Going against the industry norm, Syd Kitson maintains his big vision to change the world.

Antoinette Hayes-Triplett fights to help people, especially veterans, to stay off the streets.

Physician with a rock and roll side has long sought to facilitate big change — in an industry that sometimes moves slowly.

With a fearless entrepreneurial spirit, Erika Donalds tackles change in a what has become a polarizing part of the community: education.

Leader handles a pair of curveballs — one positive, one negative, with a core value front-and-center: transparency.

Shontra Powell is no pushover. But she is kind. And her uber-successful leadership career is proof-positive nice people can win in business.  

Liberal arts students sometimes clash with buttoned-up businesses. A few leaders in the corporate world went back to campus to fill that gap.