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REAL LIFE BIZ EXPERIMENT: Self Publishing A Book (written in October 2016… never published)

Posted on September 19, 2019 by admin

I’ve been putting off this blog for two weeks now. I announced about a month ago that I was going to write a book about Weathervane Creamery and the journey of the rise and fall of that start-up. And somewhere … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Authoring a book, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Blogging, Dan Shrader, e-books, Ebooks, Entrepreneur, Horticulture, Landmark Worldwide, linkedin, Meetup, real life business experiment, Self publishing, Spark-Y, Start-ups, WeatherVane Creamery, Zachary Robinson | Leave a comment

A New Phase

Posted on July 11, 2013 by admin

Here I am in the kitchen at my fake dad, Johnny’s house at midnight waiting for my meatloaf to bake. I got home tonight at quarter after eleven to a dark and sleepy house. There was a slice of chocolate … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Big Brother Big Sister Program, Burnsville, Cheese Hustler, chef Tony Leone, depression, Eddie Bauer, Golden Gloves Boxing, Introduction Leaders Program, Landmark, linkedin, marketing, Mn, River Falls, Surdyk's, WA Frost, Wealth program, WeatherVane Creamery, WestWind Supper Club, WI, Wyatt Evans | 1 Comment

Exciting Times!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by admin

Today “write blog” is on the list. Same as yesterday and the day before. It was much easier in December. A good routine is priceless. So here I am at Dunn Bros. in Hudson. I had a great day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Community Development Financial Institution, DeVine Liquor, Dunn Bros, Eddie Bauer, Elizabeth's Jewelry, graphic design, linkedin, Little Caesar's Pizza, Opportunity Finance Network, rebirth, starbucks, WeatherVane Creamery, woodworking, writing | Leave a comment

Midway Thru January- Do Ya Miss Me?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by admin

I can’t believe it was just a mere 16 days ago that I wrote my last WVC blog. I didn’t think I’d end up actually enjoying writing it every day and the first two days apart were hard. And then … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged blog, branding, Californication, facebook, Google Analytics, linkedin, logo, Perkins, Project Runway All Stars, social media, Twitter, videos, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Day 30- Jeanne Carpenter

Posted on December 30, 2012 by admin

Being too cheap to actually purchase the book, I checked out The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin book by Becca Dilley and James Norton last winter From the River Falls Public Library. And before I go any further, I want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, Becca Dilley, Dairy industry, indiegogo, James Norton, Jeanne Carpenter, linkedin, press releases, River Falls Journal, River Falls Public Library, The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Day 20- Professional Support (the FREE kind)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

A few people have asked me lately for a list of organizations and places to go to for FREE professional support. It is because of all of the support (free and otherwise) that I have had success and I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, business plan, Career Center, CDFI, Community Development Financial Institution, Create Jobs for USA, Dairy Business Innovation Center, Free professional support, Impact 7, James J Hill Reference Library, linkedin, networking, Opportunity Finance Network, Pierce County Economic Development Corporation, prezi.com, River Falls Chamber of Commerce, River Falls Rotary Club, Rotary Club, SCORE, Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, St Croix Economic Development Corporation, starbucks, Us Department of the Treasury, UW Extension, UW-River Falls, WeatherVane Creamery, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation, WomenVenture | Leave a comment

Day 6- The Ghosts of Employment Past

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

I started working at an early age for my father. He’s an auctioneer and at the tender age of ten, I was recording the bids at his auctions. As a result, I am in the 99th percentile of adults for … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged employment, farming, leadership, linkedin, Mary Kay, motivation, Murphy's law, UWRF, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment