Pete Rex, CEO at MakeRise: Lifting the Middle Class By Empowering Small Businesses

06/06/19 • 60 min

Pete Rex is the founder and CEO of MakeRise, a comprehensive technology platform that gives entrepreneurs in major cities across the US the power to create and grow businesses, obtain capital and build brands. Pete was a young real estate mogul who built a billion-dollar real estate company from the ground up and is now using his capital to build an ambitious technology aiming to help the small businesses and disadvantaged working class.

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Brad Holden: Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners and Graft in the Queen City

On today’s episode we talk about how Seattle Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even town hall.

Brad Holden is an author, historian, and finder of old Seattle things. His Instagram @seattle_artifacts is a treasure trove of old Seattle artifacts that he finds all over the city. Brad recently wrote a book called, Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners and Graft in the Queen City.

We hope you enjoy today’s episode of spectacular stories of Seattle in the time of Prohibition. Stick around to the end of the episode to find out how you could win a free copy of Brad’s book Seattle Prohibition for yourself.

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Terry Rice: Seattle City Council Candidate for District 6

It seems in today’s divisive political environment, not many people have positive things to say about politicians. In episodes past we’ve had conversations about Seattle city council decisions that have left the city split. As we approach Seattle’s Primary Election‎ on August 6th and General Election‎: ‎November 5th, we wanted to give Seattleites a way to hear and get to know who they’re voting for. For the next few months Tyler will be interviewing select City Council Candidates from each district.

Our first guest in this series is Terry Rice, a Seattle City Council Candidate for District 6. Terry describes himself as a practical progressive candidate. His upbringing with a single mom of 4 who worked multiple jobs and relied on government funded services to survive and eventually thrive has driven him run for office. His experience in travel and technology business has given him a skill to assess complex issues and problem solve using the best data.

He is a native of the Pacific Northwest and has lived his entire adult life here in Seattle.

Terry is running for office because he believes in maintaining a business climate that is hospitable to economic growth, while holding businesses accountable to the community.