Jewelry designer channels African ancestors in designs

BY CHRISTINA FERNANDEZ-MORROW FOR JEFAS: LATINAS IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE Editor’s note: Fearless will be sharing one Jefas Magazine story in the first e-newsletter of the month through November. Jefas: Latinas in Business Magazine showcases Latina entrepreneurs. Find the magazine online and at Latina-owned businesses across Iowa, the Quad Cities, Chicago and Nebraska. To Read more…

‘I’ve never had a girl cut my hair’: Marshalltown barber defies stereotypes, inspires other Latina entrepreneurs

BY JOAQUIN RAMIREZ, JEFAS: LATINAS IN BUSINESS MAGAZINE Editor’s note: Fearless will be sharing one Jefas Magazine story in the first e-newsletter of the month through November. Jefas: Latinas in Business Magazine showcases Latina entrepreneurs. Find the magazine online and at Latina-owned businesses across Iowa, the Quad Cities, Chicago and Nebraska. To order copies Read more…

Iowa native Nikole Hannah-Jones explains why she built an ‘armor’ around her daughter: ‘I did not allow a white society to build her self-concept’

BY MICHAEL MORAIN, EDITOR dsm Magazine During a recent panel discussion at the Des Moines Art Center, three distinguished panelists – journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and artists b. Robert Moore and Jordan Weber – talked about the challenges of raising biracial children in a society that often sees things in Black and white. Read more…

Guest column: Jefas: Latinas in Business Magazine highlights empowerment, inspiration and fearlessness

Jefas to partner with Fearless initiative BY CHRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ-MORROW, JEFAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Editor’s note: Fearless will be sharing one Jefas Magazine story in the first e-newsletter of the month through November. In this column, Jefas Editor-in-Chief Christina Fernández-Morrow shares more about the new magazine’s origin and purpose.Jefas: Latinas in Business Magazine showcases Read more…

Commentary: Do you check off the ‘4 C’s’ of leadership for a women-owned business?

Byline: By Becky Gibson, Wells Fargo market executive for commercial banking in Iowa Women-owned firms now account for nearly 4 in 10 U.S. businesses. They generate approximately $2.7 trillion in annual revenue. They employ more than 12.2 million workers. And since 2019, women-owned businesses have multiplied at almost double the rate Read more…