THE SEA-TOWN PODCAST: Interviewing Seattle's Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

This week's guest is Jennifer Sawyer, owner of Pinup Salon, in West Seattle and Ravenna. Jennifer talks about why she left a successful career in the corporate world to pursue her dream of opening her own salon. She talks about how much she loves the gals who work for her, the fun and intimate environment and how she is proud that they have always been hair style trend setters. Their clientele are very diverse, from punk-rock teens to 90 year old grandmas. As a full-service salon they do everything from extensions, to colorings, to styling, there is nothing that they can't do.

Like the companies 1940's origin namesake, Jennifer's salons and their stylist embody classy sexiness.

www.pinupsalon.bizPinup Salon Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pinupsalonseattle/

This week's guest is Ryan Sheaffer, co-founder of South Seattle Crossfit, just outside of West Seattle. Ryan talks about why he and his brother-in-law, Chris Garceau, started this crossfit gym… focusing on inclusiveness, good quality instructors & training and genuine community amongst it's members.

http://southseattlecrossfit.comSouth Seattle Crossfit Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/South-Seattle-CrossFit

This week's guest is Jon Daniels, owner of Seattle Fish Market, a West Seattle fresh fish and seafood market and restaurant. Jon talks about how he got started in this business fishing in Alaska with his dad during the summers, his 16 years of experience owning and running another successful fish market in Pike Place Market, before buying this business in 2011 from the previous owner and turning it around by adding a restaurant to the already existing fish market.

http://www.seattlefishcompany.com

Seattle Fish Company Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SeattleFish/

This week's guest is Caleb Quick, owner of Restored Design and Remodel, a West Seattle based high-end remodeling company. He talks about how he got into the remodeling industry and started his own company, and how they made it through the economic down-turn of 2008. He also talks what some of the challenges for clients during the remodeling process and how the processes and planning they have put in place, help to ease the burden on their clients and give them the best experience possible.

Caleb is not only a great guy running a great company… he is also a husband, daddy and extremely talented professional musician.

http://www.restoredremodel.com

or email our guest at [email protected]

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RestoredDesignRemodel

If you want to hear some of Caleb's musical chops - http://www.moondoggiesmusic.com

Today I interview Frank Gross, owner of Thunder Road Guitars in West Seattle, which specializes in unique and vintage guitars, amps and pedals.

Frank grew up in West Seattle, playing music in rock bands and later started his business off primarily as an online guitar buyer / seller... but is now centrally located in the heart of West Seattle in the Alaska Junction. Frank's business partner, Chad Beeler (co-founder of Bass Northwest) runs a bass guitar shop out of the same great location.

Stop by to say hi to Frank and check out their sweet instruments and great vibe.

http://www.thunderroadguitars.comThunder Road Guitars Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thunderroadguitars

http://www.thebassshopseattle.com

In this first episode, I introduce the concept of the podcast, along with a teaser of some of the first Seattle business owners and entrepreneurs I will be interviewing on my show.