- July 3, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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Simply put, Undem believes many people can achieve their career and life goals, regardless of whether they live in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area or a rural community like Oakes.
Undem is the founder of Growing Small Towns, a nonprofit “that helps small towns in southeast North Dakota be a place people love to call home.”
She didn’t always feel that way. Undem admits she initially felt a sense of shame when she returned to her hometown of Oakes in 2009 after a brief career in banking.
“I felt a bit of shame like I had not made it in Fargo and only people who can’t make it move home,” Undem said. “It’s not like anyone told me that, but nobody told me I could make it here. That’s a story we need to take back,” she said.
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