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BY CHRIS NEWMARKERSTAFF WRITER

Health reform is a lot like the parable of the blind men and the elephant: Depending on where you touch it, it feels different.

The landmark reform package that President Barack Obama signed this week will have profound and multiple effects, according to a dozen Twin Cities executives from organizations that provide health care, offer health insurance or buy policies to cover their employees.

Their opinions are as varied as the nature of their businesses. But they all agree on one thing: Health reform is a big animal.

Bob Gill, chief fi nancial offi cerHealthEast Care System

The government is partly paying for health re-form with $500 billion in savings over the next de-cade from the Medicare health-insurance program for senior citizens. Half of HealthEast’s business at its three hospitals comes from Medicare patients, Gill said. “We certainly expect that the payments made un-der the Medicare program are going to decrease, and they’re going to decrease as the Medicare population continues to grow.” Fast growing

med tech? Look outside Minnesota

Non-solicit suit alleges violations on LinkedInBY JIM HAMMERANDSTAFF WRITER

A new lawsuit might give employees pause in how they use social network-ing in the work place.

TEKsystems Inc. is accusing three former employees of its Edina offi ce, including a Bloomington woman named Brelyn Hammernik, of vio-lating noncompete and non-solicit agreements.

In a suit fi led in Minneapolis’ U.S. District Court last week, Hammernik’s former employer said she wrongfully contacted former clients and cowork-ers — and more unusually, that her LinkedIn page could prove it.

The suit also names Hammernik’s new employer, Minnetonka-based Horizontal Integration Inc., as a defendant.

BY KATHARINE GRAYSONSTAFF WRITER

Minnesota’s medical-device giants grew up on products like pacemak-ers and mechanical heart valves. But as growth in those markets has slowed, large med-tech fi rms such as Medtronic Inc., St. Jude Medical Inc.and Boston Scientific Corp. are pur-suing the next big thing. Often, they’re not fi nding it in Minnesota.

For example, of Medtronic’s seven business units, fi ve posted double-digit growth during the company’s 2009 fi scal year. Of those, only two are based in Minnesota. And within one of those divisions, cardiovascular, the fastest-growing product lines are gen-erated by operations in California.

Fridley-based Medtronic’s domi-nant business unit, cardiac rhythm

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grew up on products like pacemak-ers and mechanical heart valves. But as growth in those markets has But as growth in those markets has slowed, large med-tech fi rms such as Medtronic Inc.Medtronic Inc.and suing the next big thing. Often, they’re not fi nding it in Minnesota.not fi nding it in Minnesota.

business units, fi ve posted double-business units, fi ve posted double-digit growth during the company’s 2009 fi scal year. Of those, only two are 2009 fi scal year. Of those, only two are based in Minnesota. And within one based in Minnesota. And within one of those divisions, cardiovascular, the fastest-growing product lines are gen-fastest-growing product lines are gen-

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People

Andersonpage 14

Beuerleinpage 11

Bloodworthpage A24

Cobbepage A20

Gillpage 1

Loganpage A12

Rubinpage 4

Schetnanpage A8

Segalpage 9

Companies

Ahonen, Tom .................................A11Anderson, Richard .........................14 Barnard, Tom ......................................3Bassin, Alana ................................A26Batson, J. Hayes ..........................A26Bee, Stacy .....................................A25Besikof, Kevin ...............................A24Beuerlein, John ................................11Bloodworth, Sharon....................A24Bochnicek, Matt ...........................A24Boyd, Felicia .......................................4Boyd, Laura ...................................A23Broughton, Hudie ........................A23Bucklin, Luke ...................................11Bundy, Kerry..................................A22Burnet, Ralph ......................................3Burnet, Ryan ............................ 3, A22

Burrell, Christopher ...........................6Caruso, Sarah ....................................9Cathcart Chaplin, Ann................A21Christianson, Reed ...........................4Ciccarelli, Scot ...................................5Cobbe, Marcus ............................A20Cotter, Thomas ...............................10Dauska, Andrew ..........................A20Davis, Martin .................................A20Davis, Michael ....................................6Deutschlander, Ed .......................A19Diehm, Tammera ..........................A19Doleman, Valerie ................................3Evenson, Mark ....................................5Farrell, Theodore ..........................A18Freytag, Jim .........................................5Frommelt, Mike ................................25

