Christine Rose / Founder of CEOAccel, CEO of Christine Rose Coaching & Consulting

A graduate of Georgetown University with Certificates in Coaching Excellence in Execution and Leadership from the Institute for Generative Leadership, Ms. Rose is a Certified Value Builder Advisor, Certified Core Values Coach, Certified Psychological Safety Coach in partnership with Amy Edmondson’s The Fearless Organization, Canfield Certified Advanced Trainer in The Success Principles & Canfield Methodology, Prosperity Building Coach & Forbes Coaches Councilmember.

A top business coach who’s co-authored 3 books including a book with Shark Tank star Kevin Harrington, she is author of International Book Awards’ winning finalist for 2021 Best New Nonfiction Book, Life Beyond #MeToo: Creating a Safer World for Our Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Friends, which was featured on United Nations #equaleverywhere campaign and endorsed by Jack Canfield, who wrote, “Managers and leaders should all be required to read this book!”

Ms. Rose is a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by President Joseph Biden. Her insights are frequently featured on Forbes.com and many sites globally. And on top of all that, she’s a mom and a grandma of 4-month-old AJ, who has all the intensity of a future CEO.

 

https://youtu.be/F_9n3yTQ0qw

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Linda Popky / Leverage2Market Associates

(Co-Host)

Christine Rose / CEOAccel, Christine Rose Coaching & Consulting

(Guests)

Greg Giuliano / Author of The Next Normal: Transform Your Leadership, Your Team, and Your Organization

Managers run the present. Leaders shape the future.

Creation is disruptive: something will end, and something new will take its place. Minimizing that disruption takes leadership that can create alignment, develop the capacity for growth, and ensure a high degree of coordination.

In The Next Normal, Greg Giuliano provides an actionable framework for anyone who wants to rethink, reset, and renew their leadership to make a bigger impact, engage their people, and lead more successful transformation.

Discover an approachable, replicable, and scalable management system to improve your transformation process. Rethink your approach to leadership, and create a plan to make a bigger impact. Elevate your team’s engagement and performance while accelerating organizational transformation and shaping your future.

Based on more than twenty years of experience working with senior leadership, The Next Normal lays out clear principles, practices, and processes that anyone willing to step into leadership can adopt, adapt, and apply to transform organizations and create their own next normal.

Author Biography

Dr. Greg Giuliano is an advisor and executive coach to senior executives and teams all over the world, designing change leadership and team development strategies to lead organizational transformation. His mission is to help leaders and teams grow their capacity to enable positive disruption for markets, organizations, teams, and individuals.

Greg is the author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller Ultra Leadership: Go Beyond Usual and Ordinary to Engage Others and Lead Real Change and The Hero’s Journey: Toward a More Authentic Leadership. When not out on a trail running or hiking, he can be found singing with jazz trios in Portland, Oregon.

 

https://youtu.be/43d_uvX8tnA

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Phil Symchych / SME Wealth Builder Corp

(Co-Host)

Greg Giuliano / The Next Normal

(Guests)

David & Kati Carthum / Co-Owners of Little Richard's Donuts

David grew up in Westport, WA and has lived in Kitsap County for the last twelve years and Kati grew up in Bremerton, WA. Both attended Western Washington University for their undergraduate degrees and Central Washington University for their masters’ degrees. Currently, David is retired and enjoying the good life, while Kati works for the Bremerton School District.

Though they had never owned a business prior to Little Richard’s, the opportunity to purchase the land, building, and business came up in the spring of 2021. In partnership with David’s parents, they decided to take the plunge, both because of the business’s long-time connection to the community and its prime location. David and Kati both worked in the store for the first few months to learn the business. The former owners were extremely helpful in training and providing resources for learning to run a bakery. Since October, they have had a manager on site to handle the day-to-day operations, and with David’s parents they focus on the behind-the-scenes, including payroll, remodeling and repair, updating equipment, training staff,  ordering, social media, and community engagement.

Since reopening under their management, Little Richard’s has been awarded “Best of Grays Harbor” for best donut/dessert shop; expanded to seven-days-a-week operations; participated in community events such as Pirate Days, Halloween trick or treating on the docks, and the recent Wine Festival; and has continued to seek out avenues to become a contributing part of the Westport community. They are looking forward to celebrating the shop’s 50th anniversary next year.

David and Kati reside in Poulsbo, WA and have three kids who are in college. They both enjoy spending time with family and traveling.

