tech journalism, selling your company, and black innovation with Sherrell Dorsey - Build for Good

We're talking about what it takes to build a media company from scratch, sell it, and figure out what comes next. We also dig into AI bias and why the data these tools are trained on matters, especially for underrepresented communities. Our guest Sherrell Dorsey founded The Plug, a tech news platform covering the Black innovation economy that became the first Black-owned publication syndicated on the Bloomberg terminal before being acquired by Impact Alpha. She shares what she would do differently, what she learned interviewing major CEOs on the TED Tech Podcast, and why storytelling is the most underrated skill in business. All of this and your top news stories!

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legal affairs and crisis management at Starbucks with Zabrina Jenkins

The former General Counsel and Executive Advisor to the CEO of Starbucks joins us to share the behind-the-scenes of her experience navigating the Philadelphia crisis of 2018, what it was like getting ...

6 Sep 43min

the impact of the shared micro-mobility industry with Hayden Harvey - Lime

During the World Cup a record high of 83,000 rides were made on a Lime device in Seattle. In this episode we talk to the Director of Government Relations for Lime on how his team prepared for this eve...

24 Aug 44min

inside grocery stores with Derek Giles, Co-Owner of Ken's Market

We love our local markets, but what is it like operating them? This episode unpacks how a small operator competes against Amazon, Walmart, and Costco without competing on price. We talk about why Ken'...

9 Aug 27min

the business of writing a book with Laura Marie Meyers - THE MASH UP

How long does it take to publish a book? How much money do you actually make? Do you have any control over the marketing? On this special episode we go behind-the-scenes with Laura Marie Meyers who sh...

26 Jul 41min

the local politics episode with Erica C. Barnett - PubliCola/Seattle Nice

In this special episode Erica takes us behind the scenes of co-founding an independent political news outlet and podcast. Then dives into the state of Seattle's city council & Mayor, the fight over do...

12 Jul 41min

queer bar changes hands, bed bath & beyond returns, and a venue starts to sink

Joining Rachel in her living room is friend Sarah Donaldson, Director of Sales Planning at SkinnyDipped, back for her second appearance on the pod. They cover Queer/Bar's ownership change, Seattle's s...

28 Jun 18min

mid-year economic outlook with Matthew Gardner

In this special episode the former Chief Economist for Windermere comes back to the podcast to give us an update on our economy. He helps us make sense of an economy that's growing but "running a bit ...

21 Jun 39min

what's going on in fremont?

In this special episode we talk to Pete Hanning, Executive Director of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, about the construction that has taken place over for the past year. We dig into the Route 40 pro...

14 Jun 39min