Carrie Ferrence5 min5 big lessons & 5 quick tips from 2 years of growthTwo years ago, I started The Big Lil on a total whim. I had just wrapped up my role as Executive Director at City Fruit; we were in the...
Carrie Ferrence1 minAscent Outdoors & Miyar AdventuresSo many of us love the Pacific Northwest because of the opportunity it affords us to connect to the great outdoors. But how do you...
Carrie Ferrence5 min5 business skills your nonprofit can use to grow & thriveFor better or worse, it’s become very “sexy” to talk about how we can (i.e. should) run nonprofits more like businesses. More earned...
Carrie Ferrence1 minHR Uprise: re-centering the role of HR and grounding your body & mindRebecca Weaver, founder at HR Uprise, is working to flip traditional HR on its head, so that it works for employees, first. She launched...
Carrie Ferrence4 min5 ways your non-profit can get stronger on financesIn an industry where mission, clients and impact come first, it can feel difficult for nonprofit leaders to dig into the decidedly less...
Carrie Ferrence8 minRidgewood: A dedicated community, with a heavy hand of frosé, saves the day!Nov 2020: Ridgewood Bottle and Tap was slated to open in late March, in the iconic space that Starbucks once held on top of Phinney...
Carrie Ferrence9 minSugarpill: customer service as community service and social justice vs staying open.Oct 2020: Sugarpill is part tinctures, part mercantile, and part customer-service-as-therapy. For this small apothecary, just off the...
Carrie Ferrence6 minFloating castles, an endless forest, the Galactic Empress and other mythologiesOct 2020: How Dreamland Diner and Stampede Cocktail Club are battling their way through their own uncharted universe, in the midst of...
Carrie Ferrence8 minKettlebells, Community, and #CouplesGoalsOct 2020: After an early career in the restaurant hospitality business, Nikolai found himself burned out and at an inflection point....
Carrie Ferrence11 minSynchronicity: A business case for paying it forward and a non-profit case for connection Sept 2020: (plus some killer tips on hosting your Q4 events) Synchronicity’s business is to help non-profits raise money, through live,...
Carrie Ferrence7 minHow the pandemic has changed how we say goodbye to our petsSept 2020: Even if you don’t have a pet, this conversation is a great reminder that all businesses need to intentionally re-design their...
Carrie Ferrence5 minSeize the Oar: Ensuring that rowing is accessible to everyone, even in a pandemicSept 2020: Seize The Oar champions inclusion in the sport of rowing through adaptive team training, outreach and thought leadership. In...
Carrie Ferrence8 minSeattle Good Business Network: The economy is right here. August 2020: "The economy is right here. It's our relationships. It’s our actions. Every transaction makes an impact and influences the...
Carrie Ferrence9 minScoop: from zero waste, to launching a new business, and supporting other momsAugust 2020: Scoop Marketplace is a zero waste grocery store in the Central District. They offer a variety of package-free groceries and...
Carrie Ferrence8 minFirefly Kitchens: Ethical growth, Food Justice, and Taking Control of our HealthAugust 2020: Firefly Kitchens was set to celebrate a huge milestone this year: their 10 year anniversary. Though they haven’t been able...
Carrie Ferrence7 minDanny Woo Garden: Creating space for the community to reconsider self-reliance & collective actionJuly 2020: The impacts of COVID on the non-profit sector are numerous: some organizations can no longer directly serve their clients;...
Carrie Ferrence6 minEmber Community KitsJuly 2020: "Our small businesses - they’re here for us all the time, we want to be able to support them any way we can. Let’s help each...
Carrie Ferrence6 minCatch22Market: If we can collectively do something together, if we can organize ourselves, we can...July 2020: If we can collectively do something together, if we can organize ourselves, we can make a difference. Our interview with Olga...
Carrie Ferrence7 minPiroshky Piroshky: This is how you deal with a crisisJuly 2020: You stick together, you support other businesses and take one day at a time. Olga Sagan has owned Piroshky Piroshky for the...
Carrie Ferrence9 minKona Kitchen: Finding Ohana Amidst COVIDJuly 2020: In early March, as COVID was picking up steam, Kona Kitchen was looking for ways to keep their two locations running, even...