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The 2025 Photo Issue

How 5 business leaders spend their time outside of work

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For several years, we’ve published a Photo Issue in the summer that highlights the interesting pastimes of leaders. This year the leaders and the hobbies included are as unique as ever. 

A nonprofit leader shreds mountains on his snowboard. A banking leader honors her heritage with a unique artform. A pair of sisters work as a Realtor and a nonprofit executive by day, and by night they create a dollhouse they’re entering in the Iowa State Fair competition. An information technology leader bakes themed cakes with complex designs.

We asked each of them to tell us a little about their hobby and also how the lessons they learn from it apply to their professional roles.

Read about Abby Delaney

abby delaney

Read about Greg Bellville

greg belville

Read about Wade Zimmerman

wade zimmerman

Read about Sara Hopkins and Emily Westergaard

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Emily Barske Wood

Emily Wood is special projects editor at Business Record. She covers nonprofits and philanthropy, HR and leadership, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

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