Annamarie Saarinen — Co-Founder of Newborn Foundation and Bloom Standard
The Ascent PodcastEpisode 31Annamarie Saarinen -- Co-Founder of Newborn Foundation and Bloom StandardAnnamarie's daughter, Eve, was born with a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) that presented n ...
Brian Oake – Twin Cities Radio Personality and Music Icon
The Ascent Podcast Episode 30Brian Oake - Twin Cities Radio Personality and Music IconFor almost 30 years, Brian Oake has been a radio host. Based in Minneapolis, he has become known as a legendary ...
Howie Zales – Founder of HJZ Productions & Viridity Entertainment Services
The Ascent PodcastHowie Zales - Founder of HJZ Productions & Viridity Entertainment ServicesHowie Zales is an Emmy Award-winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for broadcasting into severa ...
Jake Blumberg, Executive Director at GiveMN: A Life of Service
The Ascent PodcastJake Blumberg, Executive Director at GiveMN: A Life of ServiceJake shares the origins of “Give to the Max Day” for GiveMN, how RaiseMN eventually developed for smaller non-profits, a ...
Joe Cavanaugh – Founder and CEO of Youth Frontiers – Parent Academy
The Ascent PodcastJoe Cavanaugh – Founder and CEO of Youth Frontiers - Parent AcademyThis is the second part of a two-part episode with Joe Cavanaugh. On part 1, we explored some of the character an ...
Joe Cavanaugh – Founder and CEO of Youth Frontiers – Parent Academy- Part I
The Ascent PodcastJoe Cavanaugh – Founder and CEO of Youth Frontiers - Parent AcademyOn this episode, we welcome back Joe Cavanaugh to the podcast. For 35 years, Youth Frontiers has been teaching ch ...
Leah McLean Revisited – KSTP News Anchor, Finding a New Path
The Ascent PodcastLeah McLean Revisited - KSTP News Anchor, Finding a New PathThis is one of our most downloaded episodes from a few years ago. Leah talks about her rapid rise to become a major mark ...
David Russick — Founder of TUBS, Bagster Dumpster in a Bag, and Gopher Angels
The Ascent PodcastDavid Russick -- Founder of TUBS, Bagster Dumpster in a Bag, and Gopher AngelsDavid is a visionary and entrepreneurial executive leader who founded waste management companies TUBS an ...
Corie Barry — CEO of Best Buy, Revisited
The Ascent PodcastThe Ascent Podcast: Corie Barry -- CEO of Best Buy, RevisitedThis is a replay of one of our most popular episodes. At the time, Corie was CFO of Best Buy. She has now moved on to ...
Michael Mader – Co-Founder of Hippy Feet, Helping Homeless Youth
The Ascent PodcastMichael Mader – Co-Founder of Hippy Feet, Helping Homeless YouthIn October 2015, Michael suffered a traumatic brain injury falling off his long board. He learned how vulnerable he ...