It’s hard to introduce Irena Krstanovic, the economic development director for the Town of Holly Springs, without immediately touting her recent accomplishments. Under Krstanovic’s…

The nondescript gray metal building sitting on a hill in downtown Raleigh blends into the Cabarrus Street landscape, and behind its bright pink doors…

It was 3 A.M. on June 11, 2020, and Jackie Ferguson was wide awake. In just a few hours, she would be leading a…

The way Matty Lazo-Chadderton radiates warmth and kindness is clearly key to her success as a powerful voice for North Carolinians for decades. Those…

Christine Vannais has one document that she keeps on the wall behind her desk. It’s an email she wrote just weeks after becoming the…

As the CEO of Locklear Roofing, Jackie Locklear has spent the last 26 years running and expanding one of the few 100% woman and…

Chavi Khanna Koneru grew up in the Triangle, wanting to change the world. After getting a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, she headed to…

Veronica Bent knew she was born to be a leader, but it was her kind heart for service that helped guide her toward putting…