Holding court in the center of Wayzata, Lindsay Pohlad has cemented her status as a leading restaurateur who knows what people want. During the height of the pandemic, Pohlad (the…
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
When Scott Pollock became executive director of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in 2022, he didn’t know the museum’s magnificent collection, on loan from its owners, would be withdrawn,…
Years of experience as an artist and museum curator led Jovan C. Speller Rebollar to thinking across sectors on how to involve artists in government, business, and nonprofits. It all…
Architects Jean Rehkamp and Mark Larson design homes and cabins in the Twin Cities, the region, and beyond. Today, Rehkamp Larson, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, is a 15-member…
Anyone who wandered through Mia’s 2025 hit exhibition "Giants," featuring art from Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s collection, has gotten a taste of curator Casey Riley’s vision: Showcase a fuller…
Landscape architects Ross Altheimer and Maura Rockcastle believe design begins with the ground beneath our feet—and with the social possibilities that rise from it. That philosophy took center stage at…
Nell Rueckl is the visionary soaking the Twin Cities in a new wave of wellness. As founder of Watershed Spa, housed in the historic Soap Factory-turned-Switch House, Rueckl brings global,…
Many Twin Cities food manufacturers have cut their teeth in the local farmers market circuit, but few have risen to the heights of Maazah, the chutney brand founded by sisters…
Nonoko Sato has served as president and CEO of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) for the past four years, supporting more than 2,000 nonprofits across the state with training,…
Nick Schneider is putting his best foot forward with Grail. A footwear designer trained at the London College of Fashion, he brings a refined eye and a maker’s mindset to…
Since taking the helm as marketing director in 2024, Rebecca Sorensen has breathed new life into Edina’s 50th & France district, always keeping community at the heart of everything she…
Christy Sovereign had been involved with the Special Olympics for decades before she was named CEO of the Twin Cities-based 2026 USA Games. She was a swim coach, board member,…
It’s probably good that Eric Taubel—now the permanent state cannabis regulator—is an attorney, “because everything begins and ends with the statute,” he says. That’s chapter 342 of the Minnesota code,…
When Lidia Valdivia immigrated from Nicaragua to Minnesota nearly a decade ago, most of the jobs she could find were in construction. But as she refinished floors and cleaned up…
You don’t have to live in the metro to live well—that’s the gospel Brian Voerding wants to spread. In 2023, he was named president of the Little Falls-based Initiative Foundation,…
Betsy Vohs’ design firm, Studio BV, was a pioneer in responding to the pivot to hybrid work. This year Studio BV’s team of 16 marks its 10-year anniversary. Vohs is…
Maybe you’re a die-hard fan of chocolate or vanilla ice cream. Zach Vraa is more of a caramelized-Cheetos-in-buttered-popcorn kind of guy. Vraa launched A to Z Creamery in 2020 after…
At the core of Juut’s new salon artist initiative is Coco Wagner, its newly minted vice president. The highly competitive program, which trains about 45 artists a year, is among…