It was a pleasure to be among the committee of judges for the 2026 Stevie Awards for Women in Business - Entrepreneur of the Year! As I read through and scored more than 50 applications, I was consistently struck by the combination of individual achievement and commitment to women helping women world wide. Further, the applicants demonstrated entrepreneurial savvy by growing their businesses in the midst of shifting market conditions including AI. STEVIE AWARD JUDGES Stevie Award judges...

For years, search engine optimization (SEO) has been a fundamental part of digital marketing: optimize your website, rank on Google, and make it easier for customers to find you. But the way people search is changing—and artificial intelligence is accelerating that change. Increasingly, people are asking AI tools questions instead of typing keywords into a traditional search engine. Rather than searching for “best home care agency Seattle,” a prospective customer might ask an AI assistant,...

“Emboldened” by Heather Thompson www.HeatherThompson.art When there are no words, there is color. And when it feels like the destination is unclear, there is a single step and then another and another until it begins to form a path. These times of transition can be challenging and even scary, but they are often life’s new beginnings. As each step courageously leads to another, may we all become more colorfully emboldened in our loving embrace of the choices presented today. We have the...