This month we are featuring our very first apprentice with ComTech - Lauren McGuire. Lauren is a multi-talented apprentice who is making a return to the workforce after being a stay-at-home parent for several years. How did you first decide…
Public speaking. Love it or hate it, the right speaking opportunity is enormously valuable for a rising entrepreneur or tech executive. A high-profile panel gets you exposure to media, partners, and customers. It is an implicit stamp of approval that…
This year, I took over the leadership of Seattle Startup Week (Oct. 2-6) from the reigns of Dave Parker. When I asked Julie Pham of WTIA and Andrew McGee of the Greater Foundation to co-captain the Diversity and Inclusion track…
WTIA's theme for FullConTech on September 26 in Leavenworth is “The Immigrant Workforce.” And in our discussions, we’ll focus on two Washington industries that depend on immigration to fill critical jobs: technology and agriculture. To prepare for FullConTech, WTIA looked…
This month we are featuring one of our first web development engineer apprentices - Yana Radenska. Yana has a background in education and now she is training to be a web developer at Avvo. How did you first decide to…
FullConTech takes a road trip on September 26, as we board a bus and head east to Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth, WA to talk about the Immigrant Workforce. Want to join the discussion but are still on the fence about…
The news right now is full of stories about the various “divides” within the U.S., including the divide between urban and rural communities. But like many states, Washington’s economy depends on industries located in both our largest cities and our…
Immigration is a hot topic right now, and that’s not news to anyone. But what might be surprising is the number of industries in Washington that depend upon our immigrant workforce. For those of us in the Seattle area, we…
The WTIA is proud to be affiliated with the Apprenti program. Starting today, Apprenti will feature an apprentice each month on WTIA Blog. To kick off, we have Jared Call who is one of Apprenti’s first apprentices sharing his experience.…
This month marked the beginning of 41 promising tech careers. On May 5th, the first cohort of apprentices in the Apprenti™ program gathered at the World Trade Center, where they were honored by Governor Jay Inslee with a pinning ceremony.…