In the early 1980s, Maureen Steinwall worked in public accounting and operations management. When her father asked her how to go about selling his thermoplastic injection molding company, she responded, “You sell it to me.” In 1983, she joined Steinwall Inc. as vice president; two years later, she was named president following her father’s retirement. Although many of the company’s original employees left because they didn’t want to work for a woman, Steinwall remained steadfast in providing the best durable precision thermoplastic components possible. Today, the Coon Rapids company is 50 years old, with 177,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space, $15 million in sales, and 130 employees. Steinwall also volunteers as president of the Plastics Hall of Fame.