Geographic creator directory · September 2026
A sourced guide to digital creators currently based in Minneapolis, St. Paul and communities across the broader Twin Cities metro.
Geographic eligibility corrections dated September 19, 2026. Source publication dates and review dates are distinct. Current-base claims require source-supported geography; origin, earlier residence and institutional affiliation do not automatically establish a current base.
Quick answer
The metro's creator community includes national and local voices in food, gaming, photography, law, health, family, lifestyle, art, education and community media. This directory currently documents 31 creators with city or metro-level evidence.
Examples include Andrew Zimmern, Fit Foodie Finds, MinnMax, Pinch of Yum, Josie Lewis Art, DadChats, Snake Discovery and Josh Liljenquist. The complete directory is grouped by verified geography below.
14 verified records
City-level sources identify these creators as currently living, creating or working from Minneapolis.
Photography, books and visual storytelling.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Minnesota relationship: official biography. Geography evidence reviewed . The maintained official biography expressly identifies a Minneapolis base. Birthplace is separate; no private residence claim. The source publication date is unknown; this is an evidence-review date.
Food, travel and culinary storytelling.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Legal education and commentary.
Primary platforms: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram.
Reptile, wildlife and conservation video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook.
Minnesota relationship: professional record. Geography evidence reviewed . The maintained company page names Kaufman as founder and explicitly identifies Minneapolis as the company base; its publication date is unknown. The source publication date is unknown; this is an evidence-review date.
Experimental making and educational video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok.
Music production, composition and online education.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Website, Online courses.
Recipe development, cooking education and wellness.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Minnesota relationship: official biography. Geography evidence reviewed . The maintained About page self-reports Minneapolis residence. This is an undated first-person statement, not independent residence verification. The source publication date is unknown; this is an evidence-review date.
Minnesota history, walking tours and local video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Podcast.
Twin Cities restaurant and food discovery.
Primary platforms: Instagram.
Independent games coverage, podcasts and video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Podcast, Patreon.
Community news, culture and event information.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube.
Food-focused travel, dining and recipe writing.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Website.
Homelab, self-hosting and open-source technology education.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Twitch, GitHub, Website.
View official profileCreator websiteMinnesota relationship: official professional profile. Evidence reviewed . The creator-controlled GitHub profile lists Minneapolis and links back to Techno Tim’s site and official platforms; the site’s account directory links back to that profile. This supports a self-reported professional base, not a private residence or exclusive physical presence. A shop’s Minnesota registration alone was not used to establish the personal base. Supporting source. Supporting source.
Hmong food storytelling, video and podcasts.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, Podcast, Television.
5 verified records
These records have current city-level evidence for St. Paul, rather than a general Twin Cities label.
Gen Z commentary, writing and short-form video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Writing.
Visual art, process videos and creative education.
Primary platforms: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook.
Recipes, food photography and creator education.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website.
Fashion design and culture-centered creative work.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Website.
Satellite, radio and electronics experiments.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Website.
12 verified records
These creators are based in a named suburb or have public evidence supporting the wider Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, but are not labeled Minneapolis residents.
Original home-workout videos and fitness publishing.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, Website.
View official profileCreator websiteMinnesota relationship: official professional profile. Evidence reviewed . Her public professional profile and the Nourish Move Love business profile identify a Minneapolis-area professional base; the broader metro label avoids inferring a private residence. The maintained About page identifies her original workout-publishing work. These are first-party records, not independent endorsements. Supporting source. Supporting source.
Minnesota and Midwest travel guides and small-town discovery.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Website.
View official profileCreator websiteMinnesota relationship: official biography. Evidence reviewed . The maintained About page describes a base outside Minneapolis; the metro label does not identify a private home. KAXE’s June 8, 2023 interview separately documents her travel-creator work and an earlier Twin Cities base. The About publication date is unknown. Supporting source.
Woodworking, sawmilling and furniture-making videos.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Website.
View official profileCreator websiteMinnesota relationship: official biography. Evidence reviewed . His maintained official biography identifies Grant, Minnesota and his original educational video work. Grant is in Washington County; the broader metro label avoids a private address. The Guild teaching profile separately identifies a Minnesota professional base. These undated first-party/professional records are not independent residence verification. Supporting source. Supporting source.
Parenting comedy and family video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
Recipes, wellness and food media.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Website.
Minnesota relationship: official website. Geography evidence reviewed . The maintained Hodgepodge site identifies Fit Foodie Finds as a co-operator of its Fridley business; the creator's own food-truck page confirms the relationship. Retain only metro-level professional activity, not a headquarters or residence assertion. The source publication date is unknown; this is an evidence-review date. Supporting geography source.
Minnesota digital creator known online as Joshlilj, with more than 10 billion documented views tied to an approximately two-year content window.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.
Entrepreneurship, local business and creator video.
Primary platforms: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook.
Parenting comedy and family video.
Primary platforms: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
Reptile education, rescue and zoo video.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.
Minnesota relationship: official website. Geography evidence reviewed . The official operating zoo page establishes Maplewood business activity and connects the venue to the creators; no personal residence is inferred. The source publication date is unknown; this is an evidence-review date.
Disability, relationships and family storytelling.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook.
