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From Chaos to Professionally Organized Calm, with Cori McDougald, Meat & Potatoes Organizing

April 8, 2024 by John Ray

Cori McDougald, Meat and Potatoes Organizing

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

From Chaos to Professionally Organized Calm, with Cori McDougald, Meat & Potatoes Organizing

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From Chaos to Professionally Organized Calm, with Cori McDougald, Meat & Potatoes Organizing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 41)

On this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, host John Ray welcomes Cori McDougald, Founder and Owner of Meat and Potatoes Organizing. Cori shares her unique journey, from being an Olympic weightlifter to discovering her passion for professional organizing. She talks about the importance of creating functional and peaceful living spaces for busy individuals and families, highlighting how her personal experiences with her child’s sensory needs inspired her to start her business. Cori explains the comprehensive process of professional organizing, from consultation to project completion, emphasizing decluttering and optimizing spaces based on individual preferences. She also discusses the spectrum of clients she serves, from those who need one-time projects to others who benefit from ongoing support. Cori shares memorable projects, the geographical areas her team covers, and her goal to help more people transform their lives by decluttering and organizing their spaces.

The host for this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio was John Ray. The show is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Cori McDougald, Founder and Owner, Meat & Potatoes Organizing

Cori started Meat & Potatoes Organizing because she wanted to help people get down to the basics in life—the meat & potatoes. Personally, she found so much freedom in downsizing, decluttering, and creating organization systems in her own life and she loves sharing this experience with others.

Call her crazy, but her favorite organization projects are garages & basements. (She also loves organizing all other parts of the home.) She grew up competing in Olympic weightlifting, and she absolutely LOVES lifting heavy objects and doing physical work. Anytime she can move and sweat, she is happy!

In her non-organizing time, she loves to hang out with her two boys, Thor & Magnus. Her husband Damon does security consulting (mostly from home now, thanks to Covid) and they enjoy skiing and snowboarding together in the winter. Her happy and licky dog, Jellybean, is her only little girl and by little, she means BIG, sweet, Doberman!

Meat & Potatoes Organizing

Meat & Potatoes Organizing is a women-owned and operated professional organizing company based in the Twin Cities Metro Area and has recently grown into the locations of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Brainerd, Minnesota; and Rochester, Minnesota. They are currently the largest team of experienced organizers in the Midwest and pride themselves on efficiency, honesty, integrity, and just plain ‘ole gettin’ sh!t done!

Their sole purpose is to partner with individuals, businesses, and government agencies to create functional and beautiful spaces. With a proven system for decluttering and organizing, Meat & Potatoes Organizing clients are guaranteed an organized space that will simplify their daily lives and reduce stress.

Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Welcome to Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio
00:23 Meet Cori McDougald: From Olympic Weightlifter to Professional Organizer
00:42 The Philosophy Behind Meat and Potatoes Organizing
01:37 The Journey from Fitness to Organizing: A Personal Story
04:37 The Impact of Organizing on Mental Health and Performance
07:55 Exploring the World of Professional Organizing
14:38 The Transformative Power of Organizing: Client Stories
29:52 How to Get Started with Meat and Potatoes Organizing
31:43 Closing Thoughts and Resources

About Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio and host John Ray

John Ray was the host for this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio. The show was produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps.

The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.

John Ray, Business RadioX - North Fulton, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors — **John Ray, Business RadioX, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors**

John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.

Kicking It Into High Gear, with Ryan Burton, Leads Near Me® and the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

October 9, 2023 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Kicking It Into High Gear, with Ryan Burton, Leads Near Me® and the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

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Kicking It Into High Gear, with Ryan Burton, Leads Near Me® and the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 40)

Ryan Burton, CEO of Leads Near Me®, a digital marketing agency focused on the automotive repair market, joined host John Ray on Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio to talk about his love for digital marketing, why digital marketing is so important for auto repair shops, how word of mouth created this niche for him, success stories, and much more. Ryan also discussed the 2023 High Gear Auto Repair Conference which will occur on November 29 – December 1, 2023 in Atlanta. Ryan shared why he started and organized this conference, what attendees can expect, and more.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

The High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference is coming to Atlanta!

