ROCK STARS.......

Bob Molhoek: a master marketer
guides students to answer the question: Why Should I hire you?

Bob Molhoek is an experienced executive with first hand experience building World Class brands such as BMW, Target, Bite-Tech/UnderArmour.

He has seen many, many novice job seekers struggle with builiding their personal brand. And as a result, he took it upon himself to improve the candidates coming from his alma matter.

The Result: He developed a proven process for helping students feel confident answering the question, Why Should I Hire You?

With his approach, career center professionals and students can create a plan. They are energized to use the tips they’ve learned, awake to the employers expectations and inspired to package themselves into a World Class brand.

Perfect for orientation, alumni meetings, end of school year events, fraternity and soriority events. Don't be as bland as a generic brand, package yourself.

Joe Sweeney

Joe Sweeney is the New York Times Best Selling author of Networking Is a Contact Sport. Joe takes the anxiety out of networking by helping people understand that networking is really about giving, not getting. Over the course of his 30-year career Joe has served on 28 Boards of Directors, was President of the Wisconsin Sports Authority and has owned more than 12 companies—including the sports marketing agency Sports Marketing Group, which he founded when three-time NFL MVP Brett Favre signed on as the first client.

Today, in addition to his work as an equity partner and investment banker with Corporate Financial Advisors, Joe travels the country as an author and speaker, sharing his experiences and teaching business owners, high-achieving professionals—and anyone who wants to realize that next, big, wild, audacious goal—his time-tested habits for create meaningful connections that will bring them success throughout their life.

Steven Schussler

Steven Schussler had an idea for a rainforest themed restaurant...and in order to attract investors, he transformed his suburban Minneapolis home into the prototype for Rainforest Cafe. There were tropical birds, waterfalls, mists, and a total replicia of the real Rainforest. That daring idea turned into Schussler’s first Rainforest Cafe™ (A Wild Place to Shop and Eat™), at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota in October 1994. Steven and his public company owned and operated 45 Rainforest Café restaurants in seven years, in three continents and sold the chain to Landry’s Restaurants in 2000, but not before receiving more than 40 awards in six years including: Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S.A.

Schussler Creative, Inc. was founded in 2000, where he leads the creative vision and overall strategic direction of the organization. His team has created T-REX™: A Prehistoric Family Adventure™: A Place to Shop, Eat, Explore and Discover™; Yak & Yeti™ Restaurant and many more. Steve was recently a judge on Food Network and released his first book in October of 2010.

Steven's first book It's A jungle In There: Inspiring lessons, hard-won insights, and other acts of entrepreneurial daring by the founder of Rainforest Cafe® Steven Schussler.

FRUITSHARE

Another one of Minnesota's local Rock Star's, FruitShare provides top quality organic fruit to individuals, schools and companies. Everett Myers, the innovator behind this company knows his fruit. He was introduced to the idea of organic food after a stint in a small village in Guatamala. One season with all those mainstream chemicals and he became determined to create a better way to eat good fruit.

Sam Richter

Take The Cold Out Of Cold Calling

Sam Richter's first book helps anyone learn how to use the website to gain more knowledge. Sam began in marketing as a researcher at Fallon McElligott advertising agency while he played football at the University of Minnesota. He knows research matters in the field of business and effortless shares all of his knowledge and his genuine approach for doing business with integrity. He's sure to be a rock star.

RICH CHICKS

Financial Empowerment for Women & Kids

This program knows how to inspire women and girls to take charge of their financial success. The program is smart, sassy and very strategic. The non-profit organization provides amazing services and programs for women of all economic levels. Share this program with other women and girls. Check it out.
Ken Goldman and his dog Bauer are the founders of this amazing company. They provide leashes and collars that are the best gear around. Cathy Paper Bottern has run more than 2,500 miles with her original stunt runner leash and it is the best way to run with a dog.

Cathy Paper, M.A.

Cathy works with business owners to help them tell their story to milliions. She creates zippy training programs and products that incorporate inspiration, reflection and action.

With seventeen years of experience in leadership development and marketing, nearly 10,000 coaching hours and experience guiding hundreds of organizations through change management strategy and implementation, she knows how to improve people and increase results. She's built, launched and sold three companies.

Her quick wit and competitive spirit makes her a trusted advisor and repeat consultant for companies, individuals and associations such as Best Buy, Paramount Studios, Ameriprise, Harvey Mackay Swim With The Sharks New York Times Best Selling Author, National Association of Women Business Owners, Minnesota CFA and Schwan’s. She holds her Master’s Degree from St. Thomas in Organization Development and a BA from Williams College.
She gets #$*@ done!

Harvey Mackay

Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

Harvey Mackay is the author of the New York Times #1 bestsellers Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. Both books are among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time, according to the New York Times. In total, Harvey's books have sold 10 million copies worldwide, been translated into 37 languages and sold in 80 countries.

Harvey is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers. Toastmasters International named him one of the top five speakers in the world.

At age 26, he purchased a small, failing envelope company in 1959 which has grown to a $100 million business employing over 500 people. MackayMitchell Envelope Company is one of the nation's major envelope manufacturers, producing 25 million envelopes a day. As chairman, Harvey's philosophy is engrained in the company, beginning with its motto: Do what you love, love what you do and deliver more than you promise.

Harvey is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program. He is an avid runner and marathoner, and former #1 ranked tennis player in Minnesota. He currently sits on the board of the Minnesota Orchestra and is a former director on Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

In spite of his hectic schedule, Harvey still finds plenty of time for family and fun. He's an avid golfer (10 handicap)! He and his wife, Carol Ann, have been married over 50 years, and enjoy spending time with their nine grandchildren. They are avid travelers, taking an annual trip to Italy, and recently toured China and Africa.

Nancy Michaels

Carr Hagerman

For most of his adult life, Carr Hagerman has lived in two worlds.

His first profession was to become a street performer, which he began in 1974, touring with renaissance festivals as a walk about street comedian. His second life was that of the entrepreneur and business person.

As a performer, he became a student of engagement and collaboration, and discovered early in his career that what he learned as a street performer could be applied in business and service. Carr is truly a renaissance man. He's been a street performer, musician, published author, business owner, photographer, video journalist, film critique, producer and lecturer. He's worked with mentally and physically handicapped children, has been a foster parent for abused children, and donates much of his time mentoring creative talent.

Each year he trains and develops over 400 entertainers, musicians and costumed performers for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Carr's message is simple and clear, to see work as a way to improve the value of our own lives and the quality of our workmanship, and ultimately how we can make a difference with those we live with and serve.