Marshalltown native honored as Iowa Small Business Person of the Year | News, Sports, Jobs
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS — Kimberly (Morford) Baeth, a 1989 Marshalltown High School graduate, poses with one of her signature pairs of giant scissors during a ribbon cutting at Times Square in New York City. Baeth, the founder and owner of Golden Openings, was recently recognized as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa Small Business Person of the Year.
Your dream is out there. Go get it.
It’s a phrase LeRoy Morford repeats often and one he instilled into the mind of his daughter, Kimberly (Morford) Baeth, from a young age. It has guided her throughout her journey from the halls of Marshalltown High School (MHS) to Iowa State University (ISU) to starting a business that would eventually count former President Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett and Disney among its clientele.
“She’s done things that most people dream about, but that’s because of her aggressiveness and her willingness to go…
