Month: July 2022

About Jess Jess Azure is the founder of Spadesso. Jess is a North Dakota native who moved to Fargo to attend college at NDSU. “It was during the flood of…

About Nick Nick Waverek is the co-founder of Lykkly. Nick calls himself a ‘Remote Midwesterner.’ While Nick’s extended family was in the midwest, Nick’s immediate family lived on the coasts.…

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Isabelle to the team! Belle joins us as the Project Coordinator Intern for Grand Farm, where she will assist with setting up and conducting projects on…

The “Random Act of Art” series has been a staple of our history. But to take you back through the years of our Random Acts of Art, we first have…

About Dieumerci Dieumerci Christel is the founder and CEO of Enlightapp Inc. Dieumerci grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Dieumerci and his family decided to immigrate to Colorado.…

About Tyrre Tyrre Burks is the founder and CEO of Players Health. “As a kid growing up in Chicago, you did one of two things: play sports or you were…

About Matt Matt Paulson is the founder and CEO of MarketBeat. Matt was born and raised in South Dakota, which is where he currently resides. He has been connected to…

About Tim Tim Weelborg is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Homegrown Capital. Tim currently lives in South Dakota. In his previous role at Enterprise Institute, he became connected to…

About Jared Jared Winmill is co-founder and head of production and sales at Seed & Spore. Jared grew up in Fargo. From the beginning, Jared knew Fargo was an amazing…

About Verna Verna Kragnes is founder of New Roots Farm Incubator Cooperative. She is also a Farmer at Prairie Rose Farm, and Research & Innovation Director at Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute for…