For the past three years, John Folkestad and his business partner, Amy Langer, have labored to make Salo, LLC a giant among Twin Cities’ financial contract placement firms. Today, Folkestad can stand tall knowing that he is recognized by his national peers to be a member of “the next generation of entrepreneurial giants” 1 and the only Minnesotan selected this year to attend the 2005 Birthing of Giants program.

40 Under Forty is among several special publications The Business Journal publishes annually. This highly anticipated project honors 40 Twin Cities professionals with impressive business accomplishments and community contributions.