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We’re people too.

At Soto, we're all about crafting great digital products. With decades of experience and hundreds of successful projects, we deliver—day in, day out. We don't believe in cookie-cutter solutions; your unique ideas deserve custom care. Let's chat over a beverage and turn your vision into reality.

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Robert Nelson

CEO

Robert has been writing custom software professionally for over 27 years. He has worked in startups, product companies, enterprise, agencies, and everything in between, including founding numerous successful companies.

Robert is an avid biker and snowboarder. He speaks Japanese (poorly), graduated from culinary school, and is the human for a black lab named Franny.

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Nick Colgan

CTO

Nick has been writing custom software for 25 years. He has built software for a variety of industries including medtech, agtech, and fintech. He takes an agile approach, focused on delivering pragmatic results.

Nick has three cats, is an avid biker and runner, and travels around the country rock climbing.

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Carrie Ek

Founding Partner

Carrie has been in marketing, creative, digital and sales for 25 years. Carrie's varied experience includes digital and design agencies, creative studios, staffing, and corporate marketing.

Carrie is married with two kids, Elizabeth and Anna. She spends as much time as possible boating on Lake Minnetonka with her family.

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Soto was able to seamlessly integrate new technology into our existing platform, making it easier and more accessible for our patients and providers.
Brian Kuyath, CTO @ Vidscrip
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Elle Yesnes

CCO

Elle has been immersed in design for over 15 years. She’s collaborated on all types of teams and industries with projects varying from power sports applications to financial software, all while advocating for users.

Elle likes to struggle through video games, garden and spend time with her wife and golden retriever, Goose.

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Tristan Bridges

Engineer

Tristan approaches technical challenges with an analytical lens, blending his research background and programming passion to craft software solutions that bridge technology and solve novel problems.

A creative coder, he experiments with JavaScript-driven art installations and enjoys merging digital tools with analog equipment in his spare time.