In the Business of Creativity

In the Business of Creativity

Publisher’s note: Inspired Woman magazine collaborates with women entrepreneurs in many ways. Some serve on the advisory board, some are writers. Many have partnered with us because we share similar missions. The Inspired Woman creative team includes three business...
“Duffy”  Maria Meyer, DDs: High Plains Dental

“Duffy” Maria Meyer, DDs: High Plains Dental

Photo credit: Designs by Jessina Dr. Duffy Meyer says she was blessed to work at Nelson Family Dentistry (now Polished Dental) in Bismarck for four years before opening her own business in 2011. High Plains Dental in Dickinson brought Duffy back to her roots and...
Dorothy Henke: Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels

Dorothy Henke: Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels

Photo credit: Lifted Logic You know her by her brand: Dot’s Pretzels, founded in Velva, North Dakota in 2012. Dorothy Henke is originally from Wahpeton, North Dakota and is married to Randy, also known as “Mr. Dot.” She has three children, Stacey, Blake, and Eric, and...
Tammy Blumhagen: Community-Minded Leader & Business Woman

Tammy Blumhagen: Community-Minded Leader & Business Woman

By Marci Narum Photography: Photos by Jacy While recently touring the KXMB-TV station in Bismarck where I worked from October 2003 through January 2014, I saw my former workplace transformed. The studio is state-of-the-art. The spaces that once occupied the newsroom,...
Jennifer Mattson: The Jeneral Store

Jennifer Mattson: The Jeneral Store

Photo credit: Gemar Photography Jennifer Mattson and her husband, Justin, have two boys, Kallen and Daxton, but next month, Jennifer adds another blessing to her life: the dream of owning a business. The Rugby woman will open her consignment/second hand store on...
Gretchen Stenehjem: First  International Bank & Trust

Gretchen Stenehjem: First International Bank & Trust

Photo credit: Sanford Health Gretchen Kay Stenehjem is from Watford City.  She has a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Reading Disabilities from Mankato State University in Minnesota. She taught second and third grade students in Alexandria, Minnesota...
Stephanie Miller: Butterhorn Restaurant

Stephanie Miller: Butterhorn Restaurant

Photo credit: Glasser Images Stephanie Miller comes from a family of Bismarck doctors and attended the University of North Dakota thinking she would also become a physician, but on December 27, 2017, she opened her own restaurant instead.  She says, “I was in my...
Minot’s Main Street

Minot’s Main Street

By Marci Narum Photo by StarrWeb Marketing When Inspired Woman magazine asked women entrepreneurs to answer questions about their decision to go into business on their own, a common theme emerged: the sacrifices they made and what gives them the most satisfaction. ...