Lilleana Cavanaugh serves as chief of the Ohio Department of Development’s Minority Business Development Division, but her career advocating for and uplifting women and minorities goes beyond her new ...

How do you choose from among so many good choices? That’s the challenge we were fortunate to face this spring, when we crafted our 2026 class of Inspiring Women. In choosing, the editorial team took ...

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is among the Columbus region’s most esteemed organizations, and it continues to grow in both size and reputation. One of the key contributors to that growth for the past ...

Kimberly Lee Minor had carved out a successful career as a retail executive. But she was frustrated by the industry’s overall dearth of diversity in high-profile roles and lack of a place where women ...

The Grange Insurance COO and 2026 Inspiring Women honoree strives to support the company’s workforce and the community at ...

After nearly 20 years in the building industry, Betsy Goldstein was inspired to make a career pivot and open her own business. Goldstein left her job as director of business development at MA Design ...

Margaret Finley brings her passion for workforce issues not only to her day job at Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. but also to her role leading the Central Ohio Belonging Consortium. Finley, ADS’ head ...

Mehta has been widely recognized for her work with various institutions, including the American Heart Association, where she chairs the cardiovascular disease in women and special populations ...

Francie Henry understands the power of dreams. As the daughter of Greek immigrants who settled in Mount Vernon and found success in the restaurant business, the career banker has firsthand insight ...