In addition to being a published poet, Julane’s work of keeping Oklahoma City’s business landscape fertile through personal, professional and even spiritual consulting is never finished.

Thrust into a leadership position at an early age at one of Oklahoma City’s fastest-growing companies, Jillian has led the way in compassion, vulnerability and putting people first.

It’s one thing to have the tools to be successful, and another thing entirely to be able to call up and equip others for success. Jessica has built a career fighting for others to live out their highest possible good that will have a ripple effect throughout the city.

At the height of the pandemic, Jennifer took a creative pursuit and turned it into a business with a mission to give back to help victims of human trafficking.

Whether she’s behind the register of her family’s restaurant, traveling the world or planning cultural events for her community, Jenny’s sweet spot is using her own life experiences to bring others together to feel more supported and connected.

Guided by intuition and empathy, Jennifer uses her natural skills and talents to touch everyone she interacts with in a positive way.

As the mother of seven young children and vice president of a local ministry, Jenni has her work cut out for her. And she’s the exact kind of servant leader needed for the job.

If it was hard to run a business in a pandemic while homeschooling kids, Jen didn’t show it. Always level-headed and gracious, she strives to provide the very best experience to customers and is never afraid to try big things, even if they fail.

Jantzen’s on a mission to help female leaders silence their inner critic and do less, but better.

Working for the district attorney might not seem like a big deal to some, but it is for Jami. That’s because she’s working for the same district attorney who prosecuted her for three felonies less than a decade ago.

Her story could have had a much different ending, but because of Jaimee’s ability to overcome seemingly impossible odds, she ended a cycle of brokenness and dysfunction to lead her family into a brighter future.

While Hannah’s mind gets to work every day toward finding a cure for brain cancer, her heart is in gender, race and sexual orientation equity in healthcare.

With just one year of junior college under her belt, Glenda worked her way up to management of an oil and gas company. Post-retirement, she’s putting her skills to work volunteering for causes close to her heart.

When an opportunity arises that allows Ginny to use her unique talents to better those around her, she says yes. Even if it means working almost around-the-clock to help tens of thousands of Oklahoma families stay in their homes in the midst of an eviction crisis.

A resettled refugee from Burma, Esther faced a lot of challenges fighting for democracy and education to finally end up valedictorian at her Oklahoma City high school and the first in her family to pursue a college education.

Erin transforms lives by helping house the homeless, but as the first female in her executive role at a 60-year-old company, she’s also inspiring countless women along the way.

Like many of the women on this list, Erika’s perspective is that she makes things better not for who she is as an individual, but because of her commitment to bringing other women along the journey and expediting the pipeline of more women in positions of power and influence.

After many years as a stay-at-home mom, Emily started her career from scratch, watched it blossom into incredible opportunities and now relishes any chance to help others reach their own goals.

She’s driven to impact her community through her design and branding skills, but Emily doubles down on her impact by prioritizing working with clients who do the same.

There is power in just waking up every day excited to pursue the work that’s right in front of you. DesJean is a living, breathing example of that power.