Nancy Zevenbergen, ’81, on growth opportunities and pivotal moments
Nancy Zevenbergen is President & CIO of Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC and a Foster alum, having graduated from the University of Washington in 1981 with a BA in Business Administration with...
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Leaders to Legends: the macro- and micro-economics of the Nasdaq
Phil Mackintosh, the chief economist of the Nasdaq stock exchange, demonstrated his extraordinary range at the March 6 edition of the “Leaders to Legends” breakfast series at the University of...
View ArticleColleen Brown on responsibility, reputation, and resilience
Colleen Brown is the founder and CEO of Marca Global LLC, an award-winning online reputation management firm. She has served as an adviser and board member to many public and private companies and...
View ArticleCulture is a corporate asset: a conversation with Phyllis Campbell
Phyllis Campbell is the Chairman, Pacific Northwest for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She is the firm’s senior executive in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho across businesses, representing JPMorgan Chase...
View ArticleLessons to my younger self: Endre Holen on perseverance
Endre Holen is a top Senior Partner at McKinsey and Company, the world’s leading management consulting firm. In his 25+ years as a consultant, he’s successfully led the global Tech Media and Telecom...
View ArticleTried and true: Retired General McCaffrey on leading complex organizations
Retired General Barry R. McCaffrey has tested leadership strategies under extreme conditions. After 32 years of service in the US Army, he retired as the most highly decorated serving General, having...
View ArticleEddie Bauer CEO offers inside tour of epic turnaround campaign
The rise, fall and epic renaissance of iconic Seattle retailer Eddie Bauer were examined in detail at the March 1 “Leaders to Legends” presentation at the UW Foster School of Business. President and...
View ArticleMark Hadland turns up the customer experience to Level 11
Mark Hadland, Founder and CEO of Level 11, is an expert on how people experience brands at a holistic level. On Wednesday, November 30, Hadland presented at Leaders to Legends and explained the...
View ArticleThinking outside the Xbox: Robbie Bach on the challenge of change
For many, the notion of change can create fear, uncertainty, and doubt, but for Robbie Bach, Former President of Microsoft Entertainment & Devices, change is another word for opportunity. On...
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Christina Lomasney, CEO of Modumetal, speaks at Leaders to Legends
“Look for your problem [to solve]. And once you find it, don’t ever let go.” That was Christina Lomasney’s advice to aspiring entrepreneurs at this morning’s Leaders to Legends lecture at the...
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Sunny Gupta on how adaptability factors into creating a $1B+ company
“Go big or go home.” It would sound almost reckless if it wasn’t coming from Sunny Gupta, CEO of Apptio and scintillating guest speaker at Foster’s February Leaders-to-Legends breakfast. The thing is,...
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Pete Nordstrom expounds on the Nordstrom Way… forward
Pete Nordstrom (aka the “tallest man in fashion”) stands out among the Foster School crowd. What’s the secret to Nordstrom’s success? Humility It’s an interesting choice of words to explain the...
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On focus: Concur CEO Steve Singh pinpoints the key to making a difference in...
Concur CEO Steve Singh at the Foster School Focus. It was the word of the day and primary directive from Steve Singh, the co-founder and CEO of Concur Technologies, addressing a UW Foster School of...
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Leaders to Legends features David Carey, EVP, T-Mobile, on what it takes to...
Post by Eric Nobis, managing director of Marketing and Communications and executive director of the Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy at the Foster School This was not going to be your father’s...
View ArticleChange as strength
While introducing Bsquare CEO Jerry Chase as the April 22 Leaders to Legends Breakfast speaker, Dean Jiambalvo described the tech leader as an “accomplished executive with decades of experience leading...
View ArticleThe honor and privilege of leadership
For B. Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer, leadership is the greatest privilege in life. On Wednesday, April 1, Turner provided a thorough discussion on the lessons he learned about...
View ArticleHigh reliability, High intergrity: Curtis Reusser on Leadership
Curtis Reusser, CEO of Bellevue based aerospace manufacturer Esterline, addressed a packed crowd in Anthony’s Forum during the most recent Leaders to Legends Breakfast. While discussing his...
View ArticleGreater than the sum of its parts: Annie Young-Scrivner on teamwork
On Wednesday, January 21, Annie Young-Scrivner, president of Teavana and EVP for Starbucks Corporation, came to the Foster School of Business to discuss her experiences as a global business leader and...
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A business by any other name: The transformation of Outerwall
Two years ago, Coinstar Inc., known for its eponymous coin conversion kiosks as well as the movie rental kiosks Redbox, found itself in stasis. Addressing a packed Anthony’s Forum during his Leaders to...
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Money follows vision
As the executive director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Simon Woods must strike a delicate balance between the business and artistic sides of his organization. While for-profits may be based on...
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