The ACTIVATE U Podcast

Your host Preston Braathen will take you on a journey with local business owners, professionals, and leaders. The goal is to share journeys and ideas that we can all learn from. Learning is how we all grow and become the best at what we do. With a central idea on growing the Midwest to be a cultivator of ideas and thoughts, these conversations can ACTIVATE the minds of all that listen!

Patrick Metzger - Professional EOS Implementer 03/17/2020

Patrick Metzger - Professional EOS Implementer In this episode we talk with Patrick Metzger! Patrick is a professional EOS implementer and coach. Patrick is a great conversation, he has so much insights on how to grow your business by working with the people you have! Patrick shares stories on how he was able to transition into his own business from being a teacher. With being a coach himself, Patrick has so much to share with us! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/13346075

Joseph Hurt - Chaos Games 03/10/2020

Joseph Hurt - Chaos Games In this episode we talk with Joseph Hurt from Chaos Games in Minot ND. Joseph lends a fantastic perspective on how his love for gaming turned into a business for him. He also shares how he was able to learn from the industry and create a space in his community for his customers. Joseph is a true definition of doing what you love, and his passion for his business shines through in this episode! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/13344581

Tiffanie Honeyman - OpGo Marketing 03/03/2020

Tiffanie Honeyman - OpGo Marketing In this episode, we talk with Tiffanie Honeyman from OpGo Marketing. Tiffanie is lighting rod of information when it comes to helping marketing for your small business. She takes to time to figure out your exact needs, even if you do not see them! She is a wealth of knowledge and she shows that in this conversation. Tiffanie loves helping others understand the numbers, and showing them how they can go further! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/13331666

Kylee Geer - Minot Center for Pediatric Therapy 02/25/2020

Kylee Geer - Minot Center for Pediatric Therapy On this episode of The ACTIVATE U Podcast we will be talking with Kylee Geer from Minot Center for Pediatric Therapy! Kylee gives a great perspective on how she was able to create and sustain a business. She also talks about how she was able to look at her business from different perspectives and shift the focus of certain areas as she has grown! This is an amazing conversation that you can take a lot from! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/13128308

Kara Jorvig - Allegro Group 02/18/2020

Kara Jorvig - Allegro Group In this episode we will be talking with Kara Jorvig from the Allegro Group. Kara is a amazing person to talk business and leadership with! All of the items she speaks about, she also lives it and that shows through in this conversation. Kara works with highly driven individuals and is positioning herself to climb even higher, and she wants the same for you! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/13064417

Rob Fuller - Spartan Firearms 02/11/2020

Rob Fuller - Spartan Firearms In this episode of the ACTIVATE U Podcast we talk with Rob from Spartan Firearms and we talk about his journey to starting his business. Rob provides a great perspective on how he came from the commercial lending industry and was bale to use that knowledge to adapt to his business. He shares how going through economy and business issues can be stressful but also how you can adapt to them! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12876938

Rachelle Sian - Spectrum Fitness 02/04/2020

Rachelle Sian - Spectrum Fitness In this episode we talk with Rachelle from Spectrum Fitness! She shares about how she made her way into the fitness industry with no idea at all she was headed there. She talks about how she was able to take many lessons from her past to help her on the journey of business. She also mentions some of the helping hand she was able to get along the way! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12866237

Travis Gerjets - Prairie Sky Breads 01/28/2020

Travis Gerjets - Prairie Sky Breads Today we talk with Travis Gerjets of Prairie Sky Breads. Travis talks about his story on how his love for baking with his Grandmother helped him find the creative juices to start a bakery in Minot ND. He is just getting his store front open and also talks about how he plans to become integrated to the community. Really cool story and some great insights! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12864176

Jonah Lantto - The Good Talk Network 12/24/2019

Jonah Lantto - The Good Talk Network In this episode, we talk with Jonah from The Good talk Network out of Minot! Jonah talks about how he was able to create an idea and execute on it! He built The Good Talk Network up from being a side hustle to be a daily part of his life. He mentions the hard time he had to go through to make it to the good times, great perspective in this episode! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12423575

Dexter, Skyler and Nicole - Thunder Coffee 12/10/2019

Dexter, Skyler and Nicole - Thunder Coffee Make sure you have had your morning coffee for this episode, because it is a exciting one! today we talk with the co-owners of Thunder Coffee Dexter, Skyler and Nicole. They talk about how they got into the idea of starting a coffee shop and how much they have learned along the way. It is a great conversation with some inspiring business owners! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12140711

