As told to Emily Kestel Upon summiting the Vinson Massif in Antarctica on Dec. 28, 2021, Jen Loeb became the first woman from Iowa to climb the “Seven Summits,” which are the highest peaks on the seven continents. She lives near Marengo. The following story has been formatted to be Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel Denise O’Brien is an activist, organic farmer and co-founder of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. She lives on a 17-acre farm in Cass County with her husband, Larry Harris. The following story has been formatted to be entirely in her own words, and has Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel Self-proclaimed ‘popcorneur’ Sydney Rieckhoff is the CEO of Almost Famous Popcorn, a small-batch gourmet popcorn company she started with her brother in 2012 at age 14. Now with 50 employees, the company has a factory and retail store in Cedar Rapids and a retail store Read more…
As told to Emily Kestel Patty Sneddon-Kisting is the executive director of the Urbandale Food Pantry. She and her wife, Lisa, have two children: Addi and Cooper. Another child, Hudson, died shortly after birth. They are expecting their fourth child this December. The following story has been formatted to be Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, President and CEO, Business Publications Corp. About 20 years ago when I was working on Wall Street, a colleague who was expecting her first child asked her leader if she could move to a part-time position for a few years. Despite 16 years of tenure as Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, President and CEO, Business Publications Corp. When I was starting out my post-MBA career in the male-dominated world of investment management, there were few women in the business. I got a lot of comments about my appearance. One of my colleagues regularly and publicly remarked on 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…
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…