What Works for this Theater Operations Manager

By Lucy M. Pritchett Anne Ensign-Urteaga appreciates working behind the scenes in preparation for each performance. Here, she stands in one of the CenterStage dressing rooms. Photos by Patti HartogIf you've ever attended one of the excellent theatrical productions put on by CenterStage at the Jewish Community Center, you have most likely seen Anne Ensign-Urteaga. OK. That statement may be a little misleading. She won't be in costume singing or dancing but instead, as operations manager for the community theater, she comes on stage before the start of the show to welcome the audience and make [...]

By |2024-11-24T17:18:16-05:00November 20, 2017|What Works|

Before Whitney Cessna Gives Nutritional Advice

By Brittani Dick Before she gives nutritional advice, Whitney Cessna, 28, knows that she has to practice what she preaches. According to this health guru, a healthy, filling breakfast is the only real way to start a great day.Before diving into emails from her private practice (Don’t Skip A Meal, LLC) clients or heading off to her day job as diabetes educator in the pediatrics department at the University of Louisville, Whitney chooses from a few of her go-to breakfast staples. “Right now, I am loving Sweet Earth Farmstand Breakfast sandwiches — specifically the meatless [...]

By |2017-11-14T09:30:00-05:00November 14, 2017|Before She Goes|

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