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Business Spotlight: Pimienta Bistro

Meet Blanca Rodriguez, the owner of Latin fusion restaurant Pimienta Bistro in Federal Way, Washington. Chef Blanca grew up in Guadalajara in a family of restauranteurs who loved to entertain and had a passion for food. She took the experiences from her family and the culinary experience she garnered to open Pimienta Bistro in 2010. The...

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...

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,...

Business Spotlight: Shikorina Pastries

Meet Hana Yohannes — baker extraordinaire, Pastry Project alumna, and owner of Shikorina Pastries in Seattle's Central District. At Shikorina Pastries, Hana focuses on using organic ingredients and prioritizes working with other small businesses to make the best use of the delicious and fresh ingredients grown locally. Hana was also a part of...

Pride Month 2021: Small Business, Big Pride

It's no secret that as a social enterprise founded by a queer Asian woman, we look forward to Pride Month every year. Pride Month is celebrated to commemorate the Stonewall uprising in 1969, which is acknowledged as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States. LGBTQ-owned small businesses have long served as a safe and welcoming space...

Small Business. Big Pride. – My InTENtional List of LGBTQ-owned Small Businesses in Seattle

It's a big day for LGBTQ equality, and I thought it seemed like a good occasion to share my Small Business. Big Pride. InTENtional List of LGBTQ-owned small businesses in Seattle which includes a variety of LGBTQ-owned small businesses...

Intentionalist CEO Laura Clise re: Pride Month 2020

Ever since I came out back in the nineties, I have been passionate about celebrating Pride Month. But as I sit here in anticipation of Pride Month 2020, things feel a bit different. The past few months have been a whirlwind as people and businesses have struggled for their very survival and yet...