January 2015 Archives - 425 Business

Leadership Challenge: Can You Lead a Horse to Water?

Effective managers rely on nonverbal skills just as much as verbal communication. Leadership with Horses is a class that hones our most primitive leadership abilities. It’s a clear, crisp fall day…

Lifestyle, News

Convenience Defines Millennial Banking

It’s a subject many may not think about, but Barbara Cooch does. As senior vice president of Columbia Bank, she is interested in the future of her industry, and millennials…

News

Growing into Costco

Millennials were supposed to rid the country of suburban warehouses. But as the supposedly finicky generation ages, it might mature into Costco’s ideal customer base. Whole Foods is filled with members of…

Columnists, Lifestyle

Coping With Happy Hours That Aren’t So Happy

Happy hours are one of my favorite things. Who doesn’t love a plate of calamari, sliders, and a glass of house red — all for under $10? After a long day, there’s nothing…

Multimedia

Under Cover: Edifecs

Take a look behind the doors of Bellevue’s Edifecs. Video by HortonBarker

Startup, Tech

Poll Position

Kirkland’s Pinnion Finds Answers in the Survey Space Pinnion CEO Michael Yerkovich keeps a working polygraph in his Kirkland office. It’s not some dreadful managerial tactic to which he subjects his employees. Rather, the machine…

Lifestyle

Satisfaction Through the Science of Food

He began cooking as a way of coping with an overseas move. Now, food is Dave Walsh’s passion. Bad day at work? Nothing helps like ice cream. Home sick with a…

Lifestyle

The New Rules of Retirement

There’s no time like the present to think about the future. Like most 25-year-olds, Ryan Adkins spends little time pondering retirement. When he does, however, he sees a future markedly…

Lifestyle

Itinerary: San Francisco

Cutting-edge companies and vibrant conferences make the City by the Bay a prime business destination. San Francisco is famed for its entrepreneurial spirit — it’s home to numerous success stories, from…

Startup

Eastside Cities Gunning for Startups

Silicon Valley has lured many ambitious entrepreneurs south in search of funding, connections, or talent for hire, but Eastside cities also are positioning themselves as desirable homes for tech startups. If those cities…