What do Rand Fishkin, Ben Elowitz, Ben Huh, Glenn Kelman, Jason Goldberg, Andy Sack, Anna Liotta, and Sujal Patel all have in common?
They have all been named one of the top 40 rising young stars under 40 by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
The population of Puget Sound may be graying slighty at the temples, but the energy and initiative of “30 something” talent in our midst, those under 40 years of age, is making impact on the region’s economy and job creation.
Starting with a field of over 400 nominations across a plethora of companies and vocations, the Puget Sound Business Journal has once again selected its class of 40 honorees under 40 years of age for 2012
The Business Journal will profile each of these individuals in a special report within the Sept. 14 paper and congratulate them in person at a public awards ceremony at the Showbox Sodo on Sept. 20.
The 2012 40 Under 40 honorees that were named are:
Travis Beaven, Chief Operating Officer, UIEvolution
Mark Birzell, Founding Partner, Loft9 Consulting
Amy Bohutinsky, Chief Marketing Officer, Zillow
Michelle Bomberger, Founder and Managing Attorney, Equinox Business Law Group PLLC
Amber Bush, Tax Principal, Clothier & Head
Marcus Charles, Principal , MDC Holdings, LLC (dbaLocal 360, The Crocodile, Juju/Alley Burger)
Charlie Claxton, Founder; Vice President, Creative Strategy, Produxs Inc.
Erica Coogan, Partner, Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
John Croswell, Director, Revel Consulting
Jake Domer, Owner/President, Express Employment Professionals
Ben Franz-Knight, Executive Director, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority
Susan Gillespie, Administrative Director of Ambulatory Care , Swedish/Issaquah
Josh Harris, Founder, Paracle Advisors
Brian Heather, President and Founder, SolTerra Systems Inc.
Shelly Heier, Executive Vice President of Consulting Services, Wurts & Associates
Josh Henderson, Owner-chef, Skillet
Petra Hilleberg, President and CEO, Hilleberg, Inc. (dba Hilleberg the Tentmaker USA)
Matt Hooper, Attorney at Foster Pepper PLLC, Foster Pepper PLLC
Jamie Hsu, President, Lakeville Construction Inc. (dba Lakeville Homes)
Caroline King, Chief Operating Officer, Washington STEM
David Lefkow, Bacontrepreneur/CEO, J&D’s Foods Inc.
Josh Marti, CEO & Co-Founder, Point Inside Inc.
Kate Matsudaira, Vice President Engineering/CTO, Decide
Michael Mooney, Director, Risk Management & Insurance – The Americas and Founder, Vice President ClimbOn, Expeditors International and ClimbOn
Raja Mukerji, President and Co-Founder, ExtraHop Networks
Tim Mushen, President, Clocktower Media
Jennifer Olsen, President, Resourceful HR LLC
Kush Parikh, SVP, Business Development, INRIX
Allison Parker, Senior Philanthropic Advisor, The Seattle Foundation
Michael Pearce, Business Development Director, Swedish Medical Group
Tim Porter, Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group
Rob Ransom, CEO & President, Bongarde Holdings Inc.
Julie Rezek, General Manager, Wunderman
Chad Robins, CEO & President, Adaptive Biotechnologies
Scott Ruthfield, Founder & CEO, Rooster Park
Ted Schneider , Principal, SwitchPoint LLC
Eric Stowe, Founder & Executive Director, A Child’s Right
Seth Talbott, CEO, Longevity Development
Amanda Wong, President, Onza Solutions Inc.
Jun Young, CEO, ZUM Communications Inc.
