chops into a weeknight anchor position on WTHI-TV in her hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana. Mathes moved to commercial radio before transitioning to public radio at WDET in Detroit for 21 years and WAMU in Washington, D.C., for eight. She came to…
Coffee with Guppy: A Woman of Vision
Nancy chats with eyewear entrepreneur Arlene Phillips.
ARLENE PHILLIPS owns Ottica Seattle, an eyewear boutique she opened 15 years ago at First Avenue and Lenora Street in downtown Seattle. Starting this business was a great risk, she confides, because Id never owned a business before. I was in between kids and decided that rather than go find a job, I would give…