Formed in 2012, Noor Kids went from a weekend side hustle to a full-fledged investment under Amin Aaser and co-founder Mohammed Aaser. Now, the New Hope-based Noor Kids operates as…
The TCB 100 - 2023
Meet the business leaders, trailblazers, and newsmakers poised to make an
impression in 2023.
Every summer, the editors of TCB sit down and make a list. A list of the people in and around Minnesota business likely to make news and drive change in the year ahead. Then we cut the list down to 100, and that’s no easy task, because this list includes not just business, but also government and philanthropic worlds that intersect with business. We like to think of the TCB 100 as the proverbial “little black book” of key people to watch in our coverage area. So sit back, share in the success of some old friends, and get to know some new ones. —Adam Platt
By Liz Fedor, Allison Kaplan, Winter Keefer, Stephanie March, Tina Nguyen, Dan Niepow, Adam Platt, and Gene Rebeck.
Cecilia Stanton Adams left her leadership role at Allianz Life in 2021 to launch The Diversity Institute, fueled by her passion to create access to mentoring and standards of excellence…
The Minnesota Vikings last played in a Super Bowl in 1977—four years before their new general manager, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, was born. Expectations are high for the New Jersey native, who…
For more than a decade, Ann Ahmed cooked authentic, satisfying Thai food at her Lemon Grass restaurant in Brooklyn Park. When she opened Lat14 in Golden Valley in 2018 with…
Cedric Alexander launched his law enforcement career in 1977 as a deputy sheriff in Florida. Forty years later, he completed a three-year stint as county public safety director in the…
Already known worldwide for tackling some of the most difficult medical conditions, Mayo Clinic aims to ramp up its treatment options through a new strategic focus on biomanufacturing and biologics—drugs…
More than 30 million people visit Minneapolis parks each year, a public resource that Al Bangoura is ready to not only maintain but evolve. When Covid first hit, Bangoura says…
Working in downtown Minneapolis commercial real estate as the city recovers from a pandemic and navigates social unrest following the murder of George Floyd has been no easy task. But…
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021, Minnetonka—the 76-year-old white-owned company known for its moccasins—publicly apologized for appropriating Native culture and promised to make reparations. Guiding that work was Adrienne Benjamin, an…
When Twin Cities Startup Week was held at Finnegans’ downtown Minneapolis brewhouse, event center, and startup lab this past fall, Jacquie Berglund saw her multifaceted vision for the four-level downtown…
Eden Prairie-based remodeler Options Exteriors ranked 24th on Inc. magazine’s 2022 roundup of the fastest-growing companies in the country. That put it in first place among Minnesota entrants on the…
A political science major, Amy Brendmoen worked in communications roles before joining the St. Paul City Council in 2012. She represents Ward 5, which encompasses north-central neighborhoods. A new police…
2023: Jude Bricker arrived at MSP in 2017 to run the little airline that couldn’t, mostly. In and out of bankruptcy and shifting business models, Sun Country Airlines was vast…
After 20 years of leading various teams at St. Paul-based Ecolab, Darrell Brown—an Aussie with global training and a clear beat on Minnesota culture—was promoted in October to the No.…
Brian Bruess became president of a Catholic liberal arts college in Wisconsin in 2017 following a 21-year career at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, where he rose to COO.…
Being loud is more than radio schtick for Sheletta Brundidge. The local broadcaster hosts a WCCO Radio Saturday show and runs her own podcast network, Sheletta Makes Me Laugh, which…
Bill Dallman has been in TV news for a good long while. He moved to CBS and Los Angeles after a stretch running FOX9 Twin Cities’ news operations, but he…
Suki Dardarian became the big boss of the Strib in 2022 when Rene Sanchez decamped to New Orleans. (She had been managing editor for eight years.) It’s a desirable job—the…