Penz Automotive Group is a growing ownership group of dealerships in Rochester, Minnesota. In this episode we sit down with Todd Penz the VP of the company and Jacob Wessel the Marketing Director. The brands they represent include Subaru of Rochester, Nissan of Rochester, and Buick GMC of Rochester. 

The team and company is growing and they are excited to build a sustainable long term business in the community. In this podcast we chat about teamwork, culture in a company, business advice, and accessories on vehicles. 

Thank you for listening to the podcast

Post Bulletin: 

https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/penz-family-buys-two-rochester-car-dealerships-from-lupient/article_7a251984-0a40-11ea-9a8e-230a89b81012.html

This episode we turn it up with Nock + Donyale J! Get ready to listen to some great conversation, awesome music, and LIVE call-in show. This episode was an absolute blast. The story begins with Aikong asking if we could have a podcast episode with some emerging artists. From that Facebook message, it leads to us sitting down and learning about the story of these two artists.

FULL ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zm9w98dWMiBEGWVYRP0cx

POST BULLETIN:

https://www.postbulletin.com/magazines/507/nock-throws-in-the-towel-rochester-rapper-releases-solo-project/article_417007d8-04a1-11ea-8ab3-d395bd818c9a.html

OLDER ARTICLES:

https://www.postbulletin.com/magazines/507/a-guide-to-rochester-s-underground-hip-hop-scene/article_25c1ad61-d24c-5f85-81b6-73d26d250271.html

On this episode, we meet with Roosters Base Ball Club of Rochester, MN general manager Corky Gaskell. Our conversation goes from the history of baseball, the local club's history, how to get involved, and more.

Learn from the walking encyclopedia related to Baseball History. Corky's knowledge of the game is superb. He understands how America's past time started and how it evolved over time. 

https://www.olmstedhistory.com/going-on/roosters-base-ball.html

https://www.twitter.com/ccgaskell 

Learn about this Albert Lea, Minnesota based tech company that is doing great things. Mortarr started as a branding/design company in 2013. From 2013 to July 2017 they worked hard at scaling this business. Thru this process, they became interested in solving problems they were seeing on the commercial design side of the business they were taking part in. This problem solving lead them to start finding ways to use technology that could be created into a scalable website and eventually app. Officially the website was launched in 2017 and shortly after the mobile app.

The platform is used by contractors, architects, designers, commercial real estate brokers, and more! Users can collaborate with other users to build inspiration for projects they are working on, in the great spaces they plan to have a business. Also the contractors or other trade professionals can showcase images of projects and aspects of the business they are so proud of. Thru the platform people are connecting and the platform is helping lead to the wonderful inspiration of creating some of the best looking and well designed commercial real estate spaces around.

The platform has so many features that you honestly just need to check it out here: https://www.mortarr.com/

Learn more about this cool company by listening in here to Amy Petersen and Abby Murray.

#MinnesotaMade

On this episode, we are sitting down with Tasos Psomas of Hollandberry Pannekoeken in Rochester. We learn about his long-standing Rochester business. The new location they have recently opened up at is 214 North Broadway Rochester, MN. Tasos Psomas immigrated from Greece with his family as a young boy. His father got into the restaurant business when he came into Rochester after working for "Uncle Stan". Learn more about Tasos Psomas and his restaurant that is open for business in Rochester, Minnesota. 

We also talk about social media marketing and online internet marketing in 2019. The future of how restaurants market is continually changing with all the new platforms that exist to share a brand's story. 

If your hungry be sure to try the Fish Fry every Friday.

https://www.hollandberrypannekoeken.com/

TacoJED came to the Rochester area one year ago on October 4th 2018- coincidently on National Taco Day! Steve Dunn, owner, could not have planned that any better! After a year, Steve has truly placed himself at a strategic location and become a local stop for all. 

Steve has a vast background in business, real estate, and most importantly tacos! He started out his venture with Rusty Tacos out of Texas-then moved with them to Minneapolis. Some shifts in ownership occurred, and he found himself at a time where he was ready to have something of his own. Steve conducted research on many cities in Minnesota.  He finally settled on Rochester due to the largely diverse population and the wave of regular visitors for the Mayo Clinic.  Next came time to find the perfect spot! 

