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Amazon keeps fueling philanthropic efforts under leadership of former nonprofit executive

GeekWire

The event was organized by Amazon in the Community, a philanthropic program within the company. The program specifically addresses needs in education, housing, food security, disaster relief and employee volunteering. Working with a budget, kids could choose clothes, school supplies and books for their home libraries.

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Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to retire; Howard Schultz returns as interim chief

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Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson , a longtime tech exec who led the coffee giant since 2017, will retire next month, the company announced Wednesday. Johnson was also part of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee under presidents George W. million members.

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Madrona teams up with Advancing Women in Product to boost female tech leadership

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Advancing Women in Product (AWIP) , a nonprofit organization with more than 16,000 members internationally, is partnering with Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Madrona Venture Labs in order to expand its opportunities for training, mentoring and networking. AWIP and Madrona Photos). Paris, London, Berlin, Boston, and Chennai, India.

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Scoop: Flyhomes acquires Loftium, combining two Seattle real estate tech companies

GeekWire

Flyhomes, which helps home-buyers secure purchases with all-cash offers, laid off 20% of its employees in July, then reduced headcount again in November. Loftium launched its host-to-own program a year ago. Loftium has rental properties across 10 markets while its host-to-own program currently operates in Denver and Portland.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO Business Intelligence

Her pitch laid the groundwork for a pilot program in which Gusto covered the cost of a seven-month, full-time bootcamp while continuing to pay McGrath a salary and maintain her benefits and vesting. I had seen others leave to learn software engineering and not come back, which is why we advocated for this program.”.

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Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

GeekWire

Cohen was most recently CFO for ANGI Homeservices, a digital marketplace created when home improvement directories Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor merged in 2017. Techstars Seattle, which hosts a three month accelerator program, graduated its 11th cohort this year and is led by Managing Director Isaac Kato. Based in Denver, Colo.,

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As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

GeekWire

Today the startup announced the release of a new telehealth platform that uses Lyssn’s own secure video-conferencing system to provide remote mental healthcare. In 2017, the team officially launched Lyssn. The startup has a dozen customers, primarily university programs that train counselors and therapists. Lyssn Photo).

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