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Innovation in Turbulent Times: Voices from the GeekWire Awards


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Recorded live at the 2025 GeekWire Awards in Seattle, this episode features industry leaders navigating a shifting tech and political landscape. Amid celebrations of AI breakthroughs, startup milestones, and community-building, guests discuss deeper concerns: capital flight, regulatory headwinds, and what the region needs to retain its innovation edge.

Featured on the show:

  • Ambika Singh, founder and CEO of Armoire (Workplace of the Year winner)
  • Joseph Williams, Washington State Department of Commerce (Public Policy Champion for Innovation)

  • Emer Dooley, Creative Destruction Lab, University of Washington (Geeks Give Back honoree)

  • Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance

  • Aviel Ginzburg, co-founder at Foundations (Geeks Give Back honoree)

  • Anand Subbaraj, CEO of Zuper (CEO of the Year finalist)

Related coverage: 

  • GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community ‘alive and well’ at annual celebration of best in tech
  • Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, where it was ‘game on’ for a night of networking and more

Presented by Astound Business Solutions, with category sponsors BECU, Baker Tilly, JLL, WTIA, Alltech, Wilson Sonsini, and First Tech.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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