week of may 27: Coral Garnick Ducken - Madrona

Top Stories: 1. Expedia leaders are out ⁠Geekwire article⁠/⁠Seattle Times article⁠ 2. Synapse bankruptcy affects Seattle startup ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 3. Amazon AWS CEO change ⁠PSBJ article⁠ (CEO leaving) ⁠PSBJ article ⁠(new CEO) 4. OpenAI's new voice product ⁠Geekwire article⁠ 5. Local VC to launch startup community hub ⁠Geekwire article⁠ About guest co-host Coral Garnick Ducken - Digital Editor, Madrona: Prior to her current role as Digital Editor for Seattle VC firm Madrona, she was a content writer for Blueprint Technologies. Before that she was the Associate Editor at Puget Sound Business Journal after leaving Seattle Times as a business reporter. Coral earned her masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. Host Rachel Horgan: Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego. Contact: Email: ⁠⁠theweeklyseattle@gmail.com⁠⁠ Instagram: @theweeklyseattle Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theweeklyseattle.com⁠