Cindy Deuser and her sister, Sue Olmscheid, decided in 2005 to leave behind corporate jobs and open a different kind of shop for women. Lillians Shoppes is named after the sisters’ grandmother. Stores feature “ridiculously affordable” designer-inspired handbags and women’s accessories — and are open only four days a month. The first shop opened in the founders’ hometown of Buffalo, Minn. The venture has had outstanding success, growing to 40 locations nationwide. Deuser has more than 20 years of business experience in staffing, human resource operations, organizational change management and business culture initiatives inside large corporate environments. In addition to being CEO of Lillians Shoppes, Deuser is also the founding chairwoman for Sara’s Dance Foundation. The foundation was established in 2005 in memory of family friend Sara Johnson-Turpin, a young woman who loved dancing, and lost a battle with leukemia. Through the foundation, Deuser plans to build and operate The Dance Wellness Center — a campus for women recovering from cancer treatment or living with a serious illness.