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“I didn’t intend for the business to take off like it did,” she said, “But shortly after we opened, we had orders from all over the country and I needed to hire more people.”

Today, Footprint has clients from Duluth to Switzerland.

2010 was a difficult year for Manning. Her beloved father passed away and she got divorced.

“Even though there were many days that I didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning,” she said, “I pushed even harder, and thankfully PVA and Footprint continued to grow.”

Although Briana’s last name is now Manning, she has opted to keep her business name the same.

Family life

In February 2016, Manning began advertising on KQDS FM. On her first day in the studio, Jason Manning, co-host of the KQ Morning Show, asked her out. The couple began dating and got married in 2017.

Today, Manning is stepmother to two teenagers, Emily (19) and Colby (17). The family lives on Island Lake, and have four dogs, a cat and a horse.

“We spend as much time as possible together going to all the great new businesses in the area, and patronizing the ones we’ve enjoyed for years,” she said. “We love our lake life, and enjoy pontooning, kayaking and having campfires.”

Volunteer work and awards

Manning has served on the Boards for Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, PAVSA, and the Minnesota Ballet.

“I have always enjoyed volunteering and have been doing it for as long as I can remember,” she said.

Over the years, Manning has been nominated for several professional awards and recognitions. In 2012, she was named one of the Duluth News Tribune’s 20 under 40. Coincidentally, her husband was also recognized that year. Manning was also nominated for the Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Award three times, under the categories of emerging entrepreneur, established entrepreneur and mature entrepreneur.

Keep moving forward

With over 20 years of experience as a business owner, Manning has some words of wisdom to share.

“The best advice I can offer people is to ‘Keep moving forward.’ I have that statement on the wall in my office, and I look at it every day. It seems simple, but that phrase has helped me through the toughest of times.” D

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