Scheduled for November 29 – December 1, this conference will help attendees understand all things marketing, and will allow them to walk away with a wealth of knowledge that can’t be gained anywhere else.

Website

Leads Near Me®

Leads Near Me, a 2023 Google Premier Partner, is a digital marketing agency for Auto Repair Shops – Auto Repair Marketing. We have become known for our ability to Effortlessly Increase Car Count™. Leads Near Me combines many years of experience, proprietary Google Ads software and a thirst for getting better every day to help auto repair companies grow their shops. With hundreds of shops in 43 states and Canada, Leads Near Me is uniquely qualified to help shop owners dramatically grow revenue. Leads Near Me manages $10M+ annually in Google ad revenue for auto repair shops and has become one of the fastest growing marketing companies for auto repair.

Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram

Ryan Burton, CEO, Leads Near Me® and founder of High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

Ryan Burton is CEO of Leads Near Me®, a digital marketing agency for auto repair shops and a 2023 Google Premier Partner, and founder of the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference.

Since 2016, Leads Near Me has combined innovative strategies and tailored marketing solutions to help hundreds of repair shops in 43 states across the United States and Canada become lead-generating, relationship-building businesses that keep customers coming back. With Burton’s deep understanding of the auto repair industry and digital marketing, Leads Near Me oversees more than $10 million per year in Google ad spend.

Burton is a visionary entrepreneur who created the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference in 2023. At this cornerstone event, repair shop owners share insights, exchange knowledge and stay ahead of the ever-evolving marketing landscape. They learn how to leverage the key skills of digital media, direct mail, networking and more so they can become the high-trust, high-visibility local brand customers know by name.

Prior to his success in auto repair marketing, Burton was a full-time radio announcer with a deep passion for broadcasting and music. He held roles in broadcasting sales and management before joining Cumulus Media in the U.S., where he became one of the company’s top salespeople nationwide. This valuable experience shaped Burton’s understanding of the entertainment industry and also paved the way for high performance in his future endeavors.

Burton currently lives in Dacula, Georgia, while the headquarters of Leads Near Me is located in nearby Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta. The company has become a trusted partner in the growth and prosperity of auto repair businesses, revolutionizing the way auto repair shops thrive in the digital era.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Tell me about yourself and how you came to start Leads Near Me?
What led you to focus on working with auto repair show owners?
Tell us about the marketing conference in Atlanta this fall
What do you think has led to such rapid growth for Leads Near Me?
What tips for lead generation can you share with our audience?
What do we need to know about the importance of finding a good auto repair shop?

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Daniel Larson, Kyros

August 8, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Daniel Larson, Kyros

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Daniel Larson, Kyros (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 39)

CEO and Founder Daniel Larson created Kyros to help people suffering from addiction connect with the resources they need for recovery. On this episode of Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Daniel joined host John Ray and discussed how his own journey with substance abuse informs his work, the importance of technology in addressing the opioid epidemic, how Kairos is working to improve access to care, and much more.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Kyros

The goal of Kyros is to remove barriers along the recovery pathway for clients, providers, and organizations alike to facilitate a simplified approach to drug rehabilitation with one platform.

They know the treatment industry is messy and confusing, they’ve experienced it. This is the impetus to create the Kyros platform. It gathers resources in one place, allowing clients easy access through a self-serve menu, and providers a simplified approach to processing client information.

Kyros gives the client access to progress monitoring, rewards, and tracking. They can measure progress and begin to truly develop new lifestyles in their long-term recovery.

For providers, Kyros values quality over quantity. Work when you want, and as much as you want and track your impact on clients as you work alongside them.

For organizations, the platform was created to help simplify processing on all levels through functions aiding in proper workforce management, and automated billing.

Company website | LinkedIn | Faceb00k

Daniel Larson CEO and Founder, Kyros

Daniel Larson is an entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in technology and labor market solutions. In previous roles at SHI One Platform and Field Nation, where he served as Program Manager and Director of Strategic Business Development respectively, Daniel successfully built two nine-figure revenue programs from the ground up, resulting in eight-figure revenue streams for each company during his tenure.

