Making personal connections is vitally important to Ben Nelson, both in his role as a wealth manager and as a community leader and volunteer.
“I started in the big corporate world, and quickly realized the …
Joshua Norton is an object lesson in the way plans can change.
“Growing up, I wanted to be an attorney, but I ended up marrying one instead,” he said.
He also knew he wanted to …
Gunnar Olson learned a lot about life by writing about the dear departed. He began his newspaper career writing obituaries, and quickly noticed how interesting people’s journeys are. “Everyone has a story,” Olson said.
Later, …
Throughout her life, Amy Ostrander Croll’s experiences taught her the value of perseverance and taking calculated risks, and the insane accuracy of intuition.
But the most valuable lessons weren’t learned in the office or behind …
If you know Justine Peebles, then you can imagine a bunch of driven, do-it-yourself, results-oriented types staffing the new Ankeny branch of Lincoln Savings Bank.
“I try to hire people who are like me,” Peebles …
Angie Pfannkuch passed up the offers of college recruiters after a standout career as a high school softball and basketball player, knowing instead that “working is what I needed to be doing.”
“I have to …
As a self-proclaimed science geek, it’s not hard for Emilee Richardson to fit in around the office.
But her role at the Science Center of Iowa is about more than fitting in.
Richardson started at …
For some reason, a lot of human resources professionals say they fell into the field after training for something else initially.
Sara Schuler aimed for HR directly.
“Initially, it was helping people” that drew her …
Brian Schwartz is a handy guy to have around. He can design your home and fix the F-16 you have parked in the garage.
Yes, there is a connection.
Schwartz said he has been a …
Born and raised in Des Moines, Cailin Stockdale can look back and see how lucky she was while growing up in Central Iowa.
Stockdale, who attended Roosevelt High School, realized this on her first day …
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