Emily is an entrepreneur and owns Giddy Skin in Mankato, MN. She tells about her experience of business growth and how she balances all aspects of her life.

Over the course of his career, Eric Snyder has had an opportunity to hold management and leadership positions in public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. This breadth of experience has provided Eric with a unique perspective and skillset that allows him to bring insights and value to any client engagement.

Mr. Snyder leads the Excelsior Bay Group’s nonprofit strategy and philanthropic advisory practices. Prior to joining the firm, he spent almost 10 years at Optum (a UnitedHealth business) where he led teams focused on innovation, product development and product management/evaluation.

He acquired his non-profit management experience while serving as the executive director of the Medical Technology Leadership Forum, an organization that facilitates policy discussions between the medical industry, government regulators, and academia.

Eric also had the opportunity to launch and lead PrimeWest Health System, a public-sector health system owned and managed by a consortium of counties in central and western Minnesota. At the time of its inception, PrimeWest was responsible for the health care of 10,000 Medicaid recipients in its participating counties.

Eric is a charter board member of Community for the Commons – a conservancy established for the benefit of Excelsior’s historic Commons park. In addition, he has served in governance roles for a number of organizations including the Excelsior Parks Commission, FairVote Minnesota and ResourceWest. He holds an MBA and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Nebraska.

Eric also holds a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) certification from the American College of Financial Services.

John Kind wears many different hats. He stopped by to discuss most of them.

Nate stops by the studio to talk about his new job as the Mankato West Varsity Boys Hockey coach.

Kelly is a wife and mother and works as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator at Bolton & Menk, Inc. She brought her bubbly personality to talk about what it's like to be a working mom, fall in love with her husband, and The University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Zach and Rolando are graduates of Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a faith-based, long-term drug, and alcohol treatment center. They share their story about how they came from the very bottom to living their best life of faith, and fulfillment. They now speak to young people about their path and offer hope and guidance to them.

Susu and Milad Sadaka talk about immigrating from Lebanon in the 1980s and bringing with them a culture of family, food, and hard work.

Geoff Mead is from Mankato, MN where in his spare time is a local fishing expert.

Marissa Brostrom, the owner of Graif Clothing, stopped by to talk about opening a second store during an economic shut down.

Chris is a local artist, rapper, dad, and business owner. He stopped by to talk about his music and becoming an entrepreneur.