Within a year's time, Spokane chef and restaurateur Juli Norris opened two new restaurants in the up-and-coming North Bank neighborhood.

John Bryant is on a mission to make Spokane a craft beer destination. 

Gary Stokes leads a public television station that covers one of the largest market areas in the nation.

Due in part to O'Quinn's visibility efforts, Innovia Foundation a go-to resource for philanthropic efforts in the Inland Northwest region. 

Thayne M. McCulloh is Gonzaga University's 26th president and the first non-Jesuit to lead the private university. 

Tom Simpson is an entrepreneur, startup mentor, Spokane Angel Alliance president, and managing member of the Kick-Start Seed Fund,

Darby McLean took the helm at Spiceology Inc. in August 2022 after joining the company in 2020.

A longtime Spokane-area tech executive and entrepreneur, Steve Helmbrecht is now at the helm of one of the Inland Northwest fast-growing startups, Treasury4 Inc.

USL Spokane is building its professional women's team Zephyr FC through an equitable lens.