Kelly Hinesley, owner of The Rancher’s Wife Salon in Chino Valley, uses her 33 years of experience to make sure customers are happy and all the cosmetologists work as a team. The location in Chino Valley has been a salon for 25 years, but Hinesley started working there five years ago and purchased the salon a year later. “I wanted to keep the name because we’ve had horse ranches and we’re going to get another horse ranch,” she said. Hinesley and her husband, Bob, moved to Chino Valley from … [Read more...] about Kelly Hinesley Honors Chino Valley’s Western Heritage at The Rancher’s Wife Salon
Women In Business
Chino Valley Banker Helping to Build Community
Having worked in the banking business for 36 years, Julia Ruttle enjoys serving as branch manager for National Bank of Arizona in Chino Valley because of its commitment to the community. Certificates in the lobby are from Toys for Tots because of the bank’s involvement there, but Ruttle makes sure the bank helps the community in many areas. Ruttle recently joined the board of directors at the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce. She has also been involved with the YMCA, Horses with Heart, … [Read more...] about Chino Valley Banker Helping to Build Community
Helping Writers Publish Books
Lizzy McNett knows what it takes to write and publish a book. She has more than a dozen books to her name and has founded Writers Publishing House in Prescott to offer a clearer path to getting books edited, published, distributed and promoted. Writers Publishing House accepts manuscripts across all genres, without an agent, from anywhere in the world. “We offer a unique partnership with authors that gives them the same clout as major authors with printed books sold at major retailers,” she … [Read more...] about Helping Writers Publish Books
Chino Valley Chamber Promoting Women in Business
Chino Valley’s Women in Business program assists female business owners with networking, promoting their own and other small businesses, sharing ideas and finding solutions to unique problems women in business face. Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Loretta Brashear says many situations that women face in the business community are unique to their gender, especially when it comes to small business owners and sole proprietors. “Juggling family life with our professional life, … [Read more...] about Chino Valley Chamber Promoting Women in Business
Business in Bloom
The opening of her own flower shop is a longtime dream for Sara Canfield. Her interest began to grow 19 years ago when she saw the flowers at her sister’s wedding. “I told my sister that I would take care of her flower arrangements as my wedding gift to her and it brought out my passion for working with flowers.” This motivated her to go to the Las Vegas Floral Design School and take other floral design classes. “The floral design school taught me how to properly price arrangements and use … [Read more...] about Business in Bloom
Colleen Biggs Bets on Women to Lead
Colleen Biggs grew up like a lot of little girls, imagining the life she thought she was supposed to live, including a prince, a big Disney-esque wedding and a happily ever after. But with her parents’ divorce, she watched her mom’s world fall apart. For 12-year-old Colleen and her mom, life was a struggle. They survived on food stamps in rural Chandler in the 1970s. “It was interesting because it was a horse town then. People would ride their horses to grocery stores. You would smell manure … [Read more...] about Colleen Biggs Bets on Women to Lead
Camp Verde Mayor Focused on Sustainability
Chiseled deep in Dee Jenkins’ memory is the impact that Bill and Genevieve (Vieve) Gore, founders of W. L. Gore & Associates, had on her life. She credits them for her successful career and current position as mayor of Camp Verde. “I would not be the person I am today without their support and encouragement,” she said. “The Gores opened the door for me,” said Jenkins, who was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland. “Soon after I applied for a position with W. L. Gore & Associates … [Read more...] about Camp Verde Mayor Focused on Sustainability
Carrying On the Family Profession
Equipped with ambition and foresight in the late 1960s, John DePoe moved his family to Sedona and opened the first affiliate Coldwell Banker Residential office in the country. That move not only paved the way for a career for him but for his wife and three daughters, who all obtained their real estate licenses. Though DePoe did not live to see his granddaughter, Alexandra Ewell, follow his lead, today, Ewell is a full-time realtor for Coldwell Banker Realty in Sedona, the same office he once … [Read more...] about Carrying On the Family Profession
Sheri Heiney Focuses on Strengthening Businesses
Sheri Heiney, president and CEO of the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, is close to completing her fifth year as head of the influential organization that provides business and economic leadership for a community approaching 48,000 in population. “It’s hard to believe all that happened during these past few years. When my husband, John, and I first arrived the day after Christmas 2016, the economy was booming. Prescott and surrounding areas were in the midst of major growth. That’s what prompted … [Read more...] about Sheri Heiney Focuses on Strengthening Businesses
A Match Made for Hollywood
Making movies and commercials is not for the physically or mentally weak, says Sedona-based freelance production manager, producer and assistant director Margaret Knight. “Every job is different,” said Knight. “The film business is a formula, and when the formula works, it flows – and it’s a great sensation to be a part of it. As in anything, when you feel the energy and synchronicity, it gives you a satisfying, rewarding, why-you-do-this-for-a-living kind of feeling.” Once Knight is … [Read more...] about A Match Made for Hollywood
