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Makers of Minnesota — Society & Culture
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:

Lovejoy's Bloody Mary Mix (Season 2 Episode 36) Feb 19, 2020

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Charles Lovejoy is a pioneer in the Twin Cities Bloody Mary community. His "Lovejoy's Bloody Mary Mix" and "Burn Yo Face-Off Hot Sauce" is a recipe he has been perfecting throughout his bartending career in the Twin Cities. While employed at the now-closed Happy Gnome, he began bottling his mix and hot sauce.
Charles Lovejoy's Bloody Mary Mix gives $2 from every bottle sold to help youth in the Community through https://face2face.org/ an organization that provides a variety of services to young adults and teens.
Currently, Charles is selling to other Twin Cities Establishments and planning to pop up at some Summer festivals like the Stone Arch Bridge Festival Culinary Market.
Buy his mix and hot sauce here:
Follow On Instagram here:

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Twin Cities Collective (Season 2 Episode 35) Feb 12, 2020

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Jenna Redfield is the founder of Twin Cities Collective. Twin Cities Collective is a place to connect with businesses, creatives and other like-minded people in Minnesota. The collective is designed to help each other grow their networks with networking events, social media coaching and a podcast called the Twin Cities Collective.
In this podcast episode, we learn about how Jenna started and how she has evolved this tribe of engaged and influential group of Twin Cities creatives.
To join the Twin Cities Collective Facebook Group go here.
To Follow the Twin Cities Collective on Instagram follow Jenna here.
To listen and subscribe to her fantastic Twin Cities Collective podcast - go here:
Jenna is an emerging leader in the Twin Cities Social Scene - to engage her coaching services email her at jenna@twincitiescollective.com

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Spoonful Apparel (Season 2 Episode 34) Jan 29, 2020

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Susan Elwer connects her passion for fighting childhood hunger with a mission-based apparel business. Spoonful Apparel features inspiring messages on garments that can be purchased as well as supplying corporations with their garment and logo merchandise needs. Each item purchased through Spoonful Apparel results in 50% of the profits going to a community organization dedicated to fighting hunger in the neighborhood where you live and work.
To date Spoonful Apparel and its customers have donated over 121,000 meals.
If you are responsible for ordering merchandise for your company check them out. They are very competitively priced and your purchase provides meals for kids in Minnesota.

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The Face Foundry (Season 2 Episode 33) Jan 15, 2020

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Michele Henry and Ali Nanne co-founded The Face Foundry, a quick, convenient, full-service spa-like experience for facials, waxes, and lashes that could be completed in less than 40 minutes. The first location opened in March 2019. Then, just eight months later, a second location opened up. Now, these serial entrepreneurs have their eyes set on the future with a skincare product line and plans for two more locations before the end of the year.

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Lily Shaw connector with Co-Starters (Season 2 Episode 32) Jan 08, 2020

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Lily Shaw works to support and connect the worlds of entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities through access, content and support. She is the community lead for 1 Million Cups Saint Paul, the trainer, and facilitator for Co-Starters, a 10-week program presented by the James J Hill Foundation designed for entrepreneurs to develop and fine-tune their ideas and determining next steps to bring that idea to fruition through real-time feedback. Participants leave the program with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business, articulate their models, and repeat the process. Lily is also the Director of Customer Experience at Startup Space and works with diverse startups to promote inclusive access to resources and tools that help all people build more businesses without barriers.

Click here to learn more about the Co-Starters curriculum structure

For questions regarding the program visit the CO.STARTER MN information page click here.

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Foody Channel (Season 2 Episode 31) Jan 01, 2020

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Eli Ailloni is 16. He is also the content creator and influencer behind foody channel with over 262,000 followers on Instagram and over 1.6 million followers on Tik Tok. Eli is making his way in the world of influencer marketing in Minnesota.

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3 Cricketeers Cricket Farmers (Season 2 Episode 30) Dec 25, 2019

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Claire and Chad Simons operate 3 Cricketeers, an urban cricket farm, in a warehouse in St Louis Park. The couple began by raising crickets for their own consumption, as a protein source three and a half years ago in the basement of their Edina home.

Now, they have 1 million crickets with plans to be at 5 million by soon as they have expanded to the 3,500-square-foot warehouse in St. Louis Park, which also has an industrial kitchen to prepare the crickets for the market.
The Simons crickets are ground into protein powder that is sold and used in baked goods and smoothies. Currently, they are developing cricket snacks, cookies, and recipes that optimize their crickets' texture, flavor and protein power.

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Double Take Salsa (Season 2 Episode 29) Dec 18, 2019

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Bernie Dahlin and his wife Adina are running a family-owned manufacturing plant in Eden Praire for their Double Take Salsa Company. The company's growth has been slow and steady over four years. Double Take Salsa started in Bernie's backyard in Edna with peppers and tomatoes he grew. This year, Bernie bottled over 20,000 pounds of peppers and has found his way onto the shelves of Midwest Target due to his delicious flavor profiles and sales tenacity.
This is a great podcast to listen to if you are wondering how to scale up and how to get your product into retail.

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The Lonetti Sisters (Season 2 Ep 28) Dec 11, 2019

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The 3 Lonetti Sisters' big Italian family has always connected through food. Specifically, Grandpas Italian Meatballs that were the signature item at all family gatherings. Grandpa Lonetti’s house actually had a second kitchen in the basement where he would go to fry his meatballs and cook his red sauce! Ann, Steph, and Katie are carrying on that tradition by packaging the meatballs famous secret recipe in the 3 Lonetti Sisters ready to use meatball mix.
In addition to local retailers, you can find the 3 Lonetti Sisters Meatball Mix in the Meat Raffle or Foodie Sota You Betcha Box.
Use our exclusive coupon codes to save:
Steph2 and you save $2 on the Meat Raffle Box
Steph10 and you save $10 on the Ultimate Foodie Sota box

Ultimate Foodie ‘Sota box!

The ultimate gift for your favorite foodie, home cook or favorite clients and employees! This limited-edition curated selection of Minnesota’s very best, award-winning foods from artisan makers across the State. This fantastic, one-of-a-kind collection also includes exclusive recipes using these products from well-known Minnesotans like James Beard Award Winner Beth Dooley and Stephanie Hansen! And, if that’s not enough, it’s all packed in this quality Duluth-made Frost River Trading Co. canvas lunch/picnic tote. This gift is sure to ‘Wow!’

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You Betcha Box (Season 2 Ep 27) Dec 04, 2019

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Katie Sterns liked the idea of creating an ecosystem that supported makers in the State of Minnesota. From the idea of creating a fundraising initiative for local makers, the You Betcha Box concept was born. Currently, there are over 15 different You Betcha Boxes to order including the Ultimate Foodie Sota box and various standard sizes chock full of Makers of Minnesota.
Use our exclusive coupon codes to save:
Steph2 and you save $2 on any standard size box.
Steph10 and you save $10 on the Ultimate Foodie Sota box

Ultimate Foodie ‘Sota box!

The ultimate gift for your favorite foodie, home cook or favorite clients and employees! This limited-edition curated selection of Minnesota’s very best, award-winning foods from artisan makers across the State. This fantastic, one-of-a-kind collection also includes exclusive recipes using these products from well-known Minnesotans like James Beard Award Winner Beth Dooley and Stephanie Hansen! And, if that’s not enough, it’s all packed in this quality Duluth-made Frost River Trading Co. canvas lunch/picnic tote. This gift is sure to ‘Wow!’

Support the show (https://paypal.me/StephanieKHansen?locale.x=en_US)

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