Forty under 40

Annette Adams’ mother worked in human resources. 

That steered Adams toward the same career, with a desire to help people achieve their goals front and center. 

“I was the high school kid saying, ‘I want …

The faces of veterans returning from Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf were enough to convince Katherine Barton that she wanted to do something to help.

‘I was an easy recruit,” …

Jarad Bernstein knew Des Moines was special even after his first short visit in 2005. 

“People were happy, not to mention friendly,” Bernstein wrote in his application letter for Forty Under 40. “There was a …

Mindy Bockewitz knows the thrill of being on stage in a performance. Before starting college, the Illinois native spent six months on the road with an Up With People troupe that toured the United States …

Maybe in some small way, Drew Buhrow’s analytical ways played a hand in his emergence as an award-winning producer of smoked meats.

There’s a technique involved, just as champion golfers and football and baseball players …

At 14 years old, no one told Ashley Danielson that serving ice cream cones at Dairy Queen would prepare her for her role as a project manager at Trilix Marketing Group Inc., but more than …

Brad Duffy is quick to admit that his family name is better known in the Quad Cities, but  that hasn’t stopped him from making a name for himself in Greater Des Moines.

In eastern Iowa, …

A professor once told Christina Fernandez-Morrow she possessed a knack and intuition for how to reach and communicate with people from different cultures, as well as women.

That intuition, and her dedication to advancing both …

Last May was a very big month for Brenna Finnerty. She received a Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University and took on a new role with UnityPoint Health – Des Moines as annual …

Joel Fortney was certain he would be heading to the Mountain West for his first financial management position upon graduating from the University of Iowa, after having interned for two summers with a major investment …