Women who are passionate about hospitality love working in such a “happy industry” — but they don’t argue that it’s an easy job to have. Especially since many of them are essentially working it 24/7, always only a phone call away.
“Hospitality, you either hate it or love it,” said Barbara Meyers, owner with her husband, Nove, of Everybody’s American Cookhouse and Sports Theater (ebcookhouse.com). “I love entertaining people and getting the instant gratification of seeing them enjoy the food.”
The couple opened their restaurant in Port Orchard last September after working together in catering and event services. read more »
It’s a new year and the Alliance of Women Owned Businesses (AWOB) has announced a new format for this month’s meeting presentation — Rotating Roundtable Discussions. This informative and interactive experience provides attendees a variety of topics with one cohesive theme, Need to Know Business Topics.
This special event takes place on Feb. 13 at The Inn at Gig Harbor and begins at 5 p.m. Because of the unique format, attendees are encouraged to arrive early to pick the discussion group of their choice:
The objective is to provide participants with necessary tools for an informed approach to business success. read more »
The first work of art Mardie Rees ever sold was a watercolor painting she did as a teenager when her family was living in South America.
“I created a painting of this little model home built of thatch — it had a thatched roof with mud walls — that my dad built in a place called Olanahurco in Ecuador,” she said.
Rees recalled the local people being agog over something completely new in their farming village read more »
The same downtown area where she rode her bike as a kid is where Carol Sue Rogers runs a real estate office.
The third-generation Bremerton resident didn’t have to go away to college or explore the wide world to figure out what she wanted to do. She stayed in her hometown and found her way into a satisfying career, one that’s brought her some major advancements and challenges the last few years. read more »
Sally Glivar has been in the furniture business for 35 years and still finds it exciting to come to work every day. And while years of experience have made her much more comfortable in running her business, Great American Furniture in Bremerton, Glivar says she continuously learns new things and adapts.
“In any business, there’s lots of competition. read more »
When Paulette Huisingh first launched the Sport Haus retail store in Poulsbo with her husband, Ed, nearly three decades ago, she was glad to have a male partner in business. During those days, women entrepreneurs were less commonplace, especially in the athletic retail industry.
“It’s much easier to be a woman in business today and be respected. read more »
Women who work in education acknowledge it’s not necessarily a generously paying field, but they find it very rewarding, whether it’s in the public or private sector.
“There are some amazing minds in education. The diversity of the skillset required of a teacher or administrator is incredible,” said Barrie Hillman, head of school for West Sound Academy in Poulsbo.
From arts and sports to primary and adult education, numerous Kitsap Peninsula women have made it their mission to help both children and adults learn and grow. The KPBJ is featuring a small group of these dedicated women. read more »
Jaime Forsyth hasn’t just changed careers in the past; she’s changed continents.
You might even say she went to the ends of the earth, considering she left a 15-year IT career in Seattle for a Peace Corps mission in Mongolia — a remote land of mountains and desert, wedged between China and Russia.
“It’s the least-populated country in the world, except for Antarctica,” notes Forsyth, who was hired in October as the new executive director of the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.
Why leave the urban cool of Seattle for the wilds of Central Asia?
“I was really interested in things beyond my doorstep,” Forsyth says. read more »
Kim McKoy considers herself an early adopter of technology, and has been keeping up with new trends for 30 years. Building websites since 1994, she can do a little bit of everything — from making mobile applications and creating video to helping other professionals self-publish ebooks.
“I’m such a huge fan of technology. I believe it can help you be productive but a lot of people are afraid to use it because they think it will take a lot of their time,” she said.
McKoy recently relaunched her 6-year-old business read more »
