Meet Tom's New Best Friend: Tasha Lard, Owner of JD Beauty Supply and a leader of the Iowa City South Business District.

Tom talks to Tasha about her personal journey including how she became the owner of her own business by identifying a need. Additionally, Tasha shares how she's been working to elevate Iowa City's South Business District, how she has started a group called the Black Professionals of Johnson and Linn County, and we get an inside look into the life of this local leader.

This podcast is sponsored by West Bank, a community bank providing services to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses throughout Iowa and Minnesota. For more information, visit westbankstrong.com.

This is Tom Cilek's New Best Friend, the monthly podcast from the Corridor Media Group. Meet Tom Cilek - he's the senior vice president of a bank, a reformed lawyer, and one of the Corridor's most connected business leaders. He loves making new friends, and making things happen in Eastern Iowa. Catch his inside conversations with the region's leading business minds in this hit monthly podcast.

This is a Corridor Media Group podcast: Bringing critical business news, thoughtful analysis, and valuable strategic insights for business leaders throughout Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities. For more information, visit corridorbusiness.com.

This episode was produced by the L.A.S. Media Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For more information, visit LASMediaGroup.com.