Community

Taking care of people is a recurrent theme in Pamela E. Taylor’s life — from serving in the United States Army for three years to becoming a nurse practitioner. Pamela, our Way to Go Woman winner in the Community category, has parlayed her passion into a business where she can foster a community of healthy, happy people. In May 2017, she opened All Around Healthcare, an urgent and primary care facility located in the Shively neighborhood. One of Pamela’s long-term goals is to open more medical facilities in underserved communities.MESSAGE FOR OTHERS “If your dreams are [...]

Alisha Duvall, our Way to Go Woman winner in the Entrepreneurial category, is helping seniors live a better life.  Alee Solutions, a company she opened in 2015, focuses on finding aging-in-place living options for seniors. She hopes to use her company as a way of inspiring more women to become involved in issues that impact the senior community.THE MESSAGE FOR OTHERS“There are other options out there. Having a loved one who is struggling to live independently impacts the whole family. There is an untold value to having a personal expert by your side while you [...]

Miriam Sigrun Krause, our Way to Go Woman winner in the Professional category, is a Physician and the Social Media Director at Fertility and Endocrine Associates. As a child living in Heidelberg, Germany, Miriam dreamed of becoming a doctor. After 14 years of medical school in Germany, a residency at Southern Illinois University, and fellowship training at the University of Louisville, Miriam is now helping couples find solutions for overcoming their infertility issues.BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT “My biggest accomplishment so far has been building my career as a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as in reproductive [...]

Lindsay Reeves’ ability to foster strong relationships with clients and colleagues has led to a successful career as director of operations and vice president at NOVA Salon. Lindsay, who is our Way to Go Woman winner in the Leadership category, thrives off of being able to share new ideas with others in the industry and believes good communication is the most valuable characteristic of a leader.BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT Leading a team of amazingly talented, devoted, and tenacious people is eternally rewarding. Sharing our salon's systems and culture with other professionals in our industry allows our team to [...]

After the death of her infant daughter Lily Grace in 2012, Amy Elzy, our Way to Go Woman winner in the Overcame Obstacles category, turned her loss into a support system for grieving families. She started the Lily Grace Project, an organization that provides hairbows and knit hats to sick children who are in the intensive care units at Kosair Children’s Hospital.Amy maintains relationships with these families through her Facebook page called Never Forget Lily Grace. In 2016, she partnered with Sarah Ivens Moffett, a reporter with The Courier-Journal, to start a writing workshop for grieving [...]