Mirja Riester, principal, RIESTER

Riester owns RIESTER, one of the largest advertising and public relations firms in the western United States. She is an international market researcher, brand management expert and business executive with global marketing experience.

Advice: “Be persistent, intuitive and emotional. Our business relies on emotions to connect with audiences, on intuition to identify anticipation and on persistence from women who seek true outcomes.”

Surprising fact: “I am a fierce competitor. Growing up as a gymnast training every day, I learned how to be competitive, to train hard and to never give up.”

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