Todd Nelson

Launching a company doesn’t have to be a solo affair, as Microsoft and Apple have proved. Communication is one key to bring a team startup success.

Keeper Mike Marazzi cares for around two dozen primates at the St. Paul zoo, where he’s worked for about four years.

Senior Director of Team Travel Mike Herman has worked with the Minnesota Twins for 25 years and is the one booking all the flights, hotels, buses and more for the MLB team’s players, staff and their families.

Movers & Shakers: Denny Royal, principal and design practice leader at Azul 7

Blaker plans every trip for the Minnesota United, but also weddings for the players. She also has solved immigration snags.

As attractive as working for yourself might sound, it comes with tax, legal and liability implications as well as social changes.

Becca Dilley shares what it’s like to photograph one of life’s most important events, including its emotional and physical demands.

These long-term-but-part-time leaders, often corporate veterans who left the grind because of layoff or burnout, can help small to midsize companies with marketing, finance and more.

Christian Metzler, a native of Austria, came to St. John’s campus in Collegeville, Minn., last year to carry on the tradition of making music.

Lual Akoon, a refugee from South Sudan, drives an 18-wheeler across the country and into Canada but calls Minnesota home.