Brent McNeal

Minnesota Start-Up Educates on Thrifty Travel

Jared Kamrowski is the founder of Thrifty Traveler, a website that teaches how to travel the world by taking advantage of reward programs and flight deals. Thrifty Traveler began as…

High-Performance Coating Company Starts in North Dakota

For almost 15 years, Bradley Kubela kept the dream of owning and operating a paint coatings company alive. In June 2017, the dream became a reality as Bradley and Kubela…

Software Start-Up Brings Financial Advice to Farmers

In 2007, Nick Horob observed a boom in commodities prices as a financial advisor in Minneapolis and wondered how farmers would respond. With his family rooted in the farming industry…

Creating a Better Future with Behavioral Artificial Intelligence

Dean Bohlman and his business partners are passionate about creating a better world with technology. The S2C Interactive and S2C Bioinformatics team is developing intellectual property for artificial intelligence and…

Eide Bailly: A History of Accounting Services and Created Opportunities

Over 100 years ago, the roots of Eide Bailly are found in Fargo as accountants joined together to meet the growing need for financial services in the region. Today, Eide…

Revitalizing, Activating, and Partnering for a Greater Downtown Fargo

For over 15 years, the Kilbourne Group has been a huge proponent of the revitalization of downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Whether Kilbourne revitalizes existing buildings, activates unused spaces, or partners…

Fargo Attorney Creates App Innovating the Legal Divorce Process

As a practicing attorney for over 20 years, Krista Andrews helps clients navigate the sometimes overwhelming and stressful legal process. With this experience, Krista and co-owner Tim Brookins have created…

Minnesota Company Creates New Treatment Option for Osteoarthritis

Ali Jaafar is a co-founder of Minnesota Medical Physics, a Minneapolis-based medical device incubator, and the current President of BioMagnetic Sciences LLC. Jaafar and his partner, Dr. Victor Chornenky, are…

Field of View: Drone Image and Software Solutions Company

David Dvorak is the founder and current CEO of Field of View, which specializes in solutions for drone mapping, inspection, and surveying. The company began in 2010 with an emphasis…

Fargo Company Creating Endless Possibilities with Spider Silk

As a molecular biologist, Dr. Amanda Brooks has conducted research at public universities that has led to the start of two private sector businesses within the pharmaceutical industry. She is…