In every election cycle, there are lawmakers who watch from the sidelines. They wait for their own terms of office to come to an end and feel relieved at having not spent the summer raising money, pressing the flesh, eating bad campaign food, and stressing over whether they have any real future in politics. Term […]
Krista Kippenberger Practice Representative, Focus on Health Chiropractic Age: 37 Krista Kippenberger is an ambassador at heart. Yes, she does slide on the distinguished gold jacket that only belongs to official ambassadors of Columbia’s Chamber of Commerce, but she also serves as an ambassador for her family business and the community of Columbia as a
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Danny Hammack General Manager, Partner, Columbia Honda Age: 34 At age 27, Danny Hammack became general manager of a Mercedes-Benz dealership. Since then, the general manager and partner at Columbia Honda has turned more than six automotive dealership stores around to profitability. His strategy? Build and prioritize a team culture. Every job at the dealership
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Liz Tucker Owner, Poppy Age: 38 Liz Tucker finds joy in creating connections between makers, customers, friends, and the team she works with, bringing together people who might not ordinarily have the opportunity to interact. It’s these relationships that she credits with the continued growth of her business, which had its best sales year ever
Gabe Garcia & Lee Sensintaffar Co-owners, Iron Tiger Tattoo and Tattoo You Age: 35 (Gabe) and 33 (Lee) Gabe Garcia got his first tattoo at age 16. Not the best idea, he says, but in terms of teenage rebellion, it could have been worse. An aspiring tattoo artist, he started his apprenticeship at a shop
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Benjamin Hamrah General Manager, Peachtree Catering Age: 35 Benjamin Hamrah is not just a chef, general manager, or salesperson; at Peachtree Catering, he is all the things, including the leader of its commitment to local food. “We work every day to create a high demand for higher quality food and community-conscious buying practices,” he says.
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Chrystal L. Graves Master Stylist and Owner, Chrystal L. Hair & Makeup Age: 36 For Chrystal Graves, just about everything in life comes down to access. Those who have it can accomplish great things; those who don’t end up stuck watching from the sidelines, their brainpower and abilities never fully realized. As a teenager growing
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Not every workplace has a construction-orange tube slide that shoots employees and customers at surprising speed from the second floor to the first. Then again, not every company is Columbia Safety & Supply. Now in its 14th year of operation, Columbia Safety & Supply has grown from a side business founded by Beau Aero in
Dr. Sara Cochran Entrepreneurial Programs Manager, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, UM System Age: 37 Dr. Sara Cochran’s passion and intellectual curiosity for entrepreneurship education led her to hear a phrase she never expected. It was “Congratulations, Dr. Cochran!” after presenting her dissertation on the role of gender in entrepreneurship education, thus receiving her doctorate in
Mike Nolan General Manager, The Blue Note & Rose Music Hall Age: 29 Mike Nolan started working at The Blue Note for free as a box office intern and plugged away until he was promoted to general manager, a feat that makes him proud. “It was a dream I had when I was hired, and
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