Michelle Sharp of Meet the Minnesota Makers is a fabulous asset to the local small business community. Not only is she shining a light on our local talents, she has great advice. She has graciously spoken at our annual conference, which was so successful that we had to have her return to teach a webinar workshop for us about social media marketing for small businesses. We look forward to working with her in years to come! —Shelley Erickson, President MNCFPA
I recently attended Michelle’s Digital Marketing Workshop and I’m so glad I did! I took away so many nuggets of great information. I started applying some of the nuggets that were new to me and my business immediately and saw almost instant results in our sales. A single post on a new to us social media platform resulted in a new corporate partnership that has been tremendous for our business. Michelle is very knowledgeable and presents her information in a fun and inviting way. She understands small business; her content is relevant and I think no matter what level you are at in your business, there is a take away for most folks. I highly recommend utilizing Michelle’s services! –Michelle Hamilton, Dandelion Naturals
*Meet the Minnesota Makers’s coaching and workshops make digital marketing sustainable and productive for small business owners. The key to the success of your business is connecting your unique brand story with your current and potential customers. Your business wouldn’t be what it is without you at the center. Working with Michelle brings that to light.
*Michelle’s most recent workshops and information session were part of the inaugural Cottage Foodie Con 2026 at Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie.
*Meet the Minnesota Makers, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension and Greener Pastures, is currently developing a series of workshops and an in-person retreat in digital marketing for direct-to-consumer farms. This workshop series benefits from the support of a SARE Project Grant.
Meet the Minnesota Maker workshops teach you communication skills that bolster your digital marketing. Let social media and your website work for your business; don’t let them become your main work.
- Make social media a marketing tool that serves your business rather than converting your business into a social media platform.
- Develop tools for planning, managing, and repurposing content from your website to your business social media and email newsletters.
- Demystify the algorithms to make both your website and your social media more visible to potential customers.
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- Meet the Minnesota Maker workshops work with makers to strengthen your storytelling. Workshops focus on social media content planning and engagement, website structure and product descriptions, or newsletters as a core part of your business storytelling.
- Collaborate as a group to troubleshoot each other’s messaging to create a streamlined plan for telling your story the way you want it to be heard.
- Workshops range from one hour survey sessions to day long workshops. Can be done in person or via Zoom.
- Contact Meet the Minnesota Makers for pricing and availability. Michelle has presented on digital marketing, website content creation, and social media at Cottage Foodie Con 2026, through a SARE grant, for Smith + Trade Mercantile Smiths, the MN Organic Conference, Women in Ag (U of M Extension) conference, the Minnesota Cottage Food Producers Association Conference, and The Wilderness Coworking space in Minneapolis.
make Minnesota an amazing place to be. She has also spoken at Twin Cities Rotary clubs about the role of small businesses in our communities. She highlights small businesses in your community as a part of the conversation. Invite her to your group to discuss how everyone can support our small business network. This is a great way to discover small businesses in your area!