This year he launched Kyros, the first of its kind digital platform for recovery services, which harnesses the power of technology to connect and empower clients, providers, and organizations. Daniel is two years into his recovery and developed Kyros after encountering obstacles on his own journey with substance use disorder. The company’s mission, to increase positive outcomes for the millions of Americans managing their own recovery, is already proving itself by seeing 90% percent growth quarter over quarter since launching.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Can you tell us more about Kyros?
What motivated you to start Kyros?
How can it help people that are undergoing recovery?
What services do you provide for organizations and specialists dedicating their time to helping people manage their recovery?
How can people undergoing recovery start using the platform?
How can organizations and specialists start using Kyros?

Anna Klimmek, Happy Food MN

April 26, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Anna Klimmek, Happy Food MN

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Anna Klimmek, Happy Food MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 38)

Happy Food MN provides corporate wellness events and healthy cooking demonstrations, as well as offering an online school of fun and informative classes. Founder and chef Anna Klimmek was on the show to talk about her fun approach to empowering people to live their best life. She talked with host John Ray about why she calls her company Happy Food, her tips to make it easier for people to cook with whole foods, her workshops, why she doesn’t ever talk about weight, how her business mirrors the way she cooks, her successes, and much more.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Happy Food MN

Happy Food MN was founded by Anna Klimmek, who received her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Le Cordon Bleu Training.

Combining more than one hundred dietary theories and a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods, she crafts personalized workshops to help your employees achieve their health goals.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Anna Klimmek, Founder/Chef/Health Coach, Happy Food MN

Anna is a health coach and personal chef who teaches people to eat for their body in a way that works for their life. As a Le Cordon Blue grad, she has nearly 20 years of culinary experience. Her education as a Health Coach with advanced study in Hormonal and Gut Health from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition guide how she cooks and approaches food and gives her a unique perspective on the relationship between cooking, food, health, and life.

Anna’s mission is to empower people to live their best lives in the body that they are in. Happy Food MN offers programs that create self-empowerment, not only with food but with life choices. She is a personal chef and cooks for people with autoimmune disorders and food sensitivities. She does one-on-one health coaching, cooking classes and Healthy Living and Eating Workshops that teach you, “it doesn’t have to be hard to live healthy.” My superpower is that I make healthy living, tasty fun, and easy!

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

What do you do?
How did you start?
Who do you serve?
What is your true mission?
You are in the process of rebranding “Healthy Cooking” to “Happy Cooking” – Why?
What do you want everyone to know about living a happy life?
How has your life changed since starting your own business?
What’s next?
Any advice for budding Entrepreneurs?

Ian Fishman, Fish Sounds Voice Over

April 21, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Ian Fishman, Fish Sounds Voice Over

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Ian Fishman, Fish Sounds Voice Over (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 37)

Ian Fishman with Fish Sounds Voice Over has developed a voice talent career based on his age, personality, and training. He and host John Ray discussed how he got into voice-over work, how he developed his business and clients, the audition process, the ways voice styles have changed over the decades, and much more.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Ian Fishman, Voice Over Talent, Fish Sounds Voice Over

An award-winning, full-time voice-over actor based in Minneapolis, MN, Ian Fishman lends his voice skills to hundreds of campaigns worldwide each year. He is the voice behind Fish Sounds Voice Over and High End Voice Over, one of the two voices behind Millennial Voiceover and the offshoot sketch series Stock Foto Films, and a co-founder of the all-progressive Blue Wave Voiceover Collective.

Ian specializes in:

Ian delivers broadcast-quality, error-free audio and immediate & clear communication.

When he’s not in the booth, he’s a comedy writer, director, and editor, currently working with the satirical news outlets the Hard Times and Oregano. He is a “human puppy” and allegedly a very good eater.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Everybody knows about TV and radio commercials, but where else does professional voice-over come into play for a small business?
Why should a business make a point to invest in quality, professional voiceover?
Why have the voices we hear in commercials changed so much in the last 20 years?
What does running a voiceover business look like, day-to-day and year-to-year?
How did you get started in voiceover?
Where can I find quality voiceover for my business?

