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Walking the Talk

The cycle of poverty is vicious and difficult to break. But that hasn’t discouraged Dona Ponepinto from dedicating much of her life to helping those who struggle.

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Made in the South Sound: Leadership on the Water

The Tacoma Youth Marine Center is located on the Foss Waterway and is regarded as the area’s premier waterfront youth-focused facility.

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Drawing on his 30-plus years of experience in the corporate business world as a marketing and branding specialist, Steve Miller is on mission to “pistol whip” companies into a new way of approaching marketing and branding.

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Back to Basics

In many places these days, business largely is done from behind a computer screen and in an office, yet many South Sound small business owners prefer a more hands-on approach to work.

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24 Hours: Karina Bharne

As Symphony Tacoma’s executive director, Bharne spends much of her time in the local business community advocating for the arts.

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Made in the South Sound: Printing Plastics

KelTech is a plastics-fabrication company located in South Tacoma that creates a wide variety of innovative products

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Ask: Travis Daigle, Motivational Speaker

Travis Daigle has all the traits one might expect from a motivational speaker. The kind of speaker who lays his personal trauma on the table, tells it like it is, and prompts his audience into at least several moments.

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An Interview with Dr. Isiaah Crawford, University of Puget Sound President

The first in his family to attain a college degree, University of Puget Sound President Isiaah Crawford still strongly values the importance of a liberal arts education.