How many grills can one man buy on Facebook Marketplace and still stay married? Chris Johnson is testing that theory in real time.

This week on Besides Business, Matt sits down with Chris Johnson, Operations Manager/Project Controller at New Spaces Design and Blue Sky Skylights, to talk about his Facebook Marketplace habit, getting fired from his current company at 17, 28 years in the automotive industry, his time on a pro road racing team that raced at Daytona, and his full-circle return to New Spaces.

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Kirstie MacArthur is the Co-Founder of Koti Mortgage, Founder of Carafais Growth Solutions, and Co-Host of Besides Business. We talk about her love for the outdoors and why nature is where she resets, the story behind Cookiepalooza (500+ cookies, every December), and her winding path into mortgage after starting over in a brand new industry. Kirstie also opens up about what it's really like working alongside your spouse - the good, the hard, and everything in between.

Besides Business is a weekly conversation with local Twin Cities professionals. Not about their work, but about who they are beyond it.

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Josh Neumann is the founder of Kind Lips — but this conversation isn't about the business. We talk about how he came up with the idea for a premium lip balm brand, the anti-bullying campaign woven into it, and how the whole thing traces back to his mom's dream. Josh also opens up about his background in real estate, his special education degree, and his geeky fascination with how the brain works.

Besides Business is a weekly conversation with local Twin Cities professionals — not about their work, but about who they are beyond it.

Clips coming soon to our other channels — follow along so you don't miss them.

Follow: @besidesbusiness (IG / Twitter / TikTok) @besidesbusinessshow (YouTube)

Matt sat down with Jake LaTourelle — Media & Marketing Manager at Edge Home Finance — for our very first episode. We get into his years in a nursing home, his daily guitar practice, and his personal journey through addiction and recovery. Honest, unfiltered stuff.

Contains explicit language and references to alcohol/drug abuse.

“Every record has an A-side and a B-side. Every business card has a front and a back. This is Besides Business — let’s flip it over.”

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