Nikki Rohloff, Rohloff Associates, LLC

April 4, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Nikki Rohloff, Rohloff Associates, LLC

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Nikki Rohloff, Rohloff Associates, LLC (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 36)

While most other CPAs are working eighty-hour weeks ahead of the April tax filing deadline, the team at Rohloff Associates is committed to fifty-hour weeks as well as eliminating hourly billing. It’s just two ways her firm defies the expectations of how a CPA firm can work, says managing partner Nikki Rohloff. Nikki joined host John Ray to discuss her CPA firm’s unique business model, how and why they integrate talent selection and team effectiveness into their service offering, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Rohloff Associates, LLC

Rohloff understands that many CPA firms tout similar ideologies.

That would make complete sense considering numbers are numbers. However, they aspire to do things differently at Rohloff Associates. To them you aren’t just a number.

Their desire was and still remains to defy the expectations of how a CPA firm can work. Their story over nearly the past two decades is for their clients to know Rohloff Associates as their Relational CPA firm. In the effort to do so, they have removed the billable hour model which has opened the door to conversation with clients and their families on a level like no other.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Nikki Rohloff, Managing Partner, Rohloff Associates, LLC

Nikki Rohloff recognized at an early age that fostering relationships was a foundational building block. She continued to hone that skill as she acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Sociology.

Nikki is the expert and friend you want by your side when the landscape of life is uncertain. Her responsibilities over the years have run the full spectrum. With a background in Sociology, Nikki’s warm personality and collaborative style foster an implicit foundation of trust with her clients. In her role as a Rohloff Associates Partner, she understands that there are often difficult conversations that need to be broached when planning for the future, but her can-do spirit readily navigates many of those moments.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

What makes your firm different than other CPA firms?
How do team engagement and behavioral assessments make a difference to your clients?
What have clients been struggling with during the pandemic?
Why is hiring to your culture so imperative?

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

February 23, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia's Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

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Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 35)

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard joined host John Ray to discuss her second book, Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions. She shared the cultural heritage which is the source of the book, easy to prepare recipes, how she combined the legacy of her grandmother’s cooking with her training at Le Cordon Bleu, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard’s most recent book, Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions is a dazzling new international cookbook with 130+ recipes.

In the highly anticipated sequel to her first Central American cookbook, Amalia Moreno-Damgaard goes beyond borders to explore modern takes on ancient Latin American recipes.

Mesoamerica―or Middle America―has a rich history dating back to the Olmec, Maya and Aztec empires, and early Central American peoples with culinary traditions that are still alive today.

After years of travel and kitchen camaraderie with indigenous cooks proudly safeguarding their traditions, Amalia has created 130+ variations on time-honored dishes.

Inside the book, find:

many recipes that are naturally vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free
vivid, full-color photography for every dish
comfort food with a gourmet twist from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
tips and tricks to make the recipes practical, approachable, and easily prepared

With her signature gourmet take on ancient culinary traditions, Amalia’s recipes will lead home cooks and trained chefs alike on a journey through Mesoamerica without ever leaving the kitchen.

Amalia’s books

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard is a nine-time award-winning author and chef entrepreneur with a prior executive career in corporate America. Born and raised in Guatemala City, her best-selling book, Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen -Gourmet Cuisine with a Cultural Flair, is a personal memoir and recipe collection designed to encourage and empower people to explore new foods and cook more fresh meals at home for health and wellness.

Her passion for Latin culture and cuisine rose from her childhood in Guatemala, where her close-knit relationship with her maternal grandmother taught her simple and healthy artisan cooking using local organic ingredients. She was also determined to bridge the knowledge gap of Latin American culture in the United States. At the core, Amalia’s style is fresh, practical, healthy, and proudly Latin American, blending pre-Columbian and classic French techniques with her Guatemalan-Spanish roots.

