Angie Lee opened Moona Moono in April, and the Asian-inspired “coffee shop and general store” on Hennepin Avenue has made Minneapolis cooler and Uptown less dead. Lee was global head…
The TCB 100 - 2026
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.
Written by Madison Bloomquist, Peter Diamond, Liz Fedor, Shawn Gilliam, Justine Jones, Kelly Kegans, Sarah Lutman, Stephanie March, Steve Marsh, Madeline Nachbar, Jayne Haugen Olson, Adam Platt, Varad Raigaonkar, Gene Rebeck, and Erik Tormoen
On Netflix’s Love Is Blind, Joey Leveille showcased three tools of bachelor eligibility: a chill, long-hair skater boy demeanor (and physique), a sincerity instilled from dealing with family tragedy at…
Across the disparate industries he’s led—CEO of Chuck E. Cheese’s parent company, executive vice president of FedEx Kinko’s—Tom Leverton has been most inspired by work that helps save lives. He…
Andy Luger returned to the Jones Day law firm after his tenure as U.S. attorney for the Minnesota District ended in 2025. Now he represents companies affected by government investigations…
It’s not often that new pharmacies open these days, but Jill Lytwyn, founder and CEO of the rapidly growing Plymouth-based Lotus Pharmacy, discovered a niche in bringing a personal approach…
Minnesota’s legendary serial entrepreneurs and MN Cup founders are onto their next big thing. Birthing of Giants is a 28-year-old evolving curriculum the duo is bringing to Minnesota. It is…
Twin Cities-based Jonathan Maze has become a national voice on the restaurant industry from his perch atop one of the country’s leading trade publications and his adept use of social…
Shawn McKenzie stands as one of the region’s most respected bakers, earning the national finalist nod for the 2023 James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker. Following the sunset of…
Calling herself a “poster-child millennial,” Jamie Millard finds talented candidates to succeed people who’ve been leading some of Minnesota’s key nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. A generational handoff is underway as…
Before Tanner Montague started booking bands, he was in one. The experience led him to open Green Room, his own music venue in Uptown, in 2023, and it has since…
Jim Montez is a name to know in commercial real estate. No newcomer, he was central in the marketing and development of the North Loop and is always on the…
Meet the entrepreneur who transformed a personal challenge into a tangible solution. Ashley Mooneyham, a Ph.D.-trained biomedical scientist and a mother, refused to accept the inefficiencies of traditional breast pumping.…
Phil Morris arrived on these shores two summers ago, having spent his career in Ohio, mostly Cleveland, as a newspaper editorial and metro columnist. Star Tribune publisher Steve Grove selected…
Sally Mueller spent the first 25 years of her career at Target, much of it overseeing attention-getting designer collabs with the Zac Posens and Victoria Beckhams of the world. “So…
More than a century after the Dorsey law firm was founded, Peter Nelson is charged with growing a firm that has 650 attorneys worldwide. He became the firm’s managing partner…
UMD’s incoming freshman class this fall was its largest in three years—a positive situation for recent arrival Charles Nies to step into. The Minnesota native became UMD’s leader in mid-2024…
Rebecca Noecker, who became St. Paul City Council president in February, says her primary goal for 2026 is to “show that local government can be responsive, effective, and a force…
Lawyer Chris Pham built relationships with sports agents, business managers, athletes, and entertainers when he co-owned The Exchange nightclub in Minneapolis. Now he’s co-chair of Fredrikson’s sports and entertainment group.…