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We’re looking for motivated, community-minded individuals to join our UnBoard. If you’re interested in helping drive this vision, let’s talk.

The UnBoard Board

Serial entrepreneur and bootstrapper extraordinaire, Megan understands the ebbs and flows in business and the power of enthusiasm. Mom of three and proprietor of multiple businesses, including The Lake and Company Magazine and Shop, Lake Time Magazine, Lake Bride Magazine, The Lake + Co. Shop, be.Media House, Hotel Rapids, The Joyride, Little Lazy Lodge, Kellin Reclaimed, and coHaus Collective. Megan sits on multiple boards, including Entrepreneur Fund, Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), MDI, and Minnesota Media + Publishing Assocation (MMPA). Her professional background in PR and global travels have elevated her community leadership and passion to promote, collaborate and ultimately support the spirit of business through narratives and reconstruction.

Kelly Kabotoff is a local entrepreneur and the co-founder of The Lake and Company (Lake Time Magazine, Lake Bride Magazine, The Lake and Company Magazine, and The Lake and Company Shop). She is also the marketing director at be.Media House. She is passionate about all things business and growing the north through entrepreneurship and community collaboration. After receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Kelly moved to Denver, Colorado, working in marketing and franchise development. During this time she opened 25 retail locations in a 4 state region. She moved back to her Minnesota roots in 2015 and now lives in Grand Rapids with her four children (ages 12, 9, 7, and 3).

Emily Bujold is designer with ardor for interactive work, both in the digital realm and the real world. Informed by her background in landscape architecture, she specializes in built projects that bring people together in space and spirit. She’s the owner of Foldup Studio, Dark Sky Real Estate, and Slurp Straws and she loves a good passion project, like Meet Up North. Emily is a mom of three high-energy humans and you can find her riding Tioga, paddling, or sailing in the fleeting minutes between work and parenting.

Max Peters is the City Administrator and Executive EDA Director for the City of Cohasset. Max was instrumental in the completion of the Tioga Recreation Area, Cohasset Phase 2 Industrial Park, and the ISD318 Cohasset Elementary Child Care and Community Center Collaboration projects totaling $21M while managing a $4.5M City of Cohasset annual operating budget and an $8.5M bond portfolio. Max is a registered investment adviser (RIA) representing Velouria Capital Management, CFO of Red Willow, & owner of Lakeside Real Estate LLC. In a previous life, Max was a Product Development Engineer for HID Global, Beckman Coulter, & Stratasys. Max maintains an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Business and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Max loves his two daughters Ava & Mia, flow sports, Montana, living on the lake, and Dillinger Four.

Jared is a dedicated CPA working with Hansen House Company based out of Duluth, MN. He is thoroughly enjoying tax season in July and looks forward to updating his bio after 7/15.

Nicole Matthews in a native-born Minnesotan, and has the mosquito bites to prove it. She has owned businesses in our community and even spent time hosting her own radio show “down south” in Duluth. Her passion is bringing people together and engaging design in a way that improves the world around her. She has two daughters, two dog and too many coffee mugs to count.

Jennifer is a Minnesota transplant from the state of Virginia since Oct. of 2017. She’s a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School, Art Therapy and Counseling and the University of Mary Washington, Studio Arts. With over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector, her work includes running a community garden, working in a residential psychiatric placement for children, and supporting adults with disabilities. Jenn’s purpose in life is to effect positive change and celebrate community collaboration. She is currently serving on the board of KAXE and the founder of Give Back Studio working to support artists of all abilities while giving back to animal rescue organizations and studying for her Licensed Professional Clinical Counseling licensure exam.

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The UnBoard Board

Megan Kellin

Kelly Kabotoff

Emily Bujold

Max Peters

Jared Whight

Nicole Matthews

Jennifer Gorman

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