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Public presentations. Talks, interviews, articles, recognition.

The following is a list of my professional publications, interviews, articles, etc. These are in timeline format with the newest at the top.

These links will fail over time, but perhaps leave enough searchable key words.

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My first publication in 1999 was 'Retrofitting Parts Washers to Improve Quality of Heat Treated Parts, Extend Bath Life and Promote Quench Oil Recycling'

What follows began with my recently published book - Ageless Startup. Start a Business at Any Age. Entrepreneur Press. 2020. LINK

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Podcast interview. Andrew Miller / The Power of the Ageless Entrepreneur. March 6, 2023. LINK

Podcast interview. The Humanitarian Entrepreneur. September 20, 2022. LINK
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Podcast interview. Startup Secrets for Entrepreneurs (now- Evolvepreneur). July 19, 2022. LINK
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Podcast interview. All the Best with John Chisum. June 16, 2022. LINK
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Podcast interview. All About You. / Valencia, Spain. February 22, 2022. LINK.
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Podcast interview. The Thomas Green Podcast / England. January 12, 2022.
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Podcast interview. Grow Money Business. Video: LINK. Audio: LINK
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Author. Chapter author for the book: Starting Up Smarter. Why Founders Over 50 Build Better Companies, by Dr. Mary J. Cronin. My chapter contribution is titled: Models For Regenerative Sustainability. December 15, 2021. LINK
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Presentation. Stanford University Longevity Center. December 11, 2021. My panel presentation was titled 'Reinventing the Second Half of Life'. LINK
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Podcast interview. The Pirate Syndicate. November 18, 2021. Video: LINK. Audio: LINK
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Podcast interview. Human Capital Innovations with Dr. Jonathan Westover. October 22, 2021. LINK
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Presentation. Third Act Quest Stories Live. October 14, 2021. LINK
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Interview. Embark on Your Third Act. Full recording not currently available.
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Podcast interview. Interstellar Business Show. October 7, 2021. LINK
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Podcast interview. ValueVerse. September. 30, 2021. Full recording not currently available.
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Podcast interview. Clarity & Purpose. July 20, 2021. LINK
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Podcast interview. Coffee Lunch Beer. July 12, 2021. LINK
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Podcast interview. Entrepreneurs Over 40. June 21, 2021. LINK
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Podcast interview. Money On My Mind with Aditya Bhardwaj / Muscat, Oman. Full recording not currently available.
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Podcast interview. B++ with Abhii Dabas / Singapore. May 11, 2021. Full recording not currently available.
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Podcast interview. Kickass Boomers. April 2, 2021. LINK
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Presentation. The Bloom Community / Canada. March 26, 2021. Full recording not currently available.
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Presentation. Founders Over 55 Boston. Feb. 18, 2021. LINK
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Podcast interview. Callum Connects Micro Podcast. Sept. 18, 2020. LINK
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Podcast interview. The Exit Coach with Bill Black August 20, 2020. LINK
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Podcast interview. The Cameron Tousi Podcast. August 12, 2020.LINK
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Podcast interview. Unobatainium with Oz Kahn. August 3, 2020. LINK
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Article. Transitioning Older Workers Into New Opportunities Doesn't Have to Be Hard. Entrepreneur. July 17, 2022. LINK
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Podcast Interview. The Author Inside You. July 13, 2020. LINK
The hosts told me this was their most downloaded podcast for 2020.
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Article. Older Entrepreneurs Should Embrace Working From Home. Entrepreneur. July 10, 2020. LINK

Podcast interview. "One of the biggest detriments to entrepreneurship...they don’t know entrepreneurs." CT Expert Insights. June 23, 2020. LINK

Article. Ageless Startup. Inc. June 14, 2020.

Podcast interview. School for Startups June 12, 2020. LINK
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Article / Author. Market Optimization Is the Way to Boost Your Late-Career Startup. Entrepreneur. June 9, 2020. LINK

Article / Author. Older Workers – An Opportunity Created from Danger. StrategyDriven. May 27, 2020. LINK

Article. This entrepreneur says you’re never too old to launch your own startup, even in this economy. Marketwatch. May 29, 2020. LINK

Podcast interview. Real Wisdom people can learn and earn by... A visionary and award-winning writer." Boomer Bloomer. May 27, 2020. LINK

Article / Author. Older Workers Must Be Proactive About Their Future. Entrepreneur. May 23, 2020. LINK

Article. It's Scarier to not start your own business. Forbes. May 21, 2020. LINK

Interview / Article. Advice for Ageless Startups, Even in a Pandemic. Next Avenue. May 20, 2020. LINK

Webinar leader - Entrepreneur Magazine. It’s Never Too Late: How to start your Own Business at Any Age. May 28, 2020.

