Thoughts ahead of Fearless Focus event on leadership By Emily Kestel As part of last year’s Fearless Focus event on leadership, panelists talked about the personal and systemic barriers that women leaders continue to face and what can be done to address them. This is a conversation worth having frequently, Read more…
10 stories of leadership, perseverance and authenticity Interviews by Emily Kestel, Fearless editor | Portraits by Jami Milne, Ballet Des Moines creative director What is it we see when we look at each other? When we really look at the woman to our left or to our right? Society teaches Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? Women who speak truth to power, who show up unapologetically. How do we support the next generation in finding a path to success and fulfillment? By not creating unrealistic expectations. Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What strengths do women bring to the table? Their resiliency. We endure so much as women and we have to show up and get the job done with a smile on our face. What characteristics do you admire Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? I admire women who curse, who are willing to drop the F word. And women who show up authentically. I think the words “too much” are labeled to women when Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? I think women are really good about being honest with each other, and especially good friends, where they can tell you anything, and sometimes it’s hard to hear, but they’re Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. Who is the woman that you most admire? Harriet Tubman. She is a woman who lived love. It was love that drove her to go back to risk her life to keep moving forward. It was love that Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? Authenticity. Who is the woman that you most admire? My amazing three grandmothers, Dorcas Boit, Rael Boit and Anna Cheboina. They were educated. One of them actually went to Spelman Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. Who is the woman that you most admire? Probably my grandma Martha. She came from Slovakia, and she was the youngest of 10. She was the best. She was very crafty. She was an educator at a time Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel and Jami Milne. Portrait by Jami Milne. What characteristics do you admire in other women? I love when women lift each other up. We are told so often to tear each other down or this is a competition but nothing makes me feel more excited Read more…