Meet The Makers
Homemade Happiness: Heartland Hooga Bakeshop Bakes from the Heart for the Stomach
Jessica Babiar, the founder of in-home cottage bakeshop Heartland Hooga, has many core memories centered on food. Her love of baked goods started with holidays featuring handmade treats from her family. This highlight helped nurture a love of baked goods and linked them as a love language.
Art From the Heart: Ziggy’s Art Bus Delivers Art to Those Who Need it Most
Ziggy’s Art Bus offers kids and their families an escape into art. Traveling throughout the Twin Cities metro since 2019, Ziggy’s provides art experiences for children with life-threatening conditions at their own homes and wherever the kids receive medical support.
A New Way to Grocery Shop: Be the Good at the Good Grocer
The team at Good Grocer wants to know: Can a grocery store can change the world? Kurt Vickman, the founder of Good Grocer, shared why he sees providing accessible food as the driving force for the store.
Legacy Building: Lara Cornell’s Artistic Business Vision
From her own botanical paintings to the coaching she provides artists and artisans, Lara Cornell challenges her community to consider the long-term impact of their work. Impact includes eco-impact, social justice, equality, biodiversity, and economic questions. Lara disrupts the myth of the starving artist in order to empower creatives to found sustainable, economically-sound businesses that make the world a little more fair.
