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Soledad O’Brien: Feminism needs a really good PR agency

 

Soledad O’Brien has a lot going on.

 

She’s the CEO of the Starfish Media Group, a production company and distributor she founded in 2013 with a focus on “life’s untold stories.” Alongside her …

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CRE Professional of the year nominations open

The Business Record is now accepting nominations for the inaugural Great Western Bank Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award.

 

The award is designed to highlight an outstanding CRE professional from Central Iowa for his …

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Fostering women leaders: A fitness test for companies

 

Women in business continue to face a formidable gender gap in senior leadership positions, and while women make up a majority of entry-level employees, there are fewer and fewer on the path to the …

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Get to know Natasha Sayles

 

At age 26, Natasha Sayles already has built a business from the ground up. Now she uses those skills learned so early at the helm of one of Greater Des Moines’ largest annual nonprofit …

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Get to know Natasha Sayles

 

At age 26, Natasha Sayles already has built a business from the ground up. Now she uses those skills learned so early at the helm of one of Greater Des Moines’ largest annual nonprofit …

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Branstad names two women to top state positions

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed two women to high-level state positions. First, Roxann Ryan was named commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety this week, according to a release. Ryan had been serving as …

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NIACC offers Launch and Grow Your Business class

A class called Launch and Grow Your Business is being offered beginning Feb. 19 at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, reports the Mason City Globe Gazette. The class, which is offered through NIACC’s …

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Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame nominations open

Nominations are now open for this year’s inductees to the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. The honor is designed to recognize Iowa women leaders who contribute their talents and skills to improve the state’s quality …

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Register now for next Women in Communications luncheon

Brenda McGuire, author and local cross-cultural expert, will speak at the next Association for Women in Communications luncheon, scheduled Feb. 18 at West Bank, 1601 22nd St., West Des Moines. McGuire will show attendees how …

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Speak Up: The problem with those ‘feminist’ Super Bowl ads

It was impossible not to notice that Super Bowl advertisers got feminism this year. So then why did Ann Friedman, a columnist for New York magazine, cringe watching companies use those ideas to sell stuff during…
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