One year after her first One Take interview, Christine Lantinen returns to discuss how Maud Borup weathered the pandemic; how its attracting and retaining talent both in the Twin Cities and Le Center, Minn.; why it’s looking to expand capacity yet again after just adding 70,000 square feet last year; whether employees are required to […]
Nick is CEO of Ignify Technologies, an early stage fintech company whose SPARK loan origination platform facilitated 50,000 SBA loans worth $7 billion in two weeks last year. Those loans in turn helped save 500,000 jobs. During this One Take CEO Interview presented by Platinum Group, he explains how the company quickly scaled up to meet demand, […]
Imagine having about half of your revenues tied to serving the restaurant and hospitality industries last year… How would you have delt with Covid-19-related temporary closures and ongoing restrictions in those industries, the plunge in their revenues and the potential harm to yours? Chad Halvorson and his leadership team had to deal with that challenge, […]
Founder and CEO Bob Schafer created a highly successful bakery supply business from scratch all from operating cash flow; no debt. Mixing and/or distributing 150 million pounds a year of ingredients to food manufacturers, this Minnesota Family Business Award-winning company has weathered three recessions since its founding in 1991. Thus far it is handing the […]
In this brief interview, Bobby Tarnowski shares how he’s trying to avoid raising prices due to increasing costs and other challenges. His approach includes packaging service offerings and providing financing options. Such constructive problem solving makes sense given Tarnowski’s a math enthusiast who owns a 10-location, 65-employee Mathnasium franchise serving about 600 students in the […]
Looking for an opportunity to buy into the brewpub business? A 4-year-old, 5,733-square-foot facility is available for $2.6 million in Fargo, according to the West Fargo Pioneer. Formerly known as BLVD Pub, the facility is located on an acre of land and was a popular destination, given its proximity to Sanford Hospital and Scheels Arena.
In the early months of the Covid-19 economic recession, nine experts from Platinum Group participated in unscripted, one-take/unedited interviews to share their perspectives and tips on on how business owners and leaders can best move forward. All of the interviews can be found on a Platinum Group Interview Series channel on YouTube and on seven audio platforms […]
Medical 21 Founder and CEO Manny Villafana shares how he’s moving ahead with his startup despite new and complex challenges caused by Covid-19 during this One Take CEO Interview podcast and video segment sponsored by Platinum Group. (Click here to hear the interview or here to watch it.) Villafana faced plenty of surprises in the […]
Looking for some inspiration this holiday weekend, or just a few great ideas? Tune into one or more of these short CEO interviews on navigating through the Coronavirus economy if you haven’t already done so. They’re available to download and listen to on the go, or to watch or listen to via your laptop, iPad or […]
Summit Brewing Founder and President Mark Stutrud shares during this week’s episode of One Take CEO Interviews how his company adjusted and is still moving forward with a new brand after losing a considerable amount of business due to Covid-19. It “literally wiped out 40 percent of our business, which is restaurants and bars,” he […]