Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

About Aaron Aaron Templin is the co-founder of Dakota Hurd Company. After 6 years in Food & Beverage management at the Scheels Arena, Aaron co-founded Front Street Taproom and The…

About Teresa Teresa Perleberg developed a niche market using her flock of sheep’s wool by designing needle felting kits with instructions and materials to complete the project. She began selling…

About Clare Clare Richards is the co-founder and CEO of a startup called Impacks, which supports parents and educators in accessing critical school supplies. Clare is a creative by trade…

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…

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…

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…

About Leola Leola Daul is the Founder of the first community café in North Dakota, Heart-n-Soul Community Café. The Heart-n-Soul Community Café originated from a love of finding the best in…

About Melissa Melissa Rogne is the founder and president of Chapter Aesthetic Studio, which is a leading aesthetics brand offering state-of-the-art, non-surgical skin care and body rejuvenation treatments. She has more than…

About Haylee Haylee Houkom is the owner and co-founder of Power Plate Meals, a local, healthy, ready to eat meal prep company that was started in Fargo, ND.   Haylee serves…

About Eddie Eddie Massey is a social entrepreneur, roboticist, and author. With a knack for addressing large technical and social challenges, Eddie has led six different startups. In his latest…