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2025 Virginia Business Forty Under 40 Honoree Questionnaire

Congratulations on being named a Forty Under 40 honoree!

The information you provide through this brief form will be used by Virginia Business magazine to create a profile of you in the May issue as well as recognize you during the awards presentation.

- Please fill out the brief bio and then respond to at least THREE of the questions below.

- For the questions you choose to skip, write N/A in the response box.

- On this form please upload 2-3 “action” photos, such as you at work, with your team, with your family, volunteering, or accepting an award. Photos must be 300 DPI and at least 1MB large or they will be pixelated.

If you have any questions about this form, please contact [email protected].

Name as you would like it to appear in print (for awards publication)*(Required)

First Middle Last

Honoree Email Address(Required)

Share a short biography of yourself – include information like hometown, where you went to college, advanced degrees, employers and jobs you have held, etc. [250-word limit](Required)

How have you inspired change in your organization or community as an up-and-coming leader?(Required)

How do you give back to your community?(Required)

What has been your greatest professional accomplishment so far? Be specific.(Required)

What are your hobbies? How do you spend your spare time?(Required)

What is one aspect of your profession you would like to change?(Required)

What's the most valuable lesson you've learned from a failure or setback?(Required)

If you weren't in this industry, what would you be doing?(Required)

If you could trade places with any business leader for a day, who would it be and why?(Required)

Please upload 2-4 "action" photos. For example, a photo of you at work, with your team, with your family, volunteering, or accepting an award.(Required)

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2025 Virginia Business Forty Under 40 Honoree Questionnaire

Congratulations on being named a Forty Under 40 honoree!

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