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That’s My Idea! Marketing began in 2003. Based on the idea that all businesses should have access to affordable, quality marketing services, That’s My Idea! Marketing’s dedication to small business has maintained and grown this company. Helping business owners make informed decisions about how to spend their marketing dollars is our commitment.

Based in Woodbury, MN, That’s My Idea! Marketing helps business owners across the Twin Cities Metro Area and Western Wisconsin get their marketing plan into action.

Linda Grubish is an experienced business owner, marketer, effective writer, and dynamic professional with over 20 years of experience in the marketing field. Her specialty is marketing strategy including target market identification, competitive analysis, strengths assessments and price strategy. Linda's skills include: copywriting, media planning, direct response marketing, networking, and all facets of online marketing including; website development, website optimization (SEO), pay-click advertising (SEM), social networking, online reputation management, website analytics analysis.

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Lisa is a Project Manager at the bustling health marketing agency, StoneArch Creative.

Her entire career has had her switching roles in the evening in true Clark Kent fashion, first as a skater, team captain and social media manager for Minnesota Roller Derby (formerly the Minnesota RollerGirls) for 11 years, while also working in public policy at the Minnesota Legislature. And most recently between her agency work and as a West St. Paul City Council Member.

She has also learned from her time in marketing and public relations in the green energy field, creating strategic content for a fashion company that fought to end human trafficking, and as a freelance writer and project manager.

In each role, she’s honed her ability to empathize with the individual, wrangle teams, and generate enthusiasm. A true team player with energy and the ability to get it done, Lisa brings fresh ideas forward with detailed plans in-hand!

Episode 114 Lisa Eng-Sarne Legal Bits Episode #114 – On a Roll Sometimes it takes a little aggressive work to get the job done. Businesses rarely run smoothly every day, so a pushy project manager with a heart of gold keeps things on track. For some, the track may be more literal than expected. One of the project managers a...

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Licensing, Revenue Streams and Brent & Gary Episode 25 Legal Bits Episode #25 – Blow Up After a long day staring at a computer screen at work, it’s nice to break out an old-fashioned card game, pour some drinks, and have a game night with friends. Few things start the party like a new game – especially an adults-only game. High school friends turn...

At the tender young age of 4yrs old, Kaari Allen grew up doing all she could do to bring joy to her parents after her younger brother’s sudden passing. The positive reinforcement she received from gold stars on schoolwork snowballed into honing her skiing ability to become the #1 female skier in the country for her age with hopes of someday making an Olympic team. Pushing her body beyond capacity lead to the end of her athletic aspirations.

Later in life, a non-ergonomic work station in her classroom set off numerous, serious and permanent injuries to her dominant hand. This heartbreaking end of a 27-year career in special education as a learning specialist, brought Allen to her new reality and the ‘ah-ha’ moment that she can’t care for others until she focused on her own strengths to regain forward momentum in life. “Where The Hell Did I Park My Life an Owner’s Manual For Shifting Your Life Forward.” is a book that draws upon her personal and clinical expertise providing practical steps to foster momentum to live the best possible life.

Her spiral bound book is written as a guide with space for answering questions and completing pragmatic ‘shifts’ so the reader can identify and access their strengths, skills and reflect on the glorious opportunity of choice. Allen’s coaching enables the reader to move their life forward through shifted perspectives and new behavior.

Kaari Allen Consulting provides services to foster individuals’ gifts and talents to propel them forward in reaching their goals to live the best possible life. Through consulting, training and coaching, clients develop strategies enabling growth, productivity and positive change.

Episode 113 Kaari Allen Legal Bits Episode #113 – Helping Hand The difference between an Olympian and the best pick-up player in the neighborhood is often a matter of discipline. Natural ability is a factor, yet unrefined talent rarely accomplishes much. It takes someone with enough talent and the drive and determination...

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Michelle Mazzara Episode 24 Legal Bits Episode #24 - Superbowl Spice A football tailgate party needs two things – fans and food. This week we meet one of Minnesota’s entrepreneurial women who took her food to Superbowl 52, and left with fans of her own. Founder and CEO of LuvAFoodie, Michelle Mazarra got her seasoned chees...

This week we are traveling back to our interview with Jake!

