Andrea Hansen, director of development, Iowa Public Radio Several years ago, I applied for a job that was a professional growth opportunity and a leadership role. I was notified by email by a member of the search committee that I Read more…
Allison Peterson, account manager, HealthPartners UnityPoint Health My husband and I decided to move almost immediately following the graduation of our youngest child. After being in the same town for 27 years, we moved to a new city, started new Read more…
Jacki Carr, executive administrative assistant, Community State Bank There have been a few, but I think thus far my most impactful moment of being fearless was when I decided to pursue my master’s degree through an online program, while working Read more…
Lindsay Cannaday, VP, business development director, GreenState Credit Union As a woman of color, it’s always felt like my biggest adversaries were other women. I often would get “constructive feedback” that I was too aggressive or that I shouldn’t speak Read more…
Scott Haugh, chief financial officer, American Enterprise Group I left a graduate program in English after eight years to pursue a career as an actuary. Leaving academia for corporate America seemed very traumatic to me at the time. I had Read more…
Hannah Inman, CEO, Great Outdoors Foundation I witness fearlessness on a daily basis. It is not easy right now to be a mother. Anxiety levels in children are at an all-time high, the effects of COVID on our social and Read more…
Jenna Kimberley, vice president, Kimberley Development Corp. Just weeks after my 22nd birthday, I moved to Manhattan not knowing a soul. While living off canned tuna to make ends meet in order to make rent on my fifth-floor walk-up (that Read more…
Shalika Khindurangala, career coordinator, Iowa State University Ivy College of Business My country was attacked by Russia in February 2022. It happened later at night so I stayed up on the phone with everyone hearing people cry and panic. The Read more…
Melanie Mackey, events and marketing coordinator, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce I’m a local comedian, and every time I get onstage to tell my story and make people laugh, it’s an act of relentlessly honoring my truth. It’s the Read more…
Lindsey Hayes, commercial loan operations manager, VisionBank I have three children ages 18, 11, 6. I am an alcoholic in recovery for 13 years. I’ve dealt with family and marriage abuse, and dysfunction. I had stage 3 breast cancer in Read more…