 

https://youtu.be/Umrp4OMKacQ

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Michelle Bomberger / Equinox Business Law Group

(Co-Host)

David & Kati Carthum / Little Richard's Donuts

(Guests)

Nikki Rausch / CEO of Sales Maven

CEO of Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch has the unique ability to transform the misunderstood process of “selling”.

With 25+ years of experience selling to prestigious organizations like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NASA, Nikki shattered sales records and received “top producer” awards along the way.

Today, entrepreneurs and small business owners hire Nikki to show them how to sell successfully and authentically.

An engaging speaker, she shares the secrets of her sales success through keynote speeches and business-changing workshops. Her robust Sales Maven Society ignites game-changing outcomes for clients.

Nikki has written 3 books, all available on Amazon. And she has a podcast called Sales Maven which you can find on your favorite podcast platform.

 

https://youtu.be/WOE7rgwDAiM

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Craig Swanson / Entrepreneurs' Organization

(Co-Host)

Nikki Rausch / Sales Maven

(Guests)

Consilio Wealth Advisors, LLC (“CWA”) is a registered investment advisor. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where CWA and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. The information provided is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor's particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon. You should consult your financial advisor, attorney or tax advisor.

Chris Kaminski & Nathan Donohue / Co-Founders of Consilio Wealth Advisors

Chris started his financial planning practice in 2008 while he was finishing college. A passion for finance, planning, and helping people, he quickly built his niche practice, began studying to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and later became a co-founder of Consilio Wealth Advisors with his good friend Nathan Donohue. As Partner and Advisor Chris is the product guy, heading up advanced planning and communicating planning consistency throughout the team. Chris graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Business with a concentration in Finance. He and his wife live in Kirkland with their son, where they enjoy cooking, traveling, hiking, and wine tasting.

Nathan started his financial planning practice in 2008 while he was finishing college. He quickly found his path and knew becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional was the next step. He built his practice for a number of years before co-founding Consilio Wealth Advisors with his good friend Chris Kaminski. As Partner and Advisor, Nathan is primarily responsible for driving firm strategy, execution, and developing the team’s talent. Nathan graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in Business, with concentrations in Finance and Operations Management. Nathan is an active volunteer with Big Brother Big Sister and member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He and his wife enjoy running, traveling the globe, and finding dog-friendly happy hours with their terrier Winston.

 

https://youtu.be/NoWAHzemyDI

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Michelle Bomberger / Equinox Business Law Group

(Co-Host)

Chris Kaminski & Nathan Donohue / Consilio Wealth Advisors

(Guests)

Eric Mahler / CEO of Caffe Cocina Coffee Roasting Co.

Thriving in the world of coffee since 2012, Eric holds Specialty Coffee Association certification and accompanies several victories in local and abroad coffee art competitions.

Responsible for the flow and future of Caffe Cocina’s commercial roasting platform, E-commerce, Wholesale and Grocery Distribution… the kitchen and baking operations is a passion. Loving locally grown produce and is an active buyer at local farmers markets he believe we are what we eat.

Professionally trained through LaMarzocco Coffee Equipment Company and Zoka Coffee Roasters & Tea Co., Eric is especially skilled in selecting and preparing the most palatable coffees, “Selecting roasting profiles is difficult and blending them is even harder. To compete and stand in competition, you must strive to understand everything but stay objective.” Eric’s professional background prior to specialty coffee is in commercial banking, finance and small business.

In 2016, he was the awarded “Young Leader of the Year” award from the City of Poulsbo for his work with Caffe Cocina. In 2018, he served the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce as Board President, and is now holding a permanent title of “Past President."

Eric Currently resides in Poulsbo with his Fiancé Tiffany and son, River. They enjoy hiking, camping, cooking at home, gardening, art, music and photography.

 

https://youtu.be/Es0J9aKZIDE

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Phil Symchych / SME Wealth Builder Corp

(Co-Host)

Eric Mahler / Caffe Cocina Coffee Roasting Co.

(Guest)

Julie Fry / Founder of Your Expert Guest

Julie Fry is the Founder of Your Expert Guest, a podcast guest booking agency for thought leaders that want visibility without spending HOURS on social media.

She and her clients can track hundreds of thousands of dollars of business back to being a podcast guest on top-ranked shows.

When she’s not being a guest and host matchmaker, she loves spending time with her family, watching SNL sketches and of course, listening to podcasts.

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/ev_AClKgr7s

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Linda Popky / Leverage2Market Associates

(Co-Host)

Julie Fry / Your Expert Guest

(Guest)

Rob Hampton / Founder & Operator of Coda Music Technologies

Rob has spent the majority of his career in the music industry. His roles have included everything from music retail sales to performing at countless terrible bar shows and festivals, to directing music at churches.

