What a busy day! I began the day at the judges' selection meeting for Puget Sound Business Journal's upcoming "Women of Influence" recognition awards. Along with fellow judges Jeff Raikes, Phyllis Campbell, Constance Rice, and from Puget Sound Business Journal, Emory Thomas, Patti Payne and Becky Monk,, we selected 15 incredible women out of over 130 submissions (a stack of paper two inches tall!) to be featured at this year's big dinner event scheduled for November 18th in Bellevue. I can't share with you who was selected since it is a surprise, but watch for the Puget Sound Business Journal insert announcing the winners soon.
After multiple meetings and getting ready for our ZINO Annual Angel Fund Investors' meeting tomorrow to begin due diligence on some of our ZINO Zillionaire Investment Forum (ZZIF) Fund Finalists, I ended the day by attending the enterpriseSeattle quarterly Board meeting at the new PATH headquarters followed by the Atlas Accelerator Open House at Twist in Belltown. I was impressed with some of the projected 2011 gains expected shared at the enterpriseSeattle Board meeting which included employment growth of 1.5% and retail sales increase of 4.4%. It was also nice to catch up with other board members, David Allen, Arlan Collins, Casey Badger and Chris Rivera, and new President and CEO, Jeff Marcell.
At the Atlas Accelerator event, it was fascinating to hear three minute updates from 18 separate company CEOs. I counted 10 out of the list that have also presented to ZINO Society investors and guests at some point during the past five years. What an impressive group! I especially liked the program featuring three-minute pitches; just the right length of time to get enough information, but not too long. In addition to saying hello to several of the entrepreneurs, it was also nice to catch up with Mike Crill, Gary Ritner, Dan Rosen, and Gregg and Lauren Bennett.
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