Goat Dispatch was established in 2013 by Jake Langeslag & Amanda Langeslag as an alternative way to manage difficult vegetation. Their 10-acre property was so heavily infested with buckthorn that they could not even walk through sections of it. After using traditional methods for years, they were determined to find a better way. They wanted to help provide a more sustainable, eco-friendly approach as other land managers were reporting plants that were starting to get more resistant to certain herbicides. For them, traditional methods were very labor intensive and time consuming and they wanted their property to be a safe place for their growing children.

Amanda always wanted to own goats and Jake agreed to get goats with the understanding that they were “working” around the property. It did not take long for the couple to notice how well they were working and how happy the goats seemed to do a job so difficult for humans. Neighbors started asking if they could hire the goats for their yards and the next thing they knew they were full time goat wranglers working in parks, cities and private residences all over Minnesota & Western Wisconsin.

Jake Langeslag Episode 90 Legal Bits Episode #90 – Goats? You’re Kidding. They say if you find a job you love, you never work a day in your life. While the concept may seem too pure to be possible, the goal is admirable. Entrepreneurs understand the importance of caring about the business, and often find motivation in a ...

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Website Accessibility and Tina Rexing Episode 23 Legal Bits Episode #23 – Monster Cookies Everyone loves a good cookie. What’s better? How about making the cookie a full half-pound of gooeyness? (For the truly ambitious, cookies can be custom-ordered to be five pounds of golden brown deliciousness.) That’s a sweet business strategy. Tina Rex...

Laura Best is the founder of Passion Collective, a growing community of more than 500 “Passionado” women in the US and the UK. Passion Collective helps women make positive change happen, and began five years ago as a way for Laura to reconnect herself not only to the things that lit her up, but the women she wanted to spend time with. Since then, Laura has realized the need for “practical inspiration” with meaningful connection for successful, mid career women who are seeking something different from life.

Previous to Passion Collective, Laura has spent more than 20 years in the marketing world, firstly in Public Relations in the UK, where she helped consumer brands such as Land Rover and Cadbury, then in advertising and digital marketing for agencies and as a marketing leader at Ameriprise Financial.

Laura has lived in Minneapolis for 19 years after coming here as a student one summer (it’s a long story!). She lives in Golden Valley with her two children, 8 and 20 and an equally English husband.

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Episode 112 Laura Best Legal Bits Episode #112 – Your Collective Gut If you ask an entrepreneur how they make decisions, many will probably shrug and suggest it comes down to a gut feeling. Sometimes the impulse misses important details, and an idea gets more complicated. Other times the quick reaction is exactly what i...

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sweepstakes, contests, lotteries and Cheryl Leitschuh Episode 22 Legal Bits Episode #22 – Duck Normal Once upon a time, a woman in business had a promising career until she got pregnant. After that, her best contribution to society would be as a stay-at-home mother. The corporate world belonged to men, and it was better that way. Women did not belong in busines...

Erin Duffy has simultaneously managed two notable careers over the past 25 years. As an executive in a creative services agency, she built wildly successful customer relationships, managed creative teams, and helped clients find their voice and communicate their story effectively. As a professional singer/actor, Erin was able to tap into her characters with a passion for storytelling and perform on many stages.

Erin’s breadth of research and experiences have culminated into her proudest work to date, the merging of her dual careers and the launch of her company, InspirationSQRD. She guides mid-career professionals to rediscover the wisdom of their life experiences and combine it with a reassessment of their strengths, traits and values. By doing so, she helps them redesign their careers with a much higher emotional satisfaction.

These insights evolve into a powerful catalyst for stories of change and positive outcomes leading to a unique and influential personal and professional voice. Her clients’ journeys are a testimony to the power we have within us, and when guided faithfully, they can be transformative.

Episode 111 Erin Duffy Legal Bits Episode #111 – Storied Ending Some people just know what they want to do. The vision makes goals practical, and achievable goals are a great motivator. Many entrepreneurs know what they want to do. A business or a product is the means, not the end, and the goal is always clearly in sigh...

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LLC vs Partnership DeAnna Nunez Episode 21 Legal Bits Episode #21 – Courage? As If. Too often, people wait to take a step toward their dreams because they lack confidence. Instead of building the courage required to jump, sometimes it’s jumping that builds the courage. Reframing fears into motivation can unlock new potential, and then gr...