by Joleen Hughes | Sep 25, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
Jennessa West’s rise to power producer in Seattle started with her passion for film. Beginning with Seattle production jobs for DreamWorks, Warner Brothers and Walt Disney, Jennessa moved to Hollywood to work on episodic television for Warner Brothers, CBS and FX....
by Joleen Hughes | Sep 18, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
John Cook, is the founder of Seattle’s seminal tech startup/publication Geekwire. A former journalist from an entrepreneurial family, John and his co-founder, Todd Bishop started GeekWire to bring stories of the amazing start-ups in Seattle, Washington to the world....
by Joleen Hughes | Sep 11, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
Kari Gran and Lisa Strain have used the mantra “it will always work out” to turn a bootstrapped cosmetics brand into a funded “we-can-do-anything” business. Former real estate colleagues, they became business partners after Kari’s career burn-out inspired her to...
by Joleen Hughes | Jul 24, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
After guiding ReachNow through its joint venture with Daimler, Steve Banfield handed over the reins and bought a one-way ticket to Europe for a pilgrimage on the historic trail through Spain called the Camino de Santiago. With a voice as smooth as the Kentucky Bourbon...
by Joleen Hughes | Jul 10, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
His love of food and his get up, show up, and get it done work ethic has carried Tom Douglas through more than 30 years in the restaurant business here in Seattle. He was so very kind to sit down with Joleen at his cooking school, Hot Stove Society to share his...
by Joleen Hughes | Jun 26, 2019 | YBSR Podcast
How do you bring the underground cannabis market to the mainstream? Jhavid Mohseni, CEO of Tamerlane Trading Company, draws from his entrepreneurial roots. Joleen talks with Jhavid about how working at his mother’s fish farm and his consumer electronics product...
