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Kalvin Grabau Keele

Managing Partner Northwestern Mutual AGE: 37 What was your first job? Press-Citizen paper route. Who do you consider your local mentors? John Lohman, CEO, CBJ; Larry Heiling, CEO, CRBT; Jim Conard, president, West Bank. Best advice you ever received? The secret to your definition of success is you become what you think about…think wisely What […]

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Managing Partner Northwestern Mutual AGE: 37 What was your first job? Press-Citizen paper route. Who do you consider your local mentors? John Lohman, CEO, CBJ; Larry Heiling, CEO, CRBT; Jim Conard, president, West Bank. Best advice you ever received? The secret to your definition of success is you become what you think about...think wisely What do you consider your biggest break so far? Marrying my wife Paige and being hired as an intern for Northwestern Mutual. What would most people be surprised to learn about you? I finished my academics as an exchange student in Australia. What’s the biggest issue facing the Corridor, and why? Economic development — recruiting and retaining businesses to a city – is paramount for future success and vibrancy. If you had $1 million to give, what causes would you support? Alex’s Lemonade Stand and University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. What are your passions outside of the workplace? Spending time with my wife, Paige, and my three children, Willow, Knox and Kashden. What’s something people should know about your generation in the workplace? We will not be overworked. What do you want to accomplish by the time you are 50? Start something that lasts. Leaving a legacy behind is one of the most important things in my life.

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