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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Embracing Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Ying Sa recently shared that Iowa is the 2nd fastest growing state for immigrant-owned businesses. Let that sink in for a second. Ying has been helping those immigrant owned businesses for years both through her …

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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Improving Iowa’s Education System

Mike Beranek was a Disney American Teacher Award winner – in 2001 – and has also been a third grade teacher in West Des Moines for more than 20 years. Mike is also helping shape …

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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Growing Female Leadership

Dianne Bystrom is the director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Dianne tackled a topic that is very important to the Business Record – growing female leadership. In her talk, Bystrom …

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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Stoking the Millennial Fire

Zachary Mannheimer founded and currently serves as the executive director for the Des Moines Social Club. We asked Zack to kick off our Ignite Des Moines Power Breakfast because quite frankly Zack has been helping …

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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Why brain drain is awesome for Iowa

Geoff Wood, founder of Gravitate, makes the case that despite the common perception, perhaps brain drain can in fact be good for Iowa.

Want more? The Business Record’s next Power Breakfast is titled “Ignite Des …

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VIDEO: All Policy is Health Policy – A video essay by Rick Kozin

 

 

Rick Kozin, director for Polk County Health Department gave this speech to the Tomorrow Plan board in April. The speech argues that all policy is health policy, be it transportation, employment, housing or …

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VIDEO: Power Roundtable- Human Resources

 

Before all of our Power Breakfast events, we invite the panelists to the Business Record office for a pre-event meeting to prepare for possible topics. We always leave that meeting wishing we could have …

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VIDEO: How DesMoinesArts Inc. plans to transform the art scene

 

DesMoinesArts Inc. President Justin Mandlebaum gives us his presentation explaining his effort to transform the local art scene by providing permanent affordable workspace to artists.…

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VIDEO: Mental health in the workplace

The Business Record held a Power Breakfast panel discussion this morning to discuss the impacts of mental health in the workplace.

 

To start the discussion, Business Record Editor Chris Conetzkey asked each of the …

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VIDEO: Get to know – Phil Delafield

 

Find out what makes Des Moines community development director Phil Delafield, who’s the lead staff member for PlanDSM, tick.…