Q1: Top 20 Dynamic USA CEOs of March 2025

Throughout her career, Alyssa Rapp has not been afraid to ask, “Now what?” From training as a competitive gymnast to running companies, Alyssa has always been used to working hard and looking ahead. Alyssa fell in love with her first entrepreneurial idea while studying at Stanford Business School, and, for the better part of the next decade, ran Bottlenotes.com, first an e-commerce business that pivoted into a leading digital media company in the US wine industry.

Chris Hunter was recruited to be the CEO of CRS Temporary Housing in 2016. He accepted the challenge to achieve strategic growth for the company by leveraging Its expertise in locating temporary housing solutions for displaced policyholders as a result of loss. CRS’ growth in the past few years has been achieved under Chris’ leadership with an influx of capital, and through organic growth and acquisition. Chris is an inspiration to employees, building a positive culture of communication and accountability. He solicited the employees’ input when crafting the mission, vision, and values for the organization, which are earnestly embraced by employees.

Eric Zwigart, CEO of RPP Products First and foremost, has always wanted to create a compelling advantage for customers, a continuously improving corporate culture, and to never accept the status quo. This mindset of Eric armed with a continual focus and obsession on both systemic and offer growth, along with hiring world-class team members has led RPP’s incredible growth over the last 10 years, from 2 employees to 185, and from $5MM annual sales to $175MM.

Greg Stremlaw is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Indy Eleven Professional Soccer, including helping lead the new Eleven Park development project in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stremlaw arrived at Indy Eleven in early 2019 and helped lead Indy Eleven to its best year on record to date. He is a proven leader that is highly respected in the international sports world and he has added instant credibility to Indy Eleven’s front office, as well as their push to be the preeminent franchise in the United Soccer League’s top division. Stremlaw’s passion for a culture of excellence amongst his teams and consummate professionalism are what have helped provide consistency to the organization’s vision of being “Indiana’s Team”.

Jana Erny, the President and CEO of Park Community Credit Union, has had a remarkable journey in the financial industry, marked by her dedication, passion, and innovative approach to leadership. Her story began at the age of 19 when she started working as a part-time teller. It was during this early phase of her career that she discovered a deep connection with the financial industry. She was drawn to the opportunity to help people navigate their financial journeys and found immense satisfaction in this role. As she gained more experience, her passion for lending and operations grew, forming the foundation of her career. Through her work, she has been able to support individuals and communities in meaningful ways.

As the Association’s first female CEO in its 100-year history, Janet Kane brought not only her 29 years of association management experience, but her belief that “we can always get betterand settling for mediocrity simply won’t cut it.” Janet’s experience and drive for excellence, combined with her ability to focus on the needs of members and staff, were invaluable tools when taking on the MetroTex CEO role in 2018.

Jeff Timbrook, CEO, of Thynk Health has been a leader in the Healthcare IT industry for more than 25 years with a proven ability to build, lead, and motivate high-performance teams. Joining Thynk Health in 2018, Jeff was given the opportunity to take a small start-up with a big, innovative idea to market. Helping the founders shape a team, Jeff prepared Thynk Health tod manage the large-scale growth and innovation that would drive the success of their state-of-the-art cancer screening and incidental findings management solution.

Joe Fisher has spent the past 29 years passionately committed to the development of excellence in higher education. That passion has focused on innovation in education delivery and creating methods for producing excellence and character in the future workforce. Joe has worked closely with all segments of accreditation at both the Regional and National levels and has been a frequent speaker on the subject of accreditation at the State and Federal levels.

As one of the youngest managing partners of a mid to large size law firm in California, Jonathan Littrell (38), Managing Partner and CEO of Raines Feldman brings a modern, innovative vision to the firm’s mission of reinventing the practice of law.