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2026 Power Breakfast

September 30, 2026
8–10 a.m.
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA.

2026 Keynote Speaker:

Debbie Compeau

Phyllis J. Campbell Endowed Dean
Carson College of Business

September 30, 2026

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.

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2025 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.