interview
Rob Hatch: Owner, mission driven
Rob Hatch is the President of Owner Media Group; he’s much like the Wizard of Oz. The guy behind the curtain. Lots of people have heard of Chris Brogan, but fewer know of Rob Hatch. I had the great pleasure of spending a couple of hours on the phone with Rob and he allowed me…
Read MorePartnerships in a Rural Environment
Partnerships are a great way to get things done. I’m working with a group here in Franklin County that include a seed company, a small business owner, a bed and breakfast owner, a member of the soybean association, a marketing company (me), and a winery owner. We meeting every couple of weeks to discuss what…
Read MoreR.I.P.
Terry died Friday night. He was 60 years old. We went to church together, grew up in the same town, had a lot of mutual friends. His daughter works as a butcher at the local grocery story. His granddaughter has been in my Bible School class. His wife and I laugh together a lot.…
Read MoreConversation With The Competition
Brad Hicks is the Publisher of the Hampton Chronicle, one of the papers falls under the Mid America Publishing banner I love small town living! I got the opportunity to interview Brad for our paper and am very happy to report he is a big supporter of Hampton! Enjoy the read. Where are you from?…
Read MoreJeff goes to Dubai
Jeff Christiansen is in Dubai for business. It’s a 14 hour plane ride, and they are 10 hours ahead of us! Jeff has been chronicling his trip on Facebook and has agreed to share pictures and comments here with us. We will interview Jeff when he arrives home and get all the details then. For now,…
Read MoreIowa Songwriter Coming to Hampton!
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 5, when Dago & Criminal History will come to Hampton. The fun begins at 9 p.m. at Coconut Lounge and Dance Club, downtown Hampton. Dago (J.M. Marchellino) has been writing and performing original works for several years. His third album, Unbreakable, was just released in April. In addition to performing…
Read MoreFrugal and Friendly: Jenn Fowler
Do a Google search for Jenn Fowler and here’s what you find: Jenn Fowler on Twitter Deb Ng and Jenn Fowler on Blogtalkradio Frugal Upstate I met Jenn on twitter and had the pleasure of speaking with her this week. She has always responded to my tweets, is insightful and helpful. Oh yeah – and…
Read MoreDes Moines Register: Cavan Reagan Reichmann
Cavan Reagan Reichman is the Des Moines Register’s digital editor/social media. Cavan found me and added this blog to their blogger widget on the Business site of www.desmoinesregister.com It is my honor to interview Cavan. Here’s a funny thing — Cavan recommends that bloggers create their posts in readable sections. Usually that means – short.…
Read MoreJustin Levy
Justin Levy of New Marketing Labs sparked my interest when I found him on twitter. Justin is a partner in a restaurant and their website made me hungry! He’s done some incredible marketing things and I knew I had to interview him. It’s a long interview and I promise you’ll see some things in it…
Read MoreTowns End Winery
Local Winery – FINALLY! Vern and Judy Harper are the owners of Towns End Winery in Hampton. There is some discussion about the name. Vern says it is Townsend Winery and Judy says it is Towns End. Townsend is a family name. And the actually winery in Hansell is on the towns end. Some day…
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