Amy Nelson, Founder of The Riveter, accepts Startup of the Year at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire photo) – Amy Nelson returns to co-working. The Riveter’s founder and former CEO announced Tuesday that she is president of SaksWorks, a new partnership between Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC) and WeWork. SaksWorks will be … Read more
Kelly Breslin Wright. (Gong photo) – Former Tableau executive Kelly Breslin Wright has been named President and COO of Gong, an AI sales startup based in Palo Alto, California. Wright joined Gong’s board of directors in March. A former Tableau employee, Wright spent 12 years with the Seattle-based company leading sales. Before leaving in 2016, … Read more
Toni Townes-Whitley (left) and Kate Johnson. (Microsoft and UPS photos) Microsoft’s US President Kate Johnson and Toni Townes-Whitley, President of the US Government and Regulated Industries, are leaving the company. The company confirmed both exits and said a search for Townes-Whitley’s replacements was ongoing. Deb Cupp takes over the management of the US subsidiary of … Read more
Andy Sack (left) and Keith Smith. (Solvency Photos) – Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of directors of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup. Sack previously ran Techstars Seattle and co-founded Founders’ Co-op, where he was previously a managing partner. He also founded Lighter Capital and is currently the … Read more
Gretchen Eischen. (Icertis photo) – Icertis has hired long-time SAP executive Gretchen Eischen as the new Chief Marketing Officer. Most recently, she was Global Vice President and Head of Marketing for SAP Procurement Solutions and is based in Pennsylvania. Seth Nesbitt, CMO since 2016, has been named Global Leader, Purpose, Values and Culture. In the … Read more
NASA’s Mars helicopter’s first flight test plans have been postponed after failing to complete a test last weekend. Now the team behind it says that the vehicle has completed a turn at full speed. As described in a blog post and video update, the team appears to have taken two approaches to solving the problem … Read more
Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, at the GeekWire Summit 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) – Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, joined Scale AI as an advisor to the CEO. The San Francisco startup, founded in 2016, supports companies in the development and management of their AI and machine … Read more
Ty Collins (right) and Mike Radenbaugh, Co-Founders of Rad Power Bikes, are named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) – Rad Power Bikes co-founder Ty Collins has stepped down from the fast growing e-bike startup. Collins, who was previously chief marketing officer, now has an advisory … Read more
Anuj Gosalia. (Magic Leap photo) – Magic Leap continues to hire in the Seattle area. Anuj Gosalia, a veteran of Microsoft, Facebook, and Google, joined the company as Chief Software and Cloud Officer. This is the third recent hiring of executives from the Seattle area by the augmented reality company based in Plantation, Florida. Gosalia … Read more
The Startup Haven team (clockwise from top left): Bob Crimmins, Claudius Mbemba, Jay Westerdal, David Malcolm and Arry Yu. (Startup Haven photo) – Startup Haven, an entrepreneurship community founded by Seattle-based startup veterinarian Bob Crimmins, has launched a mutual fund called Startup Haven Ventures. With the new fund, Startup Haven has also expanded its team: … Read more