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2025 Power Breakfast

September 23, 2025
8–10 a.m.
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA.

2025 Keynote Speaker:

Kurt Dammeier

Founder and CEO
Sugar Mountain

“When New Information
Comes To Light”

September 23, 2025

8–10 a.m.

Sheraton Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA.

Enjoy a plated breakfast, gain insight from an influential business leader, and network with Carson College alumni and friends.

Reserve Your Seat Now!

We are aware that this event takes place during Rosh Hashanah and regret the timing conflict. We value inclusivity and want to support all attendees. If we can provide any accommodations to support your participation during this time, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Sarah Druffel, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications at sarah.druffel@wsu.edu

Featured Speaker Bio

Kurt Beecher Dammeier
Founder & CEO, Sugar Mountain

A fourth generation Puget Sound native, Kurt Beecher Dammeier (’82) has always felt passionate about authentic, full-flavored foods, free of artificial additives. He is the owner and head chef of Sugar Mountain, a creative food company that is home to extraordinary food brands and restaurants, from the award-winning Beecher’s Handmade Cheese to The Butcher’s Table, a Seattle steakhouse that features Sugar Mountain’s Mishima Reserve American Wagyu. With each operation, Dammeier’s goal is to demonstrate how quality ingredients make for delicious meals, without added food colorings, flavor enhancers, or preservatives. Beyond the retail world, Dammeier influences people’s eating habits through his books, Pure Flavor and Pure Food, and through The Beecher’s Foundation (501c3), an educational program focused on healthy food choices and production. In addition to promoting clean ingredients, Sugar Mountain also significantly invests in plastics and carbon reduction.

The WSU Carson College of Business Power Breakfast speaker series has been a signature event for over 20 years. It continues to inform, inspire, and engage business leaders in the Greater Puget Sound on contemporary business issues.