Puget Sound Underground is highlighting amazing and unique stories and people that make the Puget Sound a gem. The curators of the underground.
Jeffrey Slotnick is the President of Setracon Enterprise Security Risk Management Services. His company focuses on risk consulting, enterprise security risk management, physical security, physical security of logical systems, resiliency, protective services, and the conduct threat assessments. In the past weeks with COVID-19 spreading within our community, we thought we would bring an expert to explain the basics of security and what we all should be and should have been this whole time. In this time of such uncertainty, please stay safe. As a community we will get through this together. ***NOTE: As of 3/17/2020 drive through testing in Seattle is only open to UW students, UW employees and near by first responders***
Brian is the founder of UNLEASHED at Stadium Bowl in Tacoma, celebrating it's 10th annual race designed to bring the community together in a unique way that challenges your mind and body. With proceeds going to their local animal charity, racers come together for a competition that leaves participants feeling proud, and accomplished. Listen as Brian and James discuss the race, animal rescue, and the mindsets that winners adopt to achieve big things. The 10th Annual Race is in August, Looking for a real challenge? We'll be going! Hope to see you there! Check it out here: http://unleashedatstadiumbowl.org/ -and- Check out the Kindred Souls Foundation here: http://kindredsoulsfoundation.org/ Check out our socials Twitter @PugetU IG @PugetU and pugetsoundunderground.com
Paul Akers is the founder and president of FastCap, author and leader in the lean manufacturing moment. You can check out his website at paulakers.net
James and Sean take a break from the normal podcast and talk about their backstory on why they started the podcast. We hope you like this weeks episode!
Paul Adams is the founder and CEO of sound Financial Group, and the author of "Stop Burning Your Money" and "Sound Financial Advice"
Francis Charles is a cyber security expert with over 18 years of experience working for Microsoft, sales force and others. He is also the Director of Operations for Nine Line Veteran services, a non profit based in the Puget Sound.
Steve Lynch is the veteran outreach coordinator for Goodwill of the Olympic and Rainier region. He also has become one of the best Linkedin maters in the Puget Sound. You can find him on Linked in at https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-lynch
Miesha Tate is a former Strike Force and UFC champion and the current VP of One Championship. She sat down with us and talked about growing up in the Puget Sound, being a pioneer in Mixed Martial Arts and changing the future of MMA for the better. You can find her on twitter @MieshaTate Find One Championship on twitter @ONEChampionship
Daniella Mestyanek Young is an author, International Speaker and combat veteran. She sat down with James and talked about her story going from sex cult to Army Officer. Find her on twitter @daniellamyoung
Aaron Quinonez sat down with James to talk about the problem of veteran suicide. Operation Pop Smoke https://operationpopsmoke.com/ Q Missions https://www.qmissions.org/ Healing Through Service https://redemption-press.com/bookauthor/sgt-q/
Shawn Tibbitts is a professional chef in Tacoma making amazing dishes using fresh ingredients from local farmers. Tibbitts @ Fern Hill has been rated #1 in Pierce County for years. Even bigger, the restaurant was recently named Top 100 restaurants in the US by Forbes and Yelp! (#65 to be exact) Find Shawn at http://tibbittsatfernhill.com
Will Jordan is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer from Tacoma Washington. He wrote the the hook for the song "Fly" by Nicki Minaj and Rihanna.