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Facilitators: Diane Paterson, Office of Business & Community Economic Development and Amy Langer, Co-Founder of Salo, LLC
Eide Saw & Tool
Owner: |
Jane Burmaster | |
Mentor: |
Ivan Rafowitz, President of Northern Cap and Glove | |
Student: |
Fabio Riedel |
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Owner: |
Randal Gast | |
Mentor: |
Bill Fruen, Founder of Franchoice | |
Student: |
William Paterson |
Manny’s Tortas
Owners: |
Victoria and Manny Gonzalez | |
Mentor: |
Marni Bumsted, Owner of Hollywood Fashion Tape | |
Student: |
Sheena O’Malley |
El-Amin’s Fish House
Owner: |
Sharon El-Amin | |
Mentor: |
Don Keysser, Principal of Hannover, Ltd. | |
Student: |
Weijen Lu |
Minnehaha Animal Hospital
Owner: |
Joyce Tesarek | |
Mentor: |
Mary Poul, Founder of Third Mind Strategies | |
Student: |
Wendy Fang |
Centicare Corporation
Owner: |
Kelly Wagner | |
Mentor: |
Gary Cohen, Founder of CO2 Partners | |
Student: |
Mara Paterson |
Watson Chiropractic
Owner: |
Tara Watson | |
Mentor: |
Jennifer Smith, CEO of Innovative Office Solutions | |
Student: |
Clement Lau |
American Chemical, Inc.
Client: |
Dennis Werneke | |
Mentor: |
Marshall Johnson, Vice President of Arrow Electronics | |
Student: |
Teddy Paterson |
ERBUS
Founder: |
Deborah Yungner | |
Mentor: |
Jeremy Abbs, Healthcare Entrepreneur & Executive | |
Student: |
Nate Mitchell |
McFarlane Media
Owner: |
Alvin McFarlane, Jr. | |
Mentor: |
Robin Kocina, Owner of Media Relations, Inc. | |
Student: |
Matthew Peyton |

Urban Construction
Owner: |
Yohance Moore | |
Mentor: |
Chuck Bolton, President of The Bolton Group | |
Student: |
Profit Idowu |
High Performance Management Systems Workshop: Chuck Bolton, President of The Bolton Group
Customer Service Workshop: Mary Poul, Founder of Third Mind Strategies
Financial Management Workshop: Don Keysser, Principal of Hannover, Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization and Sales Optimization Workshop: Ben Theis, Founder of Skol Marketing
Social Media Applications Workshop: Phil Wilson, Owner of Recursive Awesome
Optimizing Team Performance Workshop: Chuck Bolton, President of The Bolton Group
Diane Paterson
Phone #: (612) 624-3578
Email: pater050@umn.edu