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Matthew Strawn Has Built a Career on the Iowa Art of Showing Up
From a Benton County farm to the helm of Strategic America, Matt Strawn has made a specialty of entering complicated rooms, reading the moment and putting service at the center of the work.
Andy Priestley Put the Clipboard Online - Then Made It Talk to Coaches
A summer job in construction taught Andy Priestley the value of unglamorous work. He carried that lesson into sports technology, turning camp forms into a network that now sits near the front door of college recruiting.
Sharon Cooper Left the Newsroom and Took the Story to the Insurance Business
She spent the first act of her career explaining the news on camera. She has spent the second explaining a 115-year-old insurance company to the people who buy from it.
Beth Wood Wants Money to Feel Human
The chief marketing officer of Principal Financial Group built a career on a stubborn idea - that an industry running on spreadsheets and fine print can still make people feel understood.