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Sue Worlds is the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV) current housing manager for the southern region, and former regional director for the organization. Sue lead the development of the Paul and Dorthy Radichel townhomes near River Hills Mall, which is a three building, 11 unit complex, dedicated to housing veterans in Southern Minnesota. Sue has decades of experience working with vet...

Ron Vetter is the third generation in the Vetter Stone business, has 28 years of experience in the stone industry, is responsible for overseeing and supporting Vetter Stone and Alabama Stone teams, and provides the vision and direction for the companies. Rons a graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato with a degree in Business Management and Aviation Management and also a graduate of the Un...

Dan and Angie Bastian are the founders of Angie's Boom Chicka Pop, one of the most successful homegrown snack food stories of the 21st century. Dan and Angie were  Dan and Angie sold the business in the fall of 2017 as a part of a $250 million dollar buyout by Conagra Brands, a company known for such successes as Orville Redenbacher, Vlasic, Birds Eye, and Marie Calendars.  In this episo...

George and Jess Blais are the former radio cohost team of Mankato's own 103.5 KYSM real country radio station, they are husband and wife, and they're the founders and cohosts of the George and Jess Podcast, which is available on all major audio streaming services. In this episode, George and Jess discuss their individual upbringings, their journey into the radio industry, their paths to becoming c...

Matt Long is a Mankato native, an owner in his family's business J Longs, a lifestyle clothing store located at 1640 Madison Avenue in Mankato, he is business partners with Aaron Jones, and owns several rental properties around greater Mankato. In this episode Matt discusses the early days at Mankato West with Aaron Jones, how they became best friends, they're lessons from high school athletics, t...

Dan Rasmuson, a former Minnesota State University Alumni, is serial entrepreneur whom has been an equity partner or founder in multiple tech oriented companies. Dan was a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Lablebox, a collaborative training data platform for rapidly building artificial intelligence applications, based in Silicon Valley. Lablebox has raised a little under $200 million dolla...

Jeni Bobholz is a local small business owner, passionate community advocate, and past City Center volunteer of the year. Jeni owns not only the landmark Circle Inn in lower North Mankato, but has also opened the Beast Food Boutique, and the Pelican Food Truck.  In this episode Jeni speaks about her background in the hospitality industry, her path to ownership of the Circle Inn, her overcoming...

Jane and Kent (the Schwickert family) are well known for their regional roofing and mechanical contracting company that bears the Schwickert name. Kent eventually merged his family's business into what is now a nation wide residential and commercial contracting conglomerate known as (Schwickert's) Tecta America, of which he is both a founding and leading stakeholder in. Jane was a local leader dur...

Andy Wilke is a Mankato native, with roots in the hospitality industry, public affairs arena, and mall management business. Andy's family started and owned the Toppers Pizza in Mankato, Andy later became a Mall Manager with General Growth Properties (eventually Brookfield properties) in Iowa, Georgia, and eventually taking over his father's role at the River Hills Mall in Mankato. Andy currently s...

Bob Beadell is the Vice President of Commercial Lending for Community Bank, which has around 450 million dollars in assets under management, and which has locations in Vernon Center, Amboy, Madison Avenue Mankato, St. Andrews Mankato, and Eagle Lake. Bob is a part of the Beadell family, who purchased what became Community Bank in 1973, and he serves on the bank's board of directors.  In this...

Bruce Tanhoff is a Mankato native and serial entrepreneur. Bruce spends most of his time as a licensed realtor with Massad Real Estate, additionally Bruce is a real estate investor, a part owner in over 500 storage units across the Mankato area, and is an owner in Pete Hager's Sport Quad influencer marketing brand.  In this episode, we discuss Bruce's time as a past employee of Angie's Kettle...

Molly Jones is a licensed independent clinical social worker with a master's degree in social work. She provides a wide range of mental health services including diagnostic assessments, individual and family therapy, and mental health consultations. Molly serves people of all ages, from birth to 100 Molly is also the wife to our extremely good looking podcast co-host, Aaron jones. In this episode...

Charlie Whitaker is the Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Corporation, one of the largest privately owned paper companies in the world, doing $2 Billion Dollars in annual revenue, and employing over 12,000 people across 26 states. Charlie previously worked in accounting, consulting, and customer service roles largely with companies in the midwest, and had over 20 years as an executive in the paper...

