Midlands Business Journal

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How did 40 Under 40 get started? MBJ Publisher Andee Hoig explains:
12/31/2025

How did 40 Under 40 get started? MBJ Publisher Andee Hoig explains:

Dear readers,

Want to know where emerging leaders connect? This list is for those who are building Omaha's future together.
12/31/2025

Want to know where emerging leaders connect? This list is for those who are building Omaha's future together.

This directory identifies the primary organizations currently shaping the professional landscape for emerging leaders in the Omaha metropolitan area as of late 2025. This curated list serves as a roadmap

When agents become owners, everyone wins. Building legacy together at Heartland Properties, Inc.
12/31/2025

When agents become owners, everyone wins. Building legacy together at Heartland Properties, Inc.

Heartland Properties, one of the region’s leading real estate brokerages, is taking agent support and professional growth to the next level with two major initiatives designed to empower its team

This coming March, bold moves will create big impact at the 21st YP Summit through Greater Omaha Chamber
12/30/2025

This coming March, bold moves will create big impact at the 21st YP Summit through Greater Omaha Chamber

The Greater Omaha Chamber’s Young Professionals (YP) Summit will celebrate a major milestone in 2026, marking 21 years of connecting, developing and empowering emerging leaders across the region. The event

40 Under 40 Emcee Van Deeb has said ""I get to go to work." When purpose drives you, everything changes." Learn other wo...
12/30/2025

40 Under 40 Emcee Van Deeb has said ""I get to go to work." When purpose drives you, everything changes." Learn other words of wisdom here:

Van Deeb is one of the country’s foremost experts on building relationships and transforming professionals in the sales and service industry. His journey exemplifies his core belief that drive, determination,

A car breakdown became a breakthrough. How 40 Under 40 guest speaker W***y Theisen builds legacy through service.
12/30/2025

A car breakdown became a breakthrough. How 40 Under 40 guest speaker W***y Theisen builds legacy through service.

W***y Theisen, a pioneering American entrepreneur, transformed a chance breakdown of his Ford Falcon in Omaha into a remarkable business legacy. Born in Chicago and raised in Clinton, Iowa, Theisen’s

Purpose over profit: 23-year-old builds nearly $50M company with zero turnover at Bianchi Candle Brands.
12/30/2025

Purpose over profit: 23-year-old builds nearly $50M company with zero turnover at Bianchi Candle Brands.

At 23, Nic Bianchi is leading one of the fastest-scaling candle companies in the Midwest. What started as a teen passion project has evolved into a multi-million-dollar national enterprise manufacturing

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor for 40 Under 40: Building leaders who never stop learning. Bellevue University.
12/29/2025

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor for 40 Under 40: Building leaders who never stop learning. Bellevue University.

In the Bellevue University College of Business (COB), our goal is to develop high-performing lifelong learners ready to lead in a competitive international business environment. Through this, our students can

We've been introducing you one at a time, but here's the group! Meet the leaders who inspire us to be better. 40 Under 4...
12/29/2025

We've been introducing you one at a time, but here's the group! Meet the leaders who inspire us to be better. 40 Under 40 honorees.

AshLea Allberry, 38

Not only is Northwest Bank committed to our 40 Under 40 event, they have an amazing leader in Clay Baker. Read about the...
12/29/2025

Not only is Northwest Bank committed to our 40 Under 40 event, they have an amazing leader in Clay Baker. Read about their investment in community here:

Northwest Bank Regional President Clay Baker went into banking simply because he wanted stability. His first job, in fact, was in collections at Ford Motor Credit Company.

Nick Huff has been known in this community for he and his business partner's vintage furniture store, then as the owner ...
12/28/2025

Nick Huff has been known in this community for he and his business partner's vintage furniture store, then as the owner of Hutch Contract. In 2018, he became one of MBJ's 40 Under 40 honorees!

It started with a hutch — a piece of midcentury modern furniture from a thrift store that was the first home item Nick Huff and his business partner, Brandon Beed,

Did you know that Omaha Protein Popcorn has a great snack that ups the nutrition with protein? Did you also know that ow...
12/27/2025

Did you know that Omaha Protein Popcorn has a great snack that ups the nutrition with protein? Did you also know that owner Tim Rexius was a 40 Under 40 honoree? Here's the story of how he created this incredible brand:

Concern over relatives not following a healthy meal plan led Tim and Brittney Rexius to create Omaha Protein Popcorn Company.

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