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Celebrate and “Ellevate” LGBTQ-Owned Small Businesses

As part of our Pride Month celebration, we heard the first-hand stories behind beloved Seattle LGBTQ-owned businesses, learned about everything they bring to their communities, and explored the many ways we can be supporting them this month and beyond. On June 15, Intentionalist and...

Welcome Back Seattle – Let’s Spend Like It Matters

Welcome back Seattle - let's spend like it matters! As part of the City of Seattle's Downtown Seattle recovery efforts, Intentionalist is proud to support Welcome Back Weeks, which includes a variety of events and promotions across Downtown Seattle neighborhoods. Bookmark our Welcome Back...

Intentionalist x Apple Maps: Find LGBTQ-Owned Businesses Near You

Searching for LGBTQ-owned businesses near you? Look no further than the debut collaboration between Intentionalist and Apple Maps. #SpendWithPride all year long, and support the LGBTQ-owned businesses at the heart of our communities! We’ve created LGBTQ-owned Apple Maps guides for...

Aluel Cellars: A Queer-Owned Winery Built On Love (And More Beer Than You Might Think)

The story of Aluel Cellars is a love story. A queer love story. It all started 11 years ago. "Alex and I met almost 11 years ago. When we first met, a big part of our first date was that we each brought a really special bottle of wine with a fun story to tell behind it,” Aluel Cellars...

Fulcrum Speaks the Language of Coffee and Community

Blas Alfardo, vice president and head of the roasting program at Fulcrum Coffee. (Photo: Fulcrum Coffee) Fulcrum Coffee vice president and head roaster Blas Alfaro was around 10 years old when he roasted his first batch of coffee beans on his family’s coffee farm — just like his...

Juneteenth 2021: Spend Like It Matters

On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed a bill that makes 19th day of the month of June, Juneteenth National Independence Day. Black-owned businesses have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and when it comes to recovery, the surviving local Black-owned businesses we love still have a long road ahead. Intentionalist...

Drink With Pride: Supporting 8 LGBTQ-owned businesses one cup of coffee at a time

We're excited to introduce the Drink With Pride voucher booklet - a great way to explore and support eight LGBTQ-owned businesses one cup of coffee at at time! Sponsored by Fulcrum Coffee and Business Impact NW, each booklet includes a voucher for a beverage at coffee shops and cafes throughout...

InTENtionalist Gift Guide: 10 Pride Month Gifts From LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

It’s Pride Month, and that means everyone is creating Pride merchandise and Pride Month Gifts. To encourage you to be intentional about spending your money at LGBTQ-owned businesses, we're excited to highlight 10 Pride Month gifts you can purchase from LGBTQ-owned businesses in...

Repair Revolution: Repairing Cars, Revolutionizing the Auto Repair Industry

Eli and their crew at Repair Revolution. (Photo: Repair Revolution) When Eli Allison, founder of Repair Revolution, started as a mechanic, they saw a gap in the auto repair industry. As a queer person, they were working twice as hard to prove themselves in a notoriously homophobic,...

InTENtionalist Gift Guide: 10 Unique Gifts for Father’s Day

Show the fathers, grandfathers, father figures, and mentors in your life how much you appreciate them with a unique and thoughtful Father's Day gifts from a small business. Here are 10 unique gift ideas for Father's Day. Steel Petal Press - Dark Side Card,...