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Working Geek: Donuts CTO Chris Cowherd has been coding since he was 13

Chris Cowherd’s programming career began out of necessity. He was a kid and he couldn’t afford all of the video… Read More

Working Geek: Skyward co-founder Eric Ringer’s 4 tips for managing work and life

Eric Ringer wears a lot of hats. On any given day, his role could be R&D engineer, product manager, drone… Read More

Working Geek: How Her Interactive Marketing Director Jared Nieuwenhuis went from professional soccer to tech

Jared Nieuwenhuis’s long and varied career all goes back to his first passion: Games. He began playing soccer as a… Read More

Working Geek: Allrecipes VP Justin Law’s family secret for work-life balance

As Vice President of Product for Allrecipes.com, Justin Law saw the Seattle online cooking giant through a bit of a… Read More

Working Geek: Peach COO Gary Cowan’s 4 principles for guiding meetings

As COO for Seattle lunch delivery startup Peach, Gary Cowan hosts dozens of meetings each week to check in with… Read More

Working Geek: Why Trupanion’s chief data officer TJ Houk still buys CDs

TJ Houk leads data and analytics for Trupanion, a Seattle-based health insurance service for pets. “We study trends to make… Read More

Working Geek: How Convoy CTO Grant Goodale gets his best ideas

A few years ago, Convoy co-founder and CTO Grant Goodale took up running after a close friend suffered a coronary… Read More

Working Geek: For 47 Degrees Co-founder and CTO Raúl Raja Martinez, less is more

Raúl Raja Martinez is all about simplicity. Everything, from his conforming workstations to modest mobile device, is intended to help… Read More

Working Geek: Dolly co-founder Jason Norris’ tips for keeping calm in a crisis

Jason Norris is the man behind Dolly — an on-demand app for requesting a vehicle and a hand when moving big,… Read More

Working Geek: Where Ookla CEO Doug Suttles gets his best ideas

Doug Suttles believes in wearing many hats. As CEO and co-founder of Seattle-based Ookla, he prefers a hands-on strategy for managing the decade-old company.… Read More

Working Geek: Zulily chief merchant Lori Twomey helped build a $1.4B business

As Zulily’s chief merchant, Lori Twomey oversees a merchandising team of 500 people. But that wasn’t always the case. She… Read More

Working Geek: Rover CTO Scott Porad gets his best ideas when walking his dog, naturally

Scott Porad leads the technology team at Rover, a Seattle startup that connects dog owners with boarders and walkers. So… Read More

Working Geek: How Black Pixel Design Director Tom Carmony manages a team across 5,000 miles

You may not know Tom Carmony by name, but you’ve likely used one of his apps. He’s the design director… Read More

Working Geek: How Brianna Wettlaufer manages her time while running Stocksy

By her own admission, Brianna Wettlaufer is “not particularly great at balance.” And yet, the Stocksy co-founder still manages to curate… Read More

Working Geek: Madrona’s Tim Porter is on 10 boards — here’s how he keeps it together

Tim Porter is the guy on the other side of the table. He’s the decision-maker whom eager, nervous entrepreneurs pitch, hoping… Read More

Working Geek: Expedia president Aman Bhutani’s tips for being a better leader

Aman Bhutani believes in trying to do one thing better than the day before. It’s how he measures his success… Read More

Working Geek: Why output, not effort, is Simple CMO Michelle Broderick’s top priority

As Chief Marketing Officer of Simple, Michelle Broderick’s job is to convince customers that the online banking service offers something… Read More

Working Geek: INRIX VP Scott Baker only checks email 3 times a day

Tech workers are in high demand in the Seattle-area, which makes attracting and retaining talent a tall order. But Scott… Read More

Working Geek: Avvo CFO Monica Williams gets her most important work done before 9 a.m.

Monica Williams has been a financial guru for Seattle tech companies for more than 20 years. Since 2014, she’s been serving… Read More

Working Geek: Why QuoteWizard CEO Scott Peyree can’t fathom 60-hour work weeks

Scott Peyree isn’t afraid to unplug — and he doesn’t want his employees to be afraid, either. That commitment to… Read More

Working Geek: Code Fellows CEO Dave Parker on shifting career goals, productivity, and work-life balance

Dave Parker launched five startups (three sold, two closed) before shifting to mentorship roles. In 2014, he joined UP Global,… Read More

Working Geek: Starbucks VP Adrienne Gemperle helps employees get college degrees

As part of her role as Senior Vice President of PartnerResources (the coffee giant’s version of HR), Adrienne Gemperle leads… Read More

Working Geek: How Zillow Group COO Amy Bohutinsky gets her best ideas

As chief operating officer for Zillow Group, Amy Bohutinsky spearheads learning and development for the Seattle-based real estate media company’s 2,400… Read More

Working Geek: Fred Hutch commercialization lead Nicole Robinson is ‘a scientific matchmaker’

Commercial partners can help non-profits, like the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, bring life-saving treatments to patients faster. That’s why… Read More

Working Geek: Moz CEO Sarah Bird strives to make Seattle more ‘economically inclusive’

When Moz CEO Sarah Bird isn’t leading a team of over 200 employees she dedicates her time to civic initiatives.… Read More

Working Geek: Tableau CMO Elissa Fink starts her meetings with a laugh

Elissa Fink is a self-described extrovert who heads up marketing for Tableau Software, the Seattle-based data visualization technology company. As… Read More

Working Geek: Boeing exec Nicole Piasecki does her best work in the sky

Nicole Piasecki has been close to aviation her whole life. Not only is she a high-ranking executive at Boeing, but her… Read More

Working Geek: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri helps enterprise and B2B startups take off

Three years ago, Sanjay Puri co-founded the 9Mile Labs incubator with a vision to help enterprise and B2B startups flourish. Since… Read More