The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Jeff Reed
I grew up dealing with a lot of traumatic things. As a kid, I didn’t understand what that was. When I started going to therapy in my early thirties, I began to see that many of those painful things shaped who I chose to be for better and worse. The healing that started to take place in my life was awesome. Read more>>
Hannah Aldrich
My path to real estate has been anything but traditional. I was born and raised on Minnesota’s Iron Range and spent three years serving as a police officer with the City of Eagan. Read more>>
Mark J. Lindquist
I was born in 1981 in Seoul, South Korea and placed into an orphanage called Eastern Social Welfare. At the age of 8 months I was chosen for adoption and brought to Minnesota on March 5th, 1982. Raised by the Lindquist Family, (Gordon & Diane, mother and father) and my big sister Heidi (natural born) and 3.5 years older than me. Read more>>
Abigail and Brandon Crusan
We had always thought about fostering dogs, but we never acted on it until we found RAGOM (Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest). We have big a soft spot for Golden Retrievers, and so do our two dogs. It felt like a great fit to start our fostering journey. We have been involved with RAGOM for about 10 months now. Read more>>
Kendall Donnay
My love for makeup began when I was a little girl. I was always sneaking into my mom’s makeup bag, fascinated by every product I could find. In fact, my grandparents still have a little reminder of my childhood curiosity—a red lipstick masterpiece I created on the ceiling beneath their staircase with my mom’s favorite lipstick! Read more>>
Seth Snyder
Small Sums began as a conversation among a group of friends who were all owners of small businesses. They realized that they were having a common problem – new employees they had recently hired sometimes wouldn’t show up for their first day of work, or would leave after a day or two. Read more>>
Dayane Soares
Throughout my own journey, I experienced a profound new beginning. I left my home country, Brazil, and rebuilt my life in the United States. That experience taught me that, regardless of where we are or the changes life brings, our true essence can always be the place we return to whenever we need to find balance again. Read more>>
Kristin Caughey
I did balloons and decor for my daughter’s first birthday party and posted it on my social medias, and it was a HIT. People were asking me to help them with their parties and eventually I had no remaining free time and figured I could turn this into something as a little side gig for some fun money. Read more>>
Keisha Jenkins
I moved to Buffalo Minnesota from a small town in 2009. I was just about to start middle school and I was obsessed with watching YouTube and stumbled across a video from a creator named Julieg713 and she had posted a mermaid eye makeup look replicating from Sephora’s Summer catalog of 2009 and i instantly fell in love. Read more>>
Harbor View Sanctuary Joel and Ashley
Joel and Ashley decided to start working for themselves. Ashley had stayed at the previous Gardenwood Resort and Motel with her children. They had previously looked at a bar and restaurant near some water but when what they had initially sought after sold. They started looking at Gardenwood. Read more>>
Chuck Roelofs
No one builds something meaningful alone, and I’m incredibly grateful for the people who have encouraged me along the way. First and foremost, my wife, Faith, has been my biggest supporter. She’s believed in me through every season, celebrated the victories, and stood beside me through the challenges. Read more>>
Carla Drumbeater
I worked through the pandemic as a respiratory therapist with insulin dependent diabetes. I witnessed people with chronic diseases like mine get sick and die of complications from COVID. It was terrifying and I was required to work at the head of the bed as respiratory therapists maintained the ventilators and airway. Read more>>
Vincent Ledvina
My story starts in Minnesota. I grew up in the Twin Cities area, in Maplewood, and my parents are still in the area today. The first time I saw the aurora I was four years old, out trick-or-treating on Halloween in 2003, when what looked like searchlights started sweeping across the sky. I was mesmerized. Read more>>
Yuliana Ochoa
My story began with a simple desire: to build something of my own, something I could create from the ground up and proudly call mine. I’ve always enjoyed makeup and creativity, but I never imagined that passion would grow into a business, a brand, and eventually a career that I truly love. Read more>>
Ashley Erickson
Hi! My name is Ashley Erickson and I am one of the owners of Little Lazy Lodge. I am the middle of 3 girls and grew up hunting the property that is now a wedding/event venue. Read more>>
Stacia Goodman
I’ve always been creative and imaginative, even as a child. But I had no access to the arts until well into college. In between a career in marketing communications and raising three kids, I took a mosaic class. From there, I practiced late into the night in our old basement cellar, making small things, like mosaic frames, flower pots and jewelry. Read more>>
Sofia Lorraine
After teaching Yoga for over a decade, I stepped away from the traditional studio model. I felt disconnected and inauthentic. I needed to return to my own practice in my own body, focusing on what aspects of the practice were important to me. After stepping away, I realized that I loved incorporating cannabis into my mindfulness practice. Read more>>
Suthisa Krupinski
My husband, Joel and I started the restaurant since the inception with my Mom, On, that’s where the name came from, On’s Kitchen since 2009, My mom retired, then Joel and I took over in 2019. In between that time period, we operated a restaurant, Pad Ga Pow, in Downtown Minneapolis Skyway. Read more>>
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Among my earliest memories are identifying as an artist and loving music. Read more>>