Geraghty, Patrick ............................25 Gill, Bob ...............................................1 Gonzalez, Arthur .............................25 Graves, Michael .................................6Groehler, Kelly ..............................A18Grothaus, Chuck ............................26Hammernik, Brelyn ............................1Harris, Kris ...........................................5Hawkins, Bill ....................................25 Haydock, Jeff ......................................5Hinz, John ...................................... A17Hobrough, Christine ......................A5Holte, David .....................................25 Huebsch, Tim ............................... A17Johnson, Rory .....................................5Korsmo, Jeff .....................................25 Knutson, Sally ..................................12

Ladin, Steven ................................ A17Lane-Outlaw, Alicia .....................A16Langer, Amy ..................................A16Leppa, Jodie ..................................A13Lindstrom, Peter...........................A13Litsey, Calvin .......................................6Logan, Mike ...................................A12Lynch, Darin ..................................A11Marschinke, David .............................5Matheson, Jason ..........................A10McKee, Tim .........................................3Miller, Justi ...........................................6Monteiro, Willie ...............................25 Nelson, Dana ................................A10Nordland, Mark................................A9Obama, Barack ..................................1Pare, Carolyn ...............................25

Pawlenty, Tim ............................10, 12Pfarr, Jodi ..........................................A9Pollock, Scott .....................................3Puente, Tina .....................................A8Ray, Stevie ......................................12 Richardson, Evan ...............................3Rixxman, Brad ..................................11Roberts, Phil .......................................3Rooney, Tim ........................................3Rubin, Howard ...................................4Ruwe, Megan ..................................10Schetnan, Judd ...............................A8Schwab, Dick .....................................9Segal, Lauren .....................................9Smalley, Roy ....................................10Stanley, Clifford..................................9Starks, Daniel ..................................26

Thao, David ......................................A6Thompson, Matt ..............................A5Tilford, David ....................................25 Vander Woude, Andy ....................A4Wagner, Kevin ....................................6Wahlstrom, Dale .............................26Wald, Jan ..........................................26Walinske, Mark ...................................6Walsh, Andrea .................................25 West, Brooks ...................................26Whitbeck, Corey ................................4Whitten, Benjamin ..........................25 Worrall, Tim .........................................6Wright, Kristina ................................A3Zabel, Laura .....................................A3Zeaske, Rob .....................................A3

3M Co. ...............................................1020 Below Studio ................................4Allina Hospitals & Clinics .............. 25AllOut Marketing Inc. ................... A16ASB Capital Management ...............4Assurant Health ..................................5Barnes & Thornburg ..........................4Barrio Tequila Bar ...............................3BDH & Young Space Design..........5Best Buy Co. Inc. .................... 5, A18BioBusiness Alliance of MN ......... 26

Biovail Corp. ........................................6Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MN 25Blue Plate Restaurant Co. ...............3Boston Scientific Corp. ....................1BoundaryMedical ...............................6Bowman and Brooke .................. A26Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. .............. A17Buyers Health Care

Action Group .................................25Canadian Pacific Railway .................3Carlson Real Estate Co. ...................5

Carmichael Lynch ......................... A20CB Richard Ellis Inc......................4, 5Champps Americana ......................10Cocina del Barrio ...............................3Coldwell Banker Burnet ...................3Craig-Hallum .....................................26David Thao Plastic Surgery ..........A6Delta Air Lines Inc. .........................14 Dorsey & Whitney ..............................6DuPont Co. ....................................... 10Emma Norton Services ..................A9Entrepreneurs Organization ...... A20Esbee PR & Marketing ................ A25Facebook .................................10, A16Faegre & Benson.................4, 6, A22Federal Aviation Administration ...10Fish & Richardson ........................ A21Flextech Inc. ......................................25General Mills Inc. .......................... A17GiveMN.org ................................... A10Greater Twin Cities United Way .....9Haskell’s .......................................... A18HealthEast Care System ..................1HealthPartners .................................25

