Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: John Heavens
John Heavens Vice President, Regional Branch Services | Dupaco Community Credit Union | AGE: 38 Family: Wife, Mary; children, Charles (5), Josephine (3) and James (1). Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Dyersville Education: Dyersville Beckman High School and Clarke University, Dubuque…
Ali Ahmad
Age: 38 Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, MetaCommunications What’s the best advice you ever received? Stay…
Brad Axdahl
Age: 34 Occupation: Practice Leader & Partner, Katalyst Systems Impact What was your first job? Mowing…
Gerald Beranek
Age: 32 Occupation: Founder and CEO, BeraTek Industries What was your first job? Working with my dad…
John Boller
Age: 31 Occupation: Executive Director, Coralville Community Food Pantry What’s the best advice you ever received?…
Robin Boudreau
Age: 36 Occupation: Founder and CEO, No Foot Too Small What’s the best advice you…
Josh Budke
Age: 39 Occupation: Executive Vice President of Employee Benefits, TrueNorth Companies What was your first…
Craig Byers
Age: 31 Occupation: Manager, Pivot Real Estate What’s the best advice you ever received? “Never…
Adam Carros
Age: 34 Occupation: News Director, KCRG-TV9 What’s the best advice you ever received? Investing in…
Keith Dahlby
Age: 34 Occupation: Software Architect, New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative What was your first job? I…
Samantha Dahlby
Age: 34 Occupation: K-12 Education Coordinator, New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative What would most people be…
Charlie Damschen
Age: 38 Occupation: Partner, Hamilton IP Law PC What was your first job? Working on…
Heather Day
Age: 36 Occupation: Project Manager, Stanley Consultants What’s the best advice you ever received? It is…
Ethan Domke
Age: 38 Occupation: President, Paulson Electric/PEC Communications What was your first job? I was a…
Adam Ebert
Age: 37 Occupation: Associate Professor of History, Mount Mercy University; Owner, Ebert Honey LLC. What…
Julie Golding
Age: 39 Occupation: Senior Partner Business Strategy, Microsoft What’s the best advice you ever received?…
