Josh Poag knows how to give back.

It’s been a heck of a year for Josh Poag, though he might not say it was an altogether bad one. Poag & McEwen, the real estate development company where he works with his dad, has grown to employ 110 people, with projects across the country. His second daughter was born in October. And, oh yeah, early this year, Josh was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and recently completed chemotherapy. Still, he feels exceptionally blessed: “I definitely have the cards stacked for me.” That means he’s always looking for ways to give back, and has since high school, when he served on the youth boards of everything from the YMCA to United Way. The biggest change in his attitude this year? He’s learned what really matters, and puts his family first. “Now I worry about the right things.”

The best thing about wearing a skirt? “It reminds me that we’re more that what we look like on the outside!”

The best thing about reading skirt!? “I believe in the empowerment of women,
and want my two daughters to grow up to be strong and confident women.”