Ragamala Dance Company Blends Generations and Cultures
For the Ramaswamy family, dance — specifically Bharatanatyam, a South Indian classical dance form — is both lifeblood and business. Now in its 26th season, Ragamala Dance Company is a world-renowned company. The Ramaswamy family members consider themselves lucky to be able to pursue what they love. And lucky to be able to do it all with each other.
Episodes
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Entrepreneurs Share Pro Tips for Launching Your Startup
1m 49s
Need some quick advice to kick your startup plans into high gear? Successful entrepreneurs Ryan Feit, co-founder of SeedInvest, Jennifer Lane and Priyanka Verma, co-founders of Laquerus, and Dick Schulze, found of Best Buy, offer some pro tips to get you started.
These distinguished speakers shared their insights at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Showcase on October 4, 2018.
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Brake Bread Uses Bicycles to Deliver Fresh Bread to You
5m 9s
Nate Houge and Micah Taylor founded Brake Bread – St. Paul, Minnesota’s premiere Community Support Bakery that delivers fresh bread to its customers by bicycle. They’re all about three things: bread, biking, and building a sustainable community.
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Buying your first home? Tips to get you started
3m 10s
In an interesting twist, today’s young adults are skipping over the starter home trend more common in their parent’s generation (but it’s got so much character!) and going straight from living at home to buying their own dream home.
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Energetic Entrepreneur Innovates To Destigmatize Diabetes
9m 1s
Entrepreneur Meghan Sharkus, a rising junior at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas and the founder and CEO of ExpressionMed, a medical tape startup, is undaunted by the demands of both pursuits. Or, if daunted, she has enough exuberance to maintain her motivation despite the challenges. And she's lucky to have found a willing mentor in Entrepreneurship professor
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4 Top Tips for Networking Beginners
3m 19s
Etiquette expert Arden Clise guides college student Matt Grega through some essential networking tips including the perfect handshake, remembering someone’s name, entering a group conversation, and mastering the art of holding your food plate and drink in one hand.
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Queblo Shifts Their Business Model with Plans for the Future
6m 59s
As Queblo, Igor Fridman's construction start-up, builds momentum and gains interest from well-respected builders, he confers with mentor Eapen Chacko, editor at EIX, the Entrepreneur and Innovator Exchange, about flexing his business model to remain profitable and sustainable.
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STAGE Culinary Arts Puts Healthy Eating Front and Center
7m 16s
Over the course of 12-weeks, students from the St. Paul Creative Arts Secondary school worked with different restaurants and food industry partners and discussed concepts like budgeting, ticketing, money management, restaurant ownership, and cooking at home for their families.
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What's up with Kimchi and Kombucha?
4m 36s
Conversations about probiotics have taken over dinner conversation, and gut health is something that people care about all of a sudden. How did fermented foods become so popular? GYST Fermentation Bar is a restaurant that serves every type of fermented food that you can think of.
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Farmer Willie's Is Now Willie's Superbrew
5m 59s
McNeill built out a brand ambassador program to take craft ginger beer company Farmer Willie's to the next level as Willie's Superbrew. Helping her navigate the transition is mentor Kim Eddleston, senior editor, Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange, and professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
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Making it Work: Queblo
7m 14s
Queblo is an online marketplace that connects builders and homeowners with Spanish-speaking contractors. It does this through an app where workers create a portfolio of their work.
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Shopping in the 1930s with Heimie's Haberdashery
4m 19s
Heimie’s Haberdashery gives its customers a shopping experience of nearly 100 years ago, a time when the department store served as the cultural hub of a city.
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Making a Social Impact with a Sustainable Farming Solution
5m 33s
Leeore Levinstein, Elizabeth Alonzi, Jesse Abelson, three members of the five-person Vetiver Solutions team, competed against 24 other undergraduate entrepreneurial student teams from across the United States in e-Fest 2018 at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas.
Extras + Features
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Hand Balancing
3m 55s
The art of hand balancing has been a part of circus performances for ages. Enjoy this performance from the youth of Circus Juventas!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Day In The Life - Maddy
2m 54s
Take a peek into Circus Juventas performer Maddy's life!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Learn To Juggle
2m 51s
Haven't you always wanted to know how to juggle? Zacc Fricke from Circus Juventas is here to teach us how!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Fun Fact #1
1m 31s
What differences and similarities can we find between traditional and contemporary circus?
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Costume Designer Kathy
2m 32s
What does it take to craft hundreds of costumes for a Circus Juventas performance? Find out as we meet talented designer Kathy Staszak!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Fun Fact #4
53s
Animal acts were part of circus performances many years ago - but are they still used today?
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Progression of Risk
3m 44s
To the untrained eye, circus acts can look fairly dangerous. But those on the inside know that safety is the number one priority - whether you're flying through the air or spinning at top speeds.
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Fashion Show
3m 42s
It takes a lot of work from a lot of people to make a Circus Juventas show happen. Let's take a look at some of the brilliantly designed costumes that have been showcased under the big top over the years.
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Finale
6m 23s
Set to the moving "There's So Much Energy in Us" by Cloud Cult - enjoy the big finale number from Circus Juventas' TV Takeover episode!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Fun Fact #2
1m 7s
From traditional to contemporary, circus has always been a place of death-defying and extraordinary acts. Learn more about circus' past and present!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Adia Learns the Trapeze
1m 58s
The host of TV Takeover, Adia Morris, tries her hand at a trick on the static trapeze!
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | GoPro
2m 29s
What does it look like to soar above the crowd? Find out as a group of circus performers strap a GoPro on and perform some high-flying acts!
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