Cover Story
Getting involved
Candidate for the Legislature. Todd Mikkelson has had a varied career. Musician. Videographer. Graphic designer. Inventor. Business owner. Currently he owns the RM Group LLC, which sells the Rain Maker Spray Rack and other products for water and air testing of windows and other items. But he finds time to stay informed and involved at […] Continue reading →
Letter From the Editor
Bloated
I recently ventured into the cold, cruel world of job hunting in a new city without my vast network of contacts for the first time in 21 years, and I believe I’ve discovered the reason why so many employers (all of them) are having such a terrible time recruiting new talent. Your process probably stinks. […] Continue reading →
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Interview with Faith’s Lodge
Plymouth-based nonprofit Faith’s Lodge has been offering programming and support groups for families enduring the medically complex diagnosis or death of a child since 2007. Late last year, the organization added Hope Works Here, an employee benefit that provides counseling and resources for the affected employee and also educates supervisors, managers and co-workers on how […] Continue reading →
Business Builders
Change
FOR FANS OF CLASSIC MOVIES, there’s a great final scene from “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid” where the Peruvian army is bearing down on the named protagonists. Pinned down, Paul Newman (Butch) turns to Robert Redford (Sundance) to ask if he’s seen the lawman, Joe Lefors, that’s been chasing them. Sundance responds, “Lefors? No […] Continue reading →
Management
FOR AS LONG as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with the inner workings of businesses and how they can be made more efficient. From one of my first jobs in a pizza restaurant, where I developed a process to get servers clocked out sooner, to my current role at TempWorks Software and Lone Oak […] Continue reading →
Social media
IT SEEMS THAT EVERY Minnesota business — big and small — has some level of social media presence today, and for good reason: Hootsuite’s 2019 Global State of Digital report states that there are nearly 3.5 billion active social media users worldwide. If you’re not already using social media to grow your business, chances are […] Continue reading →
Exit planning
REMEMBER WHEN you were a child and adults asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Inevitably, the answers were lofty, even a bit silly: A police officer; a teacher; or a caped super hero with the ability to fly. Children have little trouble dreaming up vivid images of their future selves. […] Continue reading →
Catching up
Catching up – Taking the next step
CEO Warren Stock is eyeing retirement as Central Roofing begins transitioning toward its next generation of leaders When Upsize caught up with Warren Stock in 2011, he and his wife, Gerry Stock, had recently purchased Central Roofing Co. from its parent company, Tecta America, in an effort to get back to their entrepreneurial roots. He […] Continue reading →
