Beyond Seattle ‘Nice’: How is Seattle’s ‘polite’ mentality impacting the PNW success or failure?
Respectful. Collaborative. A distinct lack of honking car horns. Seattle “Nice” permeates the way its residents live and do business every day. It’s a pleasant refuge from an increasingly rough-and-tumble world. But given this globally competitive landscape, should we be doing more to climb our way to the top? Or is our pleasantness sufficient to … Read more
Extend your reach
Four Peaks is a creative leadership network that is facilitating new connections among innovators, creators, entrepreneurs and storytellers in the Northwest. The Pacific Northwest is endowed with smart, talented, and productive citizens. However, we move mainly within our respective social circles and comfort zones. Four Peaks seeks to “extend our reach,” not just connecting idea generators, media creators, … Read more
Four Peaks with Eric Liu: Inspiring Leadership in the Pacific Northwest
MCDM Director & Media Space TV host Hanson Hosein interviewing guest Eric Liu In a time when technology can facilitate such collective action as the Egyptian protests, do we still need leaders? Yes, says Eric Liu. Such amazing groundswells, he says, can be effective at working against something or at funneling tremendous energy toward a … Read more


