The Creative Entrepreneur
It has been said by some that artists are not business people. That the very nature of being a trained artist assumes you are only fit for a specific artistic identity and do not someone how fit into...
View ArticleA Conversation with Mick Sterling
Mick Sterling a Minnesota legend, talented artist and amazing philanthropist gave us a brief inside peek at his life as a creative entrepreneur. How did your career in the arts begin? I began singing...
View ArticleA Conversation with Scott Schwefel
Scott Schwefel brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience. Starting in 1990 by founding Benchmark Computer Learning, which grew to Minnesota’s largest technology training company. Scott was...
View ArticleSt. Paul’s Got Talent: A Conversation with Eric Webster
Eric Webster has been performing on stage, camera and radio for over 25 years. As recipient of the 2010 “Best Actor in a Musical″ from Lavender Magazine he has graced such stages as the Guthrie...
View ArticleImprovising Life: A Conversation with Shanan Custer
Shanan Custer is a writer, actor, teaching artist, director as well as an improviser in the Twin Cities. Her original works includes: 2 Sugars, Room for Cream, (with Carolyn Pool) which won an Ivey...
View ArticleDon’t Tweak, Transform
James J. Hill Center Community Engagement Specialist, Maggie Smith, shares her experience at her first “design session” with 1 Million Cups. Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a design...
View ArticleBe Truly Welcoming
As we wrap up Welcoming Week (Sept. 15 -24) at the James J. Hill Center we wanted to share some of the great tools and resources we used to work towards being more inclusive, welcoming and open to all...
View ArticleStartup Secrets and Sh#$ to Know: Hustle Your Way Through TCSW 2017
Aleckson Nyamwaya has his beat on the pulse of the startup world in Minnesota. He is an Associate at @gener8tor, contributor for @startupgrind, ambassador for @1millioncupsspl and a lover of all...
View ArticleBallet + Boxing: How to Create (a) Movement
Check back each month for the Original Thinker Series as we explore local innovation in entrepreneurship, the arts, and our community one pioneering mind at a time. “I think it was really curiosity...
View ArticleStartup Showcase: Her Just Desserts Are Just That
Each month the James J. Hill Center interviews 1 Million Cup presenters for the Startup Showcase feature in the Pioneer Press. Recently we connected with presenter Junita Flowers. See interview as...
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