Sioux Falls women business leaders stay open, offer advice

Many women around the country chose to observe “A Day Without Women” on International Women’s Day, but Sioux Falls women business leaders decided to stay open.

At The Bakery, a spot where entrepreneurs regularly gather, two female business leaders — Kim Hayes and Barbara Riley — led a conversation about their personal journeys to success.

“It’s hard it’s a huge leap,” Hayes said. “But if you’re young and energetic and you have the passion you need to go do it, you need to try.”

They’ve been friends for years — and it the relationship may have started with Riley as a mentor and Hayes as her mentee, according to Lauren Forsch, was a student of Hayes’ when she taught middle school in Sioux Falls.

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