b'BARRY & SHELLEY KAUHL: TWO CAREERS, ONE SHARED VISIONBarry and Shelley Kauhl have built decades-longShes gone on to chair ballet recitals, handle careers at The Korte Companynot side-by-side inpolicies, and track risk. Hes built IT frameworks, the same role, but together in purpose, leadership,led teams, and stayed curious about AI and and support. Barry leads as the chief informationcybersecurity. I constantly ask myself, am I officer, driving technological evolution. Shelleydoing the right thing and advancing their careers? manages insurance, claims and risk, ensuring theOne of my measurements is if my people are backbone of every project is protected. succeeding, Barry said.Barrys journey began in Marine, Illinois. As a kidTogether, they balance professional growth with tinkering with an Atari 400, he fell in love with onesfamily lifewrestling with timing, travel, and and zeros. My interest in computers started whenshared moments. As Shelley said of building both I was probably in the eighth grade, he said. Thata life and a career: We have totally different early spark led him to Southern Illinois Universityroles, but we love it.Edwardsville, programming jobs, and eventually into The Korte Companys technology leadership. ONE OF MY Meanwhile, Shelleys path was rooted in numbers.MEASUREMENTS IS After discovering accounting at Basler Electric, she enrolled at Hickey Business School and eventuallyIF MY PEOPLE ARE joined The Korte Companys accounting department in 1988. I thought, I could do this! she said,SUCCEEDING.reflecting on that pivotal moment.66 67'