Business
Though Angel Whitley is young, at 33, to head a business, she got there step by step. A lifelong interest in fitness, getting in on the ground floor of a runners’ specialty store, earning a business degree and marriage to a supportive spouse all helped prepare her to take over Fleet Feet Sports last year.
These days the stereotypical sleazy used car salesman isn’t the guy you’ll meet at most area dealerships. In fact, here in San Antonio, you may not meet a man at all when shopping for a car, for these days women are fast becoming the most popular and highly successful car sales professionals in the business.
Joy Curnutt and Peggy Calhoun are more than just sisters; they are partners who share a passion for business, a love of fine things and a heart for people. Joy and Peggy have quickly earned a reputation as one of the top estate sales companies in the business, and they are not slowing down.
While preparing for a completely different career, Michelle Robertson took a job that wasn’t supposed to be her “real” work but led indirectly to her present position as senior marketing manager for The Shops at La Cantera and North Star Mall.
Meet four smart, hard-working women who have worked their ways to the top of their field, carrying important positions in banking and finance. Although female bankers are still in the minority, their numbers are growing, and their strengths are being celebrated.
With the holidays upon us, now is a good time to ask ourselves whether it would help the American economy if we buy American products. It seems like an obvious choice: American workers need jobs, so if we can afford to do it, shouldn’t we support American workers by buying American? The answer is not as simple as it seems.
Top designers and artisans with gorgeous pieces in gold, silver, turquoise, fine gemstones and more call the Alamo City home, so we asked a few of them how they got their start in the business.
Women are flocking to careers in law, making important contributions in today’s changing world
The faith-based aid agency Tara Stewart heads serves a rapidly changing, low-income neighborhood whose residents are challenged by every conceivable kind of need. Meanwhile, a sluggish economy has slowed contributions to the point where hard choices must be made.
Not only do people want to know who you are, they want to BE you so they can use your good name to run up your credit cards, drain your bank account and even commit crimes — all the repercussions of which will land on your doorstep. Several (relatively) easy steps can make it harder for someone to steal your identity and easier for you to catch a problem early if one arises.
