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Stay True to Your Mission

Stay True to Your Mission

AM is a complete experience—an asana studio, meditation studio, 365 program, teAM and community events. It's yoga for the people. Anywhere and everywhere. And that's exactly what co-owners Ashley Yost and Mali Jane wanted. What prompted your decision to become an...

Entrepreneurship Is a Process

Entrepreneurship Is a Process

Thegreenglovedryer is the green energy solution to drying gloves, mittens and more ... and it's made in America. Karen Smoots took the challenge of drying wet winter accessories and turned it into a burgeoning business. What prompted your decision to become an...

There Is So Much GOOD.

There Is So Much GOOD.

Posh Petals offers floral, planning and rental pieces, and an exquisite selection of gift items from artisans whose product complements its floral arrangements. Elizabeth Schenk, Posh Petals owner and creative director, tends a long love of floral design that has...

Extraordinary Perseverance

Extraordinary Perseverance

Doreen Bolhuis began teaching sports skills to young girls in her backyard. As a fourth grader. "That's when I discovered I have the heart for teaching, coaching and mentoring," Bolhuis said. By seventh grade, Bolhuis knew she wanted to teach physical education,...

Pretty Darn Successful

Pretty Darn Successful

Cynthia Kay, president and owner of Cynthia Kay and Co. Media Production and co-author of Stop Wishing. Stop Whining. Start Leading: A No-Nonsense Guide for Women Who Aspire to Lead, worked in broadcasting for 13 years—and she was "pretty darn successful." Kay...

Updates According to Mimi

Updates According to Mimi

A hub for the West Michigan food systems. A place for local farmers and food producers to connect with diverse customers. Opportunities for entrepreneurs. Education about farming, food, nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Mimi Fritz, president and CEO of the Grand...

Inforum

Inforum

Accelerating Careers for Women and Boosting Talent Initiatives for Companies Inforum was founded in 1962 as the Women’s Economic Club to serve as a speakers forum for women because women were not allowed to belong to business organizations—and they certainly were not...

The Greater Good

The Greater Good

Tammy Myers is the 2016 speaker for West Michigan Woman Wine & Wig. She's an advertising art director, photographer, designer and breast cancer survivor. Follow her Forgotten Fighters campaign and read her blog at www.mypersonalpinktime.org. How has your life...

Take the Risk. Have Faith in Yourself.

Take the Risk. Have Faith in Yourself.

The Fuchsia Design goal: provide interior design expertise to West Michigan families, bringing their individual style to life through interior design. Autumn Fuchs, full-service interior designer and Fuchsia Design founder, understands what it means to put specific...

Experiences Make Us Happier

Experiences Make Us Happier

The best place to understand the human experience is face-to-face. Distel Wolfe creates engaging, informative, entertaining team-building and experiential marketing events. Founders Carol Distel and Jill Wolfe, who bonded over a mutual love of gutsy dogs and creating...