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James

James Adams

Wow factor:

In addition to sporting a lot of black clothing, James has a couple decades' worth of experience heading up design projects for major international brands. One of which you may now be wearing, sipping or sitting upon.

What you'd learn on a road trip with him:

He will actually stop and ask for directions.

Least favorite store:

Wal-Mart. I'm sorry, it's just not fun.

Perfect Sunday:

A bottle of wine. A friend. 150 feet of sail. A slight breeze on the water. Make that two bottles of wine.

Coolest thing I've seen in the last 3 months:

Sunlight - hey its winter in Seattle and after 30 some days of rain the sun's a pretty cool thing. Of course it came with a rainbow.

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Tyler

Tyler Cartier

Wow factor:

A former boxing instructor, it took us a while to corner him. Then we couldn't shut him up. He re-branded the Space Needle, wrote a marketing campaign for Visa, and came up with a great caption for a New Yorker cartoon.

After he finishes his third latte of the morning you'd learn:

He's smart enough to have dined in a foursome with Bill Gates on numerous occasions, foolish enough to get stuck with the check.

Favorite store:

Verite. Purveyors of mountainous cupcakes and attitude. If it weren't for the library tables, free wi-fi and refills, plus great art on the walls, he'd probably only go there 8 times a month.

Favorite pastime:

Collecting old typewriters, pre-1990 laptop computers and royalties from ribald limericks he sells on the Internet.

Coolest thing I've seen in the last 3 months:

His twin daughters actually offering to pick up the dinner check on his birthday - he almost let them.

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Kerry

Kerry Burg

Wow factor:

Speaks both left and right brain fluently. And translates. She's been in the graphic design business since the 70's, yeah, before disco. Her client list is often mistaken for the Pacific Northwest's list of Who's Who.

After you shared a fish taco with her you'd know that:

She has a freakish fascination with Great White Sharks. Has never taken a vacation during the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week".

Favorite store:

Mort's Cabin. It's only open on Friday afternoons from 2:00 until 5:00, but it satisfies her cravings for taxidermy, kitsch and camp things made from Popsicle sticks.

Her perfect lunch hour:

Shopping - she's an apex consumer, an über shopper, an unashamed fan of retail therapy. She doesn't always buy...hey; it's all about the experience.

Coolest thing I've seen in the last 3 months:

This year's holiday parade while dry and warm, perched in the window of our new office. I also saw a dancing Christmas tree do a face plant. HO HO HO!

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