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THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR




Rob Smith





CATCHING UP WITH MICHELLE LI

Very Asian co-founder remains a fan of Seattle

Michelle Li lives and works in St. Louis now, but the former KING-5 broadcaster
will always consider Seattle a second home. Li famously created the Very Asian
Foundation after a viewer in St. Louis left a racist voicemail telling her to
“keep her Korean to herself” and accusing her of being “very Asian” after she…

Rob Smith




SWEETGREEN OPENS FIRST SEATTLE-AREA LOCATION

Popular and fast-growing healthy food chain plans more Seattle outlets

The fast-growing Los Angeles-based chain will open its first Seattle-area
location in The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland. Another location on South
Lake Union may open as soon as this spring, followed by a third on Capitol Hill.

Rob Smith




SECOND-CHANCE HIRING

Would your organization hire formerly incarcerated individuals?

Even though many studies show that formerly incarcerated talent has
equal-to-better job performance stats when compared to peers, some organizations
still have systemic bias against employees and applicants with a criminal
history. If employers are truly committed to infusing DEIB into their practices,
instituting intentional fair-chance hiring practices must be considered. Here
are some frequently…

Tara Buchan and Dani Carbary






NEWS


BEST COMPANIES: WIZARDS OF THE WORKPLACE

Executives from top-scoring companies share their beliefs and behaviors

It’s not exactly Undercover Boss, but Jessica Jackson learns a lot when she
visits Revolution Custom/Civil Builders workers at job sites. Jackson, office
manager at the Issaquah-based general contractor, surprises workers with lunch
once a month. She hears questions and concerns she never expected. “We are
pretty shocked at what we learn,” Jackson says. “Normal,…

Rob Smith




MORE THAN MILK

Smith Brothers Farms is more than just a dairy

Dusty Highland is firmly rooted in modern times, but the fourth-generation owner
of rapidly growing Smith Brothers Farms still centers his company on a
time-tested business practice that dates back to colonial New England. Despite
having a fancy app and a business model built around acquisitions, new products
and corporate partnerships, Kent-based Smith Brothers still…

Annie Midori Atherton




THE TRAIN KEEPS GOING

Why workforce development is always a work in progress

Regina Mills would shop late at night, when her two sons and neighbors were not
around, because she was ashamed that she needed the state’s food assistance
program to pay for groceries. She had been rejected from one job after another
because of a charge of possession and burglary that, though dismissed, kept
showing up…

Judy Temes




HIGHER-ED DREAD

Optimal works to untangle the chaotic world of choosing a college

The difference between Harvard University and your local community college may
not be as great as you think. It depends on your focus and interests. Just ask
Sung Rhee. His Kirkland-based company, Optimal, prioritizes tuition costs and
alumni salaries in ranking colleges. Unlike U.S. News & World Report — once
considered the gold standard for…

Nat Rubio-Licht






SB PROFILES


DOWNTOWN’S ‘IT’ MAN

Jon Scholes is leading the effort to bring downtown Seattle back. It’s working

For Jon Scholes, the state of downtown Seattle is deeply personal. As a longtime
resident, he’s keenly invested in downtown’s post-pandemic recovery. As
president and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, he’s inarguably the
neighborhood’s most fervent advocate. He keeps close tabs on store openings,
crime rates, transportation issues, and public policy decisions. And he’s…

Rob Smith




‘IT’S NOT ABOUT THE VISITORS’

Visit Seattle CEO Tammy Blount-Canavan reveals some secrets about tourism

Tammy Blount-Canavan calls herself a “travel evangelist.” Visit Seattle calls
her its CEO. Blount-Canavan had big shoes to fill when she took over the
regional destination marketing organization last year from Tom Norwalk, who
served as CEO for almost 14 years. Blount-Canavan, who lives in downtown Seattle
just blocks from her office, has a long…

Rob Smith




HOW FOUR LETTERS AND AI CAN CREATE A CURE

François Vigneault’s Shape Therapeutics seeks to find answers for incurable
disease

The impetus for François Vigneault’s decades-long love affair with biology was
actor Dustin Hoffman. Vigneault watched the movie Outbreak in 1995, in which
Hoffman plays an Army epidemiologist searching for a cure for a quickly
spreading and deadly virus. “That’s what I want to do,” he thought. The movie
motivated Vigneault, who was serving in…

Nat Rubio-Licht




MARINERS’ PRESIDENT CATIE GRIGGS IS IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN



Most 14-year olds are preparing to enter high school. Catie Griggs was a
freshman in college. It was an auspicious sign. Griggs, 41, is in now in her
third season as president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners. When
she was hired in July 2021, she became the only woman president in a Major…

Rob Smith





DARING WOMEN


COMMUNITY, COFFEE, CULTURE

Darnesha Weary has big plans for Black Coffee Northwest. Many don’t even involve
caffeine

