From Chaos to Professionally Organized Calm, with Cori McDougald, Meat & Potatoes Organizing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 41) On this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, host John Ray welcomes Cori McDougald, Founder and Owner of Meat and Potatoes Organizing. Cori shares her unique journey, from being an Olympic weightlifter to discovering her passion for [...]

Kicking It Into High Gear, with Ryan Burton, Leads Near Me® and the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 40) Ryan Burton, CEO of Leads Near Me®, a digital marketing agency focused on the automotive repair market, joined host John Ray on Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio to talk about his love [...]

Daniel Larson, Kyros (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 39) CEO and Founder Daniel Larson created Kyros to help people suffering from addiction connect with the resources they need for recovery. On this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Daniel joined host John Ray and discussed how his own journey with substance abuse informs his work, [...]

Jordyn DiOrio, JDP Consult (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 39) On this edition of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Jordyn DiOrio, CEO of JDP Consult, joined host John Ray to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, her consulting work that helps businesses reform their operational efficiency, being a millennial business owner, who she works with, how she helps [...]

Anna Klimmek, Happy Food MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 38) Happy Food MN provides corporate wellness events and healthy cooking demonstrations, as well as offering an online school of fun and informative classes. Founder and chef Anna Klimmek was on the show to talk about her fun approach to empowering people to live their [...]

Ian Fishman, Fish Sounds Voice Over (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 37) Ian Fishman with Fish Sounds Voice Over has developed a voice talent career based on his age, personality, and training. He and host John Ray discussed how he got into voice-over work, how he developed his business and clients, the audition process, the [...]

Nikki Rohloff, Rohloff Associates, LLC (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 36) While most other CPAs are working eighty-hour weeks ahead of the April tax filing deadline, the team at Rohloff Associates is committed to fifty-hour weeks as well as eliminating hourly billing. It’s just two ways her firm defies the expectations of how a CPA [...]

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 35) Amalia Moreno-Damgaard joined host John Ray to discuss her second book, Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions. She shared the cultural heritage which is the source of the book, easy to prepare recipes, how [...]

Kevin Snow, Time On Target and Success Champion Networking (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 33) Kevin Snow is the Founder and CEO of Time On Target and Founder of Success Champion Networking. In this conversation with host John Ray, Kevin discussed why introverts can make for better salespeople, why automating sales processes can free up [...]

Melodie Carlson, Sunrise Banks (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 33) Melodie Carlson, Chief Operating Officer for Sunrise Banks, reflected with host John Ray on the company’s human resources philosophies and practices, and how they have aided in the growth and development of the company. Melodie talked about flexibility in dealing with employees, how Sunrise managed [...]

Lisa Carmichael (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 32) Lisa Carmichael is an entrepreneur and published author specializing in assembling and facilitating mastermind groups of entrepreneurs. Lisa and host John Ray discussed how she discovered mastermind groups, how they work, why their impact on a business can be so significant, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio [...]

Lorinda Hanson, Daizy and Co. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 31) Lorinda Hanson, the founder and owner of Daizy and Co., joined host John Ray to discuss her work in branding and graphic design. Lorinda left “big agency” to work directly with small business clients and loves the variety of clients she works with, including [...]

Debra Axness, Webs By Deb, LLC (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 30) Debra Axness, owner of Webs By Deb, shared her work in website design and social media marketing for small and micro-businesses. After a successful corporate career and time on a sailboat in the Caribbean, Deb chose to serve small businesses through building and [...]

Russ Simatic, G&A Partners (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 29) Russ Simatic, Minnesota Regional Sales Director for G&A Partners, discusses G&A’s work as a professional employer organization (PEO), “an HR toolbox” for organizations. When he owned his own business, he came to understand first-hand the value a PEO offers to alleviate vexing issues employers face [...]

Kurt Altrichter, Ivory Hill (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 28) Kurt Altrichter, Founder and President of Ivory Hill, believes in limiting downside risk as a core principle of the investment strategy he constructs for his clients. Kurt joined host John Ray to share his perspective on market performance during the pandemic, current market conditions, why [...]

Tony Chiappetta, CHIPS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 27) Tony Chiappetta, President of CHIPS, discussed the military-grade technology his company offers small- and medium-sized businesses which is proven to be 100% effective from outside hacking and ransomware threats. Tony and host John Ray discussed the CHIPS story, Tony’s background, why even the smallest business is [...]

Rachel Silberman, Luxjoy and Comfort (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 26) Rachel Silberman of Luxjoy and Comfort joined host John Ray to discuss her company’s unique gift boxes for personal, corporate, and holiday gifting. Luxjoy and Comfort offers a wide variety of themed gift boxes, such as LGBTQIA+ Pride, Gourmet Foodie, and Baby and Kids, [...]

Jennifer Henderson, Henderson Search and Consulting (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 25) As a recruiter with a focus on the professional services sector, Jennifer Henderson, President of Henderson Search and Consulting, has a front row seat to changes in the labor market. She refers to what she’s seeing as more of a “Great Reshuffling” than [...]

Sandy Hansen-Wolff, Sandy Hansen-Wolff Consulting (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 24) Sandy Hansen-Wolff dove unexpectedly into a leading a business after her husband’s passing, but recognizes now she chose her path and was prepared for it by life. She has evolved her coaching into what she calls an Intuitive Strategy Blueprint, and Sandy helps business [...]

Jaime Taets, Keystone Group International (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 23) Jaime Taets, CEO and Founder of Keystone Group International, shared valuable insights into what is happening in the current business climate. For the first time ever, Jaime noted in this conversation with host John Ray, four generations are in the workforce, and she offered [...]