Best Startup
Mission:
We are Minneapolis & Saint Paul’s production, marketing and online broadcasting network, highlighting local people, businesses, and events.
Vision:
MSP Excite is a production, marketing and online broadcasting network, curating entertainment with in-person opportunities, and media. We highlight the culture by celebrating the people, businesses & events in and near Minneapolis & Saint Paul.
Tell us about yourself?
Career Photographer of 27 years and now bringing an affordable avenue and local community marketing concept to life.
If you could go back in time a year or two, what piece of advice would you give yourself?
When Apple makes you sign a contract make sure you have a lawyer or negotiator with you.
What problem does your business solve?
Bringing in to the light Unseen Greatness, The Arts and Local Business. I see an issue with media companies trying to be TV when they are Print and Print Trying to Be TV online to be honest when I see this it comes across as undesirable and they are lacking. I have an idea and its a process and way of being for a new industry of Social Media Broadcasting. Web 3.0 is around the corner in a few years as developers figure out UI and UX experiences. Now is the time for MSP Excite to be creating new content like TV Shows local made Mini Documentaries, and more
What is the inspiration behind your business?
Neighborhoods, Community & Local Economy themed inspiration from my Family’s Hot Dog Cart Business and the feeling I get when at a good farmers market.
What is your magic sauce?
Mixing Media Creation, Words from a place and the use of online platforms as Airwaves. Being connected and involved viewing online Communities as in person ones..
What is the plan for the next 5 years? What do you want to achieve?
1000000 viewers a week, the creation of many jobs, and the love of local economy growing in and around Minneapolis and Saint Paul
What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced so far?
Overcoming this thought by business owners that they only need their own social medias. What they don’t understand is that the way facebook could bring people to you before has changed and to make their marketing work to reach outside of thier booble they need MSP Excite and that they should be wanting to partner with us because we LOVE, Promote, and Celebrate Local. We are a replacement of the City Pages (A local paper that closed during the Pandemic).
How do people get involved/buy into your vision?
They can start by Following us on all platforms Instagram, Facebook, etc. Signing up for a Partnership Package $249 a month on MSPExcite.com our Growing Webpage.
