Where these 10 tech managers get their best ideas Inspiration can strike at unexpected times but in the working world, we don’t always have the luxury of waiting around… Read More
Working Geek: How Seattle’s economic development guru Brian Surratt is quietly shaping the city’s business and tech future When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings.… Read More
Working Geek: How this theater major became an engineering lead at Chef Nell Shamrell-Harrington isn’t your typical software engineer. She studied theater at the University of Puget Sound and uses those skills… Read More
Working Geek: Business vet turned UW vice provost helps professionals learn in-demand tech skills Technology is constantly changing nearly every industry and the skills professionals learn in college aren’t always current enough to keep… Read More
Working Geek: Arlan Collins’ architecture firm uses VR and ‘modular building’ Arlan Collins has been in architecture for more than 40 years. For the past 30, he’s owned his own firm,… Read More
Working Geek: Paul Allen’s climate change guru Spencer Reeder moonlights as a musician It’s easy to see why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought on Spencer Reeder to run Vulcan’s climate change-focused philanthropic initiatives.… Read More
Working Geek: Expedia VP Noah Tratt Snapchats his kids from around the world As Expedia senior vice president of regional brands, Noah Tratt is constantly traveling the world. He’s been with Expedia for… Read More
Working Geek: Amazon media chief Robin Mendelson is living a childhood dream, writ large Robin Mendelson is one of the few people who actually became what she wanted to be when she grew up,… Read More
Working Geek: How Expedia’s Local Experts VP Jen O’Twomney makes time for family Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz,… Read More
Working Geek: Why Aravind Bala left a lead engineer role at Microsoft to launch Nextio Aravind Bala had been at Microsoft for nearly 15 years when he met Anoop Gupta, his manager on the Office… Read More
Working Geek: Madrona’s growth guru Ryan Metzger uses data to stay organized at work and at home As Madrona Venture Group’s in-house growth advisor, Ryan Metzger supports more than 60 companies at any given time. He’s also a… Read More
Working Geek: Ossia CEO Mario Obeidat takes organizational cues from his kids It’s been a little over two months since Mario Obeidat took over as CEO of wireless charging company Ossia. He… Read More
Working Geek: What Fjuri’s new Chief People Officer Tammy Perkins learned from Microsoft and Amazon A few weeks ago, Tammy Perkins joined marketing and digital strategy firm Fjuri, bringing with her more than 20 years… Read More
Working Geek: TUNE’s marketing VP Jennifer Wong moonlights as a UW instructor During her four years at TUNE, Jennifer Wong has risen from a member of the startup’s three-person market team to… Read More
Working Geek: FlowPlay CEO Derrick Morton relieves stress by going totally off the grid Derrick Morton knows how to keep it all in balance. He’s spent the past decade as CEO of multi-platform game… Read More
Working Geek: What Outreach CPO Andrew Kinzer thinks startups can learn from racecar drivers Andrew Kinzer, Chief Product Officer of Seattle startup Outreach, is religious about time management. He sees time as the most… Read More
Working Geek: When Adobe Marketing Manager Dana McAlexander isn’t in the air, you’ll find her on horseback Most new hires spend their first day learning software tools and hanging pictures. On Dana McAlexander’s first day with Adobe,… Read More
Working Geek: Gates Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Mark Suzman takes leadership cues from former boss Kofi Annan Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the… Read More
Working Geek: How Gabe Frost balances building a startup and running a Microsoft engineering team With two full-time jobs and a toddler, Gabe Frost knows a thing or two about the importance of time management.… Read More
Working Geek: How Amplero’s Olly Downs is ‘learning to be a good CEO’ In early 2016, Globys spun out its A.I. marketing software business Amplero. The plan was to hire a new CEO… Read More
Working Geek: New DocuSign CEO Dan Springer returns to tech after 3 years as a stay-at-home dad Just two weeks ago, DocuSign named cloud tech veteran Dan Springer CEO after more than a year searching for the… Read More
Working Geek: TINYpulse Chief Product Officer Matt Hulett’s 11 tips for running meetings and making time for family About a year ago, Seattle startup vet Matt Hulett returned from a two-year stint as CEO for ClickBank in Boise,… Read More
Working Geek: Why DomainTools’ CEO Tim Chen rejects social networks For the CEO of a cybersecurity firm, Tim Chen has some surprisingly luddite tendencies. “I’m old school,” he says, explaining… Read More
Working Geek: How Google Maps product manager Liz Hunt unplugs Details about Liz Hunt’s work as a product manager for Google are kept tightly under wraps. That’s because she’s working on… Read More
Working Geek: From elephants to Seahawks, Vulcan’s Keith Rosema has a hand in it all Keith Rosema calls his job “probably one of the most diverse opportunities anywhere.” As the head of the technology group… Read More
14 busy tech leaders share their tips for managing everyday work and life With the New Year approaching, you’re probably thinking about what you can improve on in 2017. If your resolution is… Read More
Working Geek: How these 13 tech execs run their meetings Meetings get a bad rap. They’re time-consuming, labor-intensive, and they can easily get off-topic. But it’s difficult to run a… Read More
Working Geek: PayScale’s data guru Katie Bardaro shares tips for managing work and life For the past eight years, Katie Bardaro has been working her way up PayScale’s ladder. Today, she’s vice president of… Read More
Working Geek: BoldIQ CEO Roei Ganzarski’s 3 principles for managing everyday work and life As a father, president and CEO of BoldIQ, and a member of the UW Global Business Advisory and WTIA boards, Roei… Read More
Working Geek: For Cairn co-founder Ali Alami, getting back to nature is part of the job Ali Alami and his co-founder Tove Martin got the idea for Cairn after struggling to meet up for a hike.… Read More
