The cost of cattle and calves

May 28, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Bruce Crummy, owner, Bruce Crummy Photography, Fargo, ND Talks about how trade shows can be a big revenue generator or people just looking for free samples.  He also goes through price points and entry level items for sale. Interviews: Jacob Manly, owner/operator, Black Diamond Cattle Company, Wheatland, WY and […]

Chef to the Stars talks overcoming recessions

May 28, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Mentor and Apprenticeships Interview:  Thomas Hanlon, president, Rivera Restaurant Concepts, Las Vegas, NV Talks about his days working as a sous chef and the importance of understanding a kitchen in the restaurant business.  Hanlon also talks briefly about his national awards in culinary cuisine. Interview: US Senator Heidi Heitkamp Explains […]

More pipes and manufacturing means more welders needed

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview:  Michael Smith, Lynnes Welding Training, Bismarck and Fargo, ND Shares his insight on the welding industry and how there is a need for more welders.  With the increase in pipes, agriculture and manufacturing in the area, more certified welders are needed.

ND Oil Regulator: Cash is King

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Lynn Helms, director, ND Department of Mineral Resources Gives an update on production numbers, flaring and rigs in the Bakken.  His theme for this interview is Cash is King. Interview: Amanda Person Cordes, paleontologist, Beaver Creak Archaeology Describes how industry works with landowners and Native Americans when is comes […]

NDSU president sees the Bakken as a long term resource play

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews:  Tiffany Steiner & Jackie Schmidt, MBI Energy Services, Dickinson, ND Gives the details for the 4th Annual Bakken BBQ in June and talks about Pick Up the Patch and other community driver events. Interview: Dean Bresciani, president, North Dakota State University Talks about his time in Texas and shares […]

Oklahoma’s STACK oil play the only one adding rigs

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Warren Henry, Continental Resources There is a new oil play in America – The STACK.  Henry talks about hottest oil play in on shore drilling happening in Oklahoma.  According to Henry, the STACK is the only oil play that has added rigs in the past 6 months. Henry also […]

Update on major Bakken projects

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview:   Shawn Kessel, city administrator, Dickinson, ND Talks about his new upcoming role in the North Dakota Oil and Gas Producing Counties, an update on some major community projects in the region and when the oil activity will return to the Bakken.

Dickinson’s Kessel expanding his energy role

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

One of the first people I met on a professional level in the Bakken oil fields was Dickinson city administrator Shawn Kessel.  The meeting was brief, as I was filing some paperwork with the city and Kessel was passing by in the hallway.  We chatted for no more than one […]

Drones documenting koala bears, waterfowl nest

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews:  Justin Miller, Drone Marketing Specialist, Launchboxx Miller talks about their experience working on a project in Australia documenting koala bears and their habitat as well as an upcoming project in North Dakota with waterfowl nests.  The Drone Focus conference is discussed as well, happening June 1 in Fargo, ND.

How the feds deal with cannabis in Ohio

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Special Feature: The Cannabis Caucus 2016 Interview: Mary Jane Borden, president, Ohio Rights Group Talks about how Ohio has been a “cannabis decrim” state since 1976 and how that works with the federal government.  She also talks about the medicinal cannabis bills currently in the Ohio legislature. Special Feature: Mentor […]

The “beauty school drop out” stigma

May 20, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Tiffany Olson and Ginae Holland, beauty industry Discuss the stigma of “beauty school drop out” in hair salons and stylists and compare their day to day work to a corporate executive.  The two also discuss the stress levels, additional product sales and freedoms of owning your own salon. Interviews: […]

Williams County rigs down 98%

May 17, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview:  Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Dept of Minerals Explains why rig counts are down 88% from the peak, with Williams County down 98%.  Helms said oil companies are using uncompleted wells and inactive wells as tools to manage their cash flow.

