A late-night panic attack in my laundry room forced me to confront the cost of success and redefine what it meant for my life. BY AMY STRUTT, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR I was standing in my laundry room in the middle of the night, doing laundry because I couldn’t sleep. My mind Read more…
BY MOLLY GOSSELINK, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Years ago, I read a book that resonated with me and has continued to ground me when the world seems a little upside down. It was about finding purpose in your life and using it as your guiding principle, or North Star. If you’re up Read more…
When women negotiate they’re often labeled, perhaps called too direct or too soft. How can women gain confidence in negotiating, and what can be done to overcome stereotypes that create barriers for women during negotiation? In the most recent episode of the Fearless podcast “Nasty or nice: When and how Read more…
Connection is one of our Fearless core values. We strive to connect our audience with new thoughts and perspectives in our weekly e-newsletter. Guest contributors are key to this endeavor. Guest contributors ensure Fearless is inclusive and intersectional by giving voice to a variety of issues from around the state. We Read more…
By Suzanna de Baca, president and CEO, Business Publications Corp. I recently attended a reunion of my MBA class in October, so it seemed like a synergistic and wonderful coincidence that in the following weeks, two young women separately reached out to me for letters of recommendation to local MBA Read more…
By Sara Bishop, communications specialist, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa’s “I Am Enough” mentoring program empowers young girls in our community. “I am proud to serve as an ‘I Am Enough’ champion alongside 30 phenomenal women. These women are outstanding community Read more…
Count the Kicks app, started in Iowa, hopes to decrease preventable stillbirths throughout the US By Emily Barske, Business Record editor For Emily Price, the work of Count the Kicks is personal. It saved her son’s life. In 2010, she noticed Hayden’s movement was starting to change when she was Read more…