Podcast interview. Succession Stories. Laurie Barkman. May 12, 2020. Link.

Podcast. School for Startups. Jim Beach. May 10, 2020. My interview begins at 3:33 Link.
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Podcast. Ageless Startup: Start a Business at Any Age – The Feed (Canada). May 12, 2020 .

Interview. Live radio Interview – Mary Jane Pop. KAHI Radio, Sacramento, CA. May 11, 2020

Interview. Live radio Interview – Doug Wagner. WMT Radio. Cedar Rapids, IA. May 5, 2020

Author. The 3-Step Strategy to Help You Determine Your Business Mission, Values, and Goals. Entrepreneur Magazine. April 30, 2020. Link.

Author. The 2 Systems You Need to Set Up for Startup Success. One involves people; the other, finances. But both are essential to run your business effectively. Entrepreneur Magazine. April 16, 2020. Link.

Author. Laying the Groundwork for Your Ageless Startup. Find out what first steps you need to take to maximize potential. Entrepreneur Magazine. April 9, 2020. Link.

Author. Starting a Business That People Need. Businesses succeed by solving real problems. Here's how to determine what problems you can solve to make your new business a success. Entrepreneur Magazine. April 2, 2020. Link.

Author. 26 Questions to Help You Decide If a Late-in-Life Business Is Right for You. Entrepreneur Magazine. Mar 26, 2020. Link.

Article. Running a New Organization? Take it Slow - Ageless Startups. Association Now. Mar 21 2020. Link.

Podcast interview. The National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education - EntreEd.. Starting a Business at Any Age. March 19, 2020. Link.
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Author. The 3-Step Startup Journey. Get each of these steps right, and you just might have a successful business on your hands. Entrepreneur Magazine, March 12, 2020. Link.
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The following presentations and articles are drawn from my work in food entrepreneurship and economic development.

Presentation. Next Generation Food and Farm Entrepreneurship. Westmoreland County Conservation District, PA. June 2019.

Presentation. Entrepreneurship in the emerging food economy. Food Conscious, Cleveland Ohio May 2019.

Presentation. Building effective regional business networks. Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). Thought Leaders Conference. Minnesota, 2018.

Recognition. Outstanding Volunteer Service. Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC). 2016.

Article. Innovation Kitchens Recognized by the Feds. Local Food Hub an idea Saluted by U.S. Commerce Dept. The Times of Mineral Point. September, 2015.

Presentation. Edible Startup Summit. How to use Co-Packing Services to Scale Up A Professional Food Business. Madison, WI. August 24, 2015.

Article. Recipe for Success: Innovation Kitchens Helps Region's Food Entrepreneurs Grow. Madison, WI Region Economic Development Partnership. 2015-2016 guide.

Presentation. 2015 Wisconsin Local Food Summit. How To Use Small Batch Co-Packing to Expand Opportunities for Wisconsin Local Foods. Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Jan. 29, 2015.

Presentation. Local Foods Association. Local Food Buyers Exchange. Chicago, IL. Panel presentations: (Morning) Catalyzing Growth Through Supply Chain Management. (Afternoon) Building Transparency and Trust in Production and Sourcing Practices. November 6, 2014.

Interview. Business looks into getting locally-grown produce in the winter. Milwaukee Public Radio, WUWM. August 18, 2014.

Article. Innovation Kitchens to Pioneer 'Virtuous Food Cycle.' Method: Farm to Kitchen to Local Consumers. Presentation. The Midwest Food Processors Association. Milwaukee, WI. The Artisan Food Processor. Dec. 4, 2013.

Presentation. Delicious Driftless Fair. Folklore Village. Dodgeville, WI. Local Foods as an Economic Development Strategy. Oct. 5, 2013

Presentation. United States Department of Agriculture / Union Club of Chicago, Chicago. Know Your Farmer Know Your Food. Chicago, IL. September 9, 2013

Video editorial. WISC TV (Madison, WI region) Editorial Director Neil Heinan's presentation on Rick's successful economic development model. "Positive attitude... willing support and assistance... an obvious desire to help people succeed, which Terrien exemplifies." WISC TV. July 7, 2013.
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Article. ICAEDC celebrates four and a half years of promoting Iowa County. "The organization's executive director, Rick Terrien, has played an influencial role at the ICAEDC and many of their successes can be traced back to his committed work." The Dodgeville Chronicle. July 4, 2013.

