New at the Top
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Benjamin Fowke |
Chairman, CEO, and president, Xcel Energy |
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Brittany Mckinney |
CEO and president, Analysts International Corporation |
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Carl Casale |
CEO and president, CHS |
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Eric Kaler |
President, University of Minnesota |
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Jay Lund |
CEO and president, Anderson Corporation |
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Joseph Puishya |
CEO, Apogee Enterprises |
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Larry Renfro |
CEO, Optum |
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Michele Tafoya |
Reporter, NBC Sunday Night Football Afternoon
drive-time show host, WCCO-AM |
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Mike Buchner |
CEO, Fallon |
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Mike Nelson |
Managing Partner, Minneapolis Office, McGladrey |
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Omar Ishrak |
Chair and CEO, Medtronic |
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Randy Pearce |
President, Regis Corporation |
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Rhonda Olsen |
CEO, Great Clips |
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Steven Rosenstone |
Chancellor, MnSCU |
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Behind the Scenes
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15 |
Ann Cathcart Chaplin |
Managing Principal, Fish & Richardson |
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Dominic Venturo |
Chief Innovation Officer for Payment Services, U.S. Bancorp |
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Gail Boudreaux |
Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group;
CEO, UnitedHealth Care |
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18 |
Inge Thulin |
Executive Vice President and Cheif Operating Officer, 3M |
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Judy Poferl |
CEO and President, Northern States Power, Minnesota |
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20 |
Juliana Chugg |
Senior Vice President, General Mills;
President, Pillsbury USA |
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21 |
Laysha Ward |
President of Community Relations, Target Corporation;
President, Target Foundation |
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22 |
Todd Taylor |
Cofounder of the Clean Technology Group, Fredrikson & Byron |
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Game Changers
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23 |
Abir Sen |
CEO, Bloom Health |
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Blois Olson |
Executive Vice President, Tunheim Partners |
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25 |
Dallas Meyer |
Founder, President, and Cheif Technology Officer, TenKsolar |
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26 |
Daniel Ryan |
CEO, RedBrick Health Corporation |
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27 |
David Tilford |
CEO and President, Medica |
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28 |
Doug Ruth |
CEO and Founder, EarthClean Corporation |
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29 |
Joel Kramer |
Founder and CEO, MinnPost.com |
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30 |
John Van Dine |
CEO and President, Sage Electrochromics |
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31 |
Kate Iverson |
Creative Director, Permanent Art and Design Group |
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32 |
Marc Verbruggen |
CEO and President, NatureWorks |
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Mark Eustis |
CEO, Fairview Health Services |
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34 |
Nadim Yared |
CEO and Presiden, CVRx |
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35 |
Paul Wagner |
Chairman and CEO, Minnesota Wire |
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36 |
Rick Kupchella |
Cofounder, I.E. Network and BringMeTheNews |
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37 |
Steve Flagg |
Founder and CEO, Quality Bicycle Parts |
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Creatives
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38 |
Andrew Eklund |
Founder and CEO, Ciceron |
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Dennis Ryan |
Cheif Creative Officer, Olson |
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40 |
Elizabeth Redleaf |
CEO, Werc Werk Works |
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41 |
Joe Duffy |
Founder and Creative Director, Duffy and Partners |
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42 |
Kai Worrell |
CEO, Worrel Design |
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Mark Addicks |
Senior Vice Presiden and Cheif Marketing Officer, General Mills |
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44 |
Mauro Porcini |
Head of Global Strategic Design, 3M |
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45 |
Michael Hart |
Founder and Creative Co-Chair, Mono |
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46 |
Tanya Spaulding |
Principal, Shea |
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47 |
Tim Larsen |
Founder and President, Larsen |
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48 |
Tina Wilcox |
CEO and Creative director, Black |
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Titans
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Al Annexstad |
Chairman, Federation Insurance Companies |
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Bill Austin |
Founder and CEO, Starkey Laboratories |
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51 |
Bradford Hewitt |
