Daryl Bolicek is the owner of Wild Horse Recording, a recording studio in Stillwater that creates audiobooks and music albums. Born in Orange, California, Bolicek moved to the Twin Cities when he was two years old. As a teenager, he attended Irondale High School, where like many entrepreneurs featured on this platform, he befriended almost... Continue Reading →
Chris Mehrkens (ByeBye Stumps)
Chris Mehrkens is the owner of ByeBye Stumps, which offers tree stump removal and grinding services to residential and commercial clients in the Twin Cities. It is another frigid morning when I pull up to Chris Mehrkens’ home, a two-story split that is tucked away in a comfortable suburb. As we sit down in his... Continue Reading →
John Kukowski (Thunder Drains)
John Kukowski is the owner of Thunder Drains, a residential and commercial drain cleaning company. Growing up, Kukowski spent a lot of time in Grand Forks, North Dakota, a place where the winters are equally as harsh as Minnesota’s. “Cold. Isolating,” Kukowski says of North Dakota, which is all too apropos because while typing this... Continue Reading →