SB Profiles
The 2015 Executive Excellence Awards: Sunny Gupta
Sunny Gupta Cofounder, President & CEO, Apptio Corporation Sunny Gupta began apptio after asking the CIO of Goldman Sachs to tell him what the financial giant was struggling with. The reply inspired the creation of Apptios cloud-based services that help IT departments track their costs and identify where spending is most effective. Since then, listening…
The 2015 Executive Excellence Awards
This is the third year for Seattle Business magazines Executive Excellence Awards. In that short time, the program has evolved into a signature event of the Seattle business community an exhilarating celebration of thoughtful leadership and progressive management. This years class of 13 honorees was feted at a gala on January 22 in Seattles Fairmont…
Executive Q&A: Jeff Roe
Jeff Roe, who took over as CEO of Premera Blue Cross at the beginning of October, is a strategist who sees significant opportunities for growth in the coming years as the health care sector moves from a once sleepy entity to one in the midst of disruption and innovation. EARLY YEARS: My father, a Boeing…
Executive Q&A: Doug Dixon, Pacific Fishermen Shipyard
Doug Dixon joined Pacific Fishermen Shipyard nearly 14 years ago to keep the legacy Ballard business afloat. His professional career covers several aspects of the maritime industry, from oil drilling to boatbuilding. Much of his time these days is spent making sure PacFish has the capacity to survive in a booming Seattle neighborhood that is…
Executive Q&A: Ted Fick, CEO, Port of Seattle
Port of Seattle commissioners said they found the right combination of skills, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit in Ted Fick when they hired the former Paccar executive as the ports new CEO. Fick, 55, will be steering the port at a time of transition that commissioners says calls for a fresh perspective and a steady hand….
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Lifetime Achievement
WINNER Paul Allen Paul Allens business achievements are the stuff of local legend: The Microsoft cofounder and Vulcan chairman is the man behind the transformation of Seattles South Lake Union neighborhood. He rescued the Seattle Seahawks in 1996 and turned the football team into the regions most successful sports franchise. He is the driving force…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Business of the Year, Midsize Companies
WINNER Sellen Construction Company Seattle In Seattle, Sellen is an icon of quality construction. Sellen has been building here for 70 years and has become the largest locally owned commercial construction firm in the Pacific Northwest. The company has been supporting local charities since the beginning and now donates an average of $525,000 to nonprofit…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Business of the Year, Small Companies
WINNER Cedar Grove Composting Seattle Most washingtonians know of Cedar Grove as a cutting-edge urban composter and producer of topsoil products and compostable food packaging. But the company is also an innovator when it comes to corporate citizenship. It chooses to focus its charitable efforts on the areas surrounding its Everett and Maple Valley composting…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Nonprofit of the Year
WINNER 501 Commons Seattle 501 Commons is a nonprofit that serves nonprofits. Since its inception in 1989, 501 Commons has provided management consulting, financial, information technology and human resources services to more than 1,500 charitable organizations across the Northwest. And thanks to pro bono consultant help and fundraising efforts, 501 Commons back-office services are affordable…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Yellow Ribbon
WINNER Boots to Shoes Foundation Kirkland The military veteran preparing to enter the civilian workforce faces many challenges. Aside from the competitive nature of todays job market, its often difficult for veterans to translate their military work experience into private-sector terminology. And while the militarys own Transition Assistance Programs may offer a modicum of help,…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Social Entrepreneurship
WINNER Stockbox Neighborhood Grocery Seattle Stockbox is a first-of-its-kind urban grocery, designed to combat the growing trend of large grocery chains abandoning low-income urban locations across America. (An estimated 23 million Americans most of whom are poor live in food deserts, without easy access to fresh, whole foods.) Stockbox is the brainchild of Carrie Ferrence,…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Pro Bono Services
WINNER ARRYVE Bellevue Bellevue-based ARRYVE provides management consulting services to some of the worlds premier companies, but its the focus on future readiness that sets it apart. Arryve cofounders Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson arent satisfied with the status quo in business, so it makes sense that their charitable efforts would break the mold as…
The 2014 Community Impact Awards: Sustainability in Business Operations
WINNER University of Washington Seattle The University of Washington has a long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability. In 2000, then-Executive Vice President Weldon Ihrig convened a task force on environmental practices. The commitment was bolstered in 2009 with the introduction of a Climate Action Plan and was reaffirmed by a 2012 executive order from President Michael…