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Announcing Tom Sanko, VP of Sales & Marketing for Fiatlux Imaging

seattle — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:08:54 +0000

Dynamo Recruiting is pleased to announce Tom Sanko as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Fiatlux Imaging. Tom Sanko is a business-to-business sales and marketing executive with experience in medical devices and software, and computer display and imaging hardware and software. He has developed and launched many products, built and led high performance marketing teams, and created awareness and demand around the world. Most recently, Tom was CEO of DiagnosisPlus, a Seattle medical software startup. Before that, he was VP, Marketing at Microvision, Inc. where he launched the company’s first products and pioneered mobile computing solutions for technical, medical, and military workers. Tom has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BS from the University of Pittsburgh.

About FiatLux Imaging, Inc.
FiatLux Imaging, Inc. is a Redmond, Washington-based company founded in April 2007 and is developing next-generation medical imaging software solutions including 3D advanced visualization and analysis for MRI and CT for use by neurosurgeons, orthopedists, and other image dependent providers, along with radiology departments and imaging facilities. FiatLux Imaging, Inc. supports medical imaging customer needs for confident analysis, intervention planning, and improved patient care. FiatLux Imaging and FiatLux Visualize are trademarks of FiatLux Imaging, Inc.

Interview with Barbara Peters, CFO Extraordinaire

seattle — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:48:31 +0000

We had the genuine pleasure of interviewing Barbara Peters for our 40 over 40 groups. She is a truly dynamic woman. We found her to be generous, understanding, passionate about life and extremely intelligent. She cultivates relationships and has a thirst for learning.

Barbara founded SAGEFIELDS LLC in 2005 to help company leaders solve business problems. Her areas of focus include business operations, ownership transitions, financial planning and the building of culture-rich work environments. And she is skilled at using targeted philanthropy to enhance a company’s value.

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Announcing Deb King, Director of Client Services for Kinetix Living

seattle — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:49:49 +0000

Dynamo is pleased to announce Deb King as the new Director of Client Services for Kinetix Living.

Deb will lead the Kinetix Anywhere team and help pilot them to success in this fast growing business segment. Previously, Deb worked at Nordstrom, where she was promoted to a lead, then to a trainer, and then moved to a supervisor position where she managed 50 employees. From there, she pursued a Masters Degree in Education and became a teacher before returning to the business world at eHarmony. At eHarmony, Deb was a Supervisor for the call center and QA Team, and she co-led a 100 person team there. She also helped manage vendor relationships including remote call centers in locales such as Mauritius (in the Indian Ocean) and Guatemala. Deb loves the vision for Kinetix and can’t wait to join the team! (more…)

Interview with Dan Levitan, Co-Founder and Partner at Maveron LLC

seattle — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:43:26 +0000

Dan Levitan is an intelligent, tough (but fair) business man whom I have had the pleasure to get to know over the last couple of years. Originally from the East Coast, he calls the Pacific Northwest home. It is always a pleasure to get to know individuals who encourage you to do your very best, take your skills to the next level and understand the importance of top-notch customer care and service.

Thank you Dan for an opportunity to glance into your personal life and see what makes the man behind Maveron! (more…)

Interview with Herb Bridge

seattle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:05:00 +0000

I recently sat down with one of the most interesting and delightful individuals I have had the honor and privilege meeting – Herb Bridge.

Herb Bridge is co-chairman of Ben Bridge Jeweler, a 91-year-old business with 71 retail locations in 11 states.
Affectionately known as “Mr. Downtown,” Bridge has received many distinctive honors for his community and business accomplishments, including induction in the National Jeweler’s Hall of Fame and the 2001 Seattle-King County First Citizen Award. His involvement and leadership have included dozens of causes, including the co-chairmanship with his son of the 2000 United Way campaign, which raised more than $93 million. He also has championed housing for low-income people and has taught Sunday school. One of the region’s more colorful community leaders, the 80+-year-young Bridge gave up his Harley Davidson and conforming to a promise to his wife Shirley, sold his Honda Gold Wing. He delivered the Honda Gold to its new owner in Idaho and on the way home had seller’s remorse – the next day he bought a new Honda Gold Wing!
A former senior admiral in the U.S. Naval Reserves, Bridge served in World War II and the Korean War and was an active reservist for more than four decades. He received two Legion of Merit awards and the Naval Unit Commendation. He also serves on the Naval Academy Foundation and the American Legion Foundation, and is Chairman Emeritus of the Puget Sound USO.

