Vanishing Seattle Women’s History Month Takeover

In celebration of Women’s History Month, The Intentionalist team joined forces with Cynthia of Vanishing Seattle, a media movement that documents displaced and disappearing small businesses and cultures of Seattle. The Vanishing Seattle Women's History Month Takeover highlights 3...
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  • March 30, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Labels Consignment

Meet Nicole and Shayla Lorio, the owners of Labels Consignment in Seattle’s Phinney-Greenwood neighborhood. Labels Consignment has been providing fashionable and affordable second-hand women’s clothing for over three decades! The boutique first opened its doors in 1988 and is family-owned and operated. Labels was created to combat the...
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  • March 30, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Meals 4 Heels

Meet Nikeisah Newton, owner of Meals 4 Heels in Portland, Oregon. Meals 4 Heels proudly describes itself as Portland’s only meal delivery service catering to the sex worker community. Nikeisah Newton founded the business in 2019, at first functioning only as a mobile catering service delivering to sex workers. In 2020, when the pandemic...
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  • March 21, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Outsider Comics

Meet Wing Mui (she/her), Koba (she/her), and Russell Duhon (they/them), the co-owners of Outsider Comics in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. Outsider Comics has been a vibrant and inclusive haven in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for many years, and in 2022 was transformed into a worker-owned coop. Proudly claiming to be a “geek...
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  • March 21, 2023
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Seattle Storm Recommend 15 Woman-owned Businesses

The Seattle Storm are longtime social justice advocates on and off the court. We've teamed up with them again to recommend 15 woman-owned businesses where Seattle Storm fans can eat, drink, and shop! Pro tip: The Storm also recommends 15 Black-owned Businesses where fans are encouraged to...
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  • March 15, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Rough & Tumble Pub

Meet Jen Barnes, the owner of Rough & Tumble Pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. When Jen couldn’t find a bar or any place outside her living room to watch the 2021 OL Reign’s semi-final playoff game, she was inspired to create Rough & Tumble, Seattle’s pub for women’s sports. Rough & Tumble opened in Old Ballard in...
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  • March 14, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Esme and Elodie

  Meet Emily Brooker, the owner of Esme and Elodie in Renton, Washington. She founded the store to create a home for trendy, boho, size-inclusive clothing at affordable prices. Emily started her journey in the fashion world as a plus-sized woman trying to find confidence after having children. Her studies in fashion design and merchandising...
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  • March 3, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Elementals Healing Boutique

  Meet Porscha Drummer, the owner of Elementals Healing Boutique in Seattle’s Central Area. Porscha opened Elementals Healing Boutique in 2020 after the death of a loved one. Her interest in astrology, nature, and minerals led to her healing through herbalism, reiki, womb...
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  • February 13, 2023
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Business Spotlight: Noir Lux Candle Co.

Meet Colina Bruce, the owner of Noir Lux Candle Bar in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Noir Lux Candle Co. began as a labor of love in 2022. Colina opened the doors to her brick-and-mortar candle bar in Belltown, and each candle that she sells is handcrafted in small batches with her customers and community in mind. She describes the scents as an...
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  • February 7, 2023
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