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Guest Opinion: How to make strong choices

BY CHRISTI HEGSTAD | President, MAP Professional Development Inc.    Do you ever come home from a long day, hear someone ask you what’s for dinner, and feel like you might explode from the pressure of…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Study: Laws, culture restrict women’s entrepreneurship


Women still face gender-related constraints when starting a business, according to a study by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.


Laws that restrict women’s access to financing are one key barrier for female owners of small and…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Oct 31, 2016
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Nov. 4: LEAP #9 – Giving Back and Being Present in Your Community

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber
About: Defining success is different for everyone, but being philanthropic is part of maturing as a community leader. Philanthropy comes in all shapes and sizes, not just large monetary donations, and …
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Listen: Rowena Crosbie on business, women and success

What are some of the issues women face when deciding to go into business for themselves? Rowena Crosbie of Tero International in Des Moines recently joined “The News Hour with Michael Libbie” to talk about…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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The secret career weapon you’re not using

We’ve all heard the myth that women don’t help one another, writes Sheryl Sandberg for Cosmopolitan magazine. However, having people who encourage us, believe in us and support us is a critically important thing to…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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On The Rise: 10-31-16

  LuAnn Scholbrock Hired as director of sales at Coloff Digital. Forest City   Melissa Reade Reade will serve a one-year term as co-chair of the Leadership Iowa Program. She is Leader Valley Program director with…
By BPC Staff | Oct 31, 2016
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Leadership for Metro Women Connect announced


Iowa Women Lead Change has announced the group of women who will lead the organization’s Metro Women Connect, a group dedicated to professional and leadership development for Central Iowa women.

Leading the executive committee of…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Oct 24, 2016
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Iowa Females You Should Know: Kelly Eagle

WHY
Kelly Eagle is marketing director for Des Moines-based LS2group. According to those who nominated Eagle, she “embraces opportunity, and truly believes each step in (a woman’s) career, whether forward, backward or sideways, is an…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Oct 24, 2016
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Guest Opinion: A lesson from nonprofits about women in leadership

BY MICHELLE BOOK | President and CEO, Food Bank of Iowa
It is an exciting time to be a woman. History is being made, and we are all a part of it. Women are breaking…
By BPC Staff | Oct 24, 2016
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Oct. 27 & Dec. 3: Build a better board for you organization

Host: Iowa Department of Human Rights and partners About: This is a free training session to build nonprofit boards that better represent diverse communities. This series of educational sessions seeks to empower, educate and connect…
By BPC Staff | Oct 24, 2016