Paul Byrne
“It’s OK to not fit inside of a box and to do
things a little bit unconventionally.”
Colleen Christensen
“As a member of the founding team, I am impressed every day by how a small group of people have made a great impact in the Grand Rapids community.”
Trey Conner
“Graduating from law school made me realize that nothing is impossible, and that you are only limited by your own imagination.”
Loïc Dimithe
“My mother sacrificed everything she had to raise my brother and I. She told us we had two options: To get bitter or to get better. We all chose to get better.”
Daniel Hatch
“I can say that having lived in Venezuela allowed me to establish a foundation of resiliency, but coming to the U.S. gave me the fortitude to conquer my dreams and to not be afraid of taking risks.”
Sol Hernandez
“Being that trailblazing spirit ends up with me having too many ideas. When you’re the person with the idea, everybody is like, ‘Great, you run with it.’ So I do, and usually it ends up being a joy in the process.”
Mandice McAllister
“I have the opportunity to be in an industry where women are not often present in leadership positions. There certainly are others than me, but to be visible and for people in the industry and in the company to see me leading an organization and know that they as women can also do the same thing, I think, is very meaningful to me.”
Meg Post
“It is our responsibility as humans to provide access and information to others once we attain a certain height. Building community is far greater than building your own career.”
Josh Sikkema
“It was my dream to work for one startup, and now I work for about 40.”
Meagan Malm
“Our company measures success on how many lives we save, and how many lives we improved.”