One Million Cups

Written by: Austin Sandmeyer It was a blistery cool spring day in Fargo, but that couldn’t put a damper on the energy radiating from the Stage at Island Park. As many…

Hardeep Walia, founder, and CEO of Motif, is utilizing technology to innovate in the financial investing industry. While many in the industry are concerned with an impending crisis, Walia explained…

As the President and CEO of the Bank of North Dakota, Eric Hardmeyer is passionate about making a positive impact on the citizens and economy of North Dakota. As a…

Jay Schuler is the current Commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Commerce. “We [The Department of Commerce team] are a ‘can do’ staff…. and we are working to make…

The Stober family has been growing barley for over 100 years on their 6th generation farm in Goodrich, North Dakota. Brothers Jared and Donovan Stober have started Two Track Malting…

Mondo Davison is an entrepreneur and the self-labeled “Black Tech Guy” based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Through his start-ups and advocacy of technology careers, Mondo is creating opportunities for minority…

Dan Hodgson is grateful to entrepreneurs that have gone before him. As a child that grew up on a farm in North Dakota and later graduated from college in the…

A company in Madison, Wisconsin is taking a different look at using technology in the agriculture industry. Agrograph is a start-up company formed from the research of Mutlu Ozdogan. As…

Bill Svoboda is an entrepreneur and co-founder of two companies (Coed Monkey and Close Simple) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The success of these companies is built upon the belief Bill holds…

The Pakkage App team is innovating the way packages are shipped in the state of North Dakota. Co-owner Shawn Brannan and CEO Marlo Anderson are working together to bring ride-sharing…