Career - Todays Woman

It’s All About the Tie

By Brittani DickElizabeth Peake is adding some extra flair to men's attire with these fun and fashionable accessories.Photos by Sunni WiggintonA self-proclaimed slow starter in the mornings, Elizabeth Peake, 32, takes her time cuddling her dogs and drinking cold brewed coffee before plunging into her workday.“I am not a morning person,” she admits. “I definitely take my time and will even call my dogs into bed with me so I can pet them instead of hopping out.”She created the designs for these fabrics using Microsoft paint. Elizabeth is self-employed, so she enjoys the luxury of starting [...]

By April Allman|2017-10-17T08:30:00-04:00October 17, 2017|Before She Goes|

“We are training people to take the company to the next level. I love seeing people flourish…” says Cindy Collier

By Lucy M. PritchettFor many women, moving seamlessly from a career in fashion to a career in freight might take some doing. But Cindy Collier, president and CEO of Mister “P” Express, Inc. in Jeffersonville, carried what she had learned in retail fashion and joined her father in founding the trucking company.“I came from working in beautiful malls where the girls dress perfectly to an industry where the fashion standard is boots and jeans,” Cindy says.At one time Cindy worked in cosmetics at the old Stewart’s department store in Louisville. After that, she went to [...]

By April Allman|2017-10-09T19:00:00-04:00October 9, 2017|Turning Point|

She Spent a Year Planning this Halloween Party

By Lucy M. PritchettStephanie Bromback devotes much time to planning the Louisville Zoo's annual Halloween party and other events.Photos by Patti Hartog If the idea of picking up a couple of bags of candy and carving a pumpkin for your front porch is your idea of preparing for Halloween, you might want to show a little compassion for Stephanie Bromback. Stephanie is the special events coordinator at the Louisville Zoo and spends a year planning The World's Largest Halloween Party! for kids 11 and under. The fun, which runs Thursdays through Sundays, begins this year on [...]

By April Allman|2017-10-02T19:00:00-04:00October 2, 2017|What Works|

“There are better things ahead than anything you may leave behind.” Two years ago Amber couldn’t buy her kids bananas — “and this year I took them to Disney World.”

By Lucy M. Pritchett Her Turning Point begins with a toddler meltdown over bananas and ends with her own meal-prepping business. It seems fitting that Amber Peppers’ new life as an entrepreneur began at the grocery store. “I was 25, divorced, and had two kids,” Amber recalls. “I had been a stay-at-home mom. I had no college and no plan. I had lost my home, my car, and I was trying to get out of debt.” Amber says she started cooking for herself and a friend simply to make her grocery purchases last and to [...]

By April Allman|2018-06-11T19:31:08-04:00September 11, 2017|Turning Point|

She Found the Perfect Product for Curly Hair

By Brittani Dick Most of us are familiar with a normal 9 to 5 work day, and our routines look pretty similar — catch eight hours of sleep while the moon is shining, wake for coffee and breakfast, then venture into expressway rush hour traffic around 8:30am. But there are also those who work important jobs as we sleep, those whose “morning” routines look a little different than ours. Jorja Magley, 26, has mastered the night shift as hospitalist physician assistant at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, working 7pm to 7am. Jorja (pronounced “Georgia”) is the go-to [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-21T18:33:39-04:00September 5, 2017|Before She Goes|

Lindsey Hoehn’s Love of Yarn

By Lucy M. Pritchett Lindsey Hoehn has used A Yarn Crossing as a way of supporting other knitting groups in the community. Photos by Patti Hartog While some of us might spend our days simply spinning our wheels, Lindsey Hoehn spends her days spinning yarn.Lindsey is the owner of A Yarn Crossing on Frankfort Avenue, which she and friend Tina Taylor opened three years ago. The shop sells yarns, knitting and crocheting supplies, and spinning fibers. It is a place of vibrant colors and good feelings.Lindsey started knitting 10 years ago when she was in college. “I was [...]

By April Allman|2017-09-04T08:30:00-04:00September 4, 2017|What Works|

It’s All About the Tie

“We are training people to take the company to the next level. I love seeing people flourish…” says Cindy Collier

She Spent a Year Planning this Halloween Party

“There are better things ahead than anything you may leave behind.” Two years ago Amber couldn’t buy her kids bananas — “and this year I took them to Disney World.”

She Found the Perfect Product for Curly Hair

Lindsey Hoehn’s Love of Yarn

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