For the past 20 years, the Business Record has celebrated Forty Under 40. The honor has long recognized up-and-coming business leaders and the powerful impact young professionals make in Greater Des Moines.

Kyle Krause, Class of 2000
CEO, Kum & Go and Krause Group

What’s one of your accomplishments you are most proud of, and why?
I’ve been blessed to have had a long career in our family business, but it’s the family part of that equation that I’m most proud of. I have had the privilege of watching five amazing children grow up into wonderful, supportive, caring adults. I am deeply proud of each of them.

Knowing what you know now, what’s one thing you’d tell your younger self as you start your career?
In his book, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” Harvard professor and innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen offers a poignant examination of what true success looks like. When I was young, I was fixated on the here and now for my success. At some point, I began to realize the definition of success is something much deeper and more long-term. It’s in how we treat others and how our impact will be judged by those around us today and in future generations to come.

Class of 2000:

• Lisa Bluder
• Laura Castro de Cortes
• Steven Churchill
• Brian Clark
• Don Coffin
• Chris Coleman
• Tony Colosimo
• Michael Dee
• Diana Deibler
• Bob Dooley
• Tim Fox
• Steve Gaer
• Eileen Gannon
• Jim Goodman
• Vada Grantham
• Kevin Graving
• Renee Hardman
• Jeff Hatfield
• Kip Headley
• Ben Hildebrandt
• Derek Holmes
• Tim Kelly
• Michele Kolz
• Kyle Krause
• Greg LaMair
• Brian Laurenzo
• Angela Lee
• Matt McCoy
• Mike McCoy
• Drew McLellan
• Kurt Mumm
• Doug Olson
• Janet Peterson
• Sheila Riggs
• Mark Rupprecht
• Feisal Sayeed
• Tom Triplett
• Jo Whitney
• Nancy Williams
• Michael Wolnerman