CEO and President, Thricent Financial for Lutherans |
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52 |
Brian Dunn |
CEO, Best Buy Company |
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Craig Herkert |
President adn CEO, Supervalu |
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David Frauenshuh |
CEO and Founder, Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group |
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55 |
George Buckley |
Chairman, CEO, and President, 3M Company |
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56 |
Gregg Steinhafel |
CWO and President, Target Corporation |
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Gregory Page |
Chairman and CEO, Cargill |
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Hubert Joly |
CEO and President, Carlson |
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Ken Powell |
CWO and Presidenr, General Mills |
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60 |
Richars Davis |
CEO, U.S. Bancorp |
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61 |
Stanley Hubbard |
Chairman, Hubbard Broadcasting |
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Stephen Hemsley |
CEO and President, UnitedHealth Group |
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Social Entrepreneurs
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Brad Brown |
Executive Director, Social Venture Partners of Minnesota |
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Dana Nelson |
Executive Director, GiveMN |
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Ellen Walthour |
Executive Director, BrandLab |
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Fred Haberman |
CEO, Haberman and Associates |
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Jacquie Berglund |
CEO, Finnegans |
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Jennifer Ford Reedy |
Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategy, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners |
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Joseph Selvaggio |
CEO, MicroGrants |
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Matthew Hemsley |
Founder and Executive Director, LEAD |
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Peter Heegaard |
Founder and Director, Urban Adventure |
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Peter Hutchinson |
Presidetn, Bush Foundation |
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Steve Rothschild
& Art Berman |
Founder and Chairman; CEO and President, Twin Cities Rise! |
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Agents of Innovation
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Bob Kill |
CEO and President, Enterprise Minnesota |
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Cem Erdem |
CEO and Founder, Project Skyway |
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Don Ball &
Kyle Coolbroth |
Co-Founders, CoCo |
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Ernest Grumbles &
Brad Lehrman |
Co-Founders, Mojo Minnesota |
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James Damian |
Founder, James Damian Brand Integration Services |
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Jay Coogan |
President, Minneapolis College of Art and Design |
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Jeff Pesek &
Mike Bollinger |
Co-Founders, TECHdotMN |
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Jeffrey Robbins |
Founder, AngelPolleNation |
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Justin Kaster |
Regional Director, Cleantech Open's North Central Region |
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Lars Leafblad |
Principal, KeyStone Search |
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Uri Neren |
Founder and CEO, Generate Companies |
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Captians of Industry
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Andrew Humphrey |
Managing Partner, Faegre & Benson |
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Andy McNamara |
Editor-in-chief, Game Informer magazine |
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Chris Neugent |
Chairman and CEO, Malt-O-Meal |
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88 |
Douglas Baker |
Chairman, President, and CEO, Ecolab |
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Greg Kurowski |
CEO and President, Periscope |
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Gordon Viere |
CEO, LarsonAllen |
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Jeffrey Ettinger |
Chairman, CEOm and President, Hormel Foods Corporation |
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92 |
Joel Ronning |
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Digital River |
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John Koneck |
President, Fredrikson & Byron |
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Kevin DiLorenzo |
CEO and President, Olson |
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Kevin Powers |
President, Twin Cities area and North Dakota, Bremer Bank |
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Lynn Casey |
Chair and CEO, Padilla Speer Beardsley |
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Marianne Short |
Managing Partner, Dorsey & Whitney |
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Mary Brainerd |
CEO and President, HealthPartners |
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Mike Tattersfield |
CEO and President, Caribou Coffee Company |
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Randall Hogan |
Chairman and CEO, Pentair |
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Ron Fagen |
Chairman, Fagen |
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Sally Smith |
CEO and President, Buffalo Wild Wings |
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103 |
Sara Gavin |
President, Weber Shandwick - Minneapolis |
