Brookings, SD 1 Million Cups
I’ll be headed to Brookings, SD this afternoon to speak at the 1 Million Cups event on Wednesday at 9 am. 1 Million Cups is a national weekly event. You can read more at their website here. They say it best: 1 Million Cups (1MC) is a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in communities around…
Sunday Update: Vacation
I’m sitting at the Charlotte airport with a 4 hour layover. My great nephew Steven and I are returning from vacation on Holiday Island. The house we stayed in was right on the Albemarle Sound. There’s an advantage in staying in a house instead of a hotel. You can cook your own food. We ate…
LeClaire, Iowa – Worth a Visit
Roger Brooks of Roger Brooks International and the Customer Loyalty Expert says if you’re going to create a business that will bring in tourists, make sure there’s at least two other similar businesses. LeClaire has taken that advice to heart. Located in Central Iowa, on the Mississippi River, LeClaire is hope to the Cody Road…
Sunday Update: On the road
On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again …. I’m on vacation! Sunday was spent in church, hugging the kids and leaving for Minneapolis where my 9 year old great nephew and I flew out this morning to North Carolina. Every year I head East to spend a week with…
Grasshopper Guest House
July 11 I traveled to LeClaire, Iowa and spent the weekend. LeClaire is located on the Mississippi River in central Iowa. I chose to visit because the town is doing some things right, and I wanted to find out what was working for them. I love to find unique places to stay when I go…
Sunday Update: Just Decide
Yes, I know it’s Monday. Sometimes you gotta take some time off and go somewhere new. I did that this past weekend. Met my friend Erin Criss at LeClaire, Iowa and had a working vacation. We wrote her LinkedIn Summary. We ate at fine restaurants. We talked and talked and talked. We sat and looked…
RVTV Returns!
Andy Fales and Keith Murphy from WHO TV were in Webster City last year for RVTV. They promote the Iowa – Iowa State game and visit 5 towns the week before the game. It’s a huge party and a big honor to be chosen to be one of those locations. Last year was the 5th…
Summer Nights: Ag in Town July 19
July 19 starting at 4 pm (right after Crazy Day and Crazy Day Car Show) the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing Ag into Town! This month’s theme is Agriculture and we’re bringing the country into the city. Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee is hosting Summer Nights on July 19…
Sunday Update: 5 Days A Week
Hello my lovelies! The past two weeks I went to the gym 5 days a week. This week I only went three times. I was off work Monday through Wednesday and was driving two of those days and playing with my great niece the other day. Sounds like an excuse, doesn’t it? That’s because it…
Headed to LeClaire, Iowa
Why am I headed to LeClaire, Iowa? 1. I’m a chamber director. It’s always good to take a look at other communities that are ‘doing it right’. It’s even better to spend a couple of days there, talk to some shop owners, get a good feel for the community. In this day of rural…