Hempel Properties Inc. .....................3Henn. County Medical Center .....25Horizontal Integration Inc. ................1Hubbard Broadcasting Corp. ... A10IMI Health Inc. .....................................6Irish Titan ........................................ A11J.Pfarr Consulting ............................A9Kelly & Berens .....................................6KeyStone Search ............................25LaBreche ........................................ A23Ladin Ventures .............................. A17Lego Group ......................................10LinkedIn .................................................1Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Co. ...... A24Marquette Asset Management ....11Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center 25Medica ................................................25Medtronic Inc............................... 1, 25Merrill Lynch ................................... A23Metropolitan Council ......................A8Minnesota Credit Union Network A3Minnesota High Tech Assn ........ A13Minnesota Medical Association ..25MySpace............................................10

Noble Financial Group Inc. ........... 26North Star Resource Group ...... A19NorthMarq Real Estate Services ....3Original SoupMan ..............................4Paddock Laboratories Inc. ...............6Parasole Restaurant Holdings Inc. 3Pawn America ..................................11Platinum Group ............................. A11Project Legos Inc. ...........................10RadioShack Corp. ..............................5Ratchet ............................................ A20RBC Capital Markets ........................5Regency Beauty Institute ........... A26Remier HealthCare Services ........ 12Reside ................................................A8Roy Smalley’s 87 Club ..................10Ryan Burnet .............................. 3, A22Ryan Cos. US Inc. ......................4, A9Salo .................................................. A16Scholarship America .........................9Second Harvest Heartland ...........A3Securian Financial Network ....... A19Shea Inc. ...............................................3Sierra Bravo Corp. ..........................11

SmithGroup ................................... A13Springboard for the Arts................A3St. Jude Medical Inc. ................. 1, 10Subaru ............................................. A20Target Corp. ................................... A12TaTonka Real Estate Advisors .........4TEKsystems Inc. .................................1Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ...14Transportation Advisory Board ....10Twin Cities Orthopedics ................25U.S. Bancorp ...............................3, A5UGL Equis ...........................................5University of Minnesota..................10University of MN Law School ....... 10URS Corp. ........................................10Vast Enterprises ...............................A4Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. .........6Wells Fargo & Co. ........................ A20White Oaks Wealth Adv. Inc. .... A24Wings Inc. ...................................... A17Winthrop & Weinstine ..........10, A19Wipfli ................................................ A24

WINNING IS SO TWEET!Honorees sound off on their jobs, their achievements and what’s up next for them.

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table of contentsappear in reverse alphabetical order

40 Under Forty Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A27 Alana Bassin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A26 Hayes Batson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A26 Stacy Bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A25 Kevin Besikof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A24 Sharon Bloodworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A24 Matt Bochnicek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A24 Laura Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A23 Hudie Broughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A23 Kerry Bundy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A22 Ryan Burnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A22 Ann Cathcart Chaplin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A21 Marcus Cobbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A20 Andrew Dauska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A20 Martin Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A20 Edward Deutschlander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A19 Tammera Diehm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A19 Ted Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A18 Kelly Groehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A18 John Hinz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Tim Huebsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Steven Ladin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Alicia Lane-Outlaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A16 Amy Langer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A16 Jodie Leppa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Peter Lindstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A13 Michael Logan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Darin Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A11 Jason Matheson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A10 Dana Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A10 Mark Nordland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Jodi Pfarr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Tina Puente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Judd Schetnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Jase Stumph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 David Thao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A6 Matt Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Andy Vander Woude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Kristina Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Laura Zabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Rob Zeaske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

What’s on the mind of a 40 Under Forty honoree? We wanted to know, so we asked.

The responses — which you can see for yourselves in the following pages — are as varied as the 40 hon-

orees themselves, and they give a good idea of the sort of achieve-ments that have become just a part of everyday life for this crew of business and community leaders.

For those unfamiliar with this project, each year we spotlight some of the region’s most talented and successful young leaders. We regularly receive hundreds of nominations, selecting from those entries 40 men and women who have established them-selves as leaders in the Twin Cities and are poised for even bigger things. If you do business here, an honoree is somebody you’ll want to know — if you don’t already.

We tried something a bit different this year, giving over more space for the honorees to express themselves in their own words. That approach seems to fit well in a culture where “What’s on your mind?” personal statements are part and parcel of daily life, and it directly led to the Twitter-esque design of the publication.

