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Chris Cloud is a man of execution. While others dream up plans that rarely go head to head with reality, Cloud rarely leaves a thought uncharted. Luckily for us, almost every thought the man has is golden and harmoniously in line with current trends in media and technology. Known locally as a creative “thinkdoer” and dubbed “a creative revolutionary” by the likes of Fox 9 News, Cloud is a dude who gets shit done. With a canon of skills that include “anticipating cultural trends rather than passively waiting and reacting to them” and “lacking a fear of failing,” Cloud is the epitome of proactive. Put Chris Cloud on a problem and he’ll have it solved, marketed, branded and have already thrown a killer party for it faster than you can say, “Help me, daddy.”

The Schubert Club began 130 years ago when a collective of women in the Twin Cities sought to keep the classical arts alive. Today, the Schubert Club presents performances year-round from emerging and internationally renowned artists. It also runs a museum and sponsors guitar and piano lessons to children in St. Paul, among other programs. In this video produced by MNuet.com’s Matt Peiken, artistic and executive director Barry Kempton tours us through The Schubert Club’s past, present and future.

Though online shopping is bigger than ever before, the bricks-and-mortar retail industry in the United States remains huge—and it's tremendously important to the economy of Minnesota, home of thousands of independent retailers as well as international giants like Target and Best Buy. On October 30, Caitlin Kelly—a New York journalist who's the author of Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail—visited the University of Minnesota to address the conference "Retail Connect: Who's Minding the Store?"

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