Friday’s Business Record profiled the eight women who have been named 2016 Women of Influence, our CAPTRUST Woman Business Owner of the Year and the Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence award.

This is the 17th year the Business Record has honored inspiring and influential women who have used their time and talents to help Greater Des Moines become a top-notch place to live and do business.

This year’s honorees have helped business leaders in crisis communications, they’ve climbed to the top levels of the city’s largest corporations, and have reinvented entire departments of state government. They have dedicated themselves to helping other women, children, the less fortunate and used their voices and their experiences to help others navigate difficult circumstances. They have dedicated themselves to their communities and to others, even while raising their own children. They’ve risen to challenges, even when they weren’t completely sure they were up to it.   

Join us in congratulating this inspiring group of women, and I look forward to seeing those who are attending the sold-out event on Aug. 4.

See all 2016 honorees