Steve had a vision when he walked into the location at South Broadway just over a year ago, and knew he found exactly what he wanted! With the right amount of traffic coming through the area, and then designing a welcoming atmosphere he hit Taco gold!  Steve aims to create a friendly environment by getting to know his customers, offering live music, and keeping the menu intriguing! Aside from being customer driven, Steve understands how important it is that his employees are treated as family. 

If you haven’t visited TacoJED yet, what are you waiting for?  They are open 7 days a week, (even for breakfast!) offer taco insurance, happy hours, drink specials, vikings and vinyls-all in a friendly environment you will want to come back to! 

 Look forward to Steve venturing out in his taco truck, as well as future catering!

Tacos unite people!- TacoJED

Located at

808 Broadway Ave. S, Rochester, MN 55904

http://www.tacojed.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TacoJEDRochesterMN/

Recently I received an inquiry from Andcards to learn about our podcast. This inquiry lead to a fun conversation with the co-founder and CEO of the company. It never fails to amaze me how the internet can connect you with such talented people. Join in on this podcast to learn about Igor's story and what he has accomplished as a young entrepreneur. From a corporate job to diving in headfirst into a startup. Igor has experienced failure and success that is helping him grow Andcards to become a leading service provider to coworking spaces all over the world.  

andcards was founded by Igor and Ross in Seoul. They believe that creativity with no technology is just an art, whilst technology sans creativity is just a research, but a mix of both makes it a business. Working at a coworking space, Igor & Ross discovered that coworking spaces are in abundance of creativity but lack in technology, and embarked on a journey to bridge that gap.

2018

andcards released

Graduated YC Startup School

2019

Backed by leading accelerators in Korea, Poland, and Chile

Launched service in Europe with Stripe

Acknowledged in 2019 best coworking spaces management software

*FOLLOW IGOR HERE*

https://www.facebook.com/igor.dzhebyan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dzhebyan/

https://andcards.com/

https://andcards.com/blog/tips/top-coworking-podcasts-for-everyday-listen-audio-marketing-tips

We talk camping, vannin, and more on this podcast! Come join and listen as we discuss the new business that Grant Smith has created called Northern Lights Camper Vans! This Rochester found shared about his journey in building out a very cool business on wheels. You can rent his van and take it around the country, along the way you will enjoy his comfortable setup and it will be well worth the money. 

NORTHERN LIGHT CAMPER VANS

https://www.northernlightscampervans.com/

https://instagram.com/northernlightscampervans?igshid=1by6vv25pcry2

On the Offices at China Hall Podcast, we visit with John Becker. John is the co-founder of Red Wing Framing and Fine Art Printing. This business is growing with the help of John’s wife Valerie “Val” Becker and team member Clare Lorraine. They now have locations in Rochester, Minnesota and Northfield, Minnesota. We discuss the history of framing, the art 🖼 of framing, and some other interesting art and culture topics. 

Thank you for listening to our podcast! Be sure to check out more details on John's business at the website links below. 

https://www.redwingframing.com/wp/home/our-team/

https://instagram.com/rochesterframing?igshid=1x7lnprq666z2

https://instagram.com/northfieldframing?igshid=1rzwe9gmc5f

https://instagram.com/redwingframing?igshid=xsyew77tzniz

On the Offices at China Hall Podcast we visit with Mike Benike. Mike is 4th Generation business operator and owner of Benike Construction. The company has been a staple in the Rochester community as a general contractor for many years. With some exciting projects on the horizon, we visit about past and present construction projects that the Benike team is working on. Mike is a passionate Green Building enthusiast and he shares about this passion. Part of our conversation covers the history in Rochester with a few historic buildings including Chateau Theater and more.

Thank you for listening on this podcast! Be sure to check out more at the website links below. 

http://www.benike.com/

Http://www.twitter.com/mikebenike

Http://www.instagram.com/mikebenike