DarNesha Weary first bonded with her husband, Erwin, over coffee. Their first
date was in a coffee shop. It makes sense, then, that the couple — married for
25 years — now own Black Coffee Northwest. Caffeine, though, isn’t the most
important part of the growing company. The Wearys launched Black Coffee
Northwest in June…

Edited and Condensed by Rob Smith




BUILDING A BETTER NUGGET

Rebellyous Foods founder Christie Lagally is bringing plant-based chicken to the
masses

As the name of her company implies, Christie Lagally believes that rules are
meant to be broken. Lagally in 2017 founded Seattle-based Rebellyous Foods, a
company whose proprietary technology allows it to produce plant-based chicken
nuggets, tenders, and patties at a fraction of the cost of competitors. Lagally,
a former mechanical engineer at The Boeing…

Edited and Condensed by Rob Smith




A PASSION FOR MANY MISSIONS

KD Hall has racked up a long list of accomplishments. She’s not done yet

KD Hall launched her own eponymous communications firm. Two years later, she
founded the KD Hall Foundation, a nonprofit that offers educations and workforce
preparation and workshops for women and girls. She is also a four-time Emmy
nominee who has produced several short films and a 10-episode television talk
show series. She was recently appointed…

Edited and Condensed by Rob Smith




RADICAL TRANSPARENCY

Leslie Miller says measurable progress happens when people question the status
quo

Leslie “LAM” Miller is a true pioneer in the space of indie and hybrid
publishing, where authors have more control over the process. In 2006, Miller
left a successful career as a publishing industry executive and cofounded Girl
Friday Productions, a women-owned and -led book production company. Miller, also
an instructor at the University of…

Edited and Condensed by Rob Smith





OPENING BELL


STATSHOT: TALKING TECH

High salaries, remote workers make Washington state the nation’s top tech
employer

Watch out, Silicon Valley. Yet another study pegs Washington as the top state
for tech. Business consulting firm Venture Smarter analyzed median hourly wages,
the number of people employed in tech roles per 1,000 jobs, and also added the
percentage of remote workers to devise a “Tech-Friendly Index.” Washington has
the highest number of remote…

Seattle Business Magazine




ON REFLECTION: TUTTA BELLA BRINGS THE HEAT

Popular chain makes a big investment in SODO

Tutta Bella has opened a state-of-the-art Culinary Innovation Hub in the SODO
neighborhood. The popular restaurant chain’s 15,000-square-foot USDA-certified
facility will create more than 100 jobs to support the Seattle company’s rapidly
expanding grocery and retail business. It features a prep kitchen, production
facility, and office space, and will also serve as the company’s new…

Rob Smith




‘FOUND THE RIGHT THING’

HKS finally lands an office in Seattle

There’s no typical day for Doug Demers. And that’s just the way he likes it.
Demers leads global architecture and design firm HKS’ first Seattle office. The
Dallas-based company, one of the nation’s largest architectural firms, has
developed projects in the city since 1994, but until August never had a physical
presence here. The Seattle…

Rob Smith




PURPOSE BEFORE PROFIT

Campbell & Co. thrives as an egalitarian workplace

Being employee owned, everyone at Campbell & Co. has a stake in the consulting
firm’s financial performance. But copresidents Julia McGuire and Kate Roosevelt
realize the company can’t function as a democracy. One of the first initiatives
they launched after creating their unique organizational structure two years ago
was a leadership council consisting of about…

Rob Smith





COMMENTARY


RESPECT, NOT AGREEMENT

We can agree to disagree. Let's just be civil about it

“Can we all get along?” While not an uncommon phrase, it became part of the
American fabric on May 1, 1992, when Rodney King posed this question at a press
conference after his beating from four police officers went viral. I was a
senior in high school at the time, and it was both a…

Alicia Crank




BREAKING THE AGE BARRIER

How to combat ageism in the workplace

The current workforce consists of five different generations for the first time
in history, but less than 10% of employers include age diversity in their equity
and inclusion strategy. Historically, managing a multigenerational workforce has
been seen as a challenge, but age inclusion can allow for increased learning,
and two-way mentorship opportunities. Here are some…

Tara Buchan and Dani Carbary




THE SHOOTING NEVER STOPS

Gun violence exacts a steep toll on all aspects of life

18We live in a country with more guns than humans. More mass shootings than days
in a year. And a significant misconception about how survivors of gun violence
can heal and move on with their lives. The truth is that time does not heal all
wounds. And unfortunately, there is no playbook for victims of…

Emily K. Cantrell




MONEYBALL

Want to get the most business from baseball? it’s simple: win more games

Baseball isn’t just a great sport to play and watch. It’s also an economic
engine. Cities often help major league teams build stadiums in hopes of boosting
economic activity in surrounding neighborhoods. But there’s one ingredient that
really brings in the bucks: a winning team. Last season, for the first time
since 2001, it seemed…

Daniel Altman



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