Off the Record

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal and Platinum Bank
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Off the Record

Off the Record is a podcast exploring the lives and stories of Twin Cities executives. Join the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, in partnership with Platinum Bank, for robust conversations with local leaders as they share pivotal moments in their lives, some of their career highlights, and their goals for the coming years. You know their names and faces, now get to know their stories.

  1. NOV 11

    Chris Harrington, president and CEO of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, on getting immersed in the Twin Cities community

    One of the best ways to get acquainted with a new home is to start meeting people. Detroit-born Chris Harrington, now the president and CEO of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, admits on the latest episode of Off the Record that he had never before set foot outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when he accepted the top job with the nonprofit. But he had some familiarity with the region, he says — and it didn’t hurt that he spent his first six months meeting a th...

    43 min

  2. OCT 28

    Aaron Engler, president of Border Foods, on grinding toward success

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.From chasing a girl from California to Minnesota to working his way up the ladder at his family’s company, Border Foods, Aaron Engler has always been what his parents call a “grinder.” His hard work and persistence paid off: that California girl has been his wife since 2008, and Engler is now the president of Border Foods. But getting to that career status certainly wasn’t easy, he said. “In my exp...

    32 min

  3. OCT 14

    Dr. Pearce McCarty, orthopedic surgeon for Allina Health and co-founder, DOCSI, on entrepreneurial inspiration

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Allina Health orthopedic surgeon Dr. L. Pearce McCarty III won’t settle for doing things halfway. When, as a team physician for the Minnesota Twins, he needed a certain type of medical implant he couldn’t get in the operating room, he created it himself. The next step was to figure out how to commercialize it, he says in the latest episode of the Off the Record podcast. When others told him he could lea...

    53 min

  4. SEP 30

    Michael E. Jordan, UNRL founder and CEO, on his journey from college dropout to athleisure entrepreneur

    At an early age, UNRL Founder and CEO Michael E. Jordan knew he didn’t want to enter the construction industry like his parents and brother.“My roommates, they were always up all night playing Call of Duty. And I was … in the middle of designing a catalog for a company that does sublimation printed jerseys.”When Jordan saw the hockey team Minnesota Wild’s logo, he thought, “How cool is that? All of the depth in that logo of the river and the sun. … I want to design logos like that when I grow...

    41 min

  5. SEP 9

    Benjamin Jo VandenWymelenberg, founder and CEO, Woodchuck USA, on the magic of getting your hands dirty

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.On the eve of starting grad school, Benjamin Jo VandenWymelenberg dropped and shattered his phone. After building an early prototype of a wood phone case to protect it, he nixed the grad school idea and started a business selling high-end custom wood products. As the founder and CEO of Woodchuck USA, VandenWymelenberg now aims to “connect people with nature,” as he says on the latest episode of the Off ...

    32 min

  6. AUG 26

    Robbie Harrell, CEO of Minnesota Ice, on embracing the Minnesota winters

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Someone who thinks of Minnesota Ice as a company that sells frozen water is sort of missing the point, according to Robbie Harrell, the company’s CEO. From ice sculptures to craft cocktail cubes to life-size ice block mazes, Minnesota Ice’s products are innovative in their design and function. “You think of it as, ‘Oh, it’s just freezing water.’ It’s so much more than that. I’ve somehow managed to get i...

    37 min

  7. AUG 12

    Todd Duesing, president and CEO of Hennepin Arts, on big, bold visions

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.When Todd Duesing became the president and CEO of Hennepin Arts, formerly Hennepin Theatre Trust, one of the first things he wanted to do was make some bold decisions about the Twin Cities’ theater district. He saw so much potential there, he says on the latest episode of the Off the Record podcast. “Our new tagline is braver, brighter, bolder — and that’s our vision for Hennepin Avenue. We want to be b...

    41 min

  8. JUL 22

    Renee Alexander, Minnesota State Fair CEO, on behind-the-scenes magic

    Never miss an episode of Off the Record. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Renee Alexander realized she loved being a part of creating performance magic as a young girl in southeast Kansas, when she and her siblings would put on after-dinner theatre for their parents. On this episode of the Off the Record podcast, Alexander, now the CEO of the Minnesota State Fair, recalls producing, directing and starring in those homegrown shows. “Honestly, I’m more of a behind-the-scenes pe...

    32 min
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Off the Record is a podcast exploring the lives and stories of Twin Cities executives. Join the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, in partnership with Platinum Bank, for robust conversations with local leaders as they share pivotal moments in their lives, some of their career highlights, and their goals for the coming years. You know their names and faces, now get to know their stories.

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  • Creator
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal and Platinum Bank
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Off the Record
  • Show Website
    Off the Record

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