Doctor Becca Kall is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in marriage and family therapy. Becca works at Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota where she is the director of substance use disorder treatment and the director of medication services. Becca is a recent graduate of Minnesota State Universities school of education and also teaches part time at Minnesota State University. In this ep...

John Taylor is a native Californian, grew up with wine as a part of everyday life, and received his Bachelor of Science from Cal Poly Concentrating in Enology. Immediately upon graduation, he spent 3 years with E & J Gallo Winery in a number of roles and facilities learning not only the art and science of wine, but logistics and production efficiency. The next 7 years, John grew professionally...

Marcus Taplin is a creative entrepreneur and highly talented cinematographer who has worked with professional athletes such as Lebron James and Russel Westbrook, as well as celebrities like Matthew McConaughey and Guy Fieri. Marcus co-owns a production company currently working on a true-crime documentary and is also a commercial real estate investor in the State of Minnesota. In this episode, Mar...

Evan Taylor is a talented creative who travels the world shooting commercial photography for clients ranging from small independent businesses to fortune 500 brands. Evan's family has multiple Mankato ties, including his grandfather's business the Brett's Store as well as his father Dr. Mark Taylor a well known local OBGYN of over 30 years.  In this episode, Evan talks about starting his busi...

Andrew Boyer-Kern is part of the Mankato famous Boyer family whom owns and operates Jakes Stadium Pizza in both Mankato and St. Peter Minnesota. Andrew is the general manager of the Mankato location of Jakes Pizza, and an avid local competitor at the Mankato Curling Club as well as other tournaments across the region. In this episode, we dive into the history of Jakes Stadium Pizza, his family roo...

Najwa Massad is a Lebanese immigrant, entrepreneur, and local political figure. Najwa and her family own Olives Mediterranean restaurant in the Mankato Hilton hotel, Najwa's Catering located in the Mankato Civic Center, Massad's Grill in the River Hills Mall, and sell their world renowned Massad's Schwarma Sauce in retail environments across the broader midwest region. Najwa was also elected the f...

Dr. Jesse Botker is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in arthroscopic minimally invasive joint repair and treating the bone, joint, and muscle needs of athletes and active individuals of all ages. Jesse is an owner/partner in the Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic in Southern Minnesota, an avid fan of Minnesota State Athletics, and big game hunter...

Jason and Shannon Beal, a married duo, are two of the top licensed realtors in Southern Minnesota and owners of JBeal Real Estate Group. Jason was a past owner of Blue Bricks Bar in Mankato and is the current President of the Minnesota State Mavericks Hockey booster club known as the Blue Line Club. Shannon Beal was the past president of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra board of directors and is a p...

Chris "CJ" Person is best known as one of Southern Minnesota's most prolific restauranteurs. As a principal owner of the Mankato Independent Originals (MIO), CJ and his partners are responsible for 5 operational restaurants, including Tav on the Ave, Number 4, Dinos, 3rd Street Tavern, and Flask. Additionally, MIO also owns and operates Absolute Catering and the Konsbruck Hotel in St. Peter MN. In...

Ashley Flitter has been an early team member in multiple start up businesses, a college professor, a productivity coach, and business consultant focused on search engine optimization and marketing strategy. Ashley is also longtime resident of Mankato, a hobby softball player, and mother of four. In this episode, Ashley discusses aspects of starting and operating a successful business, her perspect...

Jeff "Stunt Monkey" Lang is a regional radio personality for Hot 96.7 and the Big Hot Morning Show, an advertising executive for Radio Mankato, a local podcast producer, a passionate recreational meat smoker, and a beer man for the Mankato Moon Dogs. In this episode Stunt discusses his many roles at Radio Mankato, his passion for smoking foods, his interest in history, and his massive hat collecti...

Jonny "Kicker" Christensen is a former collegiate kicker for the Minnesota State University Mavericks, a standup comedian, entrepreneur, farmer, and known Mankato personality. In this episode, Jonny discusses his limousine business, his experiences with standup comedy, his personal connection to and opinions around the Minnesota Vikings Football team, and a wild story involving himself and a fake...