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Tonya Beck

Edina, Minnesota-based entrepreneur and General Mills executive assistant who founded olive&nell, maker of the LivyBelt children's clothing accessory.

Sep 16, 2026

speaker_4UNKNOWN
62:52
STEM?
62:56
Just because it's taking...
62:58
So my point is, We specifically chose this house for this size.
63:03
We have lived in Edina for over 22 years.
63:05
We had a 4300 square foot home before we wanted to retire in a smaller home in Edina.
63:12
So we bought one that we could put our stamp on and update and fix up.
63:18
So in doing that, we inadvertently did add 177 square feet, which we didn't know because all we did was finish the basement, which hadn't been finished.
speaker_4UNKNOWN
64:42
you have it?
SarahPANELIST
69:27
Was it impressive at all? Was it something that you-
69:30
Oh my gosh.
69:32
Yeah.
69:32
It was unbelievable.
69:36
Just being in the Oval Office was amazing.
69:40
I've never been in the office before and so that was, just walking in there was so humbling and, you know, just kept pinching myself because I couldn't really believe I was there.
69:50
And then getting the tour after the interview was phenomenal.
70:04
What'd you think of him?

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