SB Profiles
Best Companies: Q&A with Leigh McMillan of Whitepages
Seattle Business magazine asked industry leaders to share their insights on how to develop a thriving workforce—and retain loyal, success-driven employees.
What does it take to be voted one of the “best companies to work for in Seattle?” That depends on who you ask, of course, as everyone has a different measurement of what makes a great boss, team, and work environment. Seattle Business magazine went straight to the source, asking executives at five of the highest-scoring…
Best Companies: Q&A with Gloria DaPra of Housing Connector
Seattle Business magazine asked industry leaders to share their insights on how to develop a thriving workforce—and retain loyal, success-driven employees.
What does it take to be voted one of the “best companies to work for in Seattle?” That depends on who you ask, of course, as everyone has a different measurement of what makes a great boss, team, and work environment. Seattle Business magazine went straight to the source, asking executives at five of the highest-scoring…
Best Companies: Q&A with John Willis of Parametrix
Seattle Business magazine asked industry leaders to share their insights on how to develop a thriving workforce—and retain loyal, success-driven employees.
What does it take to be voted one of the “best companies to work for in Seattle?” That depends on who you ask, of course, as everyone has a different measurement of what makes a great boss, team, and work environment. Seattle Business magazine went straight to the source, asking executives at five of the highest-scoring…
Best Companies: Q&A with Dan Staggs of iMatch
Seattle Business magazine asked industry leaders to share their insights on how to develop a thriving workforce—and retain loyal, success-driven employees.
What does it take to be voted one of the “best companies to work for in Seattle?” That depends on who you ask, of course, as everyone has a different measurement of what makes a great boss, team, and work environment. Seattle Business magazine went straight to the source, asking executives at five of the highest-scoring…
Best Companies: Q&A with MG2’s Mitch Smith
Seattle Business magazine asked industry leaders to share their insights on how to develop a thriving workforce—and retain loyal, success-driven employees.
What does it take to be voted one of the “best companies to work for in Seattle?” That depends on who you ask, of course, as everyone has a different measurement of what makes a great boss, team, and work environment. Seattle Business magazine went straight to the source, asking executives at five of the highest-scoring…
Rebuilding From The Studs
Niche? Nonprofit? And a print publication? All signs pointed to an uphill battle. But ARCADE’s Leah St. Lawrence is showing how stability, growth, and experimentation can coexist within one organization.
“Greetings. the new publication ARCADE, which you are holding in your hands, is an experiment in integration.” These words welcomed readers to the first issue of a new publication declaring itself to be “Seattle’s calendar for architecture and design.” Selling for one dollar and printed across four pages of 11×17, black-and-white newsprint with a single…
Seed Strategist
Brianna McDonald's new Ecosystem Venture Group seeks to accelerate entrepreneurial growth
As a successful residential real estate agent, Brianna McDonald had the means to make her first investment of $25,000 at age 26. She was already well on her way to a new career. McDonald has since become a seasoned private investor, serving as president of investment community Keiretsu Forum (launched by her husband, Nathan); an…
The Space Arranger
Kyle Gaffney and SkB take a holistic approach to building design
To say that Kyle Gaffney backed into a career in architecture may be a bit exaggerated, but he did get a late start. Gaffney, a cofounder and principal at Seattle architecture firm SkB, suffered a devastating knee injury and lost a soccer scholarship to the University of Puget Sound. Instead of college he went to…
A Camel, a Desert, and Some Quick Thinking
How an accident led to a $4 million company
Jensen Brehm just wanted to protect his eyes from the blazing heat of the sun. Brehm, then a student at the University of Redlands in California, was a top of a camel in a remote desert in India when his party stopped for lunch and a much-needed break from the 100-degree heat. Brehm sat down…
The Wonderpreneur
Aegis founder Dwayne Clark is an author, philanthropist, filmmaker, and a highly successful business executive
Dwayne Clark was standing on a crate washing dishes at the tender age of 7 in an airport restaurant where his Mother, Colleen, was a cook. He grew up without a father. He was, he says, “at the bottom rung of the economic cycle.” The biggest influences in his life were all women: his grandmother,…
A Medical Journey
Jody Elsom has spent a career designing health care facilities. She never expected to become a patient in one of them.
Jody Elsom never imagined she’d wind up a patient in a health care center she had designed. But there she was at the recently opened True Family Women’s Cancer Center on the Swedish Hospital First Hill campus shortly after an unexpected diagnosis for breast cancer. “It wasn’t what I expected, but it was actually an…
Lori Hill: The Seattleite
The commercial real estate veteran is upbeat about the future of Seattle
Lori Hill has seemingly worked at just about every job in commercial real estate. Last September, she pivoted to the leasing side at Clise Properties, where she serves as executive vice president. Her resume includes stops at Unico Properties as senior vice president of investment management, and as managing director of capital markets at JLL….
Jon Jones: The Mindful CEO
Jon Jones isn’t your ordinary boss, and Brighton Jones isn’t your ordinary company
Jon Jones is a business executive by trade and a guiding light by nature. The culture at the wealth management firm he co-founded with Charles Brighton 25 years ago, Brighton Jones, is a mix of spiritual, practical and, when appropriate, lighthearted. Acronyms such as “MESI” and “RLP” spill from his tongue like a free-flowing river….