Jay Sachetti joined Jeff O’Brien, partner at Husch Blackwell and Dyanne Ross-Hanson, president of Exit Planning Strategies talked about the market for mergers and acquisitions, exit planning opportunities for companies that don’t end up for sale and how companies can maximize their eventual sale price during an early October panel at the first Upsize on Tap event at Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul.
When the state Legislature passed a law requiring employers to provide paid leave and safe time for employees, Justin Bieganek started hearing differing details from friends, colleagues and peers.
The voyageurs on the St. Croix a couple of hundred years ago were hard-working, hard-drinking and short — so their legs didn’t get cramped on long canoe journeys, says Suzanne McGann.
McGann, president of Voyageur I.T. in St. Paul, is invoking at least part of their example regularly these days as her company marks its 10th year in business.
At her company, they work hard, they take risks, and although they don’t over-indulge they “know how to kick back and relax with a beer” from time to time, she said to a group of women she invited to “Ladies Voyageur Day” in July.
The invitation-only event, including a guided canoe trip down the St. Croix, is in its third year, and McGann says it’s part of an overall branding effort that has helped to boost business and differentiate the company from its peers.
Many of her clients are related to the outdoors, such as state conservation departments in Colorado and wilderness adventure groups in Minnesota. One client, Chris Heeter of The Wild Institute in St. Paul, which organizes adventure trips for women, led the Ladies Voyageur Day trip, including playing the flute and pointing out the osprey nest.
McGann also sends out packets of wild rice with favorite recipes from her staff from time to time.
Suzanne McGann, Voyageur I.T.: 651.292.8838; su*****@********it.net; www.voyageurit.net
