Margaret Murphy, President of Olson was our speaker. She kicked things off with her earliest memory of successfully closing the deal. At the young age of 17, she convinced a fast-food restaurant to keep their soon to be closing drive-thru open under her supervision. Since then, she's built a career on mastering the art of selling and client services. Here are her 5 powerful ways to win, get what you want and #CloseTheDeal.
Read MoreMentorship has evolved to include both traditional and modern relationships. Mentors and mentees can be, co-workers, friends, role models or icons. Someone you see weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or yearly. Someone you consult via instant messenger or someone you follow to spark ideas in 140 characters or less on your twitter newsfeed.
Read MoreI'm Miranda Anderson and I'm a Business Director at Mirum in Minneapolis. My path here was one of a few twists and turns. I started at a small PR agency in Kansas City, Mo. After a short stint in PR, I went in-house for four years, went back to agency-side at a small brand and campaign agency in Green Bay, Wisconsin (Go Pack Go!). I worked my way up there, through three promotions in four years, and ended up running the agency's largest account.
Read MoreMy name is Karlee Szeliga and I am a University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication alum with a degree in Professional Strategic Communication. After graduating in May, I accepted an internship with BBDO Minneapolis as the social media intern for the summer.
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I founded Nina Hale, Inc. in 2005, and we're now at 50 employees. I've been married to musician and writer Dylan Hicks for 20 years, and we have a 14 year old son Jackson. I'm a cat lady, a hobbiest upholsterer (I'm damn good), and a reluctant exerciser. I studied folklore and popular culture at Brown University and didn't find many jobs for folklorists when I came back home.
Read MoreI'm living proof that not having a plan can be a plan. I majored in journalism with an eye toward becoming a world-renowned news anchor. After college graduation and a less than inspiring stint as an on-air personality in Des Moines, I moved back to Minneapolis to reassess my career goals. Needing to earn rent money, I took a job as an agency receptionist. I moved on to Campbell-Mithun for a little over a decade, and have been at Fame since 2003. You could say this career sort of found me.
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Oh, hi. I'm Lindsi. I run a little digital marketing-focused operation called gish&co., where we help good people get good work done. Usually, that's in the form of outsourced communications and marketing strategy and execution for nonprofits and small businesses. We like to like our clients, and it's important for us to care about the work they're doing in the world.
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