12 People You Need to Know introduces up-and-coming professionals, businesspeople who have relocated and are building their southwest Missouri resumes, instrumental yet behind-the-scenes personnel and notable names with whom readers would like to get up close and personal. Hear their stories during a monthly breakfast. Each of the 12 are profiled in a special section, published in SBJ's year-end double issue, and are interviewed live by SBJ Editor Eric Olson at a monthly breakfast event. This year's guests are listed below.
June 18: Josh Widner
July 16: Carrie Richardson
Aug. 20: Doug Clay
Sept. 17: Tim Garrison
Oct. 15: Lyle Foster
Nov. 19: Brooks Miller
Dec. 17: Titus Williams