Presentation. The School of Business at Edgewood College
Smith & Gesteland Executive Speaker Series. Keynote speaker.
Healthy Local Food Systems. Driving Business and Community Economic Development. April 30, 2013

Presentation. Iowa County bankers. Opportunities in food entrepreneurship. Dodgeville, WI. April 11, 2013.

Presentation. USDA regional meeting. Chicago. Goodness Greens. March 28, 2013.

Article. Value-added ag seminars held at Lancaster, WI and and Viroqua, WI

Presentation. The Chicago Farmers 2013 Farmland Investment Fair. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.

Video. Future Food Trends. 2013. Rick Terrien Produced by University of Wisconsin Extension for a presentation to the Midwest Value Added Food Conference, Dec. 2012. 1:42.

Presentation. Illinois Farm Bureau's Local Food Connections and Technical Summit. Bloomington, IL. Monday August 20, 2012.

Article. The Big Cheese "Rick Terrien, corporation executive director, said the organization continuously looks for innovative ways to support all areas of the community. It (Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championships) was the coolest thing, he said. It blew the doors off the Iowa County Fairgrounds. It was completely unexpected." Dubuque Telegraph Herald. May 1, 2012.

Article. Iowa County hosts celebration of the grilled cheese sandwich. "The first annual Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship April 21st was a resounding (and delicious) success, according to Rick Terrien, Executive Director of the Iowa County Area Economic Development Corporation which hosted the contest. Iowa County continues its leadership in creating innovative economic development opportunities around local agriculture and our wonderful quality of life " The Dodgeville Chronicle. April 26, 2012.

Presentation. 'Startup Weekend Madison'. Launching a new business based on local agriculture. Startup Weekend Madison is one of the signature bookend events of Capital Entrepreneurs Week, which will feature a series of experiential, educational, and social opportunities for entrepreneurs. My presentation is at the amazing Sector 67, in Madison, WI. Monday April 30, 2012.

Presentation. Thrive Region's Advance Now Community Leadership Summit: Strategy Launch. Envision the Madison Region's future: Topic - How to Advance Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Madison, WI. April 25, 2012.

Article/Interview. Iowa County Poultry Seminar in Dodgeville April 14. "Our Iowa County brand is growing in recognition and popularity every year and this poultry project adds another positive component to our wonderful Iowa County story." Dodgeville Chronicle. April 5, 2012

Presentation. Chicago Farmers. Farmland Investment Fair. Joliet, IL. February 4, 2012.

Video. Making it Sustainable. Produced by Prevention Speaks, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1:54.

Video. The Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen Produced by Prevention Speaks, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. 4:54.

Presentation. United States Department of Agriculture, Illinois Rural Development & Food and Nutrition Service Midwest. The Many Faces of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. February 3, 2012.

Audio. Wisconsin looks to food industry for job growth. Wednesday November 30, 2011 by Chuck Quirmbach. Wisconsin Public Radio.

Presentation. The Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin (UEDA). Annual Conference. Food for Thought. New Recipes for Job Growth: Urban Ag / Food MFG / Food Distribution. Milwaukee, WI. November 29, 2011.

Video and Presentation. Rehabilitation For Wisconsin In Action (RFW). Innovation Kitchens - A valuable new model for creating jobs for people with disabilities. Kohler, WI. October 26, 2011.
Food for Thought. Part 1. 5:23
Food for Thought. Part 2. 5:10
Food for Thought. Part 3. 5:25
Food for Thought. Part 4. 5:12
Food for Thought. Part 5. 4:56

Video. I helped with to promote the Madison, WI (WI) region. My contributions are at the beginning and the end.

Article. "There are 35 million people a half day's drive from Iowa County in southwest Wisconsin, Terrien said. And every one of them eats." Dubuque, IA, Telegraph Herald article about the Innovation Kitchen and our emerging network of community based food processing facilities. July 1, 2011.

Video. Overview of the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen. My contributions begin about the 2 minute mark. June 2011. 14:49.

Article. Collaborative frame of mind: Rural Development state directors discuss potential food initiatives. Local processors help rural economies. The Country Today. June 29, 2011. Download / PDF format. Intro and links available online.

