Yesterday was the finals for Papajohn’s competition.  Sadly, we did not win.  Apparently we are not charging enough for our services… but it was a great experience to get in front of the Equity Dynamics team. 
Today was the conference for all students interested in entrepreneurship.  There were some awesome breakout sessions including one on [...]

One of my favorite non-profit organizations in Des Moines is the Blank Park Zoo.  I’ve done some volunteer work in the past and have gotten to konw some of the employees there pretty well.  Since Terry Rich has been there, the zoo has been completely turned around.  This is due to their numerous activities such [...]

What is it about traveling that is makes it so pleasurable?  The scenery?  The parties?  The ever-changing atmosphere?  Ever since I spent time in New Zealand and Fiji, I have come to realize that I have caught the travel bug.  I love going places, whether it is to Iowa City for a long weekend or [...]

Hey Everyone - I am off to Mexico for a week…. I am pumped to go and plan to take a bunch of pictures.  I’m going with three guys; as long as no one goes to jail, everything should be alright.  (I plan to take some extra money just in case I do have to [...]

So about a year and a half ago, a friend and I created a group called Spotlight! Presentations.  It is a ten week program that teaches college students how to give presentations in a business environment.  Every once in a while, we will invite a guest to join us.  Last week we had Adam Carroll [...]

So I’m just over the one month mark since I have started my blog and it’s beginning to get a bit addictive.  Sure, I still struggle for topics to write about, I have been blogging "With One Arm", I don’t quite understand widgets, that del.icio.us thing, or the majority of blogging lingo, but I have [...]

Today I attended a focus group that blew me away.  Eric Hardgrave is from California and is wanting to move a number of businesses from Silicon Valley to Des Moines, Iowa…. Now why would anyone want to do that?  Here are a few reasons:

Cost of running a business
Cost of living
Work ethic of Iowans
The [...]

A large vocabulary is a gift, but can be hard to attain, especially when there are so many different types of jargon.  When my friend got off the phone with a senior executive at Best Buy, he mentioned how confident and credible this guy’s voice sounded.  This was due to his ability to communicate so [...]

Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day…. If I could have one special power I would say forget flying, I want to be able to live without ever getting tired or having to sleep.  It’s 2:45 a.m. right now and I’m dreading the amount of school work I have this week, not to [...]