After finishing a film shoot on Whidby Island, Washington, Stephen Lundin and co-filmmaker John Christensen, decided to see the sights of downtown Seattle.

So it was as a tourist that he encountered the most wholehearted and energetic workplace he had ever experienced: The World Famous Pike Place Fish Market.

Two best-selling films and two best-selling books (titled Fish!

of course) later, we have come to realize how deeply the work world longed for an image of a place where fun, joy, energy, productivity and incredible teamwork drive out stress, boredom, toxic energy and burnout.

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