Presentation. Iowa League of Resource Conservation and Development offices (RC&Ds). Building Local Food Capacity in Iowa: Local Processing and Commerical Kitchens. Ankeny IA. June 27, 2011.

Presentation. USDA Rural Development State Directors from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen. Mineral Point, WI. June 22, 2011.

Presentation. Vernon County (WI) Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club. Viroqua, WI. June 8, 2011.

Article. Kitchen Serves Up Jobs and Supports Farmers. Corporate Report Wisconsin. April 2011.

Presentation. Building Urban Social Enterprises. FamilyFarmed.org Expo. Chicago. March 17, 2011. Exploring new urban/rural partnerships through food.

Article. Rick Terrien is dedicated to helping people start businesses. "I think it's a thrilling time to be an entrepreneur." Wisconsin State Journal. February 26, 2011.

Article. Local-food facilities plan to join forces. "Three southwestern Wisconsin food-processing facilities are making plans to work together to meet a growing urban demand for local food. Rick Terrien, executive director of the Iowa County Area Economic Development Corp., outlined the plans Jan. 27 during a session at the Midwest Value-Added Conference. The facilities employ developmentally disabled people from five counties to process and package food for local farmers and food companies." The Country Today. February 9, 2011. Paid access to full article.

Presentation. Heart of the Farm - Women in Agriculture. January 28, 2011. Iowa County, WI.

Presentation. 2011 Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference. January 27 and 28, 2011. Madison, WI. How to utilize the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen to start and grow a virtual food business. (Jan 27)

Presentation. Dodgeville (WI) Kiwanis Club. January 17, 2011.

Presentation. 2011 Wisconsin Local Food Summit. January 13 and 14, 2011. Elkhart Lake, WI. An experiment in local foods processing: The Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen, Mineral Point, WI.

Article. Innovation Kitchen provides jobs, skills, markets and much more. "The Innovation Kitchen is a machine to make new businesses." Capitol Region Business Journal. January, 2011.

Article. Innovation Kitchen stirs economy with local produce & ready workers. Interview and story in Agri-View, "The Number One Ag Newspaper in Wisconsin" Written by Julie Martin. Dec. 9. 2010.

Presentation to the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board. December 8, 2010.

Presentation organized by Fresh Taste a Chicago based partnership encouraging diverse local agriculture and healthy eating for all in Chicago and across Illinois. November 30, 2010.

Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen and the Highland vegetable processing center. Presentation organized by Wisconsin State Senator Dale Schultz.
November 29, 2010.

Presentation. Wisconsin Technology Council. Panel presentation. 2010 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI. Getting more cooks in the kitchen: How incubators and business parks can help entrepreneurs. Nov. 10-11, 2010.

Audio. Interview with Milwaukee Public Radio WUWM, Lake Effect. A good discussion with Mitch Teich about food entrepreneurship and the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen. Broadcast Nov. 18, 2010.

Business Plan competition judge. University of Wisconsin Platteville. Nov. 2, 2010.

Audio. Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio's Larry Meiller. This is Larry's Archive page. Search for Oct. 27, 2010 or my last name to locate this interview.

Presentation. Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers, statewide meeting. UW-Platteville. Two sessions - Regional Food Processing Plants & The Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen. September 9, 2010.

Presentation. Madison Horizons Rotary Club. Madison, WI. Economic development opportunities in food entrepreneurship. August 3, 2010.

Presentation. 2010 Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin Extension. Wisconsin Start Ups: Latest from the Incubators. July 29, 2010.

Video. Professional Kitchen Helping Upstart Businesses. 7/29/10. For those who have a "one of a kind recipe" in the kitchen, turning that special dish into a business is not an easy journey. But one professional kitchen is helping upstart businesses get their feet in the door. The Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen in Mineral Point is giving entrepreneurs and small businesses a chance to succeed. Thank you Brad Chaimson and WISC TV. Print and video link to this story.. July 29, 2010.

Article. Commercial Shared Kitchen Offers Opportunities Galore. "This is a huge opportunity in so very many ways." Thank you to Jean Berns Jones and the Dodgeville Chronicle. 7/22/10.

Presentation. Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN). Statewide webinar / phone conference. Local food processing as an economic asset, job creation tool, and entrepreneurship platform. July 15, 2010.

Article. Innovation Kitchen Offers Opportunity for Food Entrepreneurs. 7/14/10. "It's a food Ferrari". Wisconsin Entrepreneur Network. Newsletter

Presentation. Small Town Downtown Forum. Schullsburg, WI. July 13, 2010.

