Ben Gander, Senior Vice President Treasury Management Sales Leader at Dubuque Bank and Trust Ben Gander enjoys solving problems that his customers didn’t know existed….

Liz Kruse has a goal of providing access to professional development training to local employers and employees. She works toward this goal as the first…

Patrick McCullough, Business Manager at McCullough Creative Patrick McCullough didn’t intend to join his father’s marketing business, McCullough Creative. Several years ago, while Pat was…

Britney Ross, Senior Marketing Manager at McGraw-Hill Britney Ross wants to make biology relevant to students who aren’t science majors. She manages and markets multi-million…

Derrick Parsons, Account Executive at English Insurance Agency Derrick Parsons traded a career in social work for one in the insurance industry. “I truly love…

Whitney Sanger, 30, saw an opportunity to make a positive impact during a community crisis. In February, she and local chef Kevin Scharpf incorporated Project…

Kevin Koch, 34, always has been a problem solver. Growing up on a farm near Farley, Iowa, he enjoyed working with his hands, either to…

Dan Wellik, Vice President at The Friedman Group Dan Wellik has a hunger for knowledge about the insurance business and the certifications necessary to succeed…

Garnavillo, Iowa-based company Great River Maple would be nothing without the trees that produce its products’ trademark taste. But more than a decade ago, these…