Recently the Bridge family received the honor of being named Philanthropic Family of the Year! Congratulations! (more…)

“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

seattle — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:04:23 +0000

We all know this is a difficult job market. We have friends and neighbors who are looking for work. People like to share horror stories and layoffs make the headlines every day. Is it any wonder that people who are employed want to hunker down and stay where they are - riding out the storm? The familiar company seems safer than the unknown. But when you do learn of a new opportunity or receive a new job offer do you find yourself humming this question posed by the Clash - “Should I Stay or Should I Go”?

Sarah Needleman with the Wall Street Journal writes that employees are saying “stick with the job you know“. It is true that Gina and I are hearing “thanks, but no thanks” when asking potential candidates to take a look at a new career opportunity. In support of the rational that it is too risky to switch jobs, we are talking with some active job seekers who are in their current situation because of the old adage, “last hired, first fired”. It can be a very risky time to switch employers but it can also be extremely risky to stay with your current employer. The best advice we can give you is to research, research, research and….work with an ethical recruiter if you decide to dip your toes into the job market. (more…)

Interviewing Jean Berry, VP of HR for Allrecipes.com

seattle — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:56:36 +0000

We selected Jean Berry because not only is she one of our favorite HR people but over the years, she has impressed us as a renaissance woman who can tackle anything. Jean has spent more than 20 years in Human Resources in both high tech and biotech industries. She is well-rounded is all areas of HR including organizational development, employee relations and as a trusted adviser to senior leadership. We have seen Jean on both sides of mergers and acquisitions during which she always maintains her sense of humor and intelligence. Jean has a BA from University of Washington and an MS from University of Indiana. A lesser known fact about Jean is that she is a trained Chef. I will never forget Jean commanding the kitchen during her Chef school graduation meal - next stop Top Chef? Jean has now combined her experience and interests as the VP of HR at Allrecipes.com. We forgot to ask her if she sneaks into the test kitchen after hours! (more…)

VP Sales, Quantum Art

seattle — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:46:49 +0000

Dynamo Recruiting is thrilled to announce our newest search!

QuantumArt is seeking a world-class west coast sales professional for the title of VP, Sales. This is one of our area’s premier early-stage opportunities.

Located in Seattle and San Francisco and experiencing record growth, QuantumArt is a highly visible content management company focused on small business, enterprise, publishing, social networking, politics and government market segments.

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Office Manager for Investment Firm

seattle — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:22:30 +0000

Our client, based in Tacoma, is known for it’s multi-billion dollar hedge fund management. This is an exciting opportunity for the first office manager to create systems and processes for this 10 person office. You will be supporting the operations and administrative needs which include the following:

Data entry/maintaining investor and underlying hedge fund manager contact information (CRM)
Own and maintain underlying hedge fund manager information;
Monitor inventory of required reference materials and work with investment and finance teams to ensure completeness of files (more…)

Announcing Steve Schickler, Kinetix CEO

seattle — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:45:42 +0000

Kinetix Living hires new CEO-Steve Schickler
Steve Schickler joins Kinetix Living as a dynamic CEO with a stellar career that spans over twenty years of building successful organizations. Steve’s experience includes consumer goods, retail and SaaS. He has helped transform young companies into national leaders.

Steve was President of Seattle Coffee Company and then was a senior executive at Starbucks Coffee following Starbucks’ purchase of SCC. Steve was also a senior executive at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream as Dreyer’s grew from a largely regional company to the largest in its national industry space. Steve has also led three other companies and he won the NASDAQ/Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for his leadership of a company in Chicago. He was also CEO of a start-up company in the area of Internet Health Care Communications.

Steve began his career in packaged goods marketing at H.J. Heinz where he led two of that company’s largest business units. He has an MBA from New York University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
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Kinetix provides individuals with all of the tools and support they need to get and stay in the best shape of their life. Fitness, Nutrition and Community are the pillars of the program.

Kinetix is an exciting and dynamic company with a focus on helping corporate clients provide their employees the tools they need to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle which will ultimately result in lowered health care costs and increased employee satisfaction. In addition to coaching and support offered in the fitness pillar of the Kinetix program, we offer food products and nutrition guidelines. All of this is supported by a vibrant community of individuals living the Kinetix program.