Loren Schirber

Loren Schirber attended the University of North Dakota where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and received a Certificate of Entrepreneurship. After UND Loren worked for CROSSMARK Sales and Marketing, an organization that competed in the space between consumer-packaged goods companies and mass merchandisers, eventually moving to Plano, TX to work at the corporate headquarters. After two years in the corporate world, Loren decided to return to Minneapolis to attend graduate school and be closer to his future wife, Jill Wilhelmi, family, and friends. Loren attended the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management full-time, and received his MBA in 2005. Loren’s studies focused on Venture Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing.

While attending the U of M Loren began working at his father’s business Castle Building & Remodeling learning the remodeling business. In 2008, after significant growth, Loren acquired Castle Building & Remodeling from his father. Loren continued to grow Castle Building & Remodeling by opening more neighborhood design studios and through unique marketing strategies. In 2012, Loren merged Castle with Camelot Builders and partnered with Aaron Johnson. In 2014, Castle acquired The Natural Built Home Store which Loren has taken an active role in managing. Loren is passionate about sustainable remodeling and design and is an avid walker and biker. In his free time Loren volunteers for the Northeast Investment Cooperative board where he has learned about commercial real estate development using a coop model. Loren is married to Jill Wilhelmi and lives in NE Minneapolis. In 2016 Loren and Jill adopted a baby boy and started their family.