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Mary Hernandez with CAP and Espirenza discuss how she addresses unmet needs in our community

Mary Hernandez is a force for good in the community.  From her current role as the Community Project Coordinator with the CAP Agency in Shakopee and as the director and co-founder of Esperanza, Mary is all about helping people in need. She is uniquely positioned to connect people from the Latino community with resources to…

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Andy Schornack- President of Security Bank speaks about the value of community banking

Andy Schornack President of Security Bank (Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender) talks about banking, changing markets, major regulation changes and the future of non-banking entities.  Andy has been in banking his whole career and offers some great perspectives on the banking industry.  Security Bank is based in Glencoe and is one of a vanishing breed…

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Tom Workman- (2.0) a follow up conversation with District 2 Commissioner Workman.

Tom Workman- Tom is the Carver County Commissioner for most of Chanhassen and Victoria. (See S3, E3) He is back for a wide ranging conversation on a variety of topics including; property taxes, the 2022 county budget, school district spending, vaccinations, policing, and the value proposition of Carver County.  Some people will agree, others will…

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Jennifer Spalding, estate attorney discusses “How to get your S#@t together” ( My description, not hers)

I know thinking about your will is one of those things that is easy to push down the road and deal with “Some Day.”  The problem is if you are ONE DAY LATE, things can be a real mess! With many of us dealing with elderly parents, boomerang children and the fact that we are…

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“Motch Across America”- Why is this mostly sane, generally happy, couple bicycling all the way across America???

John & Kim Motchenbacher are in the midst of riding their bicycles across America.  They started in Oregon and will eventually end in Virginia in several weeks.  The trip is to raise awareness and funds for Lobular Breast Cancer.  I’ve included links to their web site for a daily blog update, a link to their Facebook…

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Ellie Krug- Changing the world with empathy, compassion and inclusion

My guest this episode is Victoria resident Ellie Krug.  Ellie is a former trial attorney, book author, public speaker, podcaster, radio show host and transgender woman.  After making the difficult decision to live as her true, authentic self, she had to re-invent herself in almost every aspect of life.  She moved to Minnesota to start…

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Sarah Carlson- Quiet leadership behind the scenes, everywhere.

Sarah Carlson is one of those people who make things happen, quietly leading on social justice and housing issues. She chairs the commissioners on the CDA. She is active on the Chaska Human Rights Commission. She is active with the League of Women Voters. She volunteers with Launch Ministries. She forgot to mention her work…

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Waconia Champion Dean Hilgers talks about community

Dean Hilgers is a life long Waconia resident.  He started off working part time at the local Ford dealership while in school and then became a sales associate and within a very short period of time, one of Ford’s youngest dealership owners.  He ran Waconia Ford for 25 years and grew it to over 150…

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Tom Workman, District 2 Carver County Commissioner (Chanhassen/ Victoria)

Tom Workman is a long time political guy who served on Chanhassen City Council, at the state legislature and for the past several years as a Carver County Commissioner.  (District 2 includes Chan 1a, 1b, 2a and 3 plus Victoria ward 1.)  Tom is a fun guy to talk to because he doesn’t hedge about…

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Carla Struble- CEO of EPS and Wingen Farms talks about families in business

Carla Struble is a formidable presence on local charitable boards. She bring a wealth of business experience ranging from personally working for large corporations to a starting an electrical company with her husband, to running a 1200 acre large scale hog operation. In this interview, she shares some of the insights she has gained from…

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