Jerrid Sebesta is the Director of Business Development at Taatjes Financial Group in Willmar, Minnesota. Born 40 miles west of Willmar in Montevideo, Sebesta grew up in the now-forgotten era where kids were encouraged to go outside and play with their friends. Sebesta says in the small town of Montevideo, he and his friends would... Continue Reading →
Val Lutsenko (Lutsen Films)
Val Lutsenko is the owner of Lutsen Films, a video production company that specializes in shooting and editing wedding events. A Russian-speaker born in Ukraine around the time of the Soviet Union collapse, Lutsenko and his family immigrated to the United States when he was an infant, but the departure was not a planned... Continue Reading →
Tommy McBrayer (Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Hoops)
Tommy McBrayer is the founder of Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Hoops, a nonprofit that strives to create a safe environment for kids and young adults, the hope being that their efforts will inspire the youth to pick up a basketball instead of a gun. Born in South Minneapolis, McBrayer grew up at the intersection of... Continue Reading →