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Empowering Taste! A WeatherVane Creamery Dining and Financial Event

Posted on September 11, 2012 by admin

As soon as I got back from the American Cheese Society conference, I quickly shifted gears. I had an event to pull off: Empowering Taste! A WeatherVane Creamery Dining and Financial Event. It all started back in June when colleague … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged 120 S. Main St, Agave Kitchen, American Cheese Society, Bo's N Mine, Burnett Dairy Co-op, Castle Rock Organic Farms, Crazy Ladies Kitchen, David Babcock-Foster, Douville Bakery and Catering, Ellsworth, Empowering Taste, Gary Havlichek, General Beverage Northwest, Judie Foster-Babcock, Kevin Pechacek, Leo Bogee, Max Neuhaus, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, Paul Rode, Rainforest Cafe, River Falls, River Falls Sign and Design, River Valley Catering, Steve Mercil, Steven Schussler, Tasha Burilini-Olson, WeatherVane Creamery, WestWind Supper Club, Whole Earth Grocery, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative | 3 Comments

Rally in Raleigh Part III- Cheese Judging

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

At the American Cheese Society Conference I. ATE. A. LOT. OF. CHEESE. I don’t know how else to say it. Cheese with wine, cheese with preserves, cheese with coffee, cheese with cheese…. you get the picture. On day 5- Saturday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Aged Cheddar, American Cheese Society, Cheese Judging, Cheese tasting, Colby Cheese, DK Publishing, Goat camembert, Steve Jenkins, The Cheese Primer, The World Cheese Book, Tillamook Cheddar Cheese, umami, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

Rally in Raleigh Part II- Food Safety

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

I was registered into two food safety sessions at the American Cheese Society Conference and I wondered what would be different for retailing and handling cheese versus the things in the produce and coffee industries that I knew. I initially … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Affinage, American Cheese Society, Caves of Faribault, Cheddar, Cheese Curds, Cheese Moisture Content, Cheese Temperature, Coffee Industry, Food Safety, Gruyere, Health Inspectors, Meat Industry, Parmesan, Paul Haskins, Preserving Food, Produce Industry, Romano, WeatherVane Creamery, Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative | 1 Comment

The American Cheese Society Conference- Rally in Raleigh! Part I

Posted on August 26, 2012 by admin

I was having breakfast this morning with one of WeatherVane Creamery’s supporters, Gary (the one who wrote me that nice email in my last blog entry) and he asked me what I got out of the American Cheese Society Conference. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, Ari Weinzweig, Carr Valley Cheese, Caves of Faribault, cheese industry, Cowgirl Creamery, Culture Magazine, Dairy Business Innovation Center, Dairy industry, Jeff Jirik, Kate Arding, Rally in Raleigh, Sid Cook, WeatherVane Creamery, Zingerman's Deli | Leave a comment

Words From Strangers… Oh! The People You’ll Meet!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin

Below is an email from someone that I have never met. Tonight it made me cry. Gary, the author, lives in the WAY eastern part of Wisconsin. He called me after reading the article in The Country Today back in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged Anthony J Jullian II, Cheesers, Econofoods, Empowering Taste, Field's Restaurant, indiegogo, OR, Oshkosh, Portland, Ray Oldenburg, River Falls Journal, Sarah Kowal, starbucks coffee company, Sweet Top Farm CSA, The Country Today, Tillamook Cheese, UWRF, WeatherVane Creamery, WestWind Supper Club, Whole Earth Grocery, WI, Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship | 2 Comments

What I’ve been up to

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

Today has been awesome. This is actually the last thing on my To Do list. This never happens. I mean, sometimes I don’t even get past number two. I have to admit, I have been in a mild funk. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Cheese Society, American Cheese Society Conference, business plan, investors, River Falls Business Information Network, WeatherVane Creamery, Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship, www.facebook.com/wvcreamery | 1 Comment

Two Days Later…

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

I was excited to receive this email. I read it and thought “Yeah, I know I definitely leave an impression. Wonder what one it was this time?” with a smile on my face. A few hours after that I received … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged American Girl Dolls, Entrepreneur Fund, French Meadow Bakery, howard schultz, Kathy Keeley, Kenny G, Mark Pinsky, Mary Mathews, Opportunity Finance Network, Starbucks annual shareholder meeting, starbucks coffee company, The Keeley Group, Tina Metcalf, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

How I got to stand in front of Howard Schultz (Part 3)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

I get dropped off at the shareholder meeting. I am alone. I think this is better than having someone with me. In fact, I only shared with a few people about what I am doing. Today I know I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged howard schultz, starbucks, Starbucks annual shareholder meeting, starbucks coffee company, WeatherVane Creamery | Leave a comment

How I got to stand in front of Howard Schultz (Part 2)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Let me explain two things that might bring some clarity for you about how I thought I could just fly out to Seattle and get in front of my idol and basically ask for the keys to the kingdom. First … Continue reading →

Posted in Business | Tagged CDFI, howard schultz, Impact 7, OFN, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul", Opportunity Finance Network, starbucks, Starbucks annual shareholder meeting, troy alstead, WeatherVane Creamery, Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation, WWBIC | Leave a comment

How I got to stand in front of Howard Schultz (Part I)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

I want to talk about the trip to Seattle. It’s almost overdue. I don’t want to forget everything that led to that epic 3 minutes in time. You can watch the three minutes yourself. It really happened. I was there … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Personal | Tagged howard schultz, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul", starbucks, Starbucks annual shareholder meeting, WeatherVane Creamery | 1 Comment

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