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Business Record’s Fearless Editon
The Nov. 13 edition of the Business Record was produced entirely by women and contains 12 stories about 12 fearless women. To see the full issue, click here.
Guest Opinion
Lessons of resiliency through two natural disasters, a career change and a divorce
By Abigail Pelzer | Publisher, Marshalltown Times-Republican This time I made it home before the storm hit. Living with two years of motherly guilt for being at work and not by my son’s side during an EF-3 tornado, I was Read more…
Leadership
Representation of women in leadership positions in Iowa is far from equal. Here’s why and what we can do about it.
Thirty percent. That’s roughly the proportion of executive-level leadership positions in Iowa that are held by women. This statistic is perhaps important not because it’s new, but because it’s NOT new. So why are we bringing it up now? One of Read more…
Risk-Taking
AUTHENTIC | ELLE WYANT
Elle Wyant is an account executive at United Parcel Service and is the chair of the LGBTQ Business Resource Group at UPS. She is also on the One Iowa board of directors. The biggest turning point in her life was Read more…
Business Ownership
UNSELFISH | AMBER COLLINS
Amber Collins is the owner of the Healing Source and the Soul Book Nook, both bookstores that opened this summer. The Soul Book Nook is the first Black-owned bookstore registered in the state of Iowa. Before opening her bookstores, Collins Read more…
Confidence
BRAVE | KAREN MACKEY
Karen Mackey has been the executive director of the Sioux City Human Rights Commission for 16 years. She is one of the co-founders of the Siouxland Pride Alliance, which is a grassroots LGBTQ organization that connects the community through resources, Read more…
Health Care
HONEST | MEGAN SRINIVAS
Megan Srinivas is an infectious disease physician and public health researcher based in Fort Dodge and is on the faculty at the University of North Carolina. Her research is focused on health inequities that are affecting rural areas both domestically Read more…
Overcoming Discrimination & Adversity
RESILIENT | VANESSA MCNEAL
Vanessa McNeal is a storyteller, writer and filmmaker. She is the founder and executive director of Story Maven Media, a nonprofit digital media platform that elevates social issues through documentary filmmaking. McNeal is a survivor of sexual assault and uses Read more…
Advocacy & Community Involvement
INTRODUCING: FEARLESS
This summer, I traveled 1,453 miles across the state to ask 12 women the same questions: When was a time that you were fearless? What does being fearless mean to you? What does it look like? What does it feel Read more…
Leadership
DARING | BETH SHELTON
Beth Shelton is the CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa and oversees 50 staff members and 14,000 scouts across the council coverage area. She also leads a troop with more than 50 members, including her daughters. Shelton was born Read more…