
Joanna Kresge
Assistant Editor, Premier Media Group at 425 Business
Assistant Editor, Premier Media Group at South Sound Magazine
(She|Her) Managing Editor at Premier Media Group • Neurodivergent • U.S. Veteran • UW Grad • Intersectional Feminist
Articles
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3 days ago |
425magazine.com | Joanna Kresge
From the outside, Marita White’s 1,000-square-foot bungalow looks conventionally charming. It sits unassumingly on an Eastside street, dotted with a hodgepodge of historic homes, mid-century abodes, and ultra-modern construction. But once you walk inside, you might feel an infusion of instant joy and a sense of what can only be described as magic.
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4 days ago |
southsoundbiz.com | Joanna Kresge
In our Three to See column, we recommend a trio of networking, professional-development, and business-related events to help grow your business, brand, or self. Wednesday Webinar: SBA Funding for Business Acquisition10-11 a.m. | June 11 | VirtualCurious how the Seattle branch of the Small Business Administration and its loan program can help in the acquisition, in full or in part, of an existing business? Join SBA Seattle district’s outreach and marketing specialist Janie Sacco to find out.
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4 days ago |
southsoundbiz.com | Joanna Kresge
There’s something about mentor/mentee relationships between women that often appears to transcend other mentorship dynamics. To learn more about what makes these pairings so unique, we sat down with three South Sound duos of varying ages and across several industries to see what makes their connections so special. Conversations have been edited for length and clarity; get to know the first twosome below.
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5 days ago |
southsoundmag.com | Joanna Kresge
In an unassuming section on the second floor of Pacific Lutheran University’s Mortvedt Library, beyond the well-worn stacks of research tomes, is the school’s historical archive. Within are the offices of Lauren Loftis, archivist and special collections librarian, and digital preservation specialist Josh Smith.
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1 week ago |
southsoundbiz.com | Joanna Kresge
Though the color brown and its varied hues might seem to conjure cozy fall evenings sipping hot chocolate by the fire while wearing a decadently plush sweater, the Pantone Color Institute proclaimed the coffeelike color worthy of every season when it named Mocha Mousse (17-1230) its Color of the Year for 2025. Each year, the institute selects a shade that it feels captures a collective global mood for the preceding 365 days.
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