111 Minna's Michelle Delaney and Alex Kivelstadt (S3E35)

Photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Ready your SF bingo card: Michelle Delaney is a punk rock mom who runs an art gallery in The City.

In Part 1, we get to know Michelle and 111 Minna co-owner Alex Kivelstadt. The two talk about their lives leading up to the moment they purchased the art bar/cafe from its previous owner.

In Part 2, Michelle and Alex talk about how the sale of 111 Minna that left them as co-owners went down. The original owner, Ei Ming, left Michelle in charge, and there was a lot of stuff she had to figure out how to do. A few years down the road, she brought Alex in to help, and soon enough, the two ended up buying the place from Ei Ming.

111 Minna Gallery is still closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. But they're fundraising and hosting virtual events from time to time. Please follow them on Twitter and Instagram and check their website for more info.

This episode concludes our Small Business September promotions. That doesn't mean we'll stop introducing you to small business owners all over The City. And please, do your part to ensure that these businesses survive these strange times.

We recorded this podcast at 111 Minna in September 2020.