Behind The Vision Podcast

Steve Weigel is the founder of the Ivy Brand, an incredible and diverse group of people centered around Adventure, Community and Belonging. Since launching IVY Adventures they have taken trips to Colorado, California, Tulum, British Virgin Islands as well as a M.A.D. (Make A Difference) trip to Thailand. Steve is also in the process of launching a new streetwear brand, Make Fear a Stranger, because FEAR holds you back from PURPOSE.

Celine Gregory is the owner of Aska Pet Spa & Boutique, canine esthetician and entrepreneur. She grew up working in the family business of Keys Café & Bakery that her grandma founded in 1973. From that experience Celine grew an understanding of hiring employees, managing money and the countless other numerous tasks it takes to run a business. From that experience Celine was able to apply it to start a dog grooming business, Aska Pet Spa & Boutique, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. When Celine is not grooming dogs or making business moves, she likes to spend her time studying to become a Master Herbalist and Holistic Pet Nutritionist.

Jaylen Lemna is a full-time reseller and entrepreneur. Check out his solo podcast here. Devin Winter is the owner of In2Motion Media and a stock trader. Check out his solo podcast here. In this episode we looked back on the past few months, shared our plans/goals for Q4 and other miscellaneous topics about life and business.

Matt Dembosky is a copyrighter, strongman competitor and low-key comedian. Matt's initial introduction to copywriting began in a professional writing class in college. From thinking copywriting was for lawyers to working for a Fortune 500 company, Matts's diverse working experience has helped propel him to understand the user experience in a way some cannot achieve. He also likes to spend his day picking heavy stuff up and making peoples stomach hurt not from an ab workout, but from laughter.

Joe Grunnet is the founder of DRG. In 7th grade, Joe started his first business mowing lawns and made a pitch to the bank for his initial equipment investment. From that point forward Joe has been involved in various entrepreneurial endeavors and jobs building up his skill sets. Ultimately leading up to the founding of DRG in 2007. Together, Joe and DRG have an unrivaled focus on the Minneapolis market and strive to become the realtor in the city of Minneapolis by 2030.

Jeff Bull is a brand director and entrepreneur. He spent most of his early years being raised in Italy and made the move to the US at the age of six, which landed him in Oregon. Five days after graduating high school, Jeff moved to Boise for a few months and narrowed down a few places to enroll in college - one being Northwestern College in the Twin Cities. Since college, Jeff has invested 15+ years creating, partnering and working with startups and mid-sized companies. His passion is building and growing brands that capture people's attention…. as well as taste buds ;)

Ryan Christians is a cinematographer and entrepreneur. Ryan first picked up a camera to create gaming videos for YouTube back in middle school. From there, Ryan began vlogging with a GoPro to then buying a DSLR. Eventually taking on his first paid project in high school for a flooring company. Over the years Ryan grew his skills as a cinematographer to become full-time. He is also an advocate for mental health and continues to share his journey to raise awareness and support others.

Tyler Hanson is a software engineer and entrepreneur. Since kindergarten Tyler has wanted to be a “business person”. Instead of going to college he went into sales, selling knives and met a mentor that really planted the seed in his head not to limit yourself and that anything is possible. Fast-forwarding a few years Tyler came across HTML from working on SEO for his website and got hooked building web pages. While he loves development, design and consulting, his goal is to create amazing products that impact the world through software.

Marissa Pieper is a brand strategist, designer and owner of Betwixt Brands + Design. During college Marissa majored in digital communications with a focus on graphic design. After taking a class focused on branding, Marissa fell in love with the process and purpose. This led her to start Betwixt Brands + Design, where Marissa helps entrepreneurs build their business so that they can do what they love to do. She combines her love for art, design, and psychology (and a sprinkle of linguistics) to create a holistic branding process curated to each client and their personality.

Jaylen Lemna is a full-time reseller and entrepreneur. He started reselling in high school through his desire to buy more shoes for himself and identifying that he could resell them on eBay for a profit. Once Jaylen entered college reselling was not a major focus… until he remembered how much he enjoyed the process and eventually was able to go full-time through consistently sourcing and listing items that would sell.