Stories from the Emerging Prairie: Recent Episodes
Scott Meyer
Emerging Prairie connects and celebrates the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Stories from the Emerging Prairie shares stories from this work.
Alex Duro is a recording artist in Fargo. He shares about his experience working with Emerging Prairie and watching the intersection of art and business through their work.
Jonus and Zoe Bundy share their story of meeting neighbors, building community and being challenged by different voices thanks to the dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem of Fargo.
Jean Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Offut Family Foundation, shares how matchmaking played a big role in her life, and how Emerging Prairie plays this important role in the Fargo entrepreneurial ecosytem.
Dieumerci Christel, or Chris as he is better known, is an NDSU student and founder of Enlight. He gained traction for his business in part thanks to his appearance at 1 Million Cups. Learn how the community has helped him in his journey.
Scott Beaulier, Ronald & Kaye Olson Dean of Business at North Dakota State University, shares the importance of having Emerging Prairie in the community and why NDSU is happy to support their efforts.
The Hopeful Hearts Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing hope, healing, and support to parents who have endured the tremendous loss of a child. Founders Kayla Sorum and Jennifer Burgard share how the Fargo entrepreneurial ecosystem has helped them grow their non-profit to help more families.
Blaine Booher shares updates about the Emerging Digital Academy, a code school helping to improve the workforce of North Dakota and the region. Learn about exciting partnerships with local lenders to make the Emerging Digital Academy accessible to everyone.
Emma McIntyre joins us from across the country as she sends updates about TEDxFargo 2020. At just 21 years of age, she runs one of the largest TEDx events in the country and has some big updates for the upcoming event.
Brian Carroll, Director of Operations of Emerging Prairie, shares Fargo's Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG): a fully-autonomous farm built by 2025 called The Grand Farm. Carroll updates us on the project and Greg Tehven joins him to share how you can get involved. Learn more at: http://grandfarm.com/
Greg Tehven, Executive Director of Emerging Prairie, shares their relentless pursuit to improve the human condition, including where they've been and where they're going. Listen in to learn more about Emerging Prairie and how we all can be relentless in our work.