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Have no Fear [and Other Helpful Suggestions from Successful Women]
How these enterprising women defied the odds and achieved success.
Adriane Brown is comfortable being uncomfortable. Roxie Schescke gains more by letting go. Megan Meade doesnt believe asking for help is a shortcoming. These women have used those life lessons in their trajectories to the top of a competitive business world in which women have been characterized as being everywhere and nowhere. Its a male-dominated…
Executive Q+A: Concur President Elena Donio
Shepherding the Bellevue company from independent enterprise to corporate subsidiary while keeping an eye on growth.
Elena Donio became a Concur employee in 1998 when it acquired the company she was working for at the time. She became president of the Bellevue-based provider of travel-and-expense management solutions in 2014 when Concur was acquired by the multinational software firm, SAP. Since that acquisition, Donio has guided Concurs integration into SAP while maintaining…
Style: Tattoo Artist Is Drawn to Business
If Shannon Perry inks you, rest assured that your tattoo is an original.
Becoming a tattoo artist was an improbable choice for Shannon Perry, the owner of Valentines Tattoo Co. (valentinestattoo.com) on Capitol Hill. The funny thing is that I have a needle phobia, Perry says. Still to this day, if a doctor draws blood, I feel like Im going to pass out. Fortunately, she draws a distinction…
Ted Fick Is Making the Port of Seattle More Businesslike
The CEO is getting results in his bid to create more transparency.
Last summer, Norwegian Cruise Lines approached the Port of Seattle with a plan. The company wanted to expand its Alaska cruise business by using much larger ships and wanted the port to upgrade Pier 66 so the 5,500 people on board each ship and all their luggage could be quickly loaded and unloaded. The port…
Executive Q&A: Seller in Chief
Former Governor Christine Gregoire takes on new responsibilities as CEO of Challenge Seattle.
Since ending her term as governor of Washington in 2013, Christine Gregoire has lived a somewhat less public life taking care of grandchildren, chairing the 2015 advisory committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and serving on the boards of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. She…
Executive Q&A: Concur President Elena Donio
Elena Donio became a Concur employee in 1998 when it acquired the company she was working for at the time. She became president of the Bellevue-based provider of travel-and-expense management solutions in 2014 when Concur was acquired by the multinational software firm, SAP. Since that acquisition, Donio has guided Concurs integration into SAP while maintaining…
Ted Fick Is Making the Port of Seattle More Transparent and Businesslike
Last summer, Norwegian Cruise Lines approached the Port of Seattle with a plan. The company wanted to expand its Alaska cruise business by using much larger ships and wanted the port to upgrade Pier 66 so the 5,500 people on board each ship and all their luggage could be quickly loaded and unloaded. The port…
Executive Q&A: Seller in Chief
Since ending her term as governor of Washington in 2013, Christine Gregoire has lived a somewhat less public life taking care of grandchildren, chairing the 2015 advisory committee of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and serving on the boards of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. She…
The 2016 Executive Excellence Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award
When John Meisenbach launched MCM, the 727 was Boeings newest aircraft and the Seattle Worlds Fair was still a year away. Fifty-five years later, he still leads the privately held employee benefits consulting and insurance brokerage firm that serves some of the regions largest brands. Its been a big journey for Meisenbach, who grew up…
The 2016 Executive Excellence Awards: Bob Dzielak
EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, Expedia Inc.
Expedias big round of acquisitions, which includes the $1.3 billion purchase of Orbitz and $3.9 billion vacation rental site HomeAway, have provided plenty of work for Bob Dzielak. As the companys general counsel, he has guided most of the negotiations that have helped make the travel website a huge presence in the Seattle area. Although…