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Meet Virginia.
Meet Virginia. No, not the Train song, although that song’s been playing in my head a lot lately, likely since we’re going to see Train tonight in Auburn after we go to the Storm game this afternoon. What a fun day for us! But, I digress. I want to introduce you to Virginia, who was on our 8/16 Seattle Storm/Rough & Tumble Fan Bus. We had a wonderfully diverse group of people with lots of cool stories, including several people who had never been to a Storm game before. But
FemmePower Adventures
Aug 302 min read


YOU belong on our Fan Bus!
Let me introduce you to Kathy and Beth, two friends who joined Kris and I for a Seattle Storm game last August and are now legit fans joining us on our 8/16 Storm/Rough & Tumble Fan Bus adventure. Watching Kathy and Beth experience their first Seattle Storm game and come away excited to attend another – that is a payday for me. Sharing my love for the team, sport, and experience is my “why” in creating FemmePower Adventures. One of my friends saw our website and asked me if

Jen Mannix
Aug 53 min read


Love the Storm, Reign, and La Roja! Yay for Spain!
It’s been a week! I have been working on my website and events and social media – all new stuff for this fifty-something, new-to-business person! But in the back of my busy brain, I have been thinking about some of the things I want to write about, so I’m finally making some time for that. Woo hoo! This post will be about this last week in sports – from my humble perspective. Seattle Reign vs. Portland Thorns We went to the Seattle Reign vs. Portland Thorns rivalry match la

Jen Mannix
Jul 204 min read


If this is rebuilding, I'll take it.
Wow. We were at the Seattle Storm vs. Dallas Wings game last night. What a game! Not gonna lie, my expectations were pretty low based on the Storm's long losing streak. They've lost several close games, and a few not-so-close games, and Storm fans already know this just isn't a season that we can expect any miracles. This very young team, though, is really fun to watch, and I am so excited to see where they'll be in the next few years. OK, so I just deleted a lot of what I ha

Jen Mannix
Jun 232 min read


Learning and Connecting at the GSBA EDC
Liselotte (FPA’s COO – Chief Organization Officer) and I attended the Greater Seattle Business Association’s Economic Development Conference last week. We got to hear from some of Seattle’s political leaders as well as people with useful expertise and advice for small businesses. I especially enjoyed the session on networking. I used to groan and roll my eyes when I mention going to a networking event (OK, sometimes I still do), but I've figured out that it is essential as I

Jen Mannix
May 261 min read


FPA's FIRST Watch Party, or... the little Watch Party that could.
Our FIRST (of many) Watch Party! 5/17/26

Jen Mannix
May 261 min read
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