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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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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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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Craft Ginger Beer Company Farmer Willie's Navigates Rebrand
5m 33s
Ellen joined the Farmer Willie’s team to build out their brand ambassador program as the company transitions into Willie’s Superbrew. Helping her navigate the rebranding effort 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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What mysteries do mushrooms hold?
2m 52s
With the health benefits of mushrooms in the news and the fabulous fungi a top food trend for 2018, we took a walk in the woods with Ness to see what we could discover.
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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.
Extras + Features
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Circus Makes Me Happy
2m 38s
Circus is all about happiness - and these young Circus Juventas performers explain why circus makes them so happy.
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TV Takeover - Circus Juventas | Day In The Life - Nick
1m 53s
Ever wonder how student circus performers balance life, school, and high-flying fun? Meet Nick - an advanced performer who's been learning at Circus Juventas since he was very small.
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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 - IFP Minnesota | Solo
5m 8s
Student filmmaker Abby Thompson explores the idea of romance in college. Is it for everyone?
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Women in Film
3m 12s
Only 1 in 5 people working in film production are women. So, what does it mean to be a female filmmaker in today's film industry?
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Leonard
3m 20s
"Leonard" is a project from Michelle Brost's senior year studying animation at MCAD. It tells a delightful story of a lumberjack, his hobby, and his impatient companion.
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | What is IFP?
2m 45s
What is Independent FIlmmaker Project MN (IFP MN) all about?
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Filming Kismet Kill
6m 15s
Go behind the scenes as a shot from Haley Bonar's music video "Kismet Kill" is filmed! We picked members of the TV Takeover audience to play some very key roles.
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Phantom
3m 59s
Ever wonder what a modern score to a classic silent film would sound like? Check out this scoring of 1925's The Phantom of the Opera - directed and composed by Barbara Cohen.
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Within the Skin
8m 27s
"Within the Skin" by filmmaker Emily Goldberg is a documentary that follows a tattoo artist as she works on her passion project - capturing photos of people's scars, tattoos, or birthmarks -- anything that has a story.
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TV Takeover - IFP Minnesota | Filmetto
4m 19s
This film from Ann Prim is a meditation on the subject of "human desire." Enjoy this clip from TV Takeover!
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