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The 2003 WBO Nellie Cashman Women
Business Owners congratulates
Distinguished Finalists
Brester’s path toward business ownership was a winding journey. Between 1966 and 1974, Brester worked in several jobs, ranging from women’s fashion to catalog shipping to health care before taking a position at Acro General Machine Works, where her husband also worked. Here, Brester learned daily operations. In 1974, the Bresters purchased their first milling machine from their employer and started subcontracting. By 1978, the pair decided to pursue their business full time, and Hobart Machined Products was born. They built a building on their Hobart property and worked from home to be close to their three children. Brester serves on a wide variety of community and educational boards and committees involving youth and workforce education. She also works on the national level with the National Association of Manufacturers, the Aerospace Industries Association, and several other organizations to strengthen the manufacturing sector.
The Fearey Group’s mission statement is to serve clients’ best interests with skill and integrity. Fearey sets the tone, bringing creative zeal and strategic savvy to each project and each client relationship. Corporate counseling, public affairs, media relations and marketing communications are among the firm’s many capabilities. The Fearey Group represents a blue chip roster of clients that includes familiar names, including Boeing Realty Corporation, Vulcan Inc., Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, Quadrant Corporation, Port of Seattle, Tiffany & Co., Deloitte & Touche, Shurgard, U.S. Cellular and Six Flags. The agency also works with smaller, growing companies determined to become the next category leaders. Fearey serves on wide variety of community service boards including the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the Community Development Roundtable. She was one of two Washington State business people tapped to launch the Region X Regulatory Fairness Board of the Small Business Administration. Fearey received the Hugh Smith Community Service Award by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society and three years later, the Seattle Chamber presented her with the Jeri McDonald Community Service Award.
International Freight Systems acts as a customhouse broker and international freight forwarder, moving international commercial shipments from origin to destination via air, ocean, and truck. In addition, the company acts as a liaison between the importer and/or exporter and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as various other government agencies. International Freight Systems prides itself on superior customer service and expeditious handling of all shipments through the use of cutting edge technology. Moine is an active member and past vice president and immediate past president of The Profit Prophets, an NAIC investment club consisting of 15 women. In 1993, she became an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and she is also a supporter of the Salvation Army, The Boys and Girls Club of West Seattle, and the “Adopt a Family” program. She and her husband Joe, who also works for the company, are the proud parents of a three-year-old daughter, Erin.
Among her most compelling accomplishments is developing and bringing to life a unique live/work building project known as The Banner Building. The Banner Building is a community where creative people and self-employed individuals work and live and where art and commerce come together to revitalize a neighborhood. The Banner Building has been recognized globally for its industrial ethic and its community presence. Rolstad also received the Artistic & Cultural Achievement Award from the American Society of Interior Designers Washington State Chapter in October of 2002, recognizing outstanding artistic and cultural achievements that significantly enrich our community. Rolstad is a board member for the Intiman Theater and the Northwest Chamber Orchestra. She has also served as a lecturer for the American Institute of Architects and Howard University. She served a two-year term on the Metro Arts Commission for Seattle, and she has served on the board of Northwest Designer Craftsmen.
The full disclosure business model is the company’s foundation. Full disclosure lets contractors know their exact percentage of the client bill rate and protects against staffing agencies attempting to take a higher percentage. It also lets client companies know whether the staffing agency is charging them appropriate overhead and earning appropriate profit. Watson embraces a diverse workplace. She is known for leading her team to actively seek to promote and advance available minorities and women and help recruit qualified members of protected groups. The Watson Group has hired close to 300 professionals and maintained a 35.8% diversity ratio, which is significantly higher than most companies. Watson attended Hussian School of Art and went on to develop programs to reach out to emotionally disturbed teenagers utilizing art as a communication tool. After over eight years working in art therapy, she decided to utilize her art background to represent a computer graphic product for Xerox. This became her entry point into the high technology environment. Watson’s involvement with technology included positions with McDonnell Douglas, Shared Medical Systems and Business Enterprise Systems Technology. |
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