MCEI Seattle holds a dinner meeting each month with a distinguished marketing or communications presenter. Presenters bring a behind the scenes perspective and high-level industry marketing insights. Speakers share provocative stories, ideas, positions, and concepts, including controversial topics.

See below for our current upcoming program.

Spring Break - No Meeting in April 2026

***

May 2026

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026 - 5:30 P.M. - IVAR’S SALMON HOUSE

May’s meeting will feature photographer and director Hayley Young.

Hayley Young's deep connection to Seattle's artists and makers that has always driven her work. That connection is the foundation of HomeLines, Hayley's 12-episode documentary series that provides the kind of hyper-local arts and cultural coverage our region desperately needs. With support from a 4Culture Project Grant, she's developing a series that meets audiences where they are—on social media and digital platforms—while maintaining the depth and quality of long-form storytelling. As readers have shifted from print to video for their cultural content, Seattle has lost consistent, high-quality coverage of its creative community. HomeLines fills that gap, documenting the intimate stories of musicians, visual artists, restaurateurs, and cultural leaders—the people who make Seattle vibrant and economically competitive. As Seattle's creative sector drives nearly one-fifth of our economy, these stories deserve a platform that matches how we consume media today.

Join Hayley as she shares the concept behind HomeLines, the journey that brought her to this project, and where it's headed. She'll screen the pilot episode—one of three episodes planned for launch later this year—and discuss how authentic storytelling can strengthen cultural infrastructure, support local businesses, and create the sense of belonging our rapidly changing city needs. Hayley is eager to connect with potential partners across brands, nonprofits, government agencies, and media organizations who share her vision for celebrating and preserving Seattle's creative community. Whether you're interested in sponsorship, collaboration, or simply learning how documentary work can serve community building, this is an opportunity to be part of something meaningful from the ground up.

For 18 years, Hayley Young has been telling the stories of Seattle's creative community through her lens. As Photo Editor and Staff Photographer for Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Magazine, she photographed thousands of Pacific Northwest residents, from emerging artists to Fortune 500 executives. Her transition to video production as Executive Producer and Director at CURATOR brought her work to a global scale, creating content for brands like Microsoft, Nike, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.