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Scott Wine |
CEO, Polaris Industries |
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Stan Gadek |
CEO and President, Sun Country Airlines |
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Steve Wehrenberg |
CEO, Campbell Mithun |
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107 |
Stuart Harvey |
CEO and President, Ceridian Corporation |
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108 |
Susan Marvin |
President, Marvin Windows and Doors |
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109 |
Tom Gunkel |
CEO and President, Mortenson Construction |
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110 |
William Cooper |
Chairman and CEO, TCF Financial Corporation |
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Builders of the Outstate Economy
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Chuck Mooty |
CEO and Co-Owner, Faribault Woolen Mills |
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112 |
Dale Klapmeier |
CEO, Cirrus Design |
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113 |
Greg Flack |
CEO, President, and Chief Operating Officer, Schwan Food Company |
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114 |
Joel Conner |
CEO and chairman, Bellisio Foods |
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Larry Lehtinen |
CEO and Principal Owner, Magnetation |
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Mark Davis |
CEO, Davisco Foods International |
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Michael Helgeson |
CEO, GNP Company |
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118 |
Reggie Clow |
CEO and President, Clow Stamping |
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119 |
Tony Sertich |
Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board |
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120 |
Willard Oberton |
CEO and President, Fastenal |
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121 |
William Sweasy |
Chairman and CEO, Red Wing Show Company |
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Job Advocates
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Dale Wahlstrom |
CEO and President, LifeScience Alley and the
BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota |
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123 |
Dan Carr |
Founder and CEO, The Collaborative |
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124 |
Jeremy Lenz |
Chief Operations Officer, BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota |
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125 |
Kathy Tunheim |
Founder and CEO, Tunheim Partners |
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126 |
Margaret Anderson Kelliher |
President, Minnesota High Tech Association |
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127 |
Michael Langley |
CEO, Greater MSP |
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128 |
Todd Leonard |
Executive Director, Minnesota Angel Network |
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Sophisticated Users of Technology
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Jon Wikstrom |
Chair, CEO, and President, Cool Clean Technologies |
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Mark Ahlstrom |
CEO, WindLogics |
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Michael Jones |
Chief Information Officer, National Marrow Doner Program and Be the Match |
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Ralph Awad |
Director of Data Center Operations, Visi |
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Rick Born |
CEO, RBA Consulting |
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Rick King |
Chief Technology Officer, professional division, Thomson Reuters |
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135 |
Scott Burns |
CEO, GovDelivery |
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Feeding Trends in Food and Drink
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Alex Roberts |
Owner and Executive Chef, Restaurant Alma and
Brasa Premiun Rotisserie |
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Brian McElrath and
Christine Walthour |
Owners, B.T. McElrath Chocolatier |
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138 |
Isaac Becker |
Co-Owner and Executive Chef, 112 Eatery and Bar La Grassa |
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Kam Talebi |
CEO, Kaskaid Hospitality |
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Kieren Folliard |
Founder, 2 gingers Whiskey Company |
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Majdi Wadi |
Owner and CEO, Holy Land Brand, Inc. |
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Mark Stutrud |
Founder and President, Summit Brewing Company |
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143 |
Omar Ansari |
Founder and President, Surly Brewing Company |
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144 |
Paul Dzubnar |
CEO, Green Mill Restaurants |
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Phil Roberts |
Co-Founder and Chair, Parasole Restaurant Holdings |
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146 |
Russell (Tres) Jund |
CEO, Lund Food Holdings, Inc. |
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147 |
Ted Marti |
President, August Schell Brewing Company |
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148 |
Tim McKee |
Owner and Executive Chef, La Belle Vie |
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Sports Figures
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Adrian Peterson |
Running back, Minnesota Vikings |
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Brock Lesnar |
Professional wrestler, WWE |
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Craig Leipold |
Owner, Minnesota Wild |
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152 |
Jerry Kill |
