Podcast appearances and mentions of Jean Thompson

On July 11, 1928, six Canadian female athletes—Fanny Rosenfeld, Jean Thompson, Myrtle Cook, Florence Jane Bell, Ethel Smith, and Ethel Catherwood—departed for Amsterdam to participate in the Olympics, marking the first time women were allowed in athletics and gymnastics. Their legacy contributed significantly to the progress of gender equality in sports, from 10% female participation in 1928 to nearly 50% expected in Tokyo 2020. Guest: Craig Baird, Host of the Podcast “Canada History Ehx” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Jean Thompson who is the CEO and Owner of the very exceptional Seattle Chocolate Company and jcoco. A longtime fan and investor in the company during her previous life as an executive at Microsoft, Jean acquired Seattle Chocolate after the Nisqually Earthquake destroyed the company's factory in 2001, and with no prior C-suite experience, boldly stepped in as CEO to rebuild the business from the ground up. You will love this interview including hearing more about Jean and her team's responsible sourcing initiative. This episode is filled with so much inspiration and takeaways you won't want to miss it! On this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow. Sponsored by Thinkific! Get your FREE month of Thinkific Plus at thinkific.com/kara Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let me know by clicking on the links below and sending me a quick shout-out on social. Or reach out to me at karagoldin@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin/ https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ https://twitter.com/karagoldin https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Check out our website to view this episode's show notes: https://karagoldin.com/podcast/397 To learn more about Jean Thompson and Seattle Chocolate Company: https://www.instagram.com/seattlechoc/ https://www.seattlechocolate.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jcocochocolate/

Welcome to the Season 4 finale! Our guest is Jean Thompson, author of many novels, former National Book Award finalist, and most recently the author of The Poet's House. This book explores the sordid lives and falsehoods of poets in California through the eyes of a young admirer, a woman entrenched in blue-collar life but fascinated by poetry. The book takes on the blurred lines of mentorship, the elitism of poetry, and the differences between loving writing and writers themselves. Jean chose a book first and foremost for its prose style, so unique and unlike a great deal of contemporary writing. James Agee's A Death in the Family, his posthumous Pulitzer prize winning masterpiece, takes the simple and magnifies it to Biblical proportions. The death of a family patriarch shatters the suburban ideals within, and we witness the internal and external carnage in one way or another. This is our season finale, but Your Favorite Book will be back in mid-august with more interviews. Stay tuned! Follow the show on instagram and twitter @yfbpodcast Buy Jean's book: https://bookshop.org/books/the-poet-s-house-9798200880980/9781643751566

This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   It took an earthquake to turn Jean Thompson, an investor at Seattle Chocolate, into the company's owner.   In 2001, an earthquake hit the Seattle area, leveling the building that Seattle Chocolate was renting. The building was condemned, so suddenly, the company needed significant investment to buy and prep another building to make its confections. Thompson went from investor and owner. Shortly afterward, the company's CEO resigned, and the company was entirely in her hands.   "I luckily was so naive as to how difficult it would be and how steep the learning curve would be that I just thought, 'It's a great product, and I love chocolate,' and I'd gotten a little bit of a taste for it, so I decided to try running it myself," she says. "And that was 20 years ago."   The key to surviving any challenge is figuring out your brand's trajectory and having patience with yourself, Jean says.   "I forget the silly ballplayer or coach who said, 'We didn't lose - we just needed more innings,'" she says. "I thought about that many times because it's the long runway that allows you to work through all the difficulties."   Surviving a competitive environment can seem like a massive jigsaw puzzle year after year.   "If you give yourself enough time, ultimately, somehow, miraculously, it seems to work," she says. "Or at least that was the case as I look back on my 20 years."   In Part 1, Jean talks about:   * Gratitude for the support and hard work from the people who work at Seattle Chocolate. * An overview of the two brands - Seattle Chocolate and Jcoco. * How an earthquake changed her role in the company. * The challenges of running the company without a marketing background or business degree. * The case for patience and perseverance.   Join Ramon Vela and Jean Thompson as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Seattle Chocolate, visit: https://www.seattlechocolate.com/    Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen on your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   Rising acquisition costs and the return to in-store shopping have eCommerce marketers double-clicking on their retention strategy.   Now more than ever, brands need to focus on lifetime value. Yotpo is proud to announce Yotpo Subscriptions on Shopify, making retention easy and affordable for growing brands.   Take 8 minutes, or less, to add a recurring revenue channel to your business.   Download Yotpo Subscriptions from the Shopify App Store today https://apps.shopify.com/yotpo-subscription 

