CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT
John Meyer If you’ve met John Meyer , you know he wears many hats. The Sioux Falls entrepreneur (proudly raised in Brookings) co-built two marketing agencies, Lemonly and 9 Clouds , and sold both for seven-figure exits, is the executive director of Leadership South Dakota , runs his leadership coaching program for solopreneurs, Leadmore , and is the host of the Leadmore Podcast . Not only that, but he frequently speaks at events. Put those all together, and that might be a reason why his podcast has drawn in over 100 leaders as guests from all industries and backgrounds and has over 90,000 views and downloads and continuing. Johntmeyer.com Sioux Falls Becky Tomac Becky Tomac is the “one-woman company” of Oh Geez! Design in the Black Hills. Started in 2007, the graphic designer began with creating greeting cards for a craft show in her hometown. After opening an Etsy shop, it was clear there was an interest in her products and she started wholesaling to local shops. Now selling a wide range of South Dakota-themed gifts and apparel, Tomac is doing Oh Geez! full time with a recent launch of her new website ohgeezdesign.com. Stay tuned for her new general store in Keldron, which she says will carry grocery items, off-sale beer, snacks, and antique/ vintage items. Oh yeah, and plenty of Oh Geez! and other South Dakota gifts. BEST SOUTH DAKOTA SPIRIT Ohgeezdesign.com (605) 209-7088 Keldron For 10 years, Shane Gerlach has been an advocate for communication, creativity, inclusivity, and “all things geek” with SiouxperCon in Sioux Falls. Gerlach watched the event grow from a hotel basement with around 1,000 to over 11,000 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center . The event has had a $1.3 million impact on the community, bringing in guests from all over the country and abroad, and has hosted over 175 guests, including Walter Koenig from the original Star Trek and Academy Award -winning actor Doug Jones . SiouxperCon has also made an impact with non-profits by raising over $40,000 for Make-A-Wish South Dakota and Montana , the JY6 Foundation , and REACH Literacy . After all of his hard work, Gerlach will hand over the reins as convention director to longtime attendee and volunteer Spencer Kaul , who will take over in time for S10uxperCon X next September. Shane Gerlach BEST FANDOM Siouxpercon.com Sioux Falls BEST PODCASTER
THE 605 BEST ISSUE december 2024 + january 2025
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