Seattle Startup Ever.green Advances Clean Energy Financing Amid Trump’s Fossil Fuel Support and IRA Uncertainty
Ever.green, a Seattle-based clean energy startup, remains optimistic about advancing climate projects despite President-elect Trump's support for fossil fuels and criticism of clean energy policies. The startup leverages the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits to connect corporations with clean energy developers, navigating political uncertainties while noting strong Wall Street investment in the sector.
Tempo Software Acquires Seattle's LiquidPlanner to Expand Project Management Tools and Workforce
Boston-based Tempo Software is acquiring Seattle-based LiquidPlanner, a 17-year-old project management startup with 27 employees, to integrate its predictive scheduling software into the Atlassian Marketplace. The acquisition enhances Tempo's workforce to over 350 employees and expands its product offerings amid a decline in startup M&A activity.
Flexe hires Amazon biometrics lead Lara Rogers as SVP/GM; Magnify names ex‑Amazon Sajo Jacob CTO; Schuster joins Open Systems board
Several Seattle-area tech companies announced senior hires and board moves: Flexe hired former Amazon biometrics leader Lara Rogers as SVP and GM; Magnify named Sajo Jacob as CTO and co‑founder after a $6M launch; Open Systems added ex‑Microsoft exec Gavriella Schuster to its board; Fabric and Scener also announced senior appointments.
Adam Schoenfeld spotlights five Built In Seattle podcast interviews with women leaders—including Elissa Fink, Liz Pearce, Kelly Breslin Wright, Maria Colacurcio, and Sandi Lin
Adam Schoenfeld highlights five most popular Built In Seattle podcast interviews with women leaders—Elissa Fink, Liz Pearce, Kelly Breslin Wright, Maria Colacurcio, and Sandi Lin—each discussing leadership, scaling, culture, and equity.
Liz Pearce
Liz is co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based Fresh Chalk, a social network aiming to give you a faster and more efficient way to find trusted recommendations. The site allows users to search through local service providers (like plumbers or vets) and products (like electronics or beauty products) to see which have been recommended by their friends. Prior to Fresh Chalk, Liz was with LiquidPlanner for 11 years, starting as the company's marketing contractor and working her way up to COO and ultimately to CEO in 2012. Liz is an entrepreneurial leader who got ground-level marketing and product management experience at…
Liz Pearce
Liz Pearce and her daughter Lila join us for this episode of What Fuels You. Liz’s resume boasts impressive companies like Sony, Google, and Amazon, COO and CEO of LiquidPlanner, and even her own consulting company. Most recently, Liz was the Chief Revenue Officer at Streem. Since this recording, Liz has left Streem to start her new company, Fresh Chalk, which helps you find “local professionals with a little help from your friends.” Liz is a self-proclaimed “productivity nerd” and shares some of her hacks that will help transform your schedule. She also discusses her involvement as a mentor to…
Organizations
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Ever.green Chief Revenue Officer 2023–present · current
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GoDaddy VP of Marketing, Go To Market 2021–2023 · past
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Fresh Chalk Co-Founder & CEO 2019–2021 · past
Education
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Terra.do Climate Change - Learning For Action · 2023
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The George Washington University MA, Telecommunications
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The George Washington University BA, Political Communication
