Diane Wipf: Southwest News Media

SWNewsMedia is the premier community news and information organization serving the southwestern suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our communities include Chanhassen, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Jordan, Prior Lake, Savage and Shakopee, as well as the surrounding area. We provide the most complete local, community news coverage of Scott, Carver and portions of Hennepin counties. We provide print and digital marketing services to business in these communities and extended reach areas.

Rachel Bertsche- Bestelling Author

Rachel has written 2 bestselling books: MWF Seeking BFF and Gwyneth, Jennifer and Me. In addition to being an author, Rachel has worked as journalist for more than a decade . As a journalist she loves to  learn about new topics every day. 

Nick Wosika

Nick Wosika is a Minnesota-based professional sports photographer whose work has graced the covers of Beckett Baseball and Sports Card Monthly magazines as well as the pages of Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Forbes, ESPN the magazine, and countless others. He covers sporting events all over North America and writes, films, directs, and edits "The Card Show" in collaboration with Upper Deck (the hockey card company), the NHL, and the NHLPA. The web-based program is rooted in travel, photography, sports, and trading cards. 

Gretta Goldstein:  Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is a federally recognized Dakota government in Prior Lake, Minnesota. From housing and roads to health care and public safety, a wide variety of departments and enterprises work together to meet the needs of the SMSC. An important part of the SMSC’s success is the Marketing Department! We have digital and print teams, communications and multimedia specialists, graphic designers, and project management—and we serve 40+ clients. We manage 24 websites and 25 social channels, create digital and print materials (like signs and Facebook posts) for Community events, and produce multipage publications for a wide range of audiences. We like to think of ourselves as the dream team when it comes to helping the Community, its members, and its employees know everything there is to know about the SMSC.

Chad Peterson: Integrated Marketing + Design

Integrated Marketing+Design is a full service marketing agency located in the South Metro. Working with all size businesses, Integrated helps help grow your brand and grab the attention of your target market by taking achievable steps to get you to where you want to be.

Jack Kolb-Williams: Catalyst Music & The Garage 

The Garage is a nonprofit all ages (no 18+ or 21+ restrictions) music venue, recording studio, and educational facility located in Burnsville, MN.

Tamara Kangas Erickson: Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

Celebrating over 50 years, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is the nation’s largest professional dinner theatre company. It is also Minnesota’s only year-round, fully-professional producing musical theatre company. With scenic and costume shops on site, all design elements are created and executed by CDT’s resident artistic design and technical staff.

Mike Christenson: SMSC Print Shop

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is a federally recognized Dakota government in Prior Lake, Minnesota. From housing and roads to health care and public safety, a wide variety of departments and enterprises work together to meet the needs of the SMSC. An important part of the SMSC’s success is the Marketing Department! We have digital and print teams, communications and multimedia specialists, graphic designers, and project management—and we serve 40+ clients. We manage 24 websites and 25 social channels, create digital and print materials (like signs and Facebook posts) for Community events, and produce multipage publications for a wide range of audiences. We like to think of ourselves as the dream team when it comes to helping the Community, its members, and its employees know everything there is to know about the SMSC.