This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   At Seattle Chocolate, the mission is the elevate the dialog around chocolate, says Jean Thompson, Owner, and CEO. Part of that mission is also helping the community.   To that end, the company gives its product to food banks. Chocolate, Jeans reminds us, is a plant-based food that's high in antioxidants.   "If we could use the power of our category to empower our consumers, to help their neighbors in their time of need, it felt really good, and it has felt so good for the past ten years to do that to the point where we've now added a built-in mission for chocolate," Jean says.   Seattle Chocolate likes to think of its products as "thank-you bars." With gift-giving in mind, the brand spends a lot on design to help set it apart from the competition.   Other considerations at Seattle Chocolate are ensuring the ingredients are clean and non-GMO. They're often vegan and locally sourced as much as possible.   Jean says that the company's Jcoco brand is more of an "origin" chocolate.   Inspiration for the various flavors comes from everyone and anyone at the company and often is inspired by travel and destinations. Flavors also change for the seasons and holidays.   In Part 2, Jean talks about:   * A rundown of the brand's products. * The difference between truffles and chocolate bars. * The company's charitable efforts. * Why chocolate is a healthy food in some ways. * The emphasis on package design. * Why the company partners with Girls Inc. * A look at the ingredients. * Where to find the products.   Join Ramon Vela and Jean Thompson as they break down the inside story on The Story of a Brand.   For more on Seattle Chocolate, visit: https://www.seattlechocolate.com/     Subscribe and Listen to the podcast on all major apps. Simply search for “The Story of a Brand,” or click here to listen on your favorite podcast player: Listen now.   *   This episode is brought to you by Yotpo.   Rising acquisition costs and the return to in-store shopping have eCommerce marketers double-clicking on their retention strategy.   Now more than ever, brands need to focus on lifetime value. Yotpo is proud to announce Yotpo Subscriptions on Shopify, making retention easy and affordable for growing brands.   Take 8 minutes, or less, to add a recurring revenue channel to your business.   Download Yotpo Subscriptions from the Shopify App Store today https://apps.shopify.com/yotpo-subscription 

We went live on Earth Day with CEO and Owner of Seattle Chocolate CO., Jean Thompson. Jean Thompson is passionate about pushing the chocolate industry forward, both through colorful packaging, chococolate marketed towards women, and ethical production and sourcing. Not only does Seattle Chocolate Co. work to protect the environment, but they're also very involved in philantrhopy, donating 10% of profits to Girls Inc., and through their Jcoco brand, donating meals to people in need. During this insightful interview with Jean, we learn all about the cocoa industry, from where and how it's farmed, to the envirionmental impact that it can have. If you're a lover of chocolate we HIGHLY recommend you listen to this interview, so you can learn more about where your chocolate is coming from and how you can make more ethical and sustainable choices when purchasing your next chocolate bar. To watch the live interview on our Instagram page, click here . To read the women.com article about this interview, click here . Remember to follow womendotcom on instagram and subscribe to The Women.com Podcast for more exclusive interviews.

In this episode of Inspired Design, get a mouthwatering education in all thing's cocoa as Owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolate Company, Jean Thompson, gives us an inside tour of their newly renovated headquarters and factory. To top it, off she infuses her entrepreneurial wisdom leaving us ready to make the world a better place one small decision at a time!

The tragic story of a woman who fell 90ft down a hole that opened up beneath her feet is told in today's podcast. Jean Thompson had been walking her young son to see his grandmother back in 1967. She disappeared when the huge void opened up and her body was never recovered. Hear from our reporter Chris Britcher who's been researching the story. Also in today's podcast - a man's been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in Gravesend. We speak to the Trussell Trust as figures today show a big increase in the number of emergency food parcels being handed out in Kent. A man who was told to pay £1,000 by someone claiming to have his missing dog issues a warning to pet owners. And a YouTuber who moved to Kent after suddenly being made homeless has spoken of having to spend months apart from his beloved exotic animals.

