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Makers of Minnesota

The Makers of Minnesota podcast, hosted by Stephanie Hansen, features products and services uniquely made in Minnesota — and conversations with makers, entrepreneurs and innovators in Minnesota about how they conceive of their products and bring them to market.

Latest Episodes:

Jen's Jars (ep. 118) Dec 03, 2018

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Jen Alexander wanted to create healing, comforting plant-based soups and spreads as a way to help people eat a healthier plant based lifestyle for their health and overall wellness. Jens Jars are plant -based soups and spread packaged in mason jars and available at Farmers Markets and Lakewinds Coop through the maker to market program. (ep.118)

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Dearest Baker Macaroons (ep. 117) Nov 26, 2018

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Cynthia from Dearest Baker Macaroons started making macaroons because she liked that she could create unique flavors like Lychee, Lingonberry and Birthday Cake. With her family and husband Fue’s help the business grew. Over time the macaroons grew into a sustainable business that could be found at retail markets, pop ups and creating hand crafted character macaroons emerged. (ep.117)

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CuddleMutt (ep. 116) Nov 19, 2018

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CuddleMutt makes cozy dog blankets and vegan leather dog collars. All purchases made with CuddleMutt enable a rescue dog to get a blanket of their very own. (ep.116)

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Excelsior Candle Co. (ep. 115) Nov 12, 2018

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Heidi Mueller has taken Excelsior Candle Company from her basement to a commercial space where she still pours and packages her own candles in less than 2 years. (ep. 115)

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Recap 7: We catch up with Micah Svedja as he prepares to move Bootstrap Coffee Roasters to a larger space (ep.43) Nov 07, 2018

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Recap 7: We catch up with Micah Svedja as he prepares to move Bootstrap Coffee Roasters (ep.43) into a larger facility in West St Paul that will give more space for roasting but also a full-service coffee bar that will be open to the public by Spring 2019.

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Chronicles of Yarnia Inc (ep. 114) Nov 05, 2018

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Chronicles of Yarnia Inc is Taylor Laurich business that makes and designs custom knit hats for local businesses. (ep.114)

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VanGo (ep. 113) Oct 29, 2018

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VanGo Automotive refurbishes and rents VW Vanagons RV’s to offer customers a blast from the past for their retro glamping adventures behind the wheel of a classic ride.

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Recap 6: Catching up with Heather Manley from Crooked Water Spirits and Heathers Dirty Goodness Seasoning Oct 23, 2018

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We catch up with Heather Manley from Crooked Water Spirits and Heathers Dirty Goodness Seasoning. Heather Manley launched Crooked Water Spirits in September of 2014 and is already at 9 varieties of spirits. Much has changed since her visit with us 2 years ago. We catch up with her growing businesses. (ep.18)

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Northstar Crickets (ep. 112) Oct 22, 2018

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Eric Palen has a cricket ranch in his basement as he harvests live crickets to make cricket protein for Northstar Crickets.

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Recap 5: Cathy Skinner is getting traction and funding for Thrivors, the Cancer wellness app. Oct 17, 2018

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Recap 5: Cathy Skinner is growing and receiving grant money and funding from the National Institutes of Health for the Thrivors mobile app. Thrivors, is an individualized exercise, mental health, and nutrition self-managed wellness program for Cancer patients on a mobile app. We catch up with Cathy as she has pivoted her market and is starting to gain traction and funding from our last visit on @makersofmn (ep.2)

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