Join us for a lunchtime gathering that highlights two inspiring entrepreneurs whose ventures celebrate community, creativity, and connection. Check out MidCity Kitchen, a multifaceted shared-use commercial kitchen, event, and coworking space in South St. Anthony Park.
Enjoy a delicious lunch of warming soup, bread, and scratch-made ice cream for dessert! All prepared by host, Bridget O’Boyle of Oh Soup!
Meet Michelle Sharp, Founder of Meet the Minnesota Makers!
Meet the Minnesota Makers celebrates Minnesota’s small businesses. Michelle Sharp connects you with unique small businesses through her maker features about local food, farms, artists, artisans and authors that are shared both on the Meet the Minnesota Makers website, in monthly newsletters and through social media. She coaches small business owners to develop their storytelling and marketing content to gain the conversions that will yield steady revenue. Michelle shares why her work shortens the gap between local businesses and their customers.
Before writing maker features, recipes, and creating content for other small businesses for Meet the Minnesota Makers, Michelle Sharp published the first co-edited volume in English about Carmen de Burgos, a Spanish first-wave feminist who believed in the power of women, food, and community. From her background researching these elements from a historical perspective, Michelle founded Meet the Minnesota Makers in 2021 to create a space for makers and customers to share stories and connect with each other.
Follow Meet the Minnesota Makers on social:
Instagram: @meettheminnesotamakers
Facebook: @meettheminnesotamakers
Meet Bridget O’Boyle, Founder of Oh Soup!
Oh Soup! is where simple, fresh ingredients, heartfelt recipes, and some pinch-&-dash mastery become much more than soup. This is where “Oh” becomes “Ooooh” with each loving spoonful. Bridget O'Boyle prepares vegetarian and vegan soups from scratch. Bridget will share how food became her love language and the power of comfort food that nourishes. She will also share about her venture into ice cream that will change the world, at least one corner of it.
Souping for friends and neighbors started innocently enough - just a friendly neighborly thing to do. The goodness flowed, the word spread, and Oh soup! ventured beyond the hood. Bridget aims to “nourish the world, one soothing bowl of soup at a time,” through her Minneapolis small business Oh Soup! and as a traveling chef for First Descents. Through Oh Soup! Bridget offers weekly vegetarian soup and bread menus prepared with fresh ingredients with custom topping accompaniments.
Follow Oh Soup! on social:
Instagram: @ohsoup
Facebook: @ohsoup
Together, Michelle and Bridget will share how career shifts prepared them to launch their businesses, the joys of running mission-driven ventures, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Savor a light lunch of soup, fresh bread, and ice cream for dessert, lovingly prepared by Bridget!
Space is limited, so RSVP Today!
Location: MidCity Kitchen, 693 Raymond Ave, St. Paul, MN 55114
Parking: Parking avaiable in lot adjacent to building. Street parking also available. Mid City Kitchen entrance is through the parking lot, up the stairs to the deck. The door is next to the big sign that reads "Mid City Kitchen."
We can’t wait to see you there!
