week of april 1: Marceil Van Camp - Kamp Social House/Compass
Top Stories:
1. Boeing CEO steps down
2. Ballard dive bars
3. Visa/Mastercard suit settles re: fees
4. Bellevue company Ponzi scheme?
5. Strip club legislation passes in WA
About guest co-host Marceil Van Camp:
Marceil Van Camp is the co-owner of Kamp Social House, a restaurant & bar located in Madison Valley that opened about 2 years ago. She is also a real estate broker for Compass. Prior to these roles she worked at Amazon in both sales and marketing.
week of march 25: Megan Campbell - former journalist
Top Stories:
1. Textio layoffs
Geekwire article (textio)
Geekwire article (tech layoffs)
2. KCTS9 and Crosscut open a new office
3. Reign is getting acquired
4. Seattle Storm opening new facility
5. Mayor Harrell’s proposed legislation
About co-host Megan Campbell:
Megan has worked in journalism for over 10 years including a former reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal and Past President of the Society of Professional Journalists. She worked in PR for a few years and now works as a freelance writer.
week of march 18: Jon Scholes - Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)
Top Stories:
1. New UW Basketball facility
2. Zulily gets acquired
3. State of Downtown (event recap)
PSBJ article & Geekwire article
4. Brooks Running CEO steps down
5. Cricket league in Seattle
Co-Host Jon Scholes - President & CEO, Downtown Seattle Association
Jon Scholes is President & CEO of the Downtown Seattle Assocation where he is responsible for the operations and programs of the DSA, an 1,100 member association formed in 1958 to create a healthy, vibrant downtown for all. He was appointed President & CEO of DSA in November 2014 following six years as DSA's Vice President of Advocacy and Economic Development. Jon serves on the boards of Visit Seattle, the International Downtown Association, and Downtown Emergency Services Center. He is the host of Seattle City Makers, a podcast launched in 2022. He is a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow and attended University of Texas in Austin before graduating form the University of Washington.
week of march 11: Rob Smith - Seattle Magazine
Top Stories:
1. Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems
PSBJ article (Spirit Aerosystems)
Seattle Times article (NTSB)
2. In-N-Out coming to WA
3. Pfizer shuts down Seagen facility
4. Phase Genomics gets grant from Gates Foundation
5. Are college athletes employees?
Co-Host Rob Smith:
Rob is the Executive Editor for the Seattle Magazine and the Seattle Business Magazine. Prior to this he was the Editor-in-Chief for the Puget Sound Business Journal and the Editor-in-Chief for the Portland Business Journal along with some consulting and freelance work.
Host Rachel Horgan:
Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego.
Contact:
Email: theweeklyseattle@gmail.com
Instagram: @theweeklyseattle
Website: www.theweeklyseattle.com
week of march 4: Emily Parkhurst - Formidable
Top Stories:
1. Expedia layoffs
2. Microsoft and Mistral AI
3. Techstars accelerator closes
4. Blackstone acquires Rover
5. FTC blocks Kroger acquisition
6. Burb’s Burgers closes
Co-Host Emily Parkhurst:
Emily Parkhurst was most recently the VP of Content at 6AM City. Prior to this role, she was the Publisher and Market President of the Puget Sound Business Journal. She was a Senior Reporter at The Forecaster where she won the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting in 2010. She is also the Chairman of the board for Cornish College of the Arts.
Host Rachel Horgan:
Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego.
week of feb 26th: Alex Halverson - Puget Sound Business Journal
Top Stories:
Boeing VP ousted
Amazon Seattle headcount decreased
Banks aren’t foreclosing office building owners
Expedia spy cameras
Harbor Custom Development shuts down
Audacy reorg plan after bankruptcy
About guest co-host Alex Halverson - Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal:
Alex is a reporter for the Puget Sound Business Journal covering major tech employers, law, education, and more. Prior to this role, he covered public safety and courts for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He earned his journalism degree from Western Washington University.
Thank you to Kamp Social House for allowing us to do our photoshoot in their amazing restaurant.
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