NW Leaders & Legends

In Episode Seven, Ridgefield Mayor Matt Cole joins NW Leaders & Legends to discuss the city’s rapid growth and its approach to economic development, housing, infrastructure, parks, downtown revitalization, waterfront redevelopment, and preserving Ridgefield’s identity as it plans for the future.

In the first part of our World Cup Special, Beth Knox, CEO of the Seattle Sports Commission, joins Northwest Leaders & Legends to discuss Seattle’s role as a 2026 FIFA World Cup host city and the broader impact of the tournament on tourism, transit, business, community engagement, and long-term regional development across Washington.

Lynette Buffington, Chief of Staff of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, joins Northwest Leaders & Legends to discuss how Seattle-area businesses prepared for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the Small Business Mega Event Playbook, community outreach, statewide fan zones, and practical tools designed to help local businesses make the most of a global

In this Amtrak Cascades episode, Northwest Leaders & Legends (NWLL) continues its exploration of the people and projects shaping connectivity, mobility, and regional growth across Washington State and the broader Pacific Northwest with a conversation featuring Kirk Fredrickson of Amtrak Cascades. Kirk brings a transportation-focused perspective to the future of passenger rail in the Northwest,

In this Economic Development Week episode, Northwest Leaders & Legends (NWLL) continues its exploration of the people shaping economic development across Washington State and the broader Pacific Northwest with a conversation featuring Suzanne Dale Estey, Executive Director of the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA). Suzanne brings a statewide perspective to the work of economic development,

In this audio and radio exclusive episode, Northwest Leaders & Legends (NWLL)continues its exploration of the people shaping economic development across the Pacific Northwest with a conversation featuring Tom Mancuso, Senior Real Estate Advisor with Vita Nuova and author ofBuildings That Create Jobs. Mancuso has spent more than four decades helping communities turn underutilized industrial

Northwest Leaders And Legendsspotlights economic development initiatives shaping the future of Southwest Washington and the broader Pacific Northwest. Recorded in Vancouver, Washington and broadcast on KXRW 99.9 FM, the inaugural episode explores the future of economic development in Southwest Washington and the Pacific Northwest with Kurt Miller, Executive Director of the Northwest Public Power Association.