Howard County Reads (HCR) is up and running this year with the top 15 books released and the number one spot revealed as The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson. In this episode, we cover what HCR is and shed some light on the One State One Story Grant that we received. “One State/One Story invites Hoosiers to engage deeply with a book as part of a statewide conversation tied to Indiana Humanities' current theme. In 2020, during the second year of INseparable, we'll read and discuss Jean Thompson's The Year We Left Home, which offers a sweeping, multigenerational look at life in the Midwest over the past several decades.” In keeping with the theme of life in the Midwest, we were recommended to review and publicize other authors who are local, specifically, to our amazing state, Indiana; we thought this was a fantastic idea! Sit down with us today and remember to grab your pen and paper. Maybe you'll find a new author to love or hear more about an author who's already your favorite! As always, come laugh with us, fake cry with us, and talk with us about some of the authors in Indiana whom we love! See you there!

This episode of Ballot and Beyond, contributed by the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, was written, and read by Jean Thompson, an independent researcher and volunteer writer with Maryland Women's Heritage Center. The library and archives at Goucher College were invaluable for research. Nannie V. Melvin, a journalist, social reformer, and political activist, is one of the Maryland women credited with planting suffrage club chapters on the Eastern Shore for the Just Government League.   This episode's researcher and reader, Jean Baker, is also featured on the Ballot & Beyond podcast for her pioneering research and advocacy on behalf of women's history and leadership in the United States.

This episode of Ballot and Beyond, contributed by the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, is adapted from a biographical sketch of Harriet Tubman written by Dr. Kate Clifford Larson. Dr. Larson is a scholar and the author of the Tubman biography, “Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero.” The reader is Jean Thompson, a volunteer with Maryland Women's Heritage Center. Best known for her heroism on the Underground Railroad, abolitionist Harriet Tubman also was an advocate for women's rights and equality. When interviewed at the turn of the 20th century, Tubman noted that she had been a member of “Miss Anthony's organization,” the National Woman's Suffrage Association. She remained in contact with many white suffragists but championed the activism of black women leaders in responding to the racism they confronted in the predominantly white National Woman's Suffrage Association. Near the end of her life, Tubman encouraged a fellow suffragist, “tell the women to stand together..." Tubman died in 1913, seven years before women got the vote. Ballot & Beyond is powered by Preservation Maryland, the state's largest and oldest non-profit dedicated to public history, built heritage, and cultural landscapes. 

Jean Thompson is the Owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolate Company, makers of the Seattle chocolate and jcoco fine chocolate brands. She has been running Seattle Chocolate for almost 18 years and has grown it from the ruins it was in after the Nisqually Earthquake in 2001 to the successful company that it is today.  A native New Englander, Jean graduated from Bates College before embarking on a career in high tech. Prior to taking over the mantle in Seattle Chocolate Company, she was actively raising her two children in Bellevue, Washington and devoting her free time to nonprofit work. She had previously worked at Microsoft as a Corporate Communications Manager. In this episode… With no experience in the chocolate industry, Jean Thompson found herself taking leadership of a small chocolate company in Seattle. She was the majority shareholder with a 95% stake after the Nisqually Earthquake of 2001, and it was her love for chocolate, her determination, and her willingness to learn and adapt which drove her desire to turn the company fortunes around.  18 years later, Jean has learned a lot from running the chocolate company and she has evolved her company to have a social branding that impacts and touches many lives. Andrea Heuston’s featured guest in this episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show is Jean Thompson, the woman behind Seattle Chocolate. Tune in as they talk about Jean's transition from the tech industry to the chocolate industry, her shift from being a stay-at-home mum to becoming the owner of a chocolate company, the struggles and challenges women face in creating and leading companies, and why her decisiveness is her undeniable business superpower.

Jean Thompson went from owner to CEO of the Seattle Chocolate Company 18 years ago after the Nisqually Earthquake destroyed their factory and left the company in a difficult place. Over the last nearly two decades, Jean has re-branded the company using Pacific Northwest inspiration and ingredients and has more than quadrupled the company’s revenue. In this episode, Jean talks about the steps they are taking towards sustainability, how they are helping feed hungry families through the jcoco chocolate line, their fun R&D process and their incredible partnership with Alaska Airlines. She also shares why she loved experiencing being a stay at home mom in between her years at Microsoft and at Seattle Chocolate, and the encouraging message she’d give to her younger self.

