Stefan Hartwig

  • Encouraged by Jobs, couple spreads Montessori mission through apps

    Apps created by Montessorium, a Sioux Falls, S.D. firm that holds high the Montessori educational approach, have been downloaded around the world – but it might not have happened without personal encouragement from Steve Jobs. Montessori education is a child-centered, one-on-one approach to learning. When Bobby and June George (left), founders of the first Montessori…

  • SPN interviews Aaron Mentele of Electric Pulp

    On countless occasions Silicon Prairie News has showcased many of the “diamond in the rough” agencies, creatives, firms, and startups right here in our own backyard. The story of Electric Pulp in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is no different. I recently had the opportunity sit down and chat with Aaron Mentele, one of the three…