Guest Opinion
In 2023…
Advice, words of wisdom, hopes for Iowa women in new year To usher in the new year, we asked more than a dozen women who live across the state to write about their hopes, dreams, and things to keep in Read more…
Guest Opinion
Guest commentary: Turning a ‘good idea’ into your life’s work
Plus, 10 tips on confidence By Kimberly Baeth, president, Golden Openings Inc. While I worked as the member services director at the North Hennepin Chamber of Commerce in suburban Minneapolis, I discovered there was no such thing as giant working Read more…
Leadership
Iowa women still make up less than one-third of C-suite
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor The majority of Americans believe it’s more likely that self-driving cars will be a normal mode of transportation before women make up half of the CEOs at Fortune 500 companies, according to a recent survey. Read more…
Leadership
Leading Fearlessly: More women than ever are chief financial officers
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. What do Microsoft, Estée Lauder, JPMorgan Chase and General Motors all have in common? No, it’s not their industry or customer base. One feature these Fortune 500 companies share is Read more…
Guest Opinion
Leading through life: Five practices for personal transformation
By Angie Chaplin, founder/owner, Mindful Leadership For 30 years, I have devoted my career to studying, designing, implementing and facilitating leadership cultures for industries ranging from higher education to nonprofits and financial services to the federal government. Examining companies and Read more…
Your Take
My fearless moment | Andrea Hansen
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…
Your Take
My fearless moment | Allison Peterson
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…
Your Take
My fearless moment | Jacki Carr
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…
Your Take
My fearless moment | Lindsay Cannaday
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…
Your Take
My fearless moment | Scott Haugh
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…