Joshua Tennison Age: 38 Director of human resources at Independent Stave Co. As the director of human resources at Independent Stave Co., Joshua Tennison wants to make ISC “the employer of choice in our communities where we live and work.” Although ISC is based in Lebanon, Missouri, the company has had an administrative office in […]
John Hall Age: 30 CEO of Influence & Co. John Hall started his first business in third grade, buying students’ lunches and selling them for a profit. He’ll admit he started his first real business when he was 19, buying and flipping houses. Then he met Kelsey Meyer and started Influence & Co. with an
Rachel Payton Age: 37 Deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity Rachel Payton has a long history of political involvement. In 2000, she volunteered 10 hours to a political campaign for class, and in her own words, became hooked. She’s since volunteered on Jim Talent’s 2002 campaign, Bush-Cheney in 2004 and worked for former Congressman
Nicole Galloway Age: 32 Boone County treasurer In April 2011, Nicole Galloway took office as Boone County treasurer, where she now manages the county’s $55 million investment portfolio. In addition to her daily routine, a favorite recent project was implementing a debt management policy to increase transparency for the process of issuing and managing
Nathan Fleischmann Age: 32 Director of annual giving at Columbia College and owner of Stadium Shoes By day, Nathan Fleischmann manages a comprehensive annual giving program for Columbia College. During lunch, evenings and weekends, he can be seen all over town driving his mobile shoe store, Stadium Shoes. In his rare free time, Fleischmann is
Lydia Melton Age: 26 Owner of Günter Hans Lydia Melton’s goal is to discover the best European food, beer and wine and bring them to Columbia. A favorite recent project, though, is bringing Columbia its first wine-on-tap system. “Imagine every glass of wine being poured as though it’s a freshly opened bottle,” Melton says. “Except
Leighanne Lamb Age: 34 Vice president of real estate lending at Landmark Bank and manager of Landmark Bank Home Mortgage Center The Nov. 13 opening of Landmark Bank’s first stand-alone mortgage loan production office in mid-Missouri brought big changes to Leighanne Lamb. As vice president of real estate lending, Lamb became manager of the Landmark
Kip Kendrick Age: 33 State representative for Missouri’s 45th District It’s no surprise that one of Kip Kendrick’s mentors is Chris Kelly. As Kendrick prepares to start his first term in the State House on Jan. 7, Kelly, who served as a State Representative for much of Columbia for 18 years, is an apt mentor.
Joshua Burrell Age: 34 Chief strategy officer at Lift Division Before Joshua Burrell became a founding member Lift Division in 2010, he’d worked in a number of sales positions in various industries, from insurance to footwear. Now, he’s responsible for implementing marketing strategies that will help Lift Division’s clients reach their goals. A favorite recent
Eric Morrison Age: 38 Vice president of business development at Providence Bank Ultimately, it is the art of the deal and creating solutions for businesses that get Eric Morrison out of bed in the morning. Working as vice president of business development, Morrison hopes to continue the expansion and recognition of the Providence Bank brand
