By Emily Blobaum Cheltzie Miller-Bailey had big dreams when she was young – she would have her doctorate by age 30 and would become a CEO someday. Growing up in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction neighborhood in a single-parent family Read more…
By Brooke Westphalen (she/her/hers), development and communications coordinator Editor’s note: Gender-specific language is used in some instances as a reflection of statistics shared and the women-centered focus of the Fearless publication. When possible, “youth” is used to be more inclusive. The author Read more…
BY EMILY BLOBAUM, FEARLESS EDITOR Around the same time that Emily Steele left her job working for a community development nonprofit to get FemCity Des Moines off the ground, the state of Iowa found itself at the bottom of the list of women-owned Read more…
By Barbara Burke, deputy director of athletics, senior women’s administrator at the University of Iowa Women helping women! I am certain most women in leadership positions have either used or heard this phrase. While I am an absolute proponent of Read more…
KNOW YOUR WORTH: FEARLESS STORIES AT WORK, BY By her own admission, Betty Lee’s personal finances during her mid-20s were “a hot mess.” And she wanted to help others in similar positions learn to succeed with money. A San Francisco Read more…
By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor On July 15, more than 36 million families across the U.S. began receiving the first round of child tax credit payments. We spoke with nonprofit leaders and one Iowa family on what the credit will Read more…
With 45 years of business ownership under her belt, BPC Chairman Connie Wimer reflects on how she got to where she is, and shares 10 tips for success By Emily Blobaum, Fearless editor Connie Wimer woke up in the middle Read more…
By Lisa Robb What has gone up more during the pandemic ― your weight or your confidence? The New York Times reported a study that showed people gained an average of about 2 pounds per month during the pandemic. Weight Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor When I told friends and colleagues that my sister – Elizabeth (Barske) McLain – was going to swim the English Channel, a lot of them responded with disbelief or awe. But I, for one, Read more…
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series on mutual aid organizations in Iowa produced by the Business Record in conjunction with our Fearless initiative, which focuses on women and gender topics with an intersectional approach. While mutual Read more…