Meet Kevin & Denise Engebretson, the owners of Common Thread Custom Apparel. Together, with their three kids they embarked on this crazy adventure. To say they have "common threads" is an understatement and some would say, "they know everybody". Having been involved members of the Rockford, MN community for over 25 years it's almost impossible to go anywhere with Kevin (I like to call him Mr. Public Relations) and not be delayed by an extra half hour as he makes his rounds to visiting.
Denise (that's me) runs the house, the show and all of life's adventures in our crazy family business. I'm from a small town in rural Wisconsin (GO PACK GO!) and graduated from St. Mary's University of MN with a BA in Marketing. I'm no stranger to hard work and not afraid to dumpster dive for aluminum cans. (My dad owned recycling business for almost 40 years...Oh do I have stories) I've worked in account management and marketing over the last 25 years for notable companies such as Allianz Life, Mary Kay Cosmetics (yep, I've earned cars and diamonds), The Hartford and most recently Cherry Tree Companies. I love to meet people, hear about their journeys and find the "common thread" that bring us all together.
Kevin has been in Rockford his entire life from elementary school through high school and decided after college at Mankato State University to move back to Rockford and call it his home. has also been in the financial services arena with experiences at Ford Credit, GE Capital, Associated Bank and Prudential.
Denise (that's me) runs the house, the show and all of life's adventures in our crazy family business. I'm from a small town in rural Wisconsin (GO PACK GO!) and graduated from St. Mary's University of MN with a BA in Marketing. I'm no stranger to hard work and not afraid to dumpster dive for aluminum cans. (My dad owned recycling business for almost 40 years...Oh do I have stories) I've worked in account management and marketing over the last 25 years for notable companies such as Allianz Life, Mary Kay Cosmetics (yep, I've earned cars and diamonds), The Hartford and most recently Cherry Tree Companies. I love to meet people, hear about their journeys and find the "common thread" that bring us all together.
Kevin has been in Rockford his entire life from elementary school through high school and decided after college at Mankato State University to move back to Rockford and call it his home. has also been in the financial services arena with experiences at Ford Credit, GE Capital, Associated Bank and Prudential.