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Eagan woman is state’s School of Rock impresario
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Legislators need to stay away from creating more workplace mandates. Let employers and employees decide. PHIL KRINKIE 3A
Stacey Marmolejo, 50, will open third School of Rock location on Oct. 2 in Burnsville by John Gessner DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Stacey Marmolejo of Eagan is Minnesota’s School of Rock impresario. She owns two franchises of the storied rock’n’roll academy for kids and is opening a third in Burnsville on Oct. 2. But it wasn’t a failsafe business model that lured her away from a job in marketing, which Marmolejo finally left in January to concentrate on her schools. To win customers she was banking on an emotional connection, the kind of buzz her own son f e l t years a g o after attending summer music camp a n d performing in a c a m p - ending concert. “When I first saw (School of Rock) it wasn’t so much about my career, because I know noth-
ing about music,” said Marmolejo, 50. “I was just looking at my son and knowing how he felt when he got off that stage that day. I knew there had to be other kids just like him, and I knew there were no places in the Twin Cities like it.” Marmolejo’s Schools of Rock in St. Paul and Eden Prairie each offer three seasons of instruction, each with its own concert finale. Students, ages 8 to 18, get weekly individual lessons and a weekly threehour group rehearsal. At the new Burnsville school, located at 13400 Buck Hill Road, Marmolejo will add a Kindermusik program for children ages 6 months to 7 years.
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Jerry Erickson of Lakeville and Terry Davis of Eagan were great community leaders who will be missed. LARRY WERNER 3A BEST PRACTICES
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Stacey Marmolejo of Eagan is opening her third School of Rock location on Oct. 2 in Burnsville. story – which is said to have inspired the 2000 “School of Rock” movie starring Jack Black and has been the subject of a film documentary and many articles – began in 1998 in Philadelphia. Rocker Paul Green and his band had a following among local teens. See Rock, Page 44A
Motivate your employees by intrinsically showing them appreciation. A thank you can go a long way JEFF APPELQUIST 6A BUSINESS 101
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When a negatives rear their ugly head in your life or career, compartmentalize and don’t let them dominate your life. 6A
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