Ready: Leaders to Know, with Bill Graves

'Josh Keller on Building Labor Power and Shifting Money Back to Workers'

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Josh Keller, Communications Director at SEIU Minnesota State Council.  Josh grew up in a working-class home in Brooklyn

Raihl O'Malley

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Raihl O'Malley, Co-Founder, Director and Principal Consultant to Learning to Transform. Raihl grew up in Northfield, Minn

Audua Pugh

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Audua Pugh, a recovered drug user, community organizer, business owner, published author, educator, inspirational speaker

Tawny Savage

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Tawny Savage, Business owner, Violence Prevention Coordinator for the  Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) a

C Scott Cooper

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with C Scott Cooper, Experienced nonprofit and philanthropic leader, and a Professor at Metro State University. Scott grew up

Kowsar Mohamad

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Kowsar Mohamad, who was appointed by Governor Tim Walz to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Kowsar grew up in

Ian Pfaff

On this special edition of Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Chicago-based film, television, and digital content director Ian Pfaff to talk about his first podcast

HaoPay Lee

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with HaoPay Lee, Legislative Liaison, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development HaoPay leads with a strength shap

Asia Yun-Robinson

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Asia Yun-Robinson, she is an author, Parent Advocate and Mental Wellbeing Advocate. Asia is the eldest of four, raised in

Steve Grove

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Steve Grove, CEO and Publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, and the author of “How I Found Myself in the Midwest”. Stev

Nick Zerwas

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Nick Zerwas, a former Elk River city council member, state legislator, and most recently a lobbyist representing a wide r

Erika Helvik Anderson

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Erika Helvik Anderson. Erika Leads public affairs at MNsure, where she’s dedicated to expanding access to healthcare for

Jake Loesch

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Jake Loesch, Executive Director of Citizens League. Jake is a communicator, strategist, and bridge-builder shaped by curi

LeAnn Littlewolf

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with LeAnn Littlewolf, Executive Director of the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO). LeAnn leads with hear

Ben Baglio

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Ben Baglio, a lobbyist for the Minnesota Nurses Association whose leadership journey began during the 2012 “Vote No” camp

Leah Solo

Leah Solo Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Leah Solo, Executive Director of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board. Raised in Mankato, Leah’s journey

Catherine Emmanuelle

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Catherine Emmanuelle,  Director of the Center for Restorative Practices at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Cather

Damon Shoholm

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Damon Shoholm, Partner at Ballinger, Leafblad. Damon, a leader shaped by a deep sense of community, equity, and resilienc

Marcus Pope

Today on Ready: Leaders to Know, I sit down with Marcus Pope, President of Youthprise—a leader whose journey is rooted in community, compassion, and a deep commitment to

Erin Murphy

For today’s podcast, Bill is joined live at Metro State’s Great Hall by Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy.  A past Executive Director of the Minnesota Nu