We tried to keep the questions fairly on topic and relevant to honorees’ careers and achieve-ments. There are also a few to let the 40 reveal a bit about their personalities, but we tried hard not to include any “If you were a tree …” questions. (The answer’s always “maple” anyway.)

Of the questions we asked our honorees, my favorite was “Name something that you thought was cool, then thought was lame, and now think is cool again.” Some of the respons-es were off-the-cuff and some were deeply introspective. A couple people said they never recalibrated their coolometers to begin with.

My one regret: We simply couldn’t fit all of their answers on our pages; some of them got squeezed out. Fortunately, there’s still space on the Internet: Feel free to visit mspbj.com and find their complete surveys and profiles there.

Thanks very much, and congratulations to this year’s 40 Under Forty!

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ALANA BASSIN, Bowman and Brooke

HAYES BATSON, Regency Beauty Institute

STACY BEE, Esbee PR & Marketing

KEVIN BESIKOF, Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Co.

SHARON BLOODWORTH, White Oaks Wealth Advisors Inc.

MATT BOCHNICEK, Wipfl i

LAURA BOYD, La Breche

HUDIE BROUGHTON, Merrill Lynch

KERRY BUNDY, Faegre & Benson

RYAN BURNET, Barrio, Bar La Grassa, Burnet and Birkeland

ANN CATHCART CHAPLIN, Fish & Richardson

MARCUS COBBE, Wells Fargo & Co.

ANDREW DAUSKA, Carmichael Lynch

MARTIN DAVIS, Ratchet

ED DEUTSCHLANDER, North Star Resource Group

TAMMERA DIEHM, Winthrop & Weinstine

THEODORE FARRELL, Haskell’s

KELLY GROEHLER, Best Buy Co. Inc.

JOHN HINZ, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

TIM HUEBSCH, General Mills Inc.

STEVEN LADIN, Ladin Ventures

ALICIA LANE-OUTLAW, AllOut Marketing Inc.

AMY LANGER, Salo

JODIE LEPPA, SmithGroup

PETER LINDSTROM, Minnesota High Tech Association

MIKE LOGAN, Target Corp.

DARIN LYNCH, Platinum Group

JASON MATHESON, Fox 9 KMSP

DANA NELSON, GiveMN.org

MARK NORDLAND, Ryan Cos. US Inc.

JODI PFARR, Emma Norton Services

TINA PUENTE, Reside

JUDD SCHETNAN, Metropolitan Council

JASE STUMPH, RJ Marco Construction

DR. DAVID THAO, David Thao Plastic Surgery

MATT THOMPSON, U.S. Bancorp

ANDY VANDER WOUDE, Vast Enterprises

KRISTINA WRIGHT, Minnesota Credit Union Network

LAURA ZABEL, Springboard for the Arts

ROB ZEASKE, Second Harvest Heartland

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Here are this year’s honorees at a glance. You can find more complete profiles throughout this issue and online at mspbj.com.

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HOMETOWN: MankatoAGE: 29BIO: Search for a recipe or just browse on one of General Mills Inc.’s Web pages — and about 100 million people do each year — and you’re seeing some of Tim Huebsch’s handiwork. Huebsch is a manager in charge of the com-pany’s consumer Internet content systems.

His work goes well beyond the online world. Huebsch co-founded General Mills Foundation Ambassadors, an outreach effort that connects General Mills employees directly with the nonprofi ts funded by the company’s foundation.

He also is a member of the United Way Leadership Giving Advisory Board, and is the youngest-ever president for the Minnesota State University-Mankato Alumni Association.

If you weren’t in the career you’re in, what would you be doing?

Leading a foundation or nonprofi t

What gets you excited about work?Helping to make a difference in our busi-

ness and community while working with great people

What’s your biggest achievement?Making the decision to seek one experience

each year not related to my day job. This has allowed me to learn so much and meet great people across many disciplines.

What’s been your biggest challenge?Balancing demands between work, commu-

nity and other commitments

The best compliment you’ve ever received:

Hearing my mentee’s sincere apprecia-tion for me taking the time to believe in him and help him succeed

Name something you thought was cool, then thought was lame and now think is cool again.

