Top Stories:

1. CrowdStrike outage

⁠Geekwire article⁠

2. LevelTen raises $65M in Series D

⁠PSBJ article⁠

3. Target cuts back on LGBTQ vendors

⁠Business Insider article⁠

4. New CEO at Providence

⁠PSBJ article⁠

5. Homegrown closing stores

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

About guest co-host Fran Dunaway - Co-Founder, TomBoyX:

Fran was one of the inaugural Forbes 50 over 50, she is a media executive turned fashion entrepreneur. She co-founded TomBoyX, a Seattle-based gender neutral underwear and apparel brand in 2013 with her wife. As former CEO, she led the company to double in growth year over year and found themselves on many fastest-growing lists. Prior to this, Fran spent 25 years in media production. She also served as the Executive Director of Equal Rights Washington, a nonprofit focused on LGBTQ rights.

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: info@theweeklyseattle.com

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠

Top Stories:

1. NanoString update

Previous articles: ⁠⁠PSBJ article ⁠& ⁠PSBJ article⁠

2. MOD Pizza sells

⁠Eater article⁠

3. Aquarium to open

⁠Seattle Times article ⁠

⁠Video⁠

4. Discrimination lawsuit

⁠Geekwire article⁠

5. Costco raising fees

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

About guest co-host Kathy Surace-Smith - former SVP, Human Resources & Legal Affairs, NanoString:

Kathy has over 35 years of experience working in high-growth private and public companies in US and Europe including over 20 yrs working in life sciences industry. She was the board chair for Fred Hutch and now remains a member of the board. She is a member of the UW Medicine advisory board, a trustee of Columbia University and an advisory board member and former co-chair for the Behavioral Health Catalyst – which seeks to improve investments and polices in Washington State’s behavioral health system.

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: info@theweeklyseattle.com

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

Top Stories:

1. Microsoft layoffs

⁠Geekwire article⁠

2. New interim Police Chief

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

3. Increase in scammers

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

4. Wine deal

⁠PSBJ article⁠

5. Kroger merger update

⁠PSBJ article⁠

About guest co-host Jamila Conley - Founder & CEO, WeRise Wines:

Jamila was most recently the VP of Global Talent Acquisition at F5 and held VP roles in the company prior to that including Mergers & Acquisitions and IT Products. She worked in senior leadership at T-Mobile in software development. Jamila currently sits on the board of the Technology Access Foundation, the Seattle Chamber and is on the One Seattle Civic Partnership committee working to revitalize downtown. She is an adjunct professor at UW teaching program management. She left the corporate world behind to launch WeRise Wines which will be a wine bar and shop with the aim of highlighting diverse winemakers.

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠

Top Stories:

1. New housing in Central District

⁠Capitol Hill Blog article⁠

2. WA program for first time homebuyers

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

3. Plastic surgeon office fakes reviews

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

4. Idaho investment company buys First Hill tower

⁠PSBJ article⁠

5. Warren Buffet's financial plans after he dies

⁠Geekwire article⁠

About guest co-host Jaebadiah Gardner - Founder & CEO, Gardner Global:

Jaebadiah is an African-American, Mexican-American businessman, multi-family real estate developer, fund manager, author and is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc. a privately held holding company here in Seattle. Prior to development, Jaebadiah worked for Turner Construction building commercial high-rises in downtown Seattle.

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠

Top Stories

1. HomeStreet Bank & FirstSun merger

⁠PSBJ article⁠

2. The future of pharmacies

⁠Fortune article⁠

3. Electrician strike ends

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

4. Costco lawsuit

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

5. Getty Images co-founder leaves board

⁠PSBJ article⁠

Guest co-host Kathi Lentzsch - Board Member and former CEO of Bartell Drugs:

Kathi is the co-chair for the Women Corporate Directors Foundation, a board member of Skagit Valley Malting, a board member for UW's Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking. Prior to this, she was a board member for 4Front Ventures which dealt with cannabis cultivation, board member of Pharmacy Value Alliance, CEO of Bartell Drugs, interim CEO of Gump's in San Francisco, President of Enesco Gift Division, CEO of Elephant Pharmacy in California, and leadership roles at Pottery Barn, WorldMarket, and Pier1 Imports.

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠

Top Stories

1. Farestart is reopening

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

2. Seattle startup scene

⁠Geekwire article⁠

3. New museum to open

⁠425 Magazine article⁠

4. Saltchuk buys a company for $430M

⁠PSBJ article⁠

5. Boeing CEO is under fire

⁠Formidable article⁠

Guest Co-Host Emily Parkhurst - Founder & CEO, Formidable

Emily Parkhurst is the Founder & CEO of media company Formidable launched in 2024. Prior to this she was the VP of Content at 6AM City, and before that 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. www.beformidable.com

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠

In this special episode we sit down with Dr. Skylar Olsen - Chief Economist of Zillow who gives us a mid-year economic outlook. We talk about interest rates, inflation, recession, and so much more!

Dr. Skylar Olsen - Chief Economist, Zillow

A Ph.D. housing economist with over a decade studying U.S. housing markets and consumers, Skylar is passionate about ensuring policymakers, journalists, housing professionals, and her colleagues have the data and understanding they need to make better decisions.

Skylar has testified before Congress about fair housing issues and regularly shares her housing-market expertise on stage, in print, and on local and national television and radio stations. She also teaches Real Estate Evolution and Disruption at the University of Washington, where she earned her PhD, and was a Visiting Scholar to the College of William and Mary during Fall 2023.

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

Top Stories

1. Microsoft CEO leaves Starbucks board

⁠Geekwire article⁠

2. Seattle startup wins lawsuit against Boeing

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

3. VC backed biotech Vilya raises $71M

⁠Geekwire article⁠

4. Lightrail SLU location debate

Opinion 1: ⁠The Stranger article⁠

Opinion 2: ⁠PSBJ article⁠

5. New record store on Vashon

⁠Seattle Times article⁠

About guest co-host Greg Kunst - Founder & CEO, Aurion Biotech:

Greg Kunst founded Aurion Biotech which is a company that develops cell therapies for the treatment of serious eye disorders. He is on the board of Pr3vent, Inc tackling vision health for babies. He's strategic advisor for Oculogica. Prior to this, he held leadership positions at Glockos Corporation and Alcon, both companies tackling eye health.

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: ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@theweeklyseattle.com⁠⁠

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com