By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor The ideas of how people perceive success and ambition have always piqued my interest. For a while, I equated success with making a lot of money, achieving big things and having an outsized impact on the world. But as I got older and joined the Read more…
By Sarah Bogaards, Business Record staff writer Hometown: Mount Pleasant/Clinton Education: Bachelor of Arts in psychology, Wartburg College; Juris Doctor, University of Iowa; Ph.D. in education, Drake University Family: Husband, four children Age: 52 Contact: president.keck@grandview.edu Since July, Rachelle Keck has been getting acquainted with Grand View University, its students, Read more…
Three members of first Idea Accelerator Iowa City cohort study child care workforce crisis By Emily Kestel If child care workers in Iowa were given a $4 per hour pay increase, what would that give them? Breathing room. Ease of mind. A weight off their shoulders. A feeling of validation Read more…
A Closer Look: Sheri Penney, employer engagement director, Iowa Women’s Foundation By Emily Kestel Hometown: Lives in Osage, originally from Williamsburg Family: Husband Chris; twin 10-year old boys, Hayden and Holden; daughter Caroline, 8 Education: Kirkwood Community College, bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Iowa Hobbies: Teaching fitness classes, Read more…
Research shows female employees often possess specific leadership attributes needed in tough times By Suzanna de Baca, Business Publications Corp. president and CEO Women do hard things better. I did a double take when I saw that statement in a Harvard Business Review article called “When women leaders leave, the Read more…
By Emily Barske, Business Record editor One of our goals with Fearless is to connect with people across the state who share goals similar to our mission of empowering Iowa women to succeed in work and life. So far this year, we’ve stopped in the Quad Cities and Sioux City. Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. I still vividly remember a situation in a past job where one of my female team members tearfully confided that a high-level male colleague had drunkenly and aggressively groped her during a company outing. When I urged her to report Read more…
A main goal of our Fearless Focus events is connection and inspiration. We were so happy to hear multiple comments from attendees saying the event helped boost their confidence, and some even told us they wanted to share the event recording with their daughters to help boost their confidence. That Read more…
By Emily Kestel Last month the Business Record hosted its second virtual event within the Fearless Focus series. Throughout our conversation, we talked about what confidence means, what it looks like, and how to strengthen it in ourselves and others. We talked with: Cheltzie Miller-Bailey – former assistant director, Center Read more…
By Emily Kestel, Fearless editor Editor’s note: While the Business Record is apolitical, we report on governmental decisions that affect business. Through our Fearless initiative, we believe it’s imperative to talk about policy related to gender and family issues. This story will be updated as more information about employers’ policies Read more…