Stories
StartupBREW: Tate Howe, CEO of Get Coffee’d
By Carly Pfennig
About Tate Howe Tate’s journey began in Minnesota, where he was learning the grocery and retail business from his mentor. One day, his mentor brought him a bag of pretzels…
StartupBREW: Sandi Luck, founder of Bully Brew Coffee
By Carly Pfennig
About Sandi Luck “For the last 18 years, Sandi Luck has been a serial entrepreneur as well as a college professor at the University of North Dakota. Her entrepreneurship journey…
StartupBREW: Nick Smoot with Aesop Industries
By Carly Pfennig
About Nick Smoot Nick Smoot is the founder and CEO of Aesop Industries. He grew up in a small town in Idaho – it was a former mining and timber…
What Goes Into Your TEDxFargo Ticket
By Avery Nelson
The goal of TEDxFargo is to give speakers a platform to share ideas worth spreading. With all of the talk around the speakers, events, and goals of TEDxFargo, you…
StartupBREW: Elevating Experiences with Jon Melgaard, CEO of Event Conex
By Carly Pfennig
About Jon Melgaard Jon was born in Minot but grew up in Detroit Lakes, MN. Demonstrating an early entrepreneurial spirit, he and his sister set up a 25-cent lemonade stand…
The Top 5 Reasons to Attend TEDxFargo
By Avery Nelson
Need to convince your boss to let you take July 25th off of work? Check out the top 5 reasons to attend TEDxFargo: 1. Get Inspired Do you feel…
Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Kira Knutson
By Carly Pfennig
Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Kira Knutson to the team! Kira joins us as our Grants Coordinator, here she will work closely with the Grants Manager to manage the…
StartupBREW: Embracing Resilience with Wil Dort, co-owner of Skill Cutz Barbershop & Salon
By Carly Pfennig
About Wil Dort Wil Dort, co-owner of Skill Cutz Barbershop and Salon, has a story deeply rooted in resilience and ambition. Born and raised in the picturesque countryside of Gonaives,…
1 Million Cups Fargo: Where Are They Now? Ben Roth with CboysTV
By Carly Pfennig
1 Million Cups Fargo: Where Are They Now? Ben Roth with CboysTV We reached out to past 1 Million Cups Fargo speakers to reconnect with them on their time since…
1 Million Cups Fargo: Where Are They Now? Ashley Ham with Dear NICU Mama
By Carly Pfennig
1 Million Cups Fargo: Where Are They Now? Ashley Ham with Dear NICU Mama We reached out to past 1 Million Cups Fargo speakers to reconnect with them on their…