Amalia provides a distinctive approach to Latin culture and cuisine. She adopted her own unique style, fusing Latin flavors with a variety of the influences she received throughout her life, from the most rustic to the refined, and continues to create and develop new fresh and modern concepts. Global travel to over 80 countries on all 7 continents has also enhanced her cooking presentations. She is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, a member of the National Speakers Association with a Masters of International Business from St. Louis University, and an alumna of the Cornell University-Bank of America Woman’s Entrepreneurship Program.

In addition to running Amalia LLC, Amalia is co-founder-first president emeritus and chief advisor of Women Entrepreneurs of Minnesota (WeMN.org), a 501(c) 6 nonprofit (established in 2007) that fosters women entrepreneurship through mentoring and leadership education.

Amalia is the spokesperson of Crystal Farm’s (Michael Foods) first line of Hispanic cheeses. In addition, her clients include the Minnesota Department of Agriculture/Minnesota Beef Council, Kroger, Del Monte, General Mills, Supervalu, Land O’Lakes, Target, Best Buy, Ecolab, Prudential Financial, Cargill, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, 3M, RBC Wealth Management, Baird, Fitch Ratings, CVS/Aetna, U.S. Bank, Macy’s Culinary Council, Carleton College, DiaSorin, and Wells Fargo, plus many more companies, nonprofits, universities, and professional organizations in the Twin Cities and beyond since her company’s inception.

Amalia’s work and talent have been recognized locally and internationally. Her accolades include:

Latino Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 by the Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota
The 2020 Woman in Business Champion of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration Minnesota District Office
The 2020 Catalyst award by Women Venture
2020 Woman in Business Honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ)
9-first prize literary awards for her book Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen, including the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbooks Award for Best Foreign Cuisine book USA
Advocate Award (a first of its kind) by NAWBO-National Association of Women Business Owners-Minnesota
Heritage Award for community leadership by Latino American Today
Champion Award for board service excellence by Depart Smart
Women Who Lead Honoree by Minnesota Business Magazine
Two-time Bold Award nominee by ACG-American Corporate Growth-MN
Speaker’s Academy Strides finalist by the National Speakers Association-MN
Outstanding Mentor Nominee by Team Women-MN

Amalia’s community work includes board service, philanthropy, media-driven food and culture education, and empowering and mentoring women.

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Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Since we last talked, you’ve published another book. Tell us about it.
The combination of ancient cultures with current techniques.
What might your maternal grandmother think of how her legacy has impacted your work?
The layout of the book and its recipes
How easy are the recipes?
What’s ahead for you in 2022?

Kevin Snow, Time On Target and Success Champion Networking

February 23, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Kevin Snow, Time On Target and Success Champion Networking

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Kevin Snow, Time On Target and Success Champion Networking (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 33)

Kevin Snow is the Founder and CEO of Time On Target and Founder of Success Champion Networking. In this conversation with host John Ray, Kevin discussed why introverts can make for better salespeople, why automating sales processes can free up more prospect facetime, success stories, and more. Kevin also talked about Success Champion Networking and the key differentiators of this networking organization. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Time On Target

Time On Target is more than just another digital sales and marketing agency.

Everyone on their team is focused on one thing, completing the mission. And that mission is to make sure that their clients have the right sales tools and those tools are all working in sync so your prospects receive the right content at the right time and sales close in a timely manner.

The internet has transformed how sales teams operate and how they sell. Time On Target is your navigator in the ever-growing sales and marketing technology landscape. They are driven to use technology for good to create extraordinary things for our clients that accelerate their growth. They treat clients’ challenges as their own, never satisfied until it’s solved, and you are on the road to making your dream business a reality. The relationships they’ve built with customers, coworkers, partners, and the community are what inspire them to do their best work.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Success Champion Networking

Success Champion Networking isn’t for the beginning networker. Success Champion Networking is for businesspeople who understand building successful relationships is a two-way street requiring commitment from both people involved.

