Women Who Mean Business
Meet the 2025 Biz 417 Women Who Mean Business
Each year, Biz 417 chooses five women who are guiding southwest Missouri into the future.
by Taryn Shorr-McKee
Mar 2025
Photo by Brandon Alms
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Every year, readers nominate and Biz 417 selects five women who embody strength, resilience and unwavering leadership as they guide their businesses toward bright futures.
Do you know a woman who means business? Nominate her for our 2026 list.
Meet Our Honorees
Amanda Hedgpeth
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CoxHealth
Judith Martinez, Ph.D.
Director of Faculty Mentoring & Associate Professor of Literature, Missouri State University
Pamela Yancey
President/CEO, Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Tiffani Claussen
Chief Executive Officer, AMPROD
Halley Fleming
Owner/Founder, Ozark Mountain Adventure