At first glance, Jean Thompson didn’t seem to be the likely, or obvious, CEO of a multi-million dollar chocolate company. She spent a big part of her career at Microsoft. And, when she became a mother, stepped out of the workforce for a decade. It took a force of nature -- an earthquake -- that set in motion her next sweet  career, as an investor and then CEO of the Seattle Chocolate Company -- even though few people thought she could do it, including, some days, herself. Jean joins Julia Pimsleur to share her journey and about the compassion and determination she cultivated that allowed her to turn around a once-failing company into a multimillion-dollar success story; the push she gave to the company to make jcoco, a chocolate with a social impact mission that has donated more than 4 million servings of food to those in need; and, the real reason why women love chocolate so much.

In this special bonus storytelling episode of Beyond the Blue Badge, we go inside the Seattle Chocolate factory with Jean Thompson to talk about making a career transition from marketing technology for Microsoft to manufacturing and marketing gourmet chocolate, the challenges of stepping into a CEO role, and what has driven her to make her company one of the largest women-owned businesses in Washington state.

Nicole loves that Gayle dogears because she dogears sometimes too. Memorable scenes in books from some of our favorite books. Will these all  be taut and tense?  What sticks out in our memories? What We're Reading  https://amzn.to/2DVaEo3 (A Cloud In The Shape Of A Girl) by Jean Thompson https://amzn.to/2DTJHBb (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo) by Taylor Jenkins Reid https://amzn.to/2r1D0EC (The Adults) by Caroline Hulse https://amzn.to/2FCOnNy ( The Silence of the Girls) by Pat Barker  https://amzn.to/2P0LKET ( Our Kind Of Kind )of Cruelty by Araminta Hall https://amzn.to/2zpDfxS (Waiting For Eden) by Elliot Ackerman Memorable Scenes From Books We Loved https://amzn.to/2Rauizy ( Room) by Emma Donoghue

It's time for our regular jaunt through the books we finished this month. Join us for the recap! Also, and very importantly: teenage penguins. + Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller + Fear by Bob Woodward + Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman + A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl by Jean Thompson (on sale October 9) + The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy + A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti + Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes + I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (on sale April 2, 2019) Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.  

Annie hosted Books and Brunch event in the shop last week and previewed some of her favorite coming releases of the fall season. This week, we're giving you an opportunity to get caught up!  Annie recommends: + Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller + Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (on sale October 16--preorder here) + Gone So Long by Andre Dubus III (on sale October 2) + Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan (on sale October 2) + The Witch Elm by Tana French (on sale October 9) + I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel  + The Power of Love by Michael Curry (on sale October 30) + Gmorning Gnight by Lin Manuel Miranda (on sale October 23) + Becoming by Michelle Obama (on sale November 13) + Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty + A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl by Jean Thompson (on sale October 9) + Personality Brokers by Merve Emre + All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (on sale October 2) + Transcription by Kate Atkinson (on sale September 25) + Melmoth by Sarah Perry (on sale October 16) + Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy (on sale October 23) Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like brief interviews with not-so-hideous booksellers, consider supporting us on Patreon here. 

Ladies! Join us on the Be Bold Facebook group! Jean Thompson is a full-on chocoholic and has been for as long as she can remember. It's therefore befitting that she is the Owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolate Company, one of the Northwest's premiere chocolate companies. In this episode, we talk about how she went from investor to CEO/Owner after an earthquake nearly destroyed Seattle Chocolate. 16 years later, she's still just as passionate about the business, bringing creative changes to the company, recreating the brand, innovating and disrupting an industry that she loves dearly. She also reflects on how she questioned her own abilities at running the company when the recession hit and sales fell flat but she kept moving forward and came out the other side on top (while other chocolate companies went under). What came out of that time was JCOCO, a slightly higher end chocolate with a philanthropic arm that has, to date, provided 2.7 million meals to those in need in just the past 5 years. JCOCO, by the way, is another brand of chocolate that’s still part of Seattle Chocolate. We wrapped up with some of Jean’s wonderful insights into travel and, of course, being bold. Please enjoy this conversation with Jean Thompson. Connect with Jean: Seattle Chocolate | JCOCO | Instagram (Seattle Chocolate) | Instagram (JCOCO) | Twitter (Seattle Chocolate) | Twitter (JCOCO) Mentioned in this episode: Good to Great by Jack Collins (Amazon) Leadership and Self Deception by the Arbinger Institute (Amazon) Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sink (Amazon) Connect with me: Facebook Instagram WanderTours Be Bold Facebook Group (women-only) Twitter   Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth  

