Northwest Passages Book Club: Making Life Work on Your Terms - Karen Wickre & Tess Vigeland

Karen Wickre -- one of the highest-ranking women at Google for the first ten years of the search-engine's life, then became one of the highest-ranking women at Twitter. Wickre's best-selling book, "Taking the Work Out of Networking - An Introverts Guide to Making Connections That Count, " has just been released in paperback. Tess Vigeland -- is the former host of public radio’s Marketplace Money and is the recipient of the 2019 Gracie Award for Best Host/Anchor and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage for her work following the deadly Camp Fire in Paradise, CA She chronicled her unprecedented decision to leave her very successful job to the unknown in her 2015 book, "Leap: Leaving a Job With No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want"

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Thu., Nov. 14, 2019

Mary Cullinan, president of Eastern Washington University on far left, talks with Karen Wickre, center, author of “Making Life Work on Your Terms.” and Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Karen Wickre, on left, author of “Making Life Work on Your Terms.” and Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” talk about career challenges during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” speaks about following your passion and saying yes when opportunities present themselves during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Mary Cullinan, president of Eastern Washington University on far right, talks with Karen Wickre, center, author of “Making Life Work on Your Terms,” and Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Mary Cullinan, president of Eastern Washington University on far left, talks with Karen Wickre, center, author of “Making Life Work on Your Terms.” and Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.
Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” speaks about following your passion and saying yes to open doors when presented to you during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Mary Cullinan, president of Eastern Washington University on far left, talks with Karen Wickre, center, author of “Making Life Work on Your Terms.” and Tess Vigeland, a former reporter and host for the public radio business magazine “Marketplace,” during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
Executive Director of Christ Kitchen, Kim Kelly, center, is presented with a $50,000 check from Bank of America executives Kurt Walsdorf and Katherine Morgan at the Bing Crosby Theater, during the Northwest Passages Inland Northwest Women of the Year event held, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
The Spokesman-Review Northwest Women of the Year honorees pose for a picture on the stage at the Bing Crosby Therater, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review
A standing ovation for the 15 honorees at the Northwest Passages Northwest Women of the Year event, held Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at the Bing Crosby Theater.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review