Audio. New enterprise hopes to bring fresh, local food to the masses. Scroll the Wisconsin Public Radio archives for 7/12/10. "A first of its kind commercial kitchen is opening in Mineral Point this week. The goal of the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen is to help family farmers and small restaurants get their specialty foods on to supermarket shelves in southern Wisconsin. Gil Halsted reports."

Video. Innovation Kitchen offers opportunity for entrepreneurs. 7/11/10. "The kitchen will create jobs and give farmers and food entrepreneurs access to tools and equipment." Thank you TV 27 and WKOW.COM

Article. Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen will be boon to region. 7/9/10. "This is a big shiny spaceship that has landed in rural Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. Jane Burns and MADISON.COM

Video. Interview with Carleen Wild, NBC TV 15 and NBC15.com. July 9, 2010.

Article. Sustainable Times. July 2010 (No. 66), page 1. Now available at 350 outlets across south central Wisconsin. Not yet online. Will link to story ASAP. Thank you Sustainable Times. Page 1.

Presentation. Mineral Point Kiwanis Club. A new resource for a great region. Mineral Point, WI. June 15, 2010

Presentation to the Riverlands Economic Development Summit meeting. Regional food systems and economic development. Dubuque, IA, June 10, 2010

Presentation. BEST Conference (Building Economic Strength Together) breakout group. "Economic development possibilities of local foods / regional food systems." Potosi, WI. May 6, 2010

Article. Capital at work: The Highland Center. "A plant for plants". May 2010. In Business Magazine. By Joe Vanden Plas. Page 4 of 4.

Presentation. Sauk/Columbia counties (WI) Entrepreneur and Inventor Club. "Utilizing the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen to enable food entrepreneurship in our region". Baraboo, WI. April 28, 2010.

Presentation. Panel presentation including Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen presented to United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan. Madison, WI. March 12, 2010.

Audio. Interview on Wisconsin Public Radio with Mary Jo Wagner. Discussion of the USDA Rural Development forum. Feb. 2010.

Article. Chippewa Valley Technical College Spotlight. Article on Wisconsin USDA Rural Development forum.

Article. Rural Development and Jobs Fit Well Together. Agri-View. By Joan Sanstadt, News Editor.

Article. The first grower's information meeting for the vegetable processing and freezing hub. Feb. 2010. By Barry Adams of the Wisconsin State Journal

Presentation. USDA Rural Development presentation, "Forum for the future. Pathways to Wisconsin Job Creation". Jan. 26, 2010. Hope On The Farm. By Mark Gunderman, Editor of the Chippewa Valley Newspapers.

Presentation. Panel presentation conducted by USDA Rural Development, Wisconsin. "Forum for the Future - Pathways to Wisconsin Job Creation." Facilitated by USDA Rural Development State Director Stan Gruszynski. Eau Claire, WI. Jan. 26, 2010.

Presentation. Partnership For A Stronger Economy, bipartisan commission of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Dodgeville, WI. Jan 14, 2010

Presentation. 2010 Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Jan 4, 2010

Article. The Country Today. Food-processing facility to attract entrepreneurs. Story about the Innovation Kitchen by Jim Massey, Editor of The Country Today. December 2, 2009.Download a PDF of this story. With a great construction photo!. Thank you Country Today.

Presentation. Panel presentation on economic development. annual meeting. Dec. 3, 2009

Video. Annual Report for the 8 County Thrive region on video / YouTube. My contribution is at the 5 minute mark. December, 2009.

Article. Driftless Foods. Using the Region's Rich Resources for "The Art Of The Possible". The Times of Mineral Point. Dec. 1, 2009

Article. Dodgeville Chronicle article about the opening of the Innovation Kitchen. November 19, 2009.

Presentation. ArtsBuild. 'Business Planning for Artists. Slow Startups for Creative Enterprises'. Mineral Point, WI. Nov. 17, 2009

Presentation. Opening night conference. WEDA. Wisconsin Basic Economic Development Course. "The First Year: Building and Managing Your Economic Development Organization". Madison, WI. Nov 9, 2009

Presentation. Multi-state teleconference with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Regional Food Systems Working Group. October 28, 2009

Presentation. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Iowa State University), Regional Foods Systems Working Group. Iowa Arboretum, Madrid, IA. September 30, 2009.

