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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Eric Johnson Age: 29 Principal of Hickman High School For Eric Johnson, the accomplishment he’s most proud of is recent. In 2014, he became the principal of Hickman...

Emily Clapp Age: 30 Recruitment generalist at Veterans United Home Loans and owner of Belle Bash In 2014, Emily Clapp acted as project manager for an innovative new...

Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri Age: 33 Co-founder and artistic director of GreenHouse Theater Project GreenHouse Theater Project is as fresh and experimental as its co-founder, Elizabeth Braaten Palmieri. “We...

Don Seitz Age: 37 Owner of Modern Property Groups In less than three years, Don Seitz has grown one of the largest property management companies in Columbia, with...