Minnesota relationship: institutional record. Geography evidence reviewed . The dated university event biography identifies a Minneapolis relationship. The earlier independent interview explicitly describes seasonal bases in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Together they support a non-exclusive Minnesota creator connection; neither supports exclusive year-round residence. Institutional hosting is not independent residence verification. The event date is not a publication date. Supporting geography source.
Construction, landscaping and equipment education.
Primary platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram.
Food media, recipes, radio and podcasts.
Primary platforms: Instagram, Podcast, Radio, Television.
Audience comparison
The geographic cohort is strong enough for a sourced directory, but not every local creator has a sufficiently verified TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook record. Publishing a partial metro ranking would overstate what the current evidence can support.
For declared statewide audience methods and dated platform snapshots, use the Minnesota Creator Index and the platform-specific datasets.
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The directory includes creator entities with a current public city or metro-level residence, creator base or professional base. Birthplace, school attendance, a former home, one local event or a broad Minnesota association are not enough.
Minneapolis and St. Paul labels require current evidence naming that city.
Named suburbs and explicit Twin Cities-area records qualify for the broader metro section. This directory uses source-supported city or metro base labels, not a fixed county-list eligibility test. It should not be treated as identical to the 15-county, two-state OMB MSA described on the Twin Cities hub or the seven-county rule used by the Greater Minnesota origins directory.
Only public city or metro context is used. Street addresses, private coordinates and inferred neighborhoods are excluded.
Search answers
Examples with Minneapolis professional or creator-base evidence include Alec Soth, Andrew Zimmern, CLR Bruce Rivers, MinnMax, Yia Vang and One Minute Tours. This is a sourced directory, not a fame ranking.
Yes. St. Paul has its own section so those creators are not mislabeled as Minneapolis-based.
The broader metro section includes creators with documented current bases in communities such as Chaska, Golden Valley, Maplewood and Woodbury, plus sources that support the Twin Cities metro without a narrower city claim.
This directory does not publish a metro rank. The current evidence does not provide sufficiently complete Core 4 records for the full local cohort. The statewide index remains the appropriate bounded comparison.
Visible provenance
Sources support current city or metro classification. Official profiles and websites are linked separately on each card.
| Creator | Classification | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Soth | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | official biography |
| Andrew Zimmern | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | official biography |
| CLR Bruce Rivers | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | professional record |
| Dāv Kaufman | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | professional record |
| How To Make Everything | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | professional record |
| J. Anthony Allen | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | official biography |
| Jess Delicious Living | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | official biography |
| John O'Sullivan (One Minute Tours) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Lana Truong (Minne.eats) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Lindsey Bomgren (Nourish Move Love) | Other Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | official professional profile |
| Lizanne Dooner (Lizanne Lately) | Other Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | official biography |
| Matt Cremona | Other Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | official biography |
| MinnMax | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | independent reporting |
| Somalisnaps | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Stacy Brooks (Tangled Up in Food) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | official biography |
| Techno Tim (Timothy Stewart) | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota; public professional profile | official professional profile |
| Yia Vang | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota | professional record |
| Haley Taylor Schlitz | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | publisher hosted profile |
| Josie Lewis Art | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Pinch of Yum | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | official biography |
| Rammy Mohamed | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Save It For Parts | St. Paul | St. Paul, Minnesota | official biography |
| DadChats | Other Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Fit Foodie Finds | Other Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | official website |
| Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj) | Other Twin Cities metro | Chaska, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Kit Houng | Other Twin Cities metro | Twin Cities metro, Minnesota | official biography |
| MomChats | Other Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | local reporting |
| Snake Discovery | Other Twin Cities metro | Maplewood, Minnesota | official website |
| Squirmy and Grubs | Other Twin Cities metro | Minneapolis area, Minnesota | institutional record |
| Stanley Dirt Monkey Genadek | Other Twin Cities metro | Woodbury, Minnesota | professional record |
| Stephanie Hansen | Other Twin Cities metro | Golden Valley, Minnesota | official biography |
The reviewed metro directory contains 31 exact entity IDs from the 47-record statewide directory. Current creator or professional bases may be non-exclusive; birthplace, historical residence and a visit alone do not qualify.
Squirmy and Grubs retains a metro-level, non-exclusive Minnesota connection, with seasonal Los Angeles activity explicitly documented. Read its sources in the record below and the October 29 geography decision. This review does not update historical audience ranks or prove year-round residence. Other record-level verification dates remain unchanged.
Previous coverage-edition additions: Lizanne Lately and Lindsey Bomgren / Nourish Move Love. Their public professional-base evidence is linked on the cards; no private residence or new audience figure is inferred.
Josh Liljenquist. Minneapolis & Twin Cities Influencers and Content Creators. Download edition reference-2026-10-29-reliability-eb49a6c02ca8. Source snapshot 2026-10-29; individual evidence dates apply. https://joshliljenquist.com/minneapolis-influencers/ Fixed JSON: https://joshliljenquist.com/data/minnesota-editions/reference-2026-10-29-reliability/minneapolis-twin-cities-creators-2026.json SHA-256: eb49a6c02ca80b02e405968e55250701626d0474879805659f04051f9979e2b8. October 29 coverage/geography notes do not refresh historical audience observations or ranks.
Per-record evidence dates govern each fact. Historical audiences and prior fixed editions remain unchanged.
