In her dozen years at General Mills, Lauren Pradhan rose through the ranks to senior marketing manager and then served as founding executive director of Minneapolis-based food and ag accelerator
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Justin Kaufenberg has been through nearly every stage of the startup life cycle. In 2008, he and college classmate Carson Kipfer launched Sport Ngin, based in Minneapolis, as a small
When I moved from a large corporation to a startup, it was a huge shock. While the business fundamentals remained surprisingly similar (except the decimal point was in a different
As founder and CEO of Minneapolis-based recruiting and networking technology company Black Tech Talent, Mike Jackson networks for a living. He shares three best practices: Be in the room. Sometimes
Headquarters: Minneapolis Founded: 2017 Founders: Brendan Dillon, Dan Rogers, and Julian White. Joseph Stofega joined the trio as a partner in July 2020. Nokomis Energy is a local energy developer
Liz Giorgi is in the content creation business, but raising more than $15 million for her Minneapolis-based photo/video company Soona has given her new perspective on effectively sharing her own
Not even a global pandemic could stop the flood of new beauty and wellness brands coming out of the Twin Cities. Below, we share four of those brands founded in
Kaskaid Event Group CEO Kam Talebi, whose portfolio of local restaurants and venues includes Crave, Brit’s Pub, and Muse Event Center, is moving beyond burgers and sushi for his latest
The Covid-19 pandemic shook the very foundation of coworking. Suddenly, indoor spaces designed for collaboration became a health risk. After years of continued growth—the number of shared office spaces in
The Twin Cities is headquarters to some of the nation’s most successful franchise operations, including Self Esteem Brands (Anytime Fitness, Waxing The City), Dairy Queen, Great Clips, Regis Corp. (Supercuts,
Upsie founder and CEO Clarence Bethea closed on an $18.2 million Series A round in May, more than doubled the size of his staff, and vowed to build his online
The word “startup” often brings to mind data scientists, engineers, and techies who are working on the next big disruption. Twin Cities Startup Week wants to broaden that perception to
At first glance, the new Brand Builders Market looks like any other booth in St. Paul’s Keg and Case Market food hall, brimming with colorfully packaged food and beverages, organic
Technology retail giant Best Buy is committing up to $10 million to Minneapolis-based Brown Venture Group’s inaugural fund. Brown Venture Group was established in 2018 to support BIPOC tech entrepreneurs.
The CEOs of an alternative protein company, a fintech firm, and a health insurance startup are among the winners of Ernst & Young LLP’s Entrepreneur of the Year Heartland Award.
Often a startup will try to build its fan base at home before making the leap to national. E-commerce discount shopping platform Proozy.com took the opposite tact. Now that its
With business booming thanks to a pandemic spike in pet ownership, Minneapolis-based dog grooming salon chain Bubbly Paws plans to pursue national expansion through franchising. “There is no real leader
Finalists for the Heartland division of the 35th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards were revealed last week. An independent panel of judges evaluated the 36 leaders