Banking issues in cannabis and medical marijuana

May 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews:  Carlos Alfaro, deputy campaign manager, Marijuana Policy Project Discusses the banking issues with states allowing hemp and cannabis. Banks are federally regulated so dispensaries are having to become creative with how they deposit their money and pay their employees.

Giving back is part of Hatch Realty’s business model

May 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Gives an update on flaring in the Bakken and how companies and state are trying to reduce that 89% to 80%, which was an April 1 deadline. Special Feature: Mentor & Apprentices Interview: Erik Hatch, owner, Hatch Realty Hatch talks about giving back […]

Wine country in the Dakotas

May 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

American Entrepreneur Interviews: Bruce Gussiaas, owner, Dakota Sun Gardens, Carrington, ND Talks about how being located in the middle of North Dakota and how this impacts his marketplace for wine distribution. Interviews: Erin Wallander, owner, EWI Design, Dickinson, ND Talks about how the low oil prices created a new market […]

Commissioner Goehring on Energy, Hemp and Flaring

May 14, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and Industrial Commission member, Doug Goehring In this special interview, Goehring discusses public comments on private land in North Dakota and how it is creating some issues in the energy world. He also comments on the recent flaring numbers and how $50 oil could impact […]

Watford City still busy despite to low oil prices

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Now that oil prices have been reduced the once frenzy-like Bakken activity, Watford City’s mayor Brent Sanford takes a moment to recall the past five to seven years. “If you go back seven years ago, that’s when the drilling rigs started to move into the county and they haven’t left,” […]

Bakken Real Estate: There’s blood in the water

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Commercial real estate broker Michael Houge is feeling the shift in the modern day California Gold Rush and is using the word “recalibration” a lot these days.  Houge, who lives and works in Minneapolis and the Bakken has seen the shale revolution impact his day to day life for nearly […]

Bakken BBQ to benefit Make-A-Wish ND

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Tiffany Steiner & Jackie Schmidt, MBI Energy Services Tiffany and Jackie give details on the 4th Annual Bakken BBQ and how oil companies are coming together to raise money for Make A Wish ND.

Bakken BBQ scheduled for June 17

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Tiffany Steiner & Jackie Schmidt, MBI Energy Services Tiffany and Jackie talk about community involvement with Pick Up the Patch and their upcoming 4th Annual Bakken BBQ.

Flaring goals not reached by April 1

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: ND Ag Commissioner and Industrial Commissioner Doug Goehring Gives a flaring update and how they did not meet their April 1 goal of 80%, the Bakken is at 89%. He also explained what it would look like at $50 oil.

Energy’s reverse ripple

May 7, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Brian Sullivan, host, Power Lunch, CNBC, New York, NY Talks about the Reverse Ripple happening in the energy industry.  Sullivan also shares data on the energy industry’s impact on the national economy over the past 5 years, singling out Texas and North Dakota. Special Feature: GroundBreakers – Innovation and […]

Bill collecting in Asia

May 3, 2016 jasonspiess 0

International Economy Interviews:  Tom Shorma, CEO/President, WCCO Belting Shares his experience of a small business trying to collect bills and receivables from a company or country overseas. He also talks about what options small companies have if they are doing International business.

North Dakota already growing legalized hemp

May 3, 2016 jasonspiess 0

The Cannabis Caucus 2016 Interview: Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Talks about the emerging hemp market in North Dakota.  Hemp was legalized in 1997 and in 2014 Congress passed a resolution to allow a handful of growers the ability to grow hemp in the states where it is legal.  […]

When will corporations be OK without perfection?

May 3, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Mentor and Apprenticeships Interviews: Mark J Lindquist, nationally recognized motivational speaker, national anthem singer and author; and his business manager Jared Bye Discusses a new push in corporate America allowing employees to make a mistake and talk to their superior without reprimand. A movement to increase employee confidence in Fortune […]

Wilkins describes oil by rail

May 3, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Kelly Wilkins, Bridger Company Talks about distributing oil by rail and how it will always have a place in energy development. He also discusses how oil companies used a balanced portfolio in energy distribution.