Joe Vanden Plas

As the senior writer of In Business Madison, Joe researches and writes content for the monthly print magazine, the daily e-newsletters, and networking events. With 40 years of experience in journalism, including 25 in the Capital Region, the 1983 UW–Stevens Point graduate has covered government, business, athletics, and culture. Outside the office, the Green Bay native enjoys power walks with wife Patty, classic movies, and sporting events.

Take Five with Carl Corey: Capturing Wisconsin’s image

Photographer Carl Corey has had an interesting second act as a professional...

Family Business Awards navigates transition

For 16 years, Smith & Gesteland has run the Wisconsin Family Business...

Unconsciously biased

From the pages of In Business magazine. Believe it or not, and like it...

Creative license: When business imitates art

From the pages of In Business magazine. Phil Martin is very familiar with the...

Take Five with Stephan Paternot​: Lessons of a ‘dotcom whiz kid’

Stephan Paternot blanched at being called the Mark Zuckerberg of the 1990s,...

SCORE protege becomes the mentor

For Kris Halverson, the concept of paying it back has come full...

Advanced building structure offers real chemistry

When it comes to team chemistry, UW–Madison is well aware of its...

2019 Commercial Design Awards: You’ve got personality!

From the pages of In Business magazine. When asked to pinpoint the most important...

Lessons from a technology pioneer

From the pages of In Business magazine. Stephan Paternot could have written an updated...

Madison author Berkenstadt options film rights to Beatles book

Several years ago, when local author Jim Berkenstadt wrote the book titled...