https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/amazon-accelerate-2022-manufacturer-retail-advocacy 2026-09-18T21:25:53-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon-Accelerate-Summit-2022-Policy-Roundtable.jpg?v=1759633427 Amazon Accelerate 2022: Advocating for Small Business Success Sean Brownlee on stage at Amazon Accelerate with Amazon Public Policy Senior Manager Erica McCann, Kennedy Lowery of Live By Being, and Colin McIntosh of Sheets & Giggles, panel backdrop displaying Amazon Accelerate. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/export-success-korea-conference-2022 2026-09-18T17:50:35-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/SBA-Korean-Export-Conference-Sep-8-2022-2_1.jpg?v=1759634477 Expanding Global Opportunities: Speaking on Export Success in Korea Coupang Director of Ecommerce Adam Poole, Coupang Marketplace Aggregator Mamenta Tommy Vogtman, Payoneer North America Director of Marketing Eduardo Fernandes, and Ravenox CEO Sean Brownlee speak during the business roundtable. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/nrf-retail-advocates-summit-2022-sean-brownlee 2026-09-18T17:50:36-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Sean_Brownlee_on_Capitol_Hill_Header_Image_82f6789f-98e7-4ca5-a096-b2d66f912f6e.jpg?v=1759634445 Retail Advocacy in Action: Honored at the NRF Retail Advocates Summit Sean Brownlee at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. preparing to present NRF Retail Advocate awards to U.S. Representatives. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/certified-small-business-growth-amazon-business 2026-09-18T17:50:36-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon-Business-1_1_be7304d7-87ca-4433-9e08-c135999f2ca1.jpg?v=1759634413 How Certified Small and Diverse Businesses Achieve Growth with Amazon Business Amazon Business header image with wood background and hands, representing digital procurement growth. Featured in article by Sean Brownlee on how certified small and diverse businesses achieve success with Amazon Business. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/washington-retail-association-service-award-sean-brownlee 2026-09-18T17:50:37-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Sean_Brownlee_-_Washington_Retail_Association_-_Olympia_WA_-_Legislation_-_1_large_5fe8d4f9-96fc-421c-8a64-4bd2cccb565b.jpg?v=1760059760 Washington Retail Association: Board Service and Advocacy Sean Brownlee at Washington State Capitol Olympia https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/connecting-small-business-sellers-government-buyers 2026-09-18T17:50:38-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Cargo-Ship-Mooring-Line-Tug-Boat-Ravenox-Ropes-Small.jpg?v=1759634328 Connecting Small Business Sellers to Government Buyers Ship docked at port, symbolizing government procurement and supply chain logistics, featured in Sean Brownlee’s article on connecting small business sellers to government buyers. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-amazon-best-small-business-leaders 2026-09-18T17:50:39-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon-Small-Business-Awards_09baf1bb-08f0-48e9-97a3-fe916dd6c230.jpg?v=1759634054 Ravenox Named a Finalist in Amazon’s 2019 Small Business Spotlight Awards Amazon Small Business Awards recognition graphic highlighting Sean Brownlee as one of the 18 best small business leaders worldwide. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-seattle-times-small-business-growth 2026-09-18T21:25:54-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Ravenox_Seattle_Times_788db70c-5c67-4632-8be3-47c617b0ef3c.jpg?v=1759634271 Featured in the Seattle Times: Small Business Strategies for Growth The Seattle Times building, home to the publication that featured Ravenox and Sean Brownlee’s business strategies for growth. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-small-business-spotlight-qvc-hsn-zulily 2026-09-18T17:50:41-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/SBS_Graphic_1200x1200_0b0ab3ba-4dec-4ce5-9815-6a1add92e213.jpg?v=1759634243 Sharing the Ravenox Story on QVC, HSN, and Zulily Small Business Spotlight graphic featuring Qurate Retail Group, HSN, QVC, Zulily, in partnership with the NRF Foundation, highlighting Sean Brownlee and Ravenox. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-middlebury-institute-alumni-volunteer-award 2026-09-18T17:50:41-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/miis-flags_c18b030f-25be-435f-83e3-4a0808328ecc.jpg?v=1759634206 Receiving the Middlebury Institute Alumni Volunteer Service Award The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey campus in downtown Monterey, CA, site of the 2019 Alumni Achievement Awards. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-2025-tariffs-small-business-challenges 2026-09-18T17:54:11-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Tariff_Post_2.jpg?v=1759634151 Tariffs and Small Business: Lessons from 2020 and 2025 Conveyor belt carrying boxes labeled “Made in the USA,” representing American manufacturing costs rising under tariffs. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/amazon-small-business-impact-report-2019 2026-09-18T17:50:43-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon_Small_Business_Impact_Report_2019.jpg?v=1759634123 Ravenox in Amazon’s 2019 Small Business Impact Report Banner reading “Amazon Small Business Impact Report” with Sean Brownlee pictured in the Ravenox rope factory, symbolizing small business leadership and Amazon partnership. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-business-insider-books 2026-09-18T17:50:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Article_Header_Image_-_Business_Insider_Top_Book_Picks.jpg?v=1759634019 My Recommended Reading in Business Insider Mature man reading a book on the sofa, representing entrepreneurial learning and Sean Brownlee’s Business Insider–featured reading recommendations. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-capitol-hill-small-business 2026-09-18T21:25:55-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon_Policymaker_Event_U.S._Capitol.jpg?v=1759633943 Advocating for Small Businesses on Capitol Hill with Amazon Sean Brownlee and fellow small business leaders outside the U.S. Capitol for Amazon’s Public Policy event. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-nrf-retail-champion-award 2026-09-18T17:53:02-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Sean_Brownlee_receiving_2018_National_Retail_Federation_NRF_America_s_Retail_Champion_Award.jpg?v=1759633765 National Retail Federation America’s Retail Champion Award Sean Brownlee receiving the NRF America’s Retail Champion Award as a 2018 finalist at the Retail Advocates Summit. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-amazon-small-business-podcast 2026-09-18T17:53:03-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon_This_is_Small_Business_Podcast_fa508d12-4170-452f-b8b9-442bd9a01380.jpg?v=1759633719 Manufacturing and Growth: My Conversation on Amazon’s This Is Small Business Amazon’s This Is Small Business podcast featured Sean Brownlee to discuss manufacturing and entrepreneurship. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-amazon-seller-stories 2026-09-18T17:53:04-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/How_to_Start_a_Business_-_Amazon_Seller_Stories.jpg?v=1759633687 Starting a Business: My Conversation on Amazon Seller Stories Image featuring all three Amazon sellers from Episode 7 of Amazon’s Seller Stories Podcast, with the speech bubble “Hi, I’m an Amazon Seller.” https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/fox8-news-sean-brownlee-made-in-nc 2026-09-18T17:53:05-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Fox_8_Cover_Image_638b3c19-e5d1-4dac-be19-172d0983802a.jpg?v=1759633654 Inside Ravenox’s Factory: Fox8’s Made in NC Feature Emmy Award–winning Fox8 News host Brad Jones on screen during the Made in NC feature highlighting Sean Brownlee and his company’s rope manufacturing story. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/amazon-small-business-academy-webinar-sean-brownlee 2026-09-18T17:53:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Ask_a_Small_Business_Owner.png?v=1759792616 My Amazon Small Business Academy Webinar Sean Brownlee and Tashfeen Rashid promoting the Amazon Small Business Academy live webinar event, March 2024. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-amazon-feature-serving-up-solutions 2026-09-18T17:53:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Amazon_Ravenox.jpg?v=1759633543 Serving Up Solutions While Roping In Business: My Amazon Feature Sean Brownlee highlighted in an Amazon Small Business feature, representing veteran entrepreneurship, e-commerce leadership, and U.S. manufacturing. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/continuing-the-mission-king-5-news-features-sean-brownlee-on-veterans-day 2026-09-18T17:53:07-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/MARSOC_MSOT_H_Co._2008_Afghanistan.jpg?v=1759633465 Continuing the Mission: My Veterans Day Interview with KING 5 Sean Brownlee with fellow Marine Raiders staged before a mission in Afghanistan. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/intuit-small-business-council-dc-digital-inclusion 2026-09-18T17:53:08-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Intuit_Small_Business_Council_U.S._Capitol_Washington_D.C..jpg?v=1759951371 Advocating for Digital Inclusion on Capitol Hill with the Intuit Small Business Council Sean Brownlee at U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. with Intuit Small Business Council https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/responsible-ai-small-business-council-2024 2026-09-18T17:53:09-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Intuit_Small_Business_Council_Members_on_Capitol_Hill_May_8_2024_with_Sean_Brownlee_1.jpg?v=1760306522 Advocating Responsible AI Policy for Small Business Success Sean Brownlee with the Intuit Small Business Council advocating responsible AI policy to support small business innovation and success. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/intuit-small-business-council-2025-faster-payments 2026-09-18T17:53:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Intuit_Small_Business_Council_on_Capitol_Hill_2025_with_Sean_Brownlee.jpg?v=1760306027 Modernizing Payments to Strengthen Small Business Success Sean Brownlee discussing leadership and entrepreneurship insights for veterans. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/ai-policy-advocacy-small-business 2026-09-18T21:19:33-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Triad_Business_Journal_Article.png?v=1759958748 Advocating for AI Policy That Empowers Small Businesses Triad Business Journal Article with Sean Brownlee on AI Policy https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-operation-freedom-paws-ambassador 2026-09-18T17:53:18-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Mary_Cortani_OFP.jpg?v=1760048639 Supporting Veterans Through Service Dogs Mary Cortani with Operation Freedom Paws https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-marine-raider-foundation-ambassador 2026-09-18T17:53:19-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Marine_Raiders.webp?v=1760049989 Supporting the Marine Raider Foundation USMC Marine Raider Foundation https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-ohmnilabs-robotics-ai-healthcare 2026-09-21T21:54:16-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Sean_Brownlee_visits_OhmniLabs_HQ.jpg?v=1760055610 Advancing Robotics and AI in Healthcare with OhmniLabs Sean Brownlee at Ohmnilabs in Silicon Valley, CA https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-2024-americas-retail-champion 2026-09-18T17:53:21-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/2024_NRF_America_s_Retail_Champion_Amazon_with_Sean_Brownlee.jpg?v=1760306238 Honored as a 2024 America’s Retail Champion Sean Brownlee honored as a 2024 America’s Retail Champion, representing veteran-owned small businesses and U.S. manufacturing leadership. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-awb-veteran-award 2026-09-18T17:53:21-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/AWB_Evening_of_Excellence_Banner_Image_e71f7443-6fce-400e-8b90-d543920c79f3.jpg?v=1760122614 A Celebration of Washington’s Business Community Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) Evening of Excellence Award 2022 https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/frontier-market-solutions-veteran-owned-business-recognition 2026-09-18T17:53:22-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/Silicon_Valley_Business_Sean_Brownlee.png?v=1760125058 Frontier Market Solutions Recognized Among Silicon Valley’s Largest Veteran-Owned Businesses Sean Brownlee Silicon Valley Business Journal 2017 Largest Veteran-Owned Businesses in The Greater Bay Area https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/cerv-digital-transformation-and-cert-leadership 2026-09-18T17:53:23-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/sean-brownlee-cerv-cert-firefighters-community-resilience-monterey-county.jpg?v=1760571822 From Zero to Digital Presence: Building CERV’s Communications and CERT Infrastructure Cal Fire firefighters battle a blaze in Monterey County with the CERV and CERT logos representing community resilience and emergency preparedness, highlighting Sean Brownlee’s digital leadership in supporting disaster response communications. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/from-advocacy-to-action-payments-ai-policy 2026-09-18T19:10:36-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/White_House_Roundtable_3.jpg?v=1787178434 From Advocacy to Action: Payments & AI Intuit Small Business Council members at the White House in Washington, D.C., during the May 2026 Small Business AI Roundtable. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/nordic-naturals-direct-ecommerce-capability 2026-09-21T19:13:12-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/nordic-naturals-sean-brownlee-news-post.png?v=1790043192 Nordic Naturals: Building Direct E-Commerce Capability Nordic Naturals ecommerce growth case study representing digital strategy, marketplace development and long-term business growth. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/kor-water-amazon-marketplace-growth 2026-09-21T19:09:26-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/kor-water-sean-brownlee-news-post.png?v=1790042966 KOR Water: Applying Marketplace Experience to Client Growth KOR Water lifestyle image featuring reusable water bottles and a modern hydration and sustainability workspace. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/federal-contracting-operational-procurement-supplier-performance 2026-09-21T19:05:30-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/federal-contracting-sean-brownlee-news-post.png?v=1790042730 Federal Contracting: From Operational Procurement to Supplier Performance Government contracting workspace overlooking the U.S. Capitol with procurement documents, laptop and professional planning materials. https://seanbrownlee.com/blogs/news/sean-brownlee-cnn-supply-chain-pressure 2026-09-22T12:57:15-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0938/2576/1643/articles/sean-brownlee-cnn-supply-chain-port-sunset.png?v=1790107034 Sean Brownlee Discusses Small-Business Supply-Chain Pressure with CNN Container cranes and cargo terminals at sunset, representing global supply-chain pressures discussed by Sean Brownlee with CNN Business.