Business Leaders

The Woman Behind Ecumen

Kathryn Roberts is transforming the former Lutheran Board of Social Ministry into "not your grandparents' eldercare."

January 2010

Ken Evenstad

Mix Master

After years leading Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Ken Evenstad started blending one of America's best pinot noirs on his Oregon estate, Domaine Serene.

November 2009

Bruce Hendry is a general partner in the Opportunity Partners Fund.

The Bottom Feeder

The past two decades have taken Bruce Hendry in many directions, currently he's spelunking for bargains in troubled assets.

August 2009

Glen Taylor

Glen Taylor's Golden Egg

Glen Taylor may be a billionaire but he really considers himself a farmer.

June 2009

eSVS Mesh on a saphenous vein graft

Manny Villafana's Lucky Number 7

His sixth company was a swing and a miss. But Manny Villafaña is back and sure that his latest start-up, Kips Bay Medical, will be his most significant ever.

June 2009

Mary Leonard, owner of artisan chocolate company Chocolat Celeste.

Managing in a Recession

Small-business owners talk about banking, marketing, and how to survive the recession.

May 2009

Bill Cooper

Tough Love at TCF

Bill Cooper, CEO of TCF Financial Corporation, talks about the financial crisis, the coming recovery, executive compensation, and why it can be good to resist growth.

May 2009

Steve Bergerson

Steve Bergerson's Glory Days

Steve Bergerson, an attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, will be inducted into the South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his band, the Mystics.

April 2009

Curtis C. Nelson

Coming Out of the Shadows

Curtis Nelson has billion-dollar plans for Visible Customer, LLC, a Bloomington-based provider of marketing tools for auto dealerships.

March 2009

Director Compensation Is on the Rise

Directors at Minnesota’s top companies have seen compensation rise.

February 2009

Jan McDaniel

Jan McDaniel

Meet Jan McDaniel, a founder of the new JTM Vision, a new local business consultancy.

January 2009

Jawed Karim

Fail More. Experiment More. Plan Less.

Jawed Karim's tech start-up primer.

December 2008

Patti Goldberg

Get Out of Jail

Patti Goldberg is a get out of jail card—but unlike the game, this deal comes with a price.

December 2008

Phil Roberts

Gut Instinct

If Phil Roberts has a feeling about food, chances are you will too.

November 2008

Breanna Wagner

A Good Time to Be Small

Some bigger clients, says Breanna Wagner of Kohnstamm Communications, are “more apt to look around for quick and nimble fingers” than traditional giants.

October 2008

Jim Cook of Investment Rarities, Inc.

A Man for Our Times

Jim Cook will sell you fear. He will also sell you silver.

October 2008

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