Diane is the retired chief executive officer and president of Hickory Farms, LLC, aleading multi-channel retailer of food gifts and specialty foods. She held this role from March 2016 through January 2022. Under Diane’sleadership, the...

Alyssa Rapp serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I. Ms. Rapp served as Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Solutions, a B2b healthcare services business providing non-clinical surgical services...

Leslie J. Sawyer is President and CEO of Environmental Design International inc. (EDI), and has been leading the firm since August 2016 after serving nearly 20 years on EDI’s Board of Directors. As businesses grappled...

Andee Harris is the founder and CEO of Franklin Heritage, private equity firm that invests in cutting-edge technology and manufacturing. Formerly the CEO of HighGround Software, which she successfully sold to Vista Equity Partners in...

Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, Kimberly Moore had always been a fan of tinkering. Lovingly known to her family as “Ms. Fix It” — even at a young age, she was able to focus...

Elizabeth “Betsy” Ziegler is the first female CEO of 1871, now the Number 1 ranked university affiliated-tech incubator in the world. Previous to 1871, Betsy was the Chief Innovation Officer at the Kellogg School of...

Laura Neiman, President & CEO of Neiman Brothers Company, Inc., joined her family’s business immediately upon completion of her BA in Economics and Managerial Finance from Brandeis University. Ms. Neiman represents the third generation of...

After 25-years as a labor attorney, utility executive with Exelon Corporation and lobbyist, Stephanie Hickman left Corporate America in 2006 to acquire the construction company her family started in 1967. Since the acquisition, she has...

Eileen Chin serves as President of R.M. Chin & Associates, Inc. (R.M. Chin), a M/W/DBE firm providing Owner’s Representation, Project/Program, and Construction Management services in the transportation, aviation, and building sectors. Eileen leads the firm’s...

Caroline Becker Joss is the founding partner, President and Creative Director of the woman’s luxury clothing brand, Caroline Rose. Caroline Rose apparel is made in the U.S. A. and sold in North America through upscale...