2022
JULY/AUGUST 2022
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING By Jeanine Nistler
With no business training, Michelle Henderson is turning her arts education and natural curiosity into a training digital marketing company.
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MAY/JUNE 2022
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME By Gail Ivers
Tom Frericks, owner of Ultimate Sports Bar has almost forgotten that he once had something that he lost in a fire. Read entire story.
MARCH/APRIL 2022
DO BETTER By Gail Ivers
The lessons of the great recession are still with the leadership team at MCI and continue to shape who they are today. Read entire story.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022
EVERYBODY KNOW JACKIE By Jeanine Nistler
Whether it’s helping customers at crunch time, watching staff develop, or taking her Mustang out for a spin, Pizza Ranch owner JACKIE HORSTMANN thrives on the rush.
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2021
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
i LIKE BUSINESS By Gail Ivers
Kurt Scepaniak, Horizon Roofing, is constantly inventing, changing, and thinking about what comes next. Read entire story.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021
LITTLE DEALERSHIP ON THE PRAIRIE By Jeanine Nistler
Joe Sexton and Gary Posch didn’t set out to have three dealerships, a finance company, a couple of foundations, and a baseball team, but that’s what happened. Read entire story.
JULY/AUGUST 2021
A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC By Jeanine Nistler
Donella Westphal knew nothing about running a restaurant when she purchased Jules’ Bistro in 2017. Despite an admittedly steep learning curve she calls the experience a little bit magical.
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MAY/JUNE 2021
STILL A START UP By Gail Ivers
Central McGowan may be a 70-year-old company, but owner Joe Francis sees so many growth opportunities, it could be a start-up. Read entire story
MARCH/APRIL 2021
PRETTY DARN COOL By Gail Ivers
John Herges, CEO of Falcon National Bank, has spent his entire career helping small businesses – and communities – grow. Read entire story.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
TRUSTED PARTNER By Jeanine Nistler
Brad Goskowicz has helped move Microbiologics from a small water testing lab into a global leader for quality controls used in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to health care.
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