In my small consulting firm, we work almost exclusively with nonprofit organizations and every client—no matter the size or mission—has a board of directors. We get front row seats for
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Health disparities by gender and age can have serious consequences. A new startup known as Herself Health aims to tackle those disparities head-on. The company specifically caters to women over
Organic, fair trade, and now add compostable to Peace Coffee’s selling points. The Minneapolis-based socially-minded coffee company marked Earth Day by launching single-cup pods made of 100% biodegradable plant-based material.
The Twin Cities are the 15th-largest metro region in the country, yet we boast the world-class medical facilities of a top 10 or top five region—notably the University of Minnesota
The Minneapolis Farmers Market, a Thursday fixture on Nicollet Mall since the 1990s, will not return to downtown Minneapolis this summer. Following a pandemic-related hiatus, the market last summer resumed
Mental health. Housing. Supporting refugees, diverse business founders, and people with high-risk pregnancies. Name the concern, and no doubt there’s an organization in Minnesota dedicated to providing support. This year’s
I celebrate women in leadership every day. I am proud to be a part of a sisterhood—a girlfriends group of accomplished, smart, funny, talented women. While I call them “sisters,”
After abandoning plans to become a history professor, Gina Kastel had no clear career path in the mid-1990s, when she was working as a receptionist in St. Paul for U.S.
Noncompete agreements, in Minnesota and elsewhere, historically have provided employers a way to protect trade secrets and proprietary information. But in a wave of both state and federal government pressure,
In early March, Twin Cities Business and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine invited a group of influential business leaders and entrepreneurs to a brainstorm session at the Minneapolis Club. We called it The
There’s a well-known quotation from Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises that goes as follows: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually, then suddenly.”
We’re emerging from a pandemic that disrupted how companies do business—the obvious example being hybrid work. With more employees working remotely, the “surface area” cybercriminals can attack is larger, making
As mere 30 year olds starting our own firm, we didn’t have enough gray hair to be trusted with valuable brands. We still sometimes look back and marvel at how
"I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired." –Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist This month, the calendar informs us that it is Women’s History Month and I’m curious
Despite the hands-on nature of their work, Shelter Architecture in Minneapolis adapted remarkably well to remote collaboration in the early days of pandemic lockdowns. “We showed our work on Zoom
When Joe Soucheray and team got the word, in summer 2018, that Hubbard Broadcasting was downgrading the mostly sports AM 1500 frequency to syndicated ESPN content in a cost-cutting move,
Happy New Year, friends! The start of a new year often signals a time to refocus, set goals, or try new things. Just weeks into 2023, mass layoffs are in the
On a cloudless August day, the corporate team at Regis Corp. congregated on the lawn outside its new headquarters just off Interstate 394 to celebrate the hair salon company’s 100th