About Lost & Found: Small Business Stories from the Rural Midwest
Betsy Bonnema is the creator and facilitator of collaborative marketing workshops built for small businesses in rural communities. In these workshops, people start out feeling lost and Betsy has one goal... to help them fall back in love with their business and find a renewed passion for their work. And they do. And that changes everything. These are their stories.
MacKenzie Dohmann believes in being unique and making the ordinary extraordinary. She has always felt the desire to be her own boss and at a young age pursued a degree in business and entrepreneurship. After school, she worked at a large bakery and grew her childhood passion of baking that was ignited by her mom in their home kitchen.During the pandemic, MacKenzie learned about sourdough and perfected the process. Soon she was setting up at farmers markets and community events selling her bak...
25 Jul 2024
Compass Rose with Hannah Peura
Hannah Peura believes in celebrating life's moments, big and small. Her love of celebrating, keen eye, and want for unique gifts led her to starting Compass Rose in Bemidji MN almost 7 years ago. Hannah is a young entrepreneur who is not afraid to fail. Her grit and determination have allowed her to pivot and grow her business from an extra bedroom in her home, to a 500 square foot retail space, to her current downtown two story location. It is in this location where she now operates her retail store, Compass Rose, and Creative Compass, a wholesale business where she puts her design skills to work creating product and offering custom designs for other retailers and clients around the midwest.
Listen in as we talk with Hannah about taking calculated risks, growing a business and a family, and being a retailer in a community centered around tourism.
Learn more about the marketing un/academy (https://marketingunacademy.com/)
5 Jun 2024
Walnut Grove Mercantile with Nicholas Klein
Nicholas Klein believes in generosity and equal opportunity. He believes that all people should have the chance to follow their ambitions and is working to make those dreams possible one piece of fudge at a time.
Listen in as we talk with Nick, a third generation business owner in training, who is working to make a delicious difference through his family business Walnut Grove Mercantile and Klein Foods in Marshall, MN. In this episode, Nick walks us through the evolution of Klein Foods from its beginning with Grandpa Raymond in 1951, evolving with his parents Steve and Kay to include Walnut Grove Mercantile, to its successful fudge fundraising programs impacting hundreds of community groups across the country.
Learn More about Walnut Grove Mercantile and their work to make a delicious difference @ walnutgrovemerc.com (https://walnutgrovemerc.com/)
Learn more about the marketing un/academy (https://marketingunacademy.com/)
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