Brent McNeal

Fargo Start-up Creating a Universal API

Anthony Molzahn arrived in Fargo, North Dakota almost 10 years ago with aspirations of moving to California to pursue a career as a professional golfer. Anthony never left Fargo, and…

DocuMNtary Celebrates and Advocates Minnesota Technology Community

In 2015, Nick Roseth presented the idea of a documentary that would feature the technology community in the Minneapolis area to the Minnesota High Tech Association (MTHA). “I was going…

Drone Focus 2017: The Future is Here in the Unmanned Industry

Emerging Prairie hosted over 600 attendees and over 55 speakers from around the country during the third annual two-day Drone Focus Conference. Almost 300 companies were represented in the crowd…

Fargo-Company Automates the Medical Packaging Industry

Fargo-Company Automates the Medical Packaging Industry Kevin Biffert founded Fargo Automation with a simple purpose: to bring machine automation to everything. Over the course of two decades, Kevin has led…

Podyum Creates the Future in Football Free Agency

Many young football players have a desire for a career in the National Football League when they finish with college athletics. Will Powell and Markus Sims shared this NFL dream…

Motif: Innovative Theme-Based Investing Start-up Company

Hardeep Walia, founder, and CEO of Motif, is utilizing technology to innovate in the financial investing industry. While many in the industry are concerned with an impending crisis, Walia explained…

The Bank of North Dakota provides Start-Up Advantage

As the President and CEO of the Bank of North Dakota, Eric Hardmeyer is passionate about making a positive impact on the citizens and economy of North Dakota. As a…

North Dakota Department of Commerce: A Catalyst for the Start-Up Ecosystem

Jay Schuler is the current Commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Commerce. “We [The Department of Commerce team] are a ‘can do’ staff…. and we are working to make…

North Dakota Farming Family Innovating in the Craft Brewing Industry

The Stober family has been growing barley for over 100 years on their 6th generation farm in Goodrich, North Dakota. Brothers Jared and Donovan Stober have started Two Track Malting…

Entrepreneur Uses Start-Up to Inspire Students to Consider a Technology Future

Mondo Davison is an entrepreneur and the self-labeled “Black Tech Guy” based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Through his start-ups and advocacy of technology careers, Mondo is creating opportunities for minority…