Handwritten notes. Always enjoyed in

school, but as I got more into technology ev-erything was e-mail. I now really appreciate handwritten notes and writing with nice pens over always typing messages.

An accessory you’re never without:Apple iPhone

Where can you be found online?Mainly on my Web site: http://www.

timhuebsch.com, but also blogging at http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com and on-line via LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

HOMETOWN: Somerset, Wis.AGE: 39BIO: John Hinz has worked at Buffalo Wild

Wings Inc. (BWW) for more than a decade, during which time he’s helped the restaurant chain grow from 48 locations to more than 650.

Much of that growth has come from pro-grams that Hinz developed, such as an award-winning vendor partnership program and an advertising development strategy that BWW has won eight national restaurant awards for. He’s a member of The Millennium Board, a restaurant industry group, and is a longtime member of Ducks Unlimited.


In my younger days, I always wanted be a sports writer. I spent my college years writing

for the newspaper at St. Thomas and other local papers in the metro area.

What gets you excited about work?

The brand is electric. It’s like no other, but there

are a plethora of untapped opportunities.

What’s your biggest achievement?Brand consistency. We’ve worked extremely

hard over the years to develop and evolve a consistent brand presence. Further, we’ve avoided the temptation to become like every-one else in the industry.

What’s been your biggest challenge?The most diffi cult challenge for most people

is managing time for professional and person-

al lives, and I have the same issue.

The best compliment you’ve ever received:That I truly care about people


Sweater vests

An accessory you’re never without:The BlackBerry is usually in arm’s reach.

Where can you be found online?Because I want to make sure that BWW gets

as much out of me as possible, I don’t spend anytime online.

Best quote, tweet or random thought you’ve heard in the past year.

“If everyone is thinking alike, then some-body isn’t thinking.” — Gen. George Patton Jr.

What is your favorite song?“Beautiful Day,” by U2

HOMETOWN: Minneapolis AGE: 33 BIO: The real-estate industry is a heavily net-worked one; Steven Ladin is taking that trend

online in a big way, while continuing to build a growing specialty company of his own. His fi rm, Ladin Ventures, focuses on small busi-nesses — companies like salons, small restau-rants and others that sail under the radar of many commercial real estate fi rms.

He writes about the real-estate scene on his blog, The Real Estate Schmoozer, and also helped create an online community for the Susan G. Komen Twin Cities Race for the Cure.


I would do something similar that connects me with other entrepreneurs to help them achieve their business goals.


A b s o l u t e l y everything

What’s your biggest

achievement?I cannot pinpoint to one specifi c thing at

this time. Let’s talk again in 60 years.

What’s been your biggest challenge?Balancing business with my family

The best compliment you’ve ever received:I’ve been called an “old soul.” It could have

been a backhanded compliment due to me be-ing follicle-challenged.


Brick cell phones. How cool did Gordon Gekko look with that in hand during the movie Wall Street? Ladin Ventures is even in the pro-cess of customizing a branded Brick cell phone protective silicone skin as a client giveaway.

An accessory you’re never without:My iPhone, my humility and my sense of

humor Where can you be found online?

I’m always tweeting, which in turn syncs to all my social network accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.). You can follow me on Twitter @LadinVentures.

Best quote, tweet or random thought you’ve heard in the past year.

“A successful man is one who can build a fi rm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.” —David Brinkley

stevenladin CEO | Ladin Ventures, Commercial Real Estate Advisors

johnhinzVice president of marketing | Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.

Hearing my mentee’s sincere apprecia-tion for me taking the time to believe in

Name something you thought was cool, then thought was lame and now think

Handwritten notes. Always enjoyed in

line via LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

Wings Inc. (BWW) for more than a decade,

Thomas and other local papers in the metro area.


It’s like no other, but there are a plethora of untapped opportunities.

This illustration is by Noli Novak, who does some of the hedcut portraits for The Wall Street Journal.

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timhuebschIS department manager | General Mills Inc.

online in a big way, while continuing to build


everything

What’s your biggest

achievement?I cannot pinpoint to one specifi c thing at

What’s cool: Brick cell phones. How cool did Gordon Gekko look with that in … Wall Street?

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In my younger days, I always wanted be a sports writer.

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