Every community tells a story.You can see parts of it in the obvious places. In the schools and neighborhoods. Along the waterfront. In the ferries moving back and forth across Puget Sound. In the shipyard, the military installations and the communities that have grown around them.But you can also see it in the businesses we …
It was July 1976.I was 11 years old and had just finished 5th grade at Olympic View Elementary in Oak Harbor, WA. The nation had just celebrated our bicentennial — 200 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And like most kids my age, I loved to listen to music.Prior to 1976, I …
Business is changing quickly. Artificial intelligence is reshaping workflows. Algorithms determine what people see online. Marketing strategies are increasingly driven by data, automation and optimization. Companies can target audiences with extraordinary precision. Content can be generated in seconds. Customer behavior can be tracked in real time. All of that matters. But amid all the technological …
For entrepreneurs trying to grow businesses outside Washington’s major metropolitan centers, conferences like the Flywheel Investment Conference offer more than networking opportunities or investor pitches. They provide momentum, visibility and connection.
How AI and Deepfakes Are Changing the Hiring Process “Thanks for joining us for this interview, we’re excited to learn more about you. First, would you mind giving us a wave?” A year ago, that question would have sounded absurd. Today, it has become one of the simplest ways recruiters are trying to determine whether …
"Stay close. Too far. Wrong choice. Good job. Good boy." These are phrases I say constantly to my two-year-old dog, Bandon. They get repeated often when we're working with our trainer, Brittany. Of importance: I said our trainer. More on that later. Bandon and I have been working with Brittany for the better part of …
You don’t need to be a golf fan to have heard of the annual professional tournament held in Augusta, GA called The Masters. This year’s edition, played every April, marked the 90th tournament in its history. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland became only the fourth golfer ever to win it in back-to-back years. The Masters …
The second of a two-part series on Leadership Lessons from the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl season.Last month, we broke down three leadership lessons that helped propel the Seattle Seahawks to a Super Bowl championship: Process Over Results, Alignment, and “We Did Not Care.”In this second and final part, we’re not running out the clock. We’re …
