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Dianne Chase, Chase Media
Dianne Chase fell in love with radio when she was 13. But when she graduated from the University of Tennessee, it was with a degree in merchandising. Radio still called, and soon after she returned home to Asheville, she did a half-hour news show on a small local station – for free.
Lois Colbert, Kirkpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Fifteen year ago, Lois Colbert made partner with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and had her first child. The firm had no maternity policy for its partners, so it was up to Colbert, now the mother of three daughters, to write one. It’s indicative of the way Colbert, the managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office, has approached the demanding task of balancing her career with her family li[...]
Kristina Cruise
Kristina Cruise has gotten her nonprofit, Promising Pages, off to a successful start by learning to stop listening to her head and following her heart instead. It was a challenging thing for the former TV journalist from Cincinnati to learn. “Every time logistics seemed insurmountable, I’d remind myself to work from my heart, that things would work out,” Cruise said. “I wanted to make the[...]
Sally Daley
As an undergrad majoring in computer science at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, Sally Daley used to cry in her counselor’s office about how hard the male-dominated program was. “She kept telling me it would get better,” Daley, 43, said. And it did – at least for Daley. There were seven women in the 32-member class, and she was the only woman to graduate, she said.
Stephanie Dawkins, Stephanie R. Dawkins International
You could say Stephanie Dawkins had it all. She went from a childhood in poverty in Kansas City, Kan., to global senior vice president for Sweden-based AB Volvo. But Dawkins’ biggest challenge wasn’t achieving that level of success. It was walking away from it.
Tracy Finch Dodson, Charlotte Center City Partners
Architecture and urban planning have become less male-dominated than when Tracy Finch Dodson was working in those fields after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s architecture school in 1998. But real estate development in Charlotte – where Dodson now serves as director of economic development for Charlotte Center City Partners – is still “pretty much a boys clu[...]
Tameka Everhardt, Home Instead
Sometimes life throws you curveballs, but sometimes you throw them yourself. Tameka Everhardt had worked in the medical industry on the patient-care side for about 10 years when she decided to take a position as community service director, a marketing position.
Susan Faulkner, Bank of America
Today, with 28 years of experience working for Bank of America and its predecessors, Susan Faulkner is its consumer and small-business-product executive. She’s responsible for delivering products and services for the bank’s 57 million consumer and small-business accounts.
Sarah Belk Gambrell
The Belk department store chain, which opened in 1888, is a mainstay in the Carolinas and an important part of Sarah Belk Gambrell's life. Now in her 90s, Belk Gambrell is the only daughter of the store's founder.
Maha Gingrich, Central Piedmont Community College
Maha Gingrich might be called a workaholic in some circles. While some students take seven or more years to complete their doctoral degrees, she got hers in 3 1/2 years. “I killed myself in the process,” she said, “but I did it. I deal with whatever comes my way.”
Raichelle Glover, Vigilant Healthcare Staffing
Raichelle “Rai” Glover’s star was on the rise at Bank of America, and then life threw her some curveballs: children and elderly parents, all in need of care and attention at the same time.
Molly Grantham, WBTV
Molly Grantham doesn’t particularly like it when people describe her as lucky or her job as the evening anchor at WBTV as glamorous. “There’s not a lot of glamour in television news,” she said, “though it is flattering when people feel like they really know me.” Said she the secret to her success is working hard and telling stories accurately and with compassion.
Latest News
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