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.

Custer Financial Services: Relationship building is business building

Betty Harris Custer is the first to acknowledge that 2020 was a...

Cairasu Home Care: Punching back on COVID

Healthy aging is the focus of Fatou Ceesay, owner of Dane County...

Automation Arts looks to diversify staff

Not many companies with less than 50 employees have their own university,...

Dane County Small Business Awards: Spotlight on small business

Since the recession-wracked year of 1982, the Dane County Small Business Awards...

Many happy returns

Throughout the country, employers are developing return-to-the-office plans that envision what the...

Business is to blame for big labor’s decline

Given the dwindling percentageof private-sector workers who belong to unions — now...

Take Five: Linda Kaplan Thaler

Advertising Hall of Famer, author, and motivational speaker Linda Kaplan Thaler played...

The value of ‘yes, and …’ — and a plan B

When ideating, eliminating the negative is job one. It is alternatively known...

Making small talk can bring worthwhile change

Like a deer caught in the headlights, Linda Kaplan Thaler believes human...

Bang ideas can be daring too

Linda Kaplan Thaler, who forged a Hall of Fame advertising career with...