Episode #2: Diane Wolfe - Erbert and Gerbert's

Show Notes:

Background on life up to purchase of E&G

• Living in St Cloud, MN

• Always been dreamers and wanted to be their own boss

• Wanted control of their time

• 9/11 happen and husband didn’t want to travel anymore and started looking for business being sold

• Bought the E&G Corporate that started on Water St in Eau Claire

• Just decided to jump

What was good about Eau Claire?

• Good place to raise family

• Thought they would move back to Minnesota

Advice for those facing a large entrepreneurial decision

• Get it done early

• The more you wait the more reasons there are not to do it

EC ecosystem; 1 million cups; interactions

• Very impressive

• Some were around 30-40 years ago getting the ecosystem going

• Small area but a lot has come out of here

• The current people are impressive as well

• Each generations bring the entrepreneurial spirit

Influential organizations

• Seen great entrepreneurs come and go

• See them succeed

• There’s ideas and then there’s action

EC value propositions/significant to growth

• EC has Size going for it

• The education going

• The beauty for tourism

• Although challenging, Advantages because of covid

• COVID allows thinking

• Money flowing and lots of positives despite the negatives

• Open to collaboration

• Challenges allow great progress in the next 5 years

• Good stories will happen

Tell the 2021 EC in five years

• Turn the though year into a positive

• Run for office and make a difference

• Vote for elections and pay attention

• If you start a business it will take time

• Just stay the course and adapt