Mickey Blake was born in Oregon and raised between Palmer, Alaska, and Portland. After working in biomedical research at Oregon Health Sciences University, Mickey chose to follow her twin sister to Washington rather than attend medical school. Before fully committing to entrepreneurship, she worked for a biotechnology company with offices in London, Boston, Germany, and Australia, and her career was deeply involved in developing green alternatives—she even had the opportunity to visit the White House due to her efforts in eco-friendly plastic alternatives for biomedical labs.
Octoebr 3rd, 2025
Jan 20th, 2026
Jan 20th, 2026
A pilot program that offers skills, tools, guidance, and early funding to support projects focused on repair, reuse, composting, and keeping materials in use in King County. The program is designed to make it easier for more people to access and participate in what’s known as the circular economy.
Application Period: January 14th - February 13, 2026
Program Length: 6 weeks
Supportive Funding: $5,000
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We offer English and Spanish language support in this pilot. Please email us if you need other language support in the future—we want to hear what would help you participate.
March 31, 2026
April 15th, 2026
These eight projects, nonprofits and small businesses were selected by a community review panel out of 20 eligible applications, and joined together in sharing knowledge, resources, progress and feedback with one another alongside weekly program sessions on various areas for capacity building and receiving guidance and resources from program coaches. The concept is that early-stage resources – including peer & industry connections, coaching support and programmatic activities can reduce the financial risk of testing a new and innovative models, and give community leaders and entrepreneurs the room to refine, test, and strengthen their ideas and processes while being given the resources to