Stop wasting time networking with people that don’t understand how to leverage their network to generate quality referrals for you. If you are ready to network with businesspeople who are tired of doing all the heavy lifting and want to build real partnerships that generate high revenue referrals visit one of their Chapters today.

Website

Kevin Snow, CEO, Time On Target

The co-host of the top-100 Apple Podcast, Growth Mode, and CEO of Time On Target, Kevin Snow is a sales expert and a serious technology geek who knows how to help his clients take their automation game to the next level and is changing the game of business development.

With a 20-year career working with brands like Frontier Communications, Nextel, Salesforce, and BNI, his knowledge, skills and understanding of communication and technology are getting tangible results for the businesses he works with. Kevin knows how to integrate digital technology with your sales process in an authentic, professional way. He’ll show you what you’ve been missing in terms of ensuring an effective system of outreach and trust-building.

Kevin is also the Founder of Success Champion Networking.

Part entrepreneur, part salesperson, part networker, part technology master and part Star Wars fan…how can you afford not to have Kevin on your team this year?

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Using Sales Automation to close sales faster and free up time without sounding salesy
Stop trying to close the sale, instead get closure.
Introverts can be the best salespeople!
Networking isn’t about growing your business.
Why you need to have processes to grow your business.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Melodie Carlson, Sunrise Banks

February 21, 2022 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Melodie Carlson, Sunrise Banks

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Melodie Carlson, Sunrise Banks (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 33)

Melodie Carlson, Chief Operating Officer for Sunrise Banks, reflected with host John Ray on the company’s human resources philosophies and practices, and how they have aided in the growth and development of the company. Melodie talked about flexibility in dealing with employees, how Sunrise managed the shift to remote work during the pandemic, employee communication, trusting employees and avoiding micro-management, her advice for work-from-home teams, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

Sunrise Banks

Sunrise Banks is a community bank headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. The bank offers traditional banking services while also partnering with fintechs to expand its reach nationally and across the globe. Sunrise is a certified B Corporation, a Community Development Financial Institution and a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values.

Company website | LinkedIn | Facebook

Melodie Carlson, COO, Sunrise Banks

Melodie Carlson is Sunrise Banks’ Chief Operating Officer. Melodie’s role has evolved during her tenure at Sunrise and she has led many teams during her time with the bank. She currently leads the deposit operations, executive admin, facilities, fintech client relationships, fintech operations, human resources, internal audit, and retail banking departments.

Prior to joining Sunrise in 2015, Melodie spent 14 years at Target Corporation taking on additional responsibilities and leading teams in the internal audit, accounts payable, and payroll departments.

She started her career in public accounting at what is now called CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), where she audited financial institutions and employee benefit plans.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

How to communicate with employees while working from home.
3 Steps to a Happy and Productive WFH Team
The benefit of one-on-one meetings with staff.
How to keep employees productive without micromanaging.
PPP loans and the mission of Sunrise Banks

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

From Chaos to Professionally Organized Calm, with Cori McDougald, Meat & Potatoes Organizing (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 41)

Cori McDougald, Founder and Owner, Meat & Potatoes Organizing

Meat & Potatoes Organizing

Topics Discussed in this Episode

About Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio and host John Ray

Kicking It Into High Gear, with Ryan Burton, Leads Near Me® and the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 40)

High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

Leads Near Me®

Ryan Burton, CEO, Leads Near Me® and founder of High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Daniel Larson, Kyros (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 39)

Kyros

Daniel Larson CEO and Founder, Kyros

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Anna Klimmek, Happy Food MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 38)

Happy Food MN

Anna Klimmek, Founder/Chef/Health Coach, Happy Food MN

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Ian Fishman, Fish Sounds Voice Over (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 37)

Ian Fishman, Voice Over Talent, Fish Sounds Voice Over

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Nikki Rohloff, Rohloff Associates, LLC (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 36)

Rohloff Associates, LLC

Nikki Rohloff, Managing Partner, Rohloff Associates, LLC

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 35)

Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Author of Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Kevin Snow, Time On Target and Success Champion Networking (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 33)

Time On Target

Success Champion Networking

Kevin Snow, CEO, Time On Target

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