Stories

About Cody Cody Shevich is an NDSU alumni and Co-founder of IC Outdoors. Cody is native to northern Minnesotan where he grew up hunting and fishing like it was a…

About Ashley Ashley Ritteman is the CEO and co-founder of Valor Victoria. Ashley’s passion for rail networks began when studying the inland flows of international containers as a graduate student…

About Emily + Embroiders Clothing Emily Graupmann is a current Concordia Student in Moorhead, MN. Emily  has created a business around making custom hand-embroidered pieces called Embroiders Clothing! Embroiders Clothing…

About Delson Delson Saintal is the founder of Xperience Barbers, a local barbershop in Fargo, ND focusing on giving the customer the best experience possible. Soon after his success in Fargo, he expanded…

About Mark Born and raised in the Fargo-Moorhead area, Mark Bjornstad has a particular love and affinity for the unique, old, and weird side of Fargo. It was that attraction…

About Christopher Christopher Deal is the co-founder of Fargo Climbing. Christopher is a Fargo native and started climbing 10.5 years ago. Christopher has dreamt of starting a climbing gym in…

About Matt Matt Marino is the President and founder at Homeland Hempcrete. He has a background in operations and has focused most of his career on supply chain efficiencies, but has…

About Aaron Aaron Templin is the co-founder of Dakota Hurd Company. After 6 years in Food & Beverage management at the Scheels Arena, Aaron co-founded Front Street Taproom and The…

About Teresa Teresa Perleberg developed a niche market using her flock of sheep’s wool by designing needle felting kits with instructions and materials to complete the project. She began selling…

About Clare Clare Richards is the co-founder and CEO of a startup called Impacks, which supports parents and educators in accessing critical school supplies. Clare is a creative by trade…