Career
Lead with Appreciation
Cynthia Knapek, president of Leadership Louisville Center. For some of us, work can be hard. You might be trying to figure out how you can gain more visibility on your job, get a promotion or improve your communication skills. Cynthia Knapek, president of Leadership...
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Power Behind the Words: Rheonna Thornton
Finding Strength in a Verse Rheonna Thornton is giving women the power to use their voice — and words — in a way that is transformative. A connoisseur of language, Rheonna is celebrating the sixth anniversary of her Lipstick Wars Poetry Slam, which is a spoken...
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Power Behind the Words: Felicia Mabuza Nixon
“In the back of my mind was always my mother saying ‘writing is just a hobby…you can’t do that…you have to have a career,’ which is why I got an undergraduate degree at IUS, and have since earned five Master degrees. But I always came back to writing. I find myself in...
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“Everything I Ever Did Before Was to Prepare Me for This Time.”
Marta Miranda-Straub, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Community Based Services. Marta Miranda-Straub is making bold moves and pushing for big changes. To be an effective social worker or leader in the area of health and family services, a person doesn’t...
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A Rescue Plan That’s Saving Black Businesses
The vendors at MELANnaire Marketplace, created by Nachand Trabue, sell a variety of products, from handcrafted jewelry, skincare products and clothing to fresh goods and cafe foods. This month the marketplace will be open Saturday, October 9, at 4th Street Live! and...
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Changing the Face of the Workplace
Mayari Castañeda has worked for WireCrafters as a welder since December 2017. The 2020 Census has shown that the United States is becoming increasingly racially and ethnically diverse. People of color now make up 43 percent of the total population. Of course,...
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Let Your Voice Be Heard
Lisa Zangari, executive coach and vice president of Leadership Louisville Center, shares about the Find Your Voice & Kick Some Glass workshops, created by Leadership Louisville. For some women, speaking up in work meetings can be uncomfortable, but the Find...
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Crystal Wilkinson, A Voice to be Heard
“I see myself as a role model, or at least a symbol for young women across the state, particularly young women of color in thinking about what they want to do in terms of writing but also anything they want to do. I hope there’ll be some young women motivated by...
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Artisan Courtney: Beautiful Tastes
“...I took an aptitude test, and it said I should be a mechanic or carpenter. Now I get it. I make things," says Courtney Yopp Norris. From the palette to the palate, Courtney Yopp Norris’ creations are multi-sensory. Not only is her art appealing to the eye, it...
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Artisan Tammie: Energetic Art
“I don’t usually have a plan when I begin a piece, I just know color and use color as expression,” says Tammie Demessie. Tammie Demessie hadn’t painted for 21 years when her sister asked for a favor. She wanted an original painting as a gift, but what Tammie didn’t...
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Artisan Cathy: The Details of Nature
“I look for little things . . . like a fern uncurling its fronds in the sun,” says Cathy Hillegas. There is magic in Cathy Hillegas’ trees. A play of light and shadows gives a sycamore divinity. In her painting “Rise Up,” the vantage point from the lowly ground makes...
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Artisan Faith: A Grape Adventure
“When you create, all the hard work is worth it in the end,” says Faith Hatcher. Meet Faith Hatcher, winemaker and champion of women. Faith’s path to the artisan craft of winemaking began in college where she studied biology and chemistry, prerequisites for her...
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