Warren Sai - French Taste LLC 11/26/2019

Warren Sai - French Taste LLC In this episode we talk with Warren Sai of Grand Forks ND. Warren is a small business owner who has a passion to bring the French culture to North Dakota. Warren is a man with many hats, but is a great example and story how to keep fighting on in a business! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12125702

National Entrepreneurship Day! 11/19/2019

National Entrepreneurship Day! Lets take a couple mintues to celebrate and refect on how much entrepreneurship effects our daily lives! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/12095315

Resource Episode - Starting Businesses 11/12/2019

Resource Episode - Starting Businesses This episode of The ACTIVATE U Podcast will be one like you have not heard before! This is an episode you can use to find local FREE resources to start your small business in your state! Below will be the links to each location so you can connect with them get started! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/11936510

Troy Derheim - Aquatics Empowered 10/29/2019

Troy Derheim - Aquatics Empowered This episode of The ACTIVATE U Podcast we talk with Troy Derheim who is a local small business owner who was awarded the 2019 SBA Small Business Person of the Year! Troy has a great story he was able to share and gets into great detail about it. He also talks about his passions and how he has been able to support them throughout his business life. /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/11758466

Cory Oberlander - Agveris and Tru Core Fitness 10/15/2019

Cory Oberlander - Agveris and Tru Core Fitness Today we talk with Cory Oberlander about how he was able to grow a company to a point where he could expand his entrepreneurial aspirations! Cory took lessons he learned from his first business and transferred them to another business. His second business was also able to fill a void in his community, which was a plus for all involved! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/11583188

Jay Evans - Off Color Productions 08/27/2019

Jay Evans - Off Color Productions Jay Evans from Off color Productions stops by to chat about how he has been able to build a business from the ground up to where he is now. Jay talks about his big breaks and battles he has had to fight through to get his business to where it is today! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10997162

Kari Weigel - Sylvan Learning Centers 08/13/2019

Kari Weigel - Sylvan Learning Centers In this episode we talk with Kari Weigel of the Sylvan Learning Centers in North Dakota. Kari was awarded the SBA Small Business Person of the year award in 2018, and it was no fluke. You will see why in this podcast! Kari is a dedicated owner to a company that serves a huge need in the state. Kari talks about how she go started and how she is able to keep going at such a high rate. We also dive a bit into the work life balance and how she keeps everything fun! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10663160

Jeff Shipley - KW Inspire Realty 07/30/2019

Jeff Shipley - KW Inspire Realty In this episode we talk to the 2019 Fargo Moorhead West Fargo ChamberChoice Entrepreneur of the Year! You will hear the reasons why Jeff Shipley was awarded this honor. Jeff talks about how he was able to get into the Real Estate game and how he has kept himself driven at such a high level! Jeff shares how he learned to empower who he works with and how he was challenged to be the best he could be! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10573421

Dave and Anne Larson - Rustic Oaks 07/16/2019

Dave and Anne Larson - Rustic Oaks Ave and Anne Larson talk about how they made the dive into owning and operating their own event business. It was a rocky beginning, as many new businesses are, but they were able to weather a few storms along the way to be where they are today. they have used all of the resources available to them to create a great customer experience to create special days! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10358948

Chelsey Steinlicht - Bright Futures Learning Center 07/02/2019

Chelsey Steinlicht - Bright Futures Learning Center Chelsey talks to us about how she got her business started and a few of the many things she has learned in the process. This story has many innovative changes to it, and you will see that in this interview! Chelsey's passion for helping and assisting shines through in this episode! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10033112

Seth Carlson - Dakota Timber Company 06/18/2019

Seth Carlson - Dakota Timber Company Seth Carlson explains his story of how he went from being in theater school to owing a successful wood working company! He was able to make hard decisions to make his business into what it is today. Be sure to listen closely to the choice he made to make his business start. /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/10001513

Introduction Episode - Preston Braathen 05/21/2019

Introduction Episode - Preston Braathen A introduction to The ACTIVATE U Podcast with a breakdown of what you can expect from it! /episode/index/show/dakotabusinesslending/id/9872309

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