Sum of Your Business
Red Piglet
Introduction by Aryn Henning Nichols Originally published in the Summer/Fall 2020 Inspire(d) Words, at their base, are simple. Just a series of letters placed in…
Sum of Your Business
You know what we love? Local businesses. They’re the backbone of our own business, and we love to share how local Driftless businesses got their start. It’s so inspiring to learn what motivated our friends, neighbors, and community members to take the leap, how they’ve done over the years, and how they’ve done it! This Q&A section is all about putting faces and stories to those local businesses we support and love.
Sum of Your Business
Sum of Your Business: Al Peake – Peake Orchards
There are few things that feel more “fall” than heading to an apple orchard to get a bite of a fresh, ripe apple, right where…
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Heather from Night Dive
INTRO BY ARYN HENNING NICHOLS • PHOTOS – NIGHT DIVE SWIM It’s springtime – or getting there, anyway – and that means swimsuits are hitting…
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Sum of Your Business: Empty Nest Winery
Empty Nest Winery was born out of – you guessed it – an empty nest. Once Pam and Dave Kruger’s kids flew the coop, the…
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Sum of Your Business: Impact Coffee
Impact Coffee roasts and brews a great cup of joe. Interview and photos by Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Summer 2017 Inspire(d) In…
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Brittany Todd
Intro by Aryn Henning Nichols • Photos by Photography by Brittany It’s lucky that Decorah photographer Brittany Todd “never gets sick of wedding cake.” Because…
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Pete Gengler of Sno Pac
Sum of Your Business: Sno Pac Foods / Pete Gengler, President Interview and introduction by Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Summer 2016 Inspire(d)…
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Sum of Your Business: “Happy” Joe Whitty
Sum of Your Business: “Happy” Joe Whitty Intro and interview by Benji Nichols • Originally published in the Spring 2016 Inspire(d) Foreword: While this story…
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Kate Rattenborg of Dragonfly Books
Sum of Your Business: Kate Rattenborg / Dragonfly Books Introduction & photos (unless noted) by Aryn Henning Nichols There are few places more magical than…
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Jessica & Derek Balsley
It was a perfect late-May afternoon on the Iowa City Ped Mall when we first met Jessica & Derek Balsley. Jessica – having just presented at…
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Sum of Your Business: Brett Reese
By Aryn Henning Nichols • All photos courtesy Brett Reese If ever a person were “born an entrepreneur”, it would be Brett Reese. Reese is…
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Robin Bartell
We’re excited to be hosting a new, regular Q&A section in Inspire(d): Sum of Your Business, featuring entrepreneurs in the Driftless Region. Our readers have…
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