OUR MEMBER'S STORIES.

Once a month, we sit down with a Champions Council member to talk about the Minnesota moments that shaped them, the events on their radar, and what being in this room has meant.

Alice Johnson

Metro Transit

Market Development Specialist | Marketing

July 2026

"I grew up in Minnesota and when I was in college the METRO Green Line was being built, which gave me the chance to include light rail in events I planned as a student. When I graduated, I continued my event planning career, and almost four years ago I found Metro Transit was hiring an event-focused marketing position — one that let me keep doing what I love while coordinating campaigns that impact the community in important ways."

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Cody Dahlson

Tom's Watch Bar

VP Event Sales

June 2026

"Big Ten was great for Tom's across the board—but being in Minneapolis gave us the opportunity to showcase exactly how we execute complex, multi-day events, and MNSE made that possible."

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