Jean Thompson is the owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolates and JCoco, a high-end chocolate brand that gives back to the community with every purchase by donating a fresh serving of food to someone in need. Before she took the reigns at Seattle Chocolates she was an early investor of the company and worked at Microsoft in Corporate Communications. In this conversation, you will learn how Jean got involved with the company, what inspired her to create their line of high-end chocolates, and why it’s important to figure out your ‘Genius Zone.’ For full show notes and to download a FREE copy of the transcript for this episode, visit: http://www.sfgwa.com/blog Paul Adams is a Registered Representative and Financial Advisor of Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS). Securities products and advisory services offered through PAS, member FINRA, SIPC. PAS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian. Sound Financial Group is not an affiliate or subsidiary of PAS or Guardian. This podcast is meant for general informational purposes and is not to be construed as tax, legal, or investment advice. You should consult a financial professional regarding your individual situation. Guest speakers are not affiliated with Guardian or PAS unless otherwise stated, and their opinions are their own. Opinions, estimates, forecasts, and statements of financial market trends are based on current market conditions and are subject to change without notice. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. This Material is Intended For General Public Use. By providing this material, we are not undertaking to provide investment advice for any specific individual or situation, or to otherwise act in a fiduciary capacity. Please contact one of our financial professionals for guidance and information specific to your individual situation. Compliance: 2017-49398 Exp. 11/19

W swoim debiucie na Konglomeracie Podcastowym Sick, jako pracownik Ether Institute of Telepathic Medicine, udaje się w podróż we wspomnienia chorej na demencję Jean Thompson. Czy będzie w stanie pomóc w utracie pamięci? Czy wirtualna symulacja wspomnień jest na pewno prawdziwa? Czy przypadkiem pilotująca nas pani dr Phyllis Edmunds nie okłamuje nas i nie manipuluje naszymi poczynaniami? Poznajcie tajemnice nadmorskiego miasteczka Pinwheel i tragedii jaka wydarzyła się tam przed 50 laty. ETHER ONE to podróż w głąb chorej świadomości i pokaleczonych wspomnień, nosząca echa takich historii jak "Łowca snów", "Incepcja", "Zakochany bez pamięci" czy "Cela".

For more than 25 years, Jean Thompson has been a private history scavenger and detective, pursuing what she calls "pieces of The Dream.""The Dream," as articulated by noted bibliophiles, historians and curators, is to reveal untold, hidden, forgotten or lost stories about the American experience in ways that instill cultural understanding and cultivate pride. The "pieces" that tell the stories include ephemera -- documents, photographs, advertising and other paper records, including items that might have been thrown away rather than saved. These include ancestral belongings, books, artworks, sheet music, souvenirs and other objects of material culture that evoke a specific era, event or place."Private collections are vital repositories: major institutions of art, culture and learning have been built with objects preserved first in private homes," says Thompson. "With guidance from many in the field, I specified in my will that when the time is right, I would 'send home' items that can serve their highest and best purposes as part of other collections or institutional holdings. My will specifies the Enoch Pratt Free Library as a major recipient of the collection, so that materials deemed relevant to the larger story of Baltimore and Maryland will remain here."Guest speaker: Hari Jones, African American Civil War Museum, on "Adding a Powerful Ally: Lincoln's Colored Troops." Recorded On: Thursday, September 26, 2013

Sam talks to Jean Thompson, whose newest novel, The Year We Left Home, follows an Iowa family over three decades.

Flood by Stephen Baxter, Do Not Deny Me by Jean Thompson, Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

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