Age: 34

Title: CEO, Webspec Design

Family: Wife Karen Terhark; children Julia, Lucy, Henry and Alexander

A reason why he is a Forty: He serves as a board member of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce and the Hoover Presidential Library Foundation.

What drives him: Stories of others’ successes. “I am motivated by the stories of leaders older and wiser than me, who have accomplished something. I am learning that success is not a straight line; I can take risks and test boundaries in my effort to improve,” he said.

An interesting fact about Terhark: He’s an adventurous eater and completed a ghost pepper food challenge.