214: Angela Stowell: On Grief, Growth and Giving

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Self-improvement, How To, Business, Management, Education

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2018

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Angela Stowell is co-founder and CEO and of Ethan Stowell Restaurants in Seattle. In 2007, she and her husband, Chef Ethan Stowell, founded Ethan Stowell Restaurants. The couple has since opened 16 restaurants across the city of Seattle. Angela manages over $25.5 million in annual revenue and oversees 320 employees. Angela has repeatedly been recognized as a powerhouse and consistently conscientious businesswoman. She was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 “40 Under 40. She and Ethan were the recipients of the 2016 Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award. Most recently, she was honored as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2017 “Women of Influence,” a list showcasing women whose outstanding leadership has an outsized influence on the business community, and was named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in Seattle” by Seattle Met Magazine. Angela sits on the Board of Directors for the United Way of King County where she serves as co-chair for Reconnecting Youth and as the 2018 Annual Campaign co-chair. Additionally, Angela has a seat on the board of local startup, Kigo Asian Kitchen, and is a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Policy Leadership Group. While Angela shines bright and strong in the Seattle business community, I know her first and foremost as great friend and a fantastic mom. I am so honored to share her Shameless story with you. Listen in to hear Angela share: Her traumatic entrance into motherhood after losing twin sons How she moved forward from grief and found meaning in loss The power of building a company around giving and serving rather than selling and promoting What it’s like to be a CEO, philanthropist, activist, and Shameless Mom How to find time that is just for you when you have multiple full-time jobs Links Mentioned: Connect with Angela at Ethan Stowell Restaurants Angela on Instagram Book: Hillbilly Elegy Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 214 with Angela Stoll.
0:05.5	Show notes for this episode, including all links mentioned in the episode, can be found by going to
0:09.4	shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 214.
0:16.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other
0:21.9	passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the
0:26.4	life of your dreams. I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you
0:32.0	aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building?
0:36.5	So let's dive in.
0:39.8	Angela Stoll is the co-founder and CEO of Ethan Stoll restaurants in Seattle. In 2007, she and her
0:46.1	husband, Chef Ethan Stoll, founded Ethan Stoll restaurants. The couple has since opened 16 restaurants
0:51.4	across the city. Angela manages over $25.5 million in annual revenue and oversees 320 employees.
1:00.1	I have watched Angela repeatedly be recognized as a powerhouse in business and a consistently
1:05.4	conscientious businesswoman.
1:07.8	She was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal's 2013 40 under 40. She and Ethan were the
1:13.6	recipients of the 2016 Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award. And most recently, she was
1:19.8	honored as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal's 2017 Women of Influence, a list showcasing women
1:25.1	whose outstanding leadership has outsized influence in the
1:28.2	community. And she was named one of 50 most influential women in Seattle by Seattle Met Magazine.
1:35.2	So she's kind of going places. Angela sits on the board of directors for the United Way of King
1:40.0	County, where she serves as the co-chair for reconnecting youth and is the 2018 annual campaign
1:45.6	co-chair. Additionally, Angela has a seat on the board of a local startup, Kigo Asian Kitchen,
1:51.1	and is a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Policy Leadership Group. She has two little boys.
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