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Carey Voss has been behind the chair since 2007, but her salon studio, The Green Room, is about more than a haircut. Built around curly hair, clean beauty, and nontoxic products, Carey created a space during the pandemic that reflects something she'd been working toward for years: a private, intentional environment where the health of your hair and your body are treated as the same conversation.

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Most kids his age are thinking about the weekend. Landon Adams is thinking about his next truck, his next employee, and his first investment property. At 17, Landon built Adams Lawn and Land from mowing for two neighbors on his street into a full operation with employees, commercial contracts, $40,000 in revenue last year, and with bigger goals already in motion.

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Anna Ross didn't set out to become one of the more specialized practitioners in her field. Starting with massage therapy, she followed the evidence, and her clients, deeper into the body's lymphatic system. Now, through Yoganna, she works with people navigating chronic pain, complex health histories, and conditions that have often gone unanswered elsewhere.

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From the archive: When it comes time to pass the torch the hope is that the person receiving it will be as dedicated as the one passing it along. At All Seasons Automotive, owner Jim Neff has found this opportunity with his son and longtime employee, Justin Neff. Mechanics born out of a passion for the trade, when it comes to cars, motorcycles and racing, their interests and pursuits are often aligned.

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Born in Rotterdam and trained as a master goldsmith in the Netherlands, Harold Van Beek's path to North Liberty began with a friendship his family forged with Iowans after World War II. Today, through Jewelry by Harold, he brings that same spirit of connection to everything he makes.

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Here's one from the archive, and after opening for Ballet Des Moines on North Liberty's new Hy-Vee Amphitheater.

Not everyone braves following their passion that it can be their primary focus in life. But Debut Dance owner and director, Megan Snyder, has done just this by being fearless in her pursuits, maintaining dance as the core of her experience.

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Barbering, at its highest level, is less about hair and more about confidence. Boda Bain IV built FadezByBoda on exactly that idea. Working out of North Liberty, across the Corridor and sometimes beyond, he's built a following that includes Hawkeyes athletes, professionals and anyone who understands the difference between a haircut and an experience.

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Golf has always had a season, and for most Iowans, that season ends sometime around October. Dillon Baker wants to change that. A PGA teaching professional and one of the top Operation 36 coaches in the country, Dillon recently opened Elev8 Golf Club right here in North Liberty, a year-round indoor training facility built for golfers of every age and ability.

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Some people collect music. Others build a relationship with it through curious seeking, deep exploration, and being shaped by the ritual intrinsic to that communing process. For Isaac Smith, that journey started young and eventually became Zig Zog's, a space where physical media, personal taste, and a sense of discovery all come together.

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After years as a mechanical engineer, Becca Fetter wanted to spend less time at a computer and more time making a difference in people's lives. That decision led her to a doctorate in physical therapy, and eventually to opening Enduring Strength, a fitness and physical therapy practice built specifically for people 55 and over. Her mission is simple: keep you doing everything you love to do, for as long as possible.

North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation companies and home to solar energy and tech startups, and entrepreneurs getting their big ideas off the ground. Get to know your new business community.