One leader. 26 questions. A daily unconventional profile of leaders on the rise.
RISING ICONS
What do you do with a growing network of innovators, journalists, leaders and media professionals? Create opportunity. In 2023, we asked our friends to introduce us to incredible people leading change and their nominations resulted in this series of leadership profiles. Now we celebrate leaders building brands and driving change every day. Nominate an ICON to be featured or meet them below.
Rising ICONS is brought to you in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Rising ICON #14: Jeff Lin
Jeff Lin is the founder and CEO of digital experience agency, Bust Out, and video subscription tech platform, Pennant.
Rising ICON #11: Laura Best
Laura Best is the founder and CEO of Passion Collective, a community that helps professionals to create meaningful life and work.
Rising ICON #8: Rashmi Kandwal
Rashmi Kandwal is the executive director driving the vision for HealthcareMN, a resource network for healthcare innovation in Minnesota.
Rising ICON #6: Hayley Matthews-Jones
Hayley Matthews-Jones is the multi-disciplinary founder + CEO leading the Minneapolis Craft Market and Minneapolis Vintage Market and is COO of The Get Down Coffee Co.
Rising ICON #5: Louise Schoenberger
Louise Schoenberger is a business performance advisor at Insperity, the human resources platform with a mission to help businesses succeed so communities prosper.
Rising ICON #3: Peter Musimami
Peter Musimami, MBA is the founder + CEO of Get Gumbo, the health services app that addresses language barriers for patients speaking english as a second language.
Rising ICON #2: Isaac Kamsin
Rising ICON #2: Isaac Kamsin is the founder & CEO of the home improvement app, Abe, that eliminates geographic barriers for the home repair service industry.
Rising ICON #1: Shelisa Demuth
Rising Icon #1: Shelisa Demuth is the founder + CEO of the media startup LAUREL that makes media relations accessible for every leader.