It’s not every day that the federal government writes your business a multimillion-dollar check. Then again, it’s not every business that’s trying to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing. In September, Polar…
The TCB 100 - 2025
The TCB 100 is the list of all lists, the essential guide to people in and around Minnesota business likely to make news and drive change in the year ahead. We include not just corporate types, but also leaders in government and philanthropy who intersect with business. We’ve dynamited silos to bridge specialties and industries to introduce you to a group of individuals who may not all be household names, but whom we expect to emerge in that direction in the year ahead. So read on and share in the success of a few old friends and get to know a big bunch of new ones.
Written by Liz Fedor, Allison Kaplan, Kelly Kegans, Sarah Lutman, Stephanie March, Steve Marsh, Tina Nguyen, Dan Niepow, Adam Platt, Gene Rebeck, Hannah Ward
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,…
When she joined U.S. Bank in 2016, Gunjan Kedia had extensive financial services experience that ranged from PwC to BNY Mellon. In May, she was promoted to president of U.S.…
For 18 years, Joe Keeley was the nanny guy—founder/CEO of College Nannies & Tutors, a company he started while a student at University of St. Thomas and grew into a…
Roxanne Young Kimball, who assumed leadership of the Homeownership Center in June, has an ambitious agenda for 2025. At the Minnesota Legislature, she wants to alter homeownership association laws to…
Lemonada Media is a Minneapolis-based podcast network with a roster of 60-plus shows ranging from deeply reported series like Blind Plea to smart, chatty celeb-hosted pods like Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Wiser…
As women face increasingly complex health issues, Dr. Indy Lane is working to address their needs. Lane became Allina Health’s women’s health leader in July and has led the division…
In August, Jeff Lipovetz was promoted from COO to CEO of TKDA, a national engineering, architecture, and planning firm. The company has long been headquartered in downtown St. Paul, but…
While many parlay their passion for food into a restaurant or product development, Lauren McNamara has always been interested in how food gets on the shelf. In middle school, she…
“I have the incredible opportunity to use my medical training to effect significant change on a larger scale,” says Abbie Miller, who in 2023 was named chief medical officer for…
Marielle Mohs grew up in the Twin Cities, was a high school athlete at Benilde-St. Margaret's, and then went into TV news, anchoring and reporting in Little Rock and St.…
Chris Montana wasn’t initially aware that his Du Nord was the first Black-owned distillery in the U.S. In the wake of the pandemic and the social upheaval after the murder…
Launched five years ago, nonprofit media outlet Sahan Journal is a relatively good news story amid a bleak period for media at large. The digital publication, which caters to immigrants…
Pedram Nastaean has carved out a lucrative niche modernizing temporary staffing processes for the dental industry. Kwikly Dental Staffing, which he launched with co-founder Yom Hirpa in 2016, is an…
In 2021, health care entrepreneur and investor Mike Nathan “got the band back together” from a past success to pursue another first-to-market opportunity. Livio Health was a mobile provider of…
It’s going to be tough to top John Neerland’s 2024 Super Bowl, when Minneapolis ad agency Colle McVoy and client Frank’s RedHot seized on former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro Jason Kelce’s…
Craig O’Halloran has been hard at work at Foss Swim School for the past three years, adding eight schools in three Midwest markets, with five more under development. But next…
As one of only two practicing Indigenous architects in Minnesota, Sam Olbekson says he’s optimistic about broader Native representation in local architecture and design. “I have the honor to help…