In each episode, Alexis and Marcus delve into the challenges, triumphs and remarkable journeys of local business founders, executives, and so much more.
Dave Austad’s father, Oscar, started Austad’s Golf in 1963 when Dave was three years old. The company, which began out of their family home, quickly gained traction right when golf legends like Arnold Palmer were hitting their prime. Today, the company has 200 employees and 10 retail stores in the Upper Midwest and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 fitters in the nation by Golf Digest multiple years in a row.
Chris and Annie own SISU Fit, a modern 24/7 fitness studio located in downtown Sioux Falls. This new concept of mixed usage fitness facility has taken off in the market, as the Mellos are no stranger to pioneering new trends in the fitness industry in Sioux Falls.
Riccardo explains as his businesses have grown over the years, one thing has remained constant: the importance of family and making his customers feel like family.
Bobbi and Jayna discuss the hurdles they learned to navigate upon opening their law firm: learning how to run business operations, how to market a new business and build a client base, and working long hours even when it meant sacrificing time with family.
Jeff explains how unconventional and questionable real estate purchases led him to his success today, and even where the name “Cherapa” came from.
Dean discusses how he built his broadcasting company and how the industry changed over his decades-long career, before he sold his company and officially retired in 2023.
Eric discusses leaving his teaching career to join his father’s business, then getting fired for six months. He describes a “magic moment” he discovered when he rejoined Weisser Distributing: finding success selling on Amazon and Ebay. Weisser Distributing saw significant growth, which allowed them to hire nearly one employee per month for eight consistent years.
Jim discusses working in the family business for as long as he can remember and balancing college life with work until his father gave him the reigns with the company shortly after he graduated college. He discusses learning how to make mistakes in his new role, navigating how to be a leader, and living up to the big shoes his parents left for him to fill.
Jael discusses her start in entrepreneurism began when she started her own photography business after getting fired from a job her freshman year of college.
After stints in owning clothing boutiques and a restaurant, Jael took a leap of faith and sold those businesses to go all in on her collegiate apparel company in 2019.
Dusten discusses how he got started in the world of multi-family development and commercial real estate syndications.
