Ball Ventures' CEO Cortney Liddiard Awarded 2021 CEO of Influence from Idaho Business Review

By Lauren Bonneau, Idaho Business Review

It’s a fair statement to say that every business in Idaho was affected by the pandemic in one way or another. Many retail- and tourism-focused companies had to pivot their models to come up with creative ways to attract digital customers, food and beverage companies had to figure out how to fulfill spikes in demand and health care organizations saw their own individual struggles. However, one commonality among businesses that weathered the storm of 2020 and set their company up to succeed in 2021 was having a strong leader at the helm.

For more than a decade, Idaho Business Review has recognized some of the state’s top leaders in industry, government and the nonprofit sector who are leading the charge toward growth and prosperity. The CEO of Influence program’s annual honorees are selected by applications submitted from colleagues and peers as well as an internal committee, which considers each nominee’s track record of leadership, vision, innovation, competitiveness, financial performance and community leadership and narrows the list to 20 individuals.

2021 CEO of Influence honorees

Denise Alter, D&A Companies
David Bailey, Bailey Engineering/ landproDATA
Mike Baker, Heritage Health
Diane Bevan, Women’s Business Center
John Brunelle, CCDC
Michael Francis, Payette Brewing
Suzie Hall, The Cornerstone Collective
David Hensley, Idaho Realtors
Don Hubble, Hubble Homes
Dr. Adam Husney, Healthwise
Cortney Liddiard, Ball Ventures
Chris Jones, Plant Therapy
John McCreedy, Amalgamated Sugar
Jesse McKinney, Red Aspen
Bret Moffett, POWER Engineers
Jeff Newgard, Bank of Idaho
Stephanie Parker, Talent Spark
Tiam Rastegar, Trailhead
Karen Vauk, Idaho Food Bank
Jason Vickrey, TitleOne