West Central MN CEO News

10/11/2026 News Article

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WEEKEND REVIEW // Creative to Cooperative 🎨 ➡️ 🏭

From brand stories with Rachel Aeikens at December Day Creative to seeing how sugar gets from field to shelf with Cody Bakker at Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.

Our CEOs learned two sides of entrepreneurship this week:
1. How to BUILD a brand
2. How to SCALE an operation that feeds the world

Huge thanks to Rachel @ December Day Creative and Cody @ SMBSC in Renville for investing in the next generation of west central MN leaders.

Where should we go next? 👇

Follow West Central MN CEO to ride along every week.

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