Honorees will be revealed during a May 6 reception in Golden Valley, Minn. MINNETONKA, Minn. (April 14, 2025) – Ten Minnesota companies were named today as finalists for the third annual Meaningful Capitalism Awards. From this list, four honorees will be revealed during a reception May 6, 2025, at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley, Minn., from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Meaningful Capitalism […]
Platinum Group Presents Four Businesses with Meaningful Capitalism Awards
MINNETONKA, Minn. (May 8, 2024) – Business advisory firm Platinum Group today announced that it awarded four companies with a Meaningful Capitalism award during a reception attended by more than 200 people last night, May 7, 2024, at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley. The second annual Meaningful Capitalism Awards celebrates Minnesota business leaders who are successful at growing and running a financially sustainable business, […]
Platinum Group Announces Sale of Dee Inc.
Foundry Specializing in Production of Precision Aluminum Die Cast Parts MINNETONKA, Minn. (November 21, 2022) – Platinum Group, a business advisory firm based in Minnetonka, Minn., today announced it completed the sale of Dee Inc., a Crookston, Minn. based foundry specializing in design, close tolerance aluminum casting, machining and fulfillment, to a strategic buyer with complimentary production and market focus. Terms of the sale were […]
Platinum Group Announces Sale of Tiger Oak Media
Print magazine publisher’s assets sold to four different buyers Platinum Group, a business advisory firm based in Minnetonka, Minn., today announced it completed leading the sale of the assets of Tiger Oak Media Inc., a Minneapolis-based publisher of print magazines, on behalf of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota. Tiger Oak filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 in October 2019. […]
Jon McTaggart Joins Platinum Group as Executive Consultant
Former American Public Media Group President and CEO Jon McTaggart has joined Platinum Group, where he will advise and coach business owners and principals in a variety of areas including growth strategy, founder- and CEO-transitions, board development, cash flow growth and profitability, operations improvement and capital raising. “I’ve been blessed for more than 35 years with mentors and by working with really talented leaders and colleagues,” Jon […]
Platinum Group Announces Sale of Rancher’s Legacy Meat Co.
Producer of high-quality beef and pork products sold to investor group MINNETONKA, Minn. (March 23, 2022) – Platinum Group, a business advisory firm based in Minnetonka, Minn., today announced it completed the sale of Rancher’s Legacy Meat Company, a Vadnais Heights, Minn., based producer of high-quality beef and pork products, to a third-party investment group. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Rancher’s Legacy retained […]
Becky Amble Joins Platinum Group as Executive Consultant
Strategic sales and marketing expert Becky Amble has joined Platinum Group, where she works with B2B organizations to accelerate growth through improved revenue generation and timely customer information. This can be in a turnaround, due diligence or pre-investment situation. A best-selling author of more than 10 books, Becky often starts out by asking questions such as these (see how you fare by answering using a scale […]
New Self-Assessment Tool Helps Owners Understand Barriers to Success
Platinum Group has added a new self-assessment tool to help business owners to evaluate barriers that may be blocking the health and success of their organizations in three essential areas: leadership, workplace culture and unresolved conflict. To build a stronger business, owners need to monitor the relationship dynamics within their companies and ask themselves questions that may feel uncomfortable but could be truly holding them […]
Platinum Group Names Four New Partners
Minnetonka, Minn. — July 9, 2020 — Platinum Group, a consulting firm that provides advisory services for business owners, private equity funds, family offices and entrepreneurs, announces that four of its consultants have been named Partner: Bill English, M.A., LP, CPBPM helps clients with conflict resolution, leadership development and executive coaching. With C-level leadership in several businesses, English combines his entrepreneurial experience with his extensive […]
One Take Interviews Feature CEO Conversations, Platinum Insights
Platinum Group’s Dale Kurschner has launched a weekly CEO interview program called “One Take” – a continuous, unscripted dialogue with no edits, recorded from each CEO’s home via Zoom. In each 10- to 20-minute interview, Dale asks one CEO to provide his or her take on how best to deal with the most pressing business and economic issues of the day, COVID-19. The first “One […]