Chad Hoehne patented his table games management system back in 1996, designed to make life easier for casino management by automating table game operations. Hoehne launched Table Trac after a…

2021, Alumni: Following George Floyd’s death, Pahoua Yang Hoffman is expanding grantmaking to nonprofits serving people of color. With the goal of redistributing power, she’s also focused on diversifying the…

2021, Alumni: Sahan means “pioneer” in Somali. The St. Paul-based news nonprofit led by Mukhtar Ibrahim has been drawing national notice for its coverage of immigrant and refugee communities. In…

The title of Hudda Ibrahim’s 2017 book summarizes her remarkable career: From Somalia to Snow. She came to St. Cloud in 2007 with her family, knowing very little English or…

2025: Roy is an app designed to create a conduit between fans and college athletes they want to support through the NCAA’s “Name-Image-Likeness” payment system. Cale Johnston, who created ClickSwitch,…

Launched in 2016, the Minneapolis-based Latino Chamber filled the gap left when the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota folded. Pacheco, a public affairs consultant for minority-focused nonprofits, has been…

Craig Kaiser sees a future where his Minnesota-born Cry Baby Craig’s hot sauce is a staple as ubiquitous as sriracha. Now that production is about to settle into a roomier…

2023: Neel Kashkari served in key U.S. Department of the Treasury jobs and ran for governor of California before becoming president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis…

Bill Katter is a busy guy these days. United Properties wrapped up construction of The Nordic, a new North Loop office building. It is also developing Target Field Station, which…

Barely in his 30s, Khan is the wunderkind behind Field Nation, a networking website that connects employers with individual contractors around the world.Field Nation filled a growing need as a…

2021, Alumni: Raising a middle finger to fear has become one of the James Beard Award-winning chef’s signatures, along with genre-bending cuisine. So as other restaurants fell all around her,…

2022 Builders: Since retiring from Thomson Reuters in February after more than 20 years with the data and media company, Rick King is sharing his expertise as a board director of…

An attorney who has focused on construction law since 1998, Kristine Kubes holds a national leadership role within her specialty, chairing the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law. She…

When Charles Kummeth joined Bio-Techne in 2013, the purified protein development company was experiencing a downturn. He was tasked with rejuvenating it, and so far, under his leadership, the company…

2023: This ex-Vikings linebacker has made a bigger impression in media than on offensive linemen. His Monday Vikings takes are savvy without homerism, but his health and beauty insights are…

Two years ago, the Twins brought on Daniel Adler to make the organization state of the art in baseball analytics. A year ago, Jason Lee joined to do the same…

Ann Kim and husband/business partner Conrad Leifur are responsible for a group of the Twin Cities’ most original restaurants, starting with Pizzeria Lola in south Minneapolis and more recently the…

Though the Wild have not been able to move deep into the NHL playoffs, continuous sellouts and high fan interest demonstrate the strength of its brand. A coaching change which…