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.

Sharon Krause, Class of 2004
Owner and operator, Dalla Terra Ranch

What’s one issue you’re very passionate about?

Conservation and water quality. I’m blessed with a beautiful ranch in Earlham where we have been restoring and protecting both land and water. Giving tours so others can experience Iowa native prairie, wetlands, alternative energy and organic livestock production – all in one place – is really inspirational to me. I also very much enjoy my work with the Nature Conservancy as it keeps me in a constant state of learning.

What’s one of your everyday habits that helps you be successful?

I’m a person of routine; this keeps me grounded. Each day looks very much the same in that I wake and go to bed with barely a 30-minute deviation. (My rule is to always wake up and go to bed on the same day – the Bravo Annual Gala is the one exception to this.) I work out early each morning with a group of friends, which I find important both emotionally and physically. Each evening, Kyle and I sit down to a quiet dinner and share our happenings from the day. We keep each other in check; sometimes we help each other level-set when schedules or commitments get to be too much. Our faith is very important to both of us. We hold Sundays as a special time together with a definite routine.

Class of 2004

• Jeffrey Aldrich
• Alba Bassett-Armijo
• Laura Belin
• Brian Bond
• Shannon Boswell
• Scott Cirksena
• Adam Claypool
• Lori Elizabeth Cole Magerko
• Christopher Cook
• Marvin Debner
• Paul Drey
• Donald Fifer
• Lisa Fitzgerald
• John Gilliland
• Timothy Grabinski
• Kevin Grimm
• Michael Hagedorn
• Laura Hamady
• Ryan Hanser
• Hayley Harvey
• Mike Housholder
• Billi Hunt
• Karla Jeffries
• Michael Kiernan
• Sharon Krause
• Molly Lopez
• Linda Lundstrom-Cook
• Joel Magruder
• Jackie Matt
• Stephen McGoldrick
• James Myers
• Scott Reddig
• Christopher Sackett
• Christy Smith
• Alison Smoldt
• Julie Stewart
• Larry Taylor
• MariClare Thinnes Culver
• Christopher Voggesser
• John Vratsinas