2016’s Top of the Town: Top Business Rookie

First Place – Kaitlin Warner, Word Marketing

20 E. Southampton Drive, Suite 101 | 573-442-9673
For five years, Kaitlin Warner has been a media planner at Word Marketing. Warner works with clients on campaigns to meet business objectives and marketing goals. She says the best part of her job is “being able to strategize and execute successful, multi-faceted media plans that result in positive market recognition and financial growth for my clients.” She’s a graduate of MU’s J-School and was born and raised in Chicago.

Second Place – Lydia Melton, Gunter Hans European Pub & Cafe

7 Hitt St. | 573-256-1205
Lydia Melton, owner of Günter Hans, loves sharing new European products with Columbians. Her business has been open for two and a half years, and she was in the CBT 20 Under 40 class of 2015. She serves on boards for Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Mid-Missouri Restaurant Association.