Feb 18, 2022

Shiftboard

Seattle-based Shiftboard, a provider of enterprise workforce scheduling software for organizations with 24/7 operations, announced the appointment of Dan Wassel as chief financial officer. Wassel joined the company's executive leadership team on Feb. 14, 2022, and reports to Shiftboard's president and CEO, Sterling Wilson. Wassel brings over 30 years of financial and operations experience to the company. Before joining Shiftboard, he was CFO at Headset, the intelligence system for cannabis retail operations that provides data insights to operators and investors. Prior to his tenure at Headset, Wassel was CFO for Socarta, a data-as-a-service platform provider for city, county, state and federal government organizations, and served as vice president of finance and administration for Hubspan.

United Way of King County

United Way of King County, together with Ethan Stowell Restaurants, announced a philanthropic partnership to bring the Network of Giving to the Seattle market. The Network of Giving is a hyper-local digital platform that fosters a community-minded movement through the connection of local consumers and merchants to community and charitable organizations – while creating efficiencies in digital fundraising. Gordon McHenry, Jr., president and CEO of United Way of King County, stated, “United Way of King County is pleased to help bring the Network of Giving platform with its benefits for local merchants, community organizations, and other non-profits. The Network of Giving provides another foundation for enhancing and strengthening our communities and aligns with our impact and mission.” United Way of King County directly impacts community thanks to a substantial endowment originally seeded by the Gates Foundation and designed to offset the bulk of organizational operating costs. Founded in 2007, Ethan Stowell Restaurants is a restaurant group in Seattle founded and led by Chef Ethan Stowell. The proprietary Network of Giving platform transforms communities and businesses by establishing an elevated standard of excellence in corporate and community social responsibility, and powers digital commerce by linking banking, fundraising, and marketing to inspire community contributions at no cost to the consumer.

Avalara

Avalara, a provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, announced the release of 20 newly certified integrations with accounting, ERP, ecommerce, point-of-sale, mobile commerce, and CRM software applications. Avalara has been a partner-centric company since its founding in 2004, with a concerted focus on integrating with technology solutions already in use by existing and future customers. Avalara certified integration partners have met criteria developed by Avalara for performance and reliability. Certified integrations are built to ensure customers enjoy a fast, reliable, and easy process for embedding Avalara's automated tax management into existing systems. Additionally, these integrations enable customers of Avalara partner solutions to benefit from Avalara's real-time calculation of applicable taxes for billing line items. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world in Brazil, Europe, and India.

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo has been named one of the Top Software Sellers and Best Marketing Products worldwide in 2022 by G2. ZoomInfo's placements improved significantly on G2's annual Best Software lists, as the company climbed into the third spot in the Best Marketing and Digital Advertising Products category and the fifth spot in the Best Global Software Sellers category. The rankings were formulated based on verified reviews provided by customers and analyzed by G2's algorithm which calculates customer satisfaction and market presence.

In addition, Chorus, ZoomInfo's conversation intelligence software, has been named one of the Best Software Products, Highest Satisfaction Products, and Best Mid-Market Products for 2022, ranking second in each category. Chorus has also been recognized with a 2022 Most Loved Award by TrustRadius, highlighted as one of the top products among more than 25,000 software companies. ZoomInfo is a leader in modern go-to-market software, data, and intelligence for more than 25,000 companies worldwide, and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Feb 17, 2022

CBRE

Nagle

Abbott

Inglin

Ford

Last week CBRE announced that a powerful office quartet had decamped from Colliers to join its ranks. Laura Ford, Greg Inglin and David Abbott join the firm as senior VPs, while Katie Nagle becomes an associate broker. CBRE's John R. Miller said in a statement, “We are thrilled to welcome one of the preeminent institutional leasing teams in our market, a strategic complement to our existing bench of top leasing talent, as well as our capital markets and property management capabilities. The addition of Laura, David, Greg and Katie provides us with greater flexibility in our service offering and provides our clients unmatched expertise, market knowledge and resources.”

Lee & Associates

Reid

Veteran broker Chris Reid has moved to Lee & Associates, the brokerage announced this week. He makes the move from Colliers, and will work out of Lee's Bellevue office. A 30-year industry veteran, Reid said in a statement, “Lee & Associates offers the resources and market coverage that I need to best service my customers. It also offers a supportive business platform that is designed to encourage an entrepreneurial approach for all of its brokers.” His long experience extends to clients in multifamily, financial services, tech, real estate and healthcare, representing both tenants and developers.

ExtraHop

​​ExtraHop, a cloud-native network detection and response firm, announced that Patrick Dennis has been named the company's chief executive officer. Dennis' appointment follows outgoing CEO Arif Kareem's decision to retire. Dennis has nearly 25 years of experience leading high-growth public and private companies in the security and information technology markets including CEO roles at Guidance Software and Alvaria, and leadership positions at EMC and Oracle. As ExtraHop CEO, Dennis will work closely with company leadership, including co-founders Jesse Rothstein and Raja Mukerji, as well as the board of directors to accelerate key strategic priorities for the business. These priorities include growth in the enterprise segment and expanding ExtraHop's international impact. The company also plans to expand cloud security innovation to provide universal visibility and advanced threat defense for cloud workloads.

bttn

Steve Nielsen, a healthcare industry veteran and former CEO of McKesson Medical and LABSCO, has joined heathtech startup bttn as president. Nielsen was a member of bttn's advisory board before being named the company's first president. In its first year of business, bttn has established itself as a resource for medical practitioners, emergency responders and businesses looking for quality medical supplies. With 5500 customers, 30 partnerships and a growing catalog, bttn was recently listed on BuiltIn Seattle's Top 22 companies to watch in 2022 list. bttn is headquartered in Seattle.

Barnum West

Barnum Financial Group West Division, formerly InPlan Financial, has opened a new office in Seattle. “We are very excited about becoming a member of the Barnum Financial Group and opening this new office to expand their presence to the West Coast,” said Judah Piano, co-founder of the firm. Barnum is based in Connecticut with expertise in investment management, retirement planning, asset protection, and financial wellness. The new Barnum — West Division office is located at 600 University Street, Suite 2300, Seattle.

Patterson Cellars

Woodinville winery pioneer John Patterson, founder of Patterson Cellars, along with his partners, have acquired the Tertulia winery facility and adjacent Whistling Hills Vineyard in Walla Walla's Southside winery district. The Tertulia wine brand and inventory were not included in the sale. METIS, one of the Northwest's leading wine industry Mergers & Acquisitions firms, served as the exclusive transaction advisor. This acquisition enables Patterson Cellars to bring a significant portion of their wine production much closer to the growers and vineyards, while also adding an estate vineyard to their portfolio. Patterson (who sells over 80% of their wine direct to consumers) will additionally gain a key retail location in one of the highest traffic areas of Walla Walla. Tertulia Cellars, founded by Jim O'Connell in 2005, closed in late 2021 after over a decade as a popular destination for estate grown wines. The former Tertulia facility will be re-branded as Patterson Cellars, Walla Walla and become Patterson's fifth tasting room location and 2nd winemaking facility. Patterson founded Woodinville's Patterson Cellars in 2000, after 13 years at Quilceda Creek. This year will be his 36th harvest in Washington.