LOCAL WOMEN

FEMININE FOUNDERS

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 By Katie Mohr | Photographed by Hillary Schave Women in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—can be hard to find. In fact, less than 25…

FEMININE FOUNDERS

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Roxie Hentz is an epicenter of entrepreneur inception—she fosters the creativity and passions in young children, while teaching them how to get a business off the ground.

HOT SUMMER READS

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What’s summertime without a good book to read? Here’s a selection of new titles from several genres—including some from local writers—sure to suit just…

COLLABORATIVE SPACES

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These local mavens are revamping the Madison business scene by operating sleek coworking spaces and top-notch incubator programs.

NATIVE CHORDS

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As a native Madisonian, pop-soul artist Madison Malone credits her self-proclaimed “hipsters from the 80s” parents giving her an inquisitive nature and a fierce independence.

STARTUPS 101

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 By Emma Whitford Roxie Hentz, founder of CEOs of Tomorrow, which helps young people learn how to get a business off the ground, has…

SLIM CHOICES AND HIGH PRICES

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 By Sally Haskins In Madison’s Allied Drive neighborhood, a low-income pocket in the Beltline-Verona Road corridor, pickings are slim when it comes to grocery shopping….

ENTREPRENEURIAL ATHLETES

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 By Emma Whitford Lifelong Madisonian Jen Anderson is an Ironman finisher and longtime athlete. She understands that safety is an integral part of anyone’s…

ENTREPRENEURIAL ATHLETES

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 By Livia King Sonya Plavcan had been a chemical engineer at a Madison biotech company for 11 years and, she realized, her passion for the…