Month: February 2023

Meet Brock, Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Brock Benson, a current student of Emerging Digital Academy’s Iwatani Cohort!   Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in Fargo, ND and…

StartupBREW: Life’s Better in a T-Shirt

About Mark Mark Fritz is founder and co-CEO of Lakeshirts – an approximately $200 million dollar apparel and accessory manufacturing business in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where he has run the…

Meet Sebastien, Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Sebastien Zasada, a current student of Emerging Digital Academy’s Iwatani cohort!   Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Fargo.…

StartupBREW: A New View of CBoysTV

About Ben Ben Roth is the co-founder of CBoysTV, a comedy group that produces YouTube Videos and Podcasts weekly. Originally born and raised in Fargo, Ben moved to Cormorant, MN when he…

Meet Kathryn, Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Kathryn Szombatfalvy, a current student of Emerging Prairie’s Iwatani cohort!   Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in Lansing, Michigan, and I…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Simon Zahrbock

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Simon Zahrbock to the team! Simon joins us as the Accounting Intern, where he will help with financing and budgeting for Emerging Prairie.  …

Meet Mustafa, Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Mustafa K. Mustafa, a current student of Emerging Digital Academy’s Iwatani Cohort!   Where were you born and where did you grow up? I’m Somali but my parents fled…

StartupBREW: Doing Business With Brazil

About Bruno Bruno Dupin is the Founder and CEO of Startup Connection USA. He is an Agricultural Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in multinational companies and an international…

Meet Drew, Emerging Digital Academy Student

Meet Drew Hoek, a current student of Emerging Digital Academy’s Iwatani Cohort!   Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was born in Minneapolis and raised…

Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Riley Sloan

Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Riley Sloan to the team! Riley joins us as the Events Coordinator, where he will work to bring our Emerging Digital Academy, Grand Farm, and…