I have to confess I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed where sustainability is concerned. Having worked in areas like organic produce, local foods, indoor agriculture, and developing markets for hemp-based products, it’s been gratifying, satisfying, and exciting to contribute at least a few drops to that vast ocean of opportunity —…

Before COVID19 landed on our shores, one of our blog posts, Are You Sitting on Buried Treasure?, focused on potential opportunity lost by not following up effectively — or at all on leads from trade shows. This shortcoming was expressed by business owners themselves, reflecting on the performance of their…

Seriously. And, I am talking hemp — legal, industrial hemp. Although hemp and marijuana are both classified as cannabis from a biological perspective, key differences exist. What is Hemp? A key difference that makes hemp legal is that it a plant that does not produce enough THC to create “intoxicating…

January days always start with a seasonal hush. On gray days with snow-laden clouds, even the hush can be muted, quiet so complete it seems to scream. …

An essay by one of my favorite authors describing a trip he made on the steamboat paddle wheeler, the Delta Queen, took me back to a cruise we had taken on the same vessel almost exactly two decades ago. What started as a vacation was actually a demarcation, with the…

Patience is not always my strongest virtue, so I’ll allow that I may not be spending enough time searching. Still, it seems that when I enter the term “Business Development 2020”, first page results offer little after February 2020. Did we all stop business development efforts in March? Although Zoom…

Growing up in Chicago, the term “numbingly cold” was something not only expressed verbally, but forcefully felt, deep down into the bone. …

Or, has the Power of Planning ever been more evident? I love planning. Strategic planning to me is like the proverbial sandbox or candy store as a kid. I love it so much that this strength admittedly can also be my Achilles Heel, if I’m not careful. …

“With Hindsight being 20/20”…. Will we EVER use this phrase again without feeling some sort of hitch? Even that slash in “20/20” indicates a separation. In terms of vision, that separation describes actual ability versus normal ability. Hindsight. Vision. Actual and Normal. The meaning and feel of these words kind…