Invisible Giants Podcast12

We sat down to talk with Kyle Coolbroth, Co-Founder & CEO of Fueled Collective, to explore the humble beginnings of one of the original co-working concepts in our nation. We also discuss the success they’ve seen in the last decade as they uncovered the unrealized opportunities and joy that comes from bringing small businesses and creatives together.

We’ve all heard it and we all live it – the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace is more important now than ever before. But just how do we own up to our shortcomings and learn how to build a stronger, more equitable and inclusive workplace? We were fortunate to sit down with a champion in this space, Felecia Boone, and talk to her about her work with Hennepin County.

Mercedes Austin shares her “feel-good” story about how her Minnesota company, Mercury Mosaics, started off small and is growing each and every year, all while positively impacting the community.

We sat down with Shakeeb Rahman, Software Development Manager at Oracle to talk about the growing pains of managing your data. He discussed the power of low-code and how it can help offset the growing needs of all kinds of organizations.

Steve Grunlan, owner and Sr. Recruiter for Stone Arch Services, talks about the burden of developing tech talent for organizations that are “heads down” in the weeds of the day-to-day operations.

We live in current times where a need for mental health awareness in the workplace is of grave importance. We had the privilege of sitting down with two giants in this space, Laurie Healy and Mark Peterson, and they had some good tidbits to share with us from both personal and corporate experience.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get the Super Bowl to Minneapolis? Or the Final Four? Well, we sat down with Jenn Schaal, Director of Partnership Marketing for Meet Minneapolis to hear just how this wonderful city pulls off amazing events.

The growing need for individuals in our workforce is upon us, and we need everyone who is capable of working filling these jobs. There is a subset of our population, however, that find it difficult to work: moms. Mary Kay Ziniewicz, Founder of Bus Stop Mamas, sits down with us to talk about the need for women (and men) parents to be actively engaged in the workforce.

Smaller communities across America are hungry for their fill of a growing workforce, and larger companies are recognizing the benefits of expanding into these communities.

Jack Engel of Daikin Applied Americas and John Hendrickson of MeausreIT sit down with us to talk about the power of a BI Reporting tool and how it can help enhance your enterprise environment.