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Nominations are now open for Business Report’s 2026 Forty Under 40
Do you know a game-changer under 40?
Business Report is now accepting nominations for our annual Forty Under 40 awards — recognizing the bold, driven,...
Voices of Influence: Meredith Eicher
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Meredith Eicher’s clients come for strategy. They stay for the truth.
As an executive business coach, Meredith Eicher is not prone to sugarcoating the truth.
Read Meredith Eicher's insights in Voices of Influence.
“I’ll shove you in...
Influential Women in Business: Rebecca Evans Mouk
Growing up in White Castle, Rebecca Evans Mouk was surrounded by business owners. Her father operated the family sugarcane farm. Her grandfather, an electrical...
Voices of Influence: Rebecca Evans Mouk
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Voices of Influence: Terri Hicks
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Terri Hicks
During her years working in health care administration roles in northeast Louisiana, Terri Hicks heard a lot of positive things about The Spine Hospital...
Influential Women in Business: Jill Kidder
Jill Kidder didn’t plan on a career in hospitality. She was intent on law school. But a temporary job in the hotel industry changed...
Voices of Influence: Jill Kidder
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Adonica Pelichet Duggan
Adonica Pelichet Duggan comes from a family of educators and she thinks often about the generations that shaped her path. Her grandfather couldn’t read...
Voices of Influence: Adonica Pelichet Duggan
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Danielle Mack
Few charities in Baton Rouge have the kind of traction enjoyed by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, a health care institution whose identity is...
Voices of Influence: Danielle Mack
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Dr. Gunjan Raina
When Dr. Gunjan Raina knocks on an exam room door, she’s not just entering as a physician. She’s stepping in as something closer to...
Voices of Influence: Dr. Gunjan Raina
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Melissa Thompson
It’s an unusual superpower and one anchored in the purpose-driven culture of millennials, but Melissa Thompson has a knack for converting someone’s story into...
Voices of Influence: Melissa Thompson
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Voices of Influence: Lesley Tilley
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Lesley Tilley
For Lesley Tilley, leadership in health care has never really been about titles. It’s about staying grounded in what actually matters—the patient.
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The search is on for Business Report’s 2026 Influential Women in Business
Business Report is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Influential Women in Business recognition.
The awards annually honor professional women in the Capital Region who have distinguished themselves in...
