Calling on Your Peers
Enterprise Minnesota’s peer councils give manufacturing leaders an outlet for sharing ideas, solving problems, and growing their network.
About Abbey
Abbey Hellickson is a business growth consultant who works with manufacturers throughout the state to help them engage their workforce, maximize productivity, improve company culture, and strengthen their leadership teams. Drawing on a wealth of experience in talent and leadership development, Abbey enables companies to drive performance at all levels of their organizations and develop the effective leaders they need to build and sustain profitable growth.
Prior to joining Enterprise Minnesota, Abbey served as the director of business and workforce education at Rochester Community and Technical College and as a corporate training instructor for Fastenal.
A resident of Preston, MN, Abbey enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, biking, and spending time with her family. She sits on the board of directors for the Preston Area Community Foundation and Fillmore Central Community Education.
Education
- Master of Education in Human Resource Development — University of Minnesota
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Winona State University
“I am energized by the commitment Minnesota manufacturers have to the development of their employees and workplace cultures. It is a privilege to work with them on enhancing leadership skills that impact business results. ”
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Author Content
Game-Changing Talent Strategies
Manufacturers who help employees reach and remain in the ‘Productivity Zone’ and fill the leadership pipeline rise above the competition.
Highly Esteemed
Business growth consultant Abbey Hellickson wins Enterprise Minnesota’s top award — a peer-to-peer honor — for the second time.
Two-Time Winner
The Weekly Report – July 28, 2025. Abbey Hellickson wins Enterprise Minnesota’s top employee award for the second time.
Home Grown
Blooming Prairie native Kurt Schrom returns to run Metal Services, bringing extensive big-company manufacturing experience.
Where Training Takes Off
NASA supplier Windings creates in-house ‘university’ to help employees soar.
Digging into Training
The Weekly Report – July 17, 2023 Akkerman, Inc. in Brownsdale is one of those companies that continually confirms how innovation doesn’t end at product…
Building a Leadership Bench
The Weekly Report – June 5, 2023 Business growth consultant Abbey Hellickson shares a process for transforming top performers into company leaders.
Helping Hands
Manufacturers turn to chaplains to address employee wellness.
When Welding Isn’t Enough
Abbey Hellickson shows companies how to make doers into leaders.