Buzzing Along | From Fixing Cars to Raising Bees, Roger Wylie is Enjoying the Ride

Between raising honeybees, overhauling a Ford Mustang, and leading a Magnolia Scouts BSA troop, Roger Wylie has just enough time to manage a 1,400-person law firm, maintain his patent law practice, keep his golf handicap in the single digits, and, oh yeah, serve as the 2023–2024 Chairman of the Washington Athletic Club.

One of the first things you realize about Roger Wylie when you meet him at The Shop, a private garage based in a series of old warehouses in SODO, is that he isn't from around here, at least not originally. “The southern roots are strong,” he says in an accent that, although faded, hasn't disappeared during his three decades in Seattle.