The White House budget director and West Virginia native navigates the murky waters of finance and the future. She’s solved perhaps the most serious crisis facing our country since the Great Depression—the government shutdown of 2013. “The government shutdown was avoidable and it is clear why this type of self-inflicted wound should not occur again,” says Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Hinton…
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Recent Stories from the Magazine
West Virginian Who Rocks: John Chambers
Not everyone can say they are one of the most recognized business leaders in the world. But are you really that surprised that a Mountaineer has earned such a distinction? John Chambers may come from relatively humble beginnings, having grown up in Charleston and earned degrees from the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Business and Economics and the WVU…
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Kim Brown Knopf
The woman at the helm of a bedding industry empire shares her path to success. Kim Brown Knopf, president and CEO of Innovative Mattress Solutions, admits she doesn’t always get a great night’s sleep. Some mornings she’s up at four or five a.m. on her iPhone or iPad checking the latest industry news or answering emails. It might seem ironic…
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The Right Thing
One West Virginia CEO asks all the right questions to take herself—and others—to the top. Jeannette King always wanted to own a business that would grow while helping others. In 2007 she started her journey with the launch of Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc. (SRE), a Martinsburg-based company that helps businesses of all sizes in the commercial and government sectors. Jeannette says…
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Out of the Woods
A keen eye and courageous spirit are important in both art and entrepreneurship for one woodworking couple. This story begins with an ending. Stan and Sue Jennings went to work in the mines of Preston County one cold day in December 1984 when they discovered all employees had been laid off. The couple was forced to find creative ways to bring…
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