Head Coach, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Football |
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153 |
Joe Mauer |
Catcher, Minnesota Twins |
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154 |
Justin Morneau |
First baseman, Minnesota Twins |
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156 |
Kris Humphries |
Free agent power forward, National Basketball Association |
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157 |
Leslie Frazier |
Head Coach, Minnesota Vikings |
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158 |
Lindsay Whalen |
Guard, Minnesota Lynx |
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159 |
Lindsey Vonn |
Olympic Skier |
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160 |
Matt Cullen |
Center, Minnesota Wild |
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161 |
Mike Veeck |
Co-Owner and President, St. Paul Saints |
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162 |
Ricky Rubio |
Point guard, Minnesota Timberwolves |
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163 |
Ron Gargenhire |
Manager, Minnesota Twins |
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Minnesotans on the National Stage
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164 |
Garrison Keiller |
Radio host and author |
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165 |
Harvey Mackay |
Founder and Chairman, MackayMitchell Envelope |
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166 |
Kristina Halcorson |
Founder and CEO, Brain Traffic |
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167 |
Lorna Landvik |
Bestselling author |
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168 |
Michele Backmann |
Republican Presidential Candidate, U.S. Congresswoman, Minnesota |
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Michele Tafoya |
NBC's Sunday Night Football |
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170 |
Mitch Pearlstein |
Founder and President, Center of the American Experiment |
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171 |
Steven Leuthold |
Founder, The Leuthold Group |
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Executive Recruiters
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Gary Nygaard |
CEO, Northland Employment Services |
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173 |
Jim Johnson |
Founder, Specialized Recruiting |
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174 |
John Nymark |
President, Nycor Search |
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175 |
Ty Anderson |
Managing Principal, Andcor |
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Sources of Financing - Early Stage
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Andrew Pulkrabek |
CEO and Managing Partnet, Coordinate Capital |
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177 |
Darren Acheson |
Managing Director, Mill City Capital |
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178 |
Gary Smaby |
Principal, Square One Ventures |
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179 |
Glen D. Nelson |
Chairman, GDN Holdings |
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180 |
John Larson |
Managing Director, Clique Capital |
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181 |
Joy Lindsay |
Co-Founder and President, StarTec Investments |
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182 |
Paul Knapp |
CEO and President, Space Center Ventures |
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Sources of Financing - Later Stage
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B. Kristine Johnson |
President, Affinity Capital Management |
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184 |
Buzz Benson |
Managing Director, SightLine Partners |
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185 |
Christopher Smith |
Managing Director, Coral Group |
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186 |
Edson Spencer, Jr. |
Chairman, Addinity Capital Management |
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187 |
Peter McNerney |
Partner, Thomas, McNerney & Partners |
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188 |
Steve Mercil |
Principal, InvestAmerica |
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Wealthiest Minnesotans
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Barbara Carlson Gage |
Co-Owner and Director, Carlson Companies
Co-Owner, Vice Chair, and Director, Gage Marketing Group |
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190 |
Glen Taylor |
Owner, Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx
Chairman and interim CEO, Taylor Corporation |
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191 |
Marilyn Carlson Nelson |
Co-Owner and Chair, Carlson |
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192 |
Richard Schulze |
Founder and Chairman, Best Buy |
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193 |
Whitney Macmillan |
CEO and Chairman Emeritus, Gargill |
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Theater and the Arts
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Eric Jolly |
President, Science Museum of Minnesota |
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195 |
Joe Dowling |
Artistic Director, Guthrie Theater |
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196 |
Kaywin Feldman |
Director and President, Minneapolis Institure of Arts |
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197 |
Lou Bellamy |
Artistic Director, Penumbra Theater |
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198 |
Olga Viso |
Executive Director, Walker Art Center |
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199 |
Patricia Mitchell |
CEO, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts |
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Thomas Hoch |
President and CEO, Hennepin Theatre Trust |