Behind the Business by PSBJ

Behind the Business by PSBJ

A vodcast series from Columbia Bank in partnership with the Puget Sound Business Journal

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September 14, 2026 36 mins

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Seattle-area piano school Payam Music has come a long way from its beginnings as a startup in Payam Khastkhodaei’s home. Today, the company serves more than 1,100 students, has attracted support from investors including Hans Zimmer and Mark Cuban, and has earned national attention from 60 Minutes and USA Today.

Join PSBJ Market President and Publisher Don Baker for a conversation with Payam...

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“Write the dream into the business plan, and then do the dream.” That's one of the lessons Molly Moon Neitzel, founder and CEO of Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream, shares in a conversation about talent and turning values into business decisions.

Join PSBJ Market President and Publisher Don Baker as he sits down with Neitzel, whose company has grown from a single Seattle shop to 12 loca...

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“It took seven years,” says Efrem Fesaha, founder and CEO of Boon Boona Coffee, recalling what it took to launch the company.

Growing up in an Eritrean family, Fesaha experienced firsthand how coffee can bring people together. The coffee ceremony, centered on roasting, grinding, brewing and conversation, helped inspire Boon Boona Coffee and its focus on East African coffee traditions ...

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“People tell me I should write a book,” said John Howie, founder, chef and CEO of the John Howie Restaurant Group. Considering the career he's had, it's easy to understand why.

Howie got his start in the restaurant business at age 15 and has spent decades turning ideas into businesses across the Greater Seattle area, from fine dining to customized catering, brewing and distilling.

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“As it takes a village to raise a kid, it takes a community to raise a business,” says Lewis Rudd, co-founder and CEO of Ezell's Famous Chicken.

In the premiere episode of Behind the Business by PSBJ, Don Baker, market president and publisher, talks with Rudd about the journey from a single Seattle restaurant in 1984 to an iconic Pacific Northwest brand with 17 locations. Listen as Rud...

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