After starting his first e-commerce business in the sports and outdoors niche and quickly flipping it, he combined his love for business and e-commerce with his love for music and launched Coda Music Technologies. Now Rob owns multiple brands while also working with other companies to help them succeed online..

Rob lives just outside Seattle, WA, and enjoys spending time with his wife and young son, watching hockey, and of course – playing music.

 

https://youtu.be/1hJvS50-obM

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Craig Swanson / Entrepreneurs' Organization

(Co-Host)

Rob Hampton / Coda Music Technologies

(Guest)

 

Join us for another special episode of The Seattle Shrimp Tank featuring all of Seattle's weekly hosts!

 

 

Dan Weedin / Founder of Dan Weedin Unleashed

Dan Weedin is an experienced entrepreneur, author, and award-winning international speaker who has a passion for consulting, developing and guiding entrepreneurs and business professionals. He has helped drive growth, performance and resilience improvement with well over 300 small and mid-sized companies across the country along all types of industries. Dan is a 1987 graduate of the University of Washington where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History. In 2012, he was inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame by the founder, Alan Weiss.

Dan is an active Rotarian and community volunteer. Dan has been married to his high school sweetheart, Barb for over 30 years. He enjoys playing golf, listening to books, and being walked by his two faithful canine companions Captain Jack and Bella.

 

 

Craig Swanson / Board Member & Accelerator Chair of Entrepreneurs' Organization

At the age of 18, Craig founded Swanson Tech Support and worked as a tech consultant for 6 years before founding CreativeTechs which lead to over a million dollars in sales.

Soon after Craig co-founded the creative online learning platform CreativeLive, an idea that was birthed from a failed video training program for his IT business. CreativeLive would grow from a small start-up team to 70+ employees offering workshops with the top creative industry leaders like Tim Ferriss and Brené Brown.

Now Craig partners with creators, educators, and influencers by providing the missing piece that they need to get to the next stage of their business and is helping build $1 million dollar businesses one step at a time.

 

 

Linda Popky / Founder & President of Leverage2Market Associates

Award-winning Silicon Valley-based marketing expert Linda Popky, founder and president of Leverage2Market Associates, helps organizations and individuals get heard above the noise by creating compelling content that matters. Her clients include startups, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large Fortune 500 enterprises.

Named one of Silicon Valley’s Top 100 Women of Influence and to the Alan Weiss Million Dollar Consulting® Hall of Fame, Linda is Executive Director of the Society for the Advancement of Consulting and past president of Women in Consulting.

She’s the author of Marketing Above the Noise: Achieve Strategic Advantage with Marketing that Matters, and Top of Mind: 101 Insights to Transform Your Business. Linda also helps authors create more compelling self-published and commercially published books. A classically trained pianist, Linda recorded Night Songs, a CD of classical piano music. She and her family share their home in the San Francisco Bay Area with a small pack of Siberian Huskies.

 

 

Michelle Bomberger / CEO & Managing Attorney of Equinox Business Law Group

As a small business founder and a fellow entrepreneur, Michelle understands the emotional and practical aspects of owning a business. This makes her an effective guide for business leaders in evaluating risk and opportunity in their decision making. Michelle has been honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of its “40 Under 40” in 2012, and Equinox Business Law Group was awarded the King County Executive’s Woman Small Business of the Year Award in 2013, along with being listed as one of the Puget Sound’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2020. Michelle serves on the Board of Directors for Bellevue LifeSpring and Youth Theatre Northwest, serving youth and families in the community. Michelle is also an active member of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound which provides a community for networking and learning for manufacturers.

 

 

 

Phil Symchych / Founder of the

Hannah Smolinski / CPA & Founder of Clara CFO Group

Hannah Smolinski is a CPA and the founder of Clara CFO Group, a virtual CFO agency providing small businesses with financial clarity and profit maximization strategies.

Her experience working for one of the world’s largest accounting firms inspired her to make corporate expertise accessible to small business owners through fractional CFO services.

She also hosts a YouTube channel with over 35,000 subscribers and uses the platform to help small businesses achieve financial success.

 

 

 

https://youtu.be/cTZXXXKlfgY

 

Dan Weedin / First Underwriters Insurance Brokers

(Host)

Michelle Bomberger / Equinox Business Law Group

(Co-Host)

Hannah Smolinski / Clara CFO Group

(Guest)