Community Stories Archives

LGBTQ-owned businesses: From awareness to intention

High school student, Noah Chabot spent two weeks with us helping to research LGBTQ-owned businesses for addition to our directory. At the conclusion of his project we had a chance to ask him a few questions about his experience at Intentionalist. What have you learned about Intentionalist?...

Introducing Intentionalist’s Membership Community

We are excited to invite you to join Intentionalist’s Membership Community. Through the years, you have asked how you can more intentionally support Intentionalist and contribute to the much-needed wind in our #SpendLikeItMatters sails. Now you can, by joining Intentionalist’s...

Cheers to Three: A recap of Intentionalist’s three year anniversary celebration

What do Intentionalist, Frelard Tamales, Terra Plata, Salare, and Hood Famous all have in common? A love for our communities and a drive to make the world more equitable, inclusive, and intentional. On April 30th, we invited four amazing restaurant owners and the Intentionalist...

Intentionalist Celebrates 3 Years of Intersectional Impact

Intentionalist is proud to celebrate three years of elevating, celebrating, and supporting small businesses and the diverse people behind them. Intentionalist officially launched in April 2018 with 500 listings, an Instagram following of 340, and an average of 1,200 monthly...

Uplifting Mom Owned Businesses in Denver

“So much of [the pandemic] has come down to women. Women had to leave their careers at a much higher percentage than men did during this to be home and support the children. It’s natural, ‘of course, the kids need me and that’s what I have to do,” Allie Schneider, COO and Co-Founder of the mama’hood Denver...

Sounders FC Celebrates International Women’s Day at Spice Bridge in Tukwila

Enjoying a bowl of duck curry accented with bright herbs, former Sounders FC team captain and brand ambassador Brad Evans looked up from his dish and asked the chef, “What were you doing before this and why were you doing anything else?” The chef, Theary Ngeth is the proud...

Tech For Good: 3 Volunteers Create an Intentionalist Browser Extension

June 2020. It started on Twitter. Seriously. Intentionalist received a direct message from a stranger who had stumbled onto our website and wondered if he might be able to help create an Intentionalist browser extension to make it even easier for people to find and support PoC-owned small...

Seattle Storm Black History Month InTENtional List

Intentionalist and the Seattle Storm are teaming up to support ten Black woman-owned businesses so that the broader community can get to know the diverse people and stories behind them one cup of coffee, sandwich, dessert, and salad at a time. Seattle Storm is a team that leads on and off...

#BeIntentional: New Year’s Advice from Mental Health Professionals

As the new year begins, we often take time to reflect on the previous year, and 2020 was a year of tremendous turbulence. This past year ushered in many challenges and new circumstances that left people across the country feeling isolated, overwhelmed, and fatigued. According to the CDC, 40% of...