week of sept 1: the return of Rob Smith - Formidable (& formerly Seattle Magazine)

week of sept 1: the return of Rob Smith - Formidable (& formerly Seattle Magazine)

Longtime journalist Rob Smith is back in the studio! He was the Executive Editor for Seattle Magazine/Seattle Business Magazine when we recorded our 3rd ever episode. And now he returns to talk about his career shift to Formidable, his take on billionaires owning media companies, and why Seattle has the most expensive Ubers. In honor of Bumbershoot happening, we also recap the business history of this iconic festival.

Top Stories:

1. Bro-PO: More IPOs, less women

2. King 5 and KONG owner Tegna to be acquired

3. New rewards program and facial recognition for Alaska Airlines

4. Uber Eats pays $15M to Seattle in settlement

5. Cannonball Arts opened downtown

About guest Rob Smith - Executive Editor, Formidable:

Rob has a long history of journalism. He was the Editor-in-Chief at the Portland Business Journal, moved into the Editor-in-Chief role at the Puget Sound Business Journal. Then he was the Executive Editor for Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Magazine before his recent move to Executive Editor for Formidable – a media and membership company.

Rachel's event for queer women:

Lesbian Chronicles LIVE

Saturday, October 18th

Reverie Ballroom

7pm: Social Hour

8pm: Show

9:30pm: After Party

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About host Rachel Horgan:

Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego.

Contact:

Email: info@theweeklyseattle.com

Instagram: @theweeklyseattle

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com

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