Last night was a great night! Actually it was an amazing night! For the past 12 weeks, I’ve gathered with others runners in my community for a weekly run. We set a goal to have 100 runners for last night’s gathering. I am happy to report that I was #1of100 (actually 130+) people who gathered for a [...]
What You Love and Building Community
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last night I joined several others for a short run through the streets of my community. We gathered together, on a whim, to celebrate National Day of Running. A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the lessons I learned running my first marathon. I noted that during that race I felt “alone, together”. [...]
#68: Ryan Ott and IamMNnice.com
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Entrepreneurs are inspiring people. Our guest this week is both an entrepreneur and an inspiring individual. Ryan Ott, founder of IamMNnice.com, got the idea for his project in 2003 during a visit to New York City. To date he’s captured more than 60 videos that “share the best [...]
Oh! The Conversations You’ll Have
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sixty seven weeks! Sixty six guests! Two-thousand plus hours of conversations! Oh! The conversations you’ll have … I had to take a moment this past weekend to think back on the past 16 months and the incredible ride I’ve been on since I launched The Conversation Hub. It’s been a year of discovery; a year [...]
A Conversation in the Moment, in a Garage, can make all the Difference [Guest Post]
August 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This is a guest post by Liz Maiers, development officer with the Southwest Initiative Foundation. You can learn more about the work of the Southwest Initiative Foundation by visiting their website and reading about their community and designated fund programs. You can connect with Liz directly via email by clicking here. I have a really [...]
Music, Conversation and Community
July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever noticed that people tend to congregate around musicians and music. Think about the last time you had a bonfire and someone pulled out a guitar. Or the lat time you went to a pub or coffee shop because they had live music that night. Music has been referred as the language of [...]
Open Letter to Our Newly Elected Officials
November 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The mid-term elections are done. For the past 48 hours, pundits from both sides have tried to provide all of us with the “official breakdown” of the results, what it means for the left and what it means for the right. My question is simple, what does it all mean for you and me? I [...]
Episode 11: In Conversation With Confessions of Mom Founder Beth Gasser
August 2, 2010 by 3 Comments
Podcast: Play in new window | Download For this week’s episode, we are in conversation with the founder and principal voice of the Confessions of a Mom, Beth Gasser. What started out as a project to learn more about how blogs and other social media tools could benefit her clients, Beth’s website has become an [...]
