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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:

Bizzy Coffee (Season 2 Episode 53) Aug 05, 2020

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Alex French is the co-founder of Bizzy Coffee, a cold-brewed coffee. He and his co-founder, Andrew started Bizzy in 2016 with the idea of bringing convenient cold-brewed coffee products to market. Bizzy Coffee is now available as course ground coffee, ready to drink and as a concentrate. Alex has learned many lessons along the way that he shares in this podcast.

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The Grocers Table (Season 2 Episode 52) Jul 29, 2020

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Lindsay Pohlad's inspiration behind The Grocer’s Table was to offer the community a go-to neighborhood establishment that could meet their needs in a warm and approachable environment. The idea of a community table, deli and marketplace has turned out to be exactly what the community needed in Covid times. From Curbside pick up the outdoor patio or indoor wine bar, the concept has lent itself to product innovations like ice cream sandwiches, homemade ice cream, and bottled bootleggers.

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Freak Flag Foods (Season 2 Episode 51) Jul 22, 2020

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Fred Haberman owned an advertising agency that worked with a lot of organic foods. He decided to try his hand at creating a brand and did so with Freak Flag Foods. He fell in love with marketing and creating vegan and dairy-free organic master sauces, broths, pestos, and sauces that were flavorful, creative, and delicious with organic plant-forward ingredients. His Kale pesto and Chimi-Verde sauces caught on and now this Minnesota Maker will be selling in your local Whole Foods Market.

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K-Mama Sauce (Season 2 Episode 50) Jul 15, 2020

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KC Kye is the founder and CEO of K-Mama Sauce. KC grew up eating his mom's spicy Korean food. He realized how hard it was to find quality Korean food and sauces after he moved to Minnesota. After 100 variations, he perfected K-Mama Sauce.
K-Mama Sauce is a rich and spicy Korean hot sauce that adds deep and complex flavor to a variety of dishes. By perfecting and selling K-Mama Sauce, KC can give 30% of his profits to local and national charities.

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Recap 15: Mary Leonard is selling chocolates curbside, Chocolat Celeste (ep 68) Jun 17, 2020

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When we first talked to Mary Leonard in Season One, Episode 68, she was making her lovely chocolates at Chocolat Celeste in St Paul creating new techniques and flavor profiles.
With Covid19 stalling retail, Mary has moved to curbside chocolate sales for two of her biggest holidays, Mothers Day and Easter and is forging new relationships including Hope Chest for Breast Cancer. When you purchase a box of these special chocolates, $25 will go directly to the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer. Mary's goal is to sell 600 boxes and give $15,000 to the Hope Chest.

When Mary was diagnosed with Breast Cancer she received a grant from the Hope Chest and this is her way of giving back.

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Minnesota Ice (Season 2 Episode 49) Jun 10, 2020

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Minnesota Ice believes ice should enhance the visual impact and overall taste of cocktails and drinks. They craft beautiful cocktails so you can entertain in style whether you are a bar or restaurant or consumer buying ice at your favorite liquor store.
When the global Covid19 pandemic hit - these clients shut their doors and Director of Sales, Erik Eastman, got creative creating a local Minnesota Made pantry delivered by your local iceman.

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Alex Lodner (Season 2 Episode 48) May 27, 2020

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After two decades as a food and lifestyle writer for various publications in the Twin Cities, Alex Lodner decided to parlay her connections and experience into a career of connecting the right social media influencers with the right brands to create social media influence marketing connections for both parties.
Influencer marketing taps into the power of these social media influencers to promote the brand in an authentic, organic way and is a growing part of overall marketing strategies.
Connect with Alex Lodner and catch up on her blog posts containing industry insights.

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SK Coffee (Season 2 Episode 47) May 20, 2020

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SK Coffee is a specialty coffee roastery in Saint Paul, Minnesota led by Sam Kjellberg, the company’s namesake.

Kjellberg laid the foundation for SK Coffee, a subscription coffee business, while he was living in Boston. SK Coffee is an e-commerce coffee subscription service, a strategy that allowed them to thrive during the Covid 19 pandemic.

SK Coffee’s beans originate from small-scale farmers in African and Central American countries. SK Coffee explores single-origin coffee through four flavor categories: SMOOTH (blue), BOLD (green), SWEET (pink), and UNIQUE (yellow).
Order a subscription here and sit back and listen to the podcast about how they got started.

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Josie Lewis Art (Season 2 Episode 46) May 13, 2020

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Josie Lewis is an artist, speaker and author who empowers others to explore their own creativity. Josie shares her process via @josielewisart on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and TikTok, with over 2 million unique followers and more than 1 billion video views.

Josie received an MFA from the University of MN and in 2019 she presented at TEDx Minneapolis.

Shop her color book or her watercolor tutorial or see more of Josie's work by subscribing to her YouTube Channel or follow along on Facebook and Pinterest.

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Crisp and Green (Season 2 Episode 45) May 06, 2020

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Steele Smiley, the founder of Steele Fitness, got into the restaurant business in 2016 with the opening of the first Crisp & Green. The chain offers fast-casual salads, both curated and customizable, as well as grain bowls and smoothies.
With the Cronovirus closing all restaurants in March, hear how he is pivoting Crisp and Green by adding Crisp @ Home as well as many other initiatives like virtual wellness classes and what he is looking towards for the future.

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