The tech.mn Podcast

On Episode 53, Kevin and Jac welcome Mary Rick, Director Of Business Development for the City of St. Paul to talk about boomeranging from Minnesota to San Francisco and back again. Mary updates on programs happening in St. Paul including Full Stack St. Paul and the Restaurant Resiliency Program.

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On Episode 52, Kevin and Jac welcome Casey Shultz, the newest Executive Director of BETA and Twin Cities Startup Week to chat about what is in store for the first-ever virtual, month-long celebration of Minnesota Startups.

On Episode 51, Kevin and Jac welcome Reed Robinson, founder of the new Groove Capital. Reed dishes on what he has been up to since we talked to him last year including the launch of

his new VC firm,.

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In episode 50 we're switching things up to celebrate! Casey Allen, founder of Enterprise Rising and our first podcast interview, puts Kevin and Jac in the hot seat with a fun Q&A. Learn why SureSwift Capital bought tech.mn, what the challenges have been, and what the future holds for tech.mn.

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On Episode 49, Kevin and Jac welcome Brett Diamond, COO of The Minnesota RØKKR, Version1 Gaming, and WISE Ventures EsSports to talk all about the Minnesota ROKKR and the new MN Rocket League Team, Version1. 

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On Episode 4, Kevin and Jac welcome Atif Siddiqi, Founder and CEO of Branch, to talk about moving and growing a company in Minnesota, their expansion into fintech, the impact of COVID-19 on the shift workforce, and winning a webby. 

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On Episode 47, Kevin and Jac welcome Mike Jackson, Founder and CEO of Black Tech Talent, Founder of The Premium Experience, Twin Cities Organizer of Blacks in Technology, and co-producer of BITcon.

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On Episode 46, Kevin and Jac, interview Rob Weber, Co-founder of Great North Labs. Rob shares his entrepreneurial journey through the 2000s and the genesis story of Great North Labs. 

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Rob gives a shout out to Mynul Khan of Field Nation.

On Episode 45, Kevin and Jac, welcome Sam Ndely, Co-founder of Graveti. We talk about his new role as the Director of Director of Employer Inclusivity at the Center for Economic Inclusion, social justice in Minnesota, and life balance.

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Sam gives a shout out to Silas Wellington (Upscribbr), Mike Jackson (Black Tech Talent), Isaiah Goodman (MoneyVerbs), Darrin Levine (ASDAL), and Caroline Karanja (26 Letters).

On Episode 44, Kevin and Jac, welcome Sean Higgins, Founder of BetterYou to talk about minigolf, Tik Tok, and bad habits. We add in some business talk for good measure. 

Hype Time

Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Sean Gives a shout out to Emily Pritchard, Co-founder and CEO of The Social Lights.