Hodan Center announcement of our new Innovation Kitchen. August, 2009. In PDF format.

Presentation. Good Food Network of the Upper Midwest, Chicago, IL. August 24, 2009.

Presentation. 5th Annual Slow Money Institute, Madison, WI. July 27, 2009.

Presentation. University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. Emerging Agricultural Markets.
Slow Money Institute. May 15, 2009

Article. Interview in the Times of Mineral Point. May 2009

Presentation. Sustain Iowa County Fair. "Sustainability is easier than you think. Positive steps to help secure your future." April 25, 2009

Article. Article about Entrepreneur and Inventor Clubs.
Interviews with the Club organizers in our region. April 1, 2009. Opens in a new window.

Presentation. Grassroots annual meeting. Iowa County, WI.
March 2009

Presentation. Wisconsin State Assembly, Committee on Rural Economic Development. March 3, 2009

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Audio. Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio. The role of entrepreneurship and Micro Enterprise in rebuilding our economy. Feb. 5, 2009.
Listen to this WPR interview with Kathleen Dunn. Put ''Terrien' in the search box to locate.

Article. Interview with Dodgeville Chronicle. On the opening of the new Iowa County Area Economic Development Corp. and my role as its first Executive Director. Jan. 22, 2009

Presentations. Entrepreneur & Inventor Clubs of Wisconsin. Entrepreneurship and intellectual property 2007 & 2008

Audio. Interview - Wisconsin Public Radio. August 2007. Lanching New businesses and Nonprofits. Listen to the WPR archive. Search Aug, 6 2007 - 10 AM slot.

Interview - Business Solutions with Diane Chamness
WISN Radio, Milwaukee, WI June 2007

Presentation. Micro Entrepreneurship Seminar, Cardinal Stritch University
Brookfield, WI May, 2007

From our award winning manufacturing enterprise, SmartSkim:

A Common Sense Approach to Separation and Filtration When Oil and Solids Are Present.
Process Cleaning Magazine, January / February, 2007

Effective Production and Environmental Maintenance of Heat Treating Parts Washers For Gear Manufacturers.
American Gear Manufacturers Assn. / Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Detroit, MI October, 2005

The case for coolant recycling. Why OSHA says your metalworking fluids may no longer be safe or effective, and what you can do about it.
Shop Talk Magazine. September, 2005

Chicago Tribune article about our recycling work. July 30, 2005

Starting and Maintaining Sustainable Enterprises
University of Wisconsin Grainger School of Business Madison, WI April 2005

Growing smart businesses. Why I love being an entrepreneur in Wisconsin and in this region. Madison Capital Times. June 17, 2004.

Making money from muck. An article about creating enterprises from work no one else wants. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. March 7, 2004.

Smart Oil Skimming Cuts Manufacturing Costs
Industrial Heating Magazine
October, 2003.

Improving the Lifespan, Effectiveness and Environmental Performance of Critical Industrial Fluids
Advanced Gear Manufacturing Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME Chicago, IL November 2002

Improved Capture, Separation and Recycling of Quench Oil For The Automotive Industry.
International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Congress. Ground Transportation Industrial Sector. Columbus, OH October, 2002

Equipment Design and Energy Minimization: Vision 2020 Designs For Improving Quality Control and Lowering Costs of Heat Treating Parts Washers.
ASM / The Materials Information Society International Conference. Indianapolis November, 2001

Improving Industrial Washer Maintenance. Simple Treatment Steps to Increase Quality, Cut Costs, and Improve Environmental Performance.
Maintaining and Troubleshooting Industrial Furnaces for Optimal Performance
Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Cleveland May, 2001

Improving Gear Manufacturing Through Better Parts Washer Management.
Advanced Gear Manufacturing. Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Detroit October, 2001

Improved Environmental Performance and Quality Control for Industrial Process Fluids.
Advanced Gear Manufacturing. Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME . Nashville may, 2000

Maintaining Industrial Equipment For Optimal Environmental Performance.
Optimizing Combustion Maintenance. Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Pittsburgh September, 2000

Environmental Solutions for Industrial Cleaning.
ASM The Materials Information Society International Conference. St. Louis October, 2000

How Emerging Best Practices Improve Cleaning, Cut Costs and Deliver Big Environmental Gains.
Heat Treating and Hardening of Gears. Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Detroit January, 2000

Achieving Preventative Maintenance Goals for Heat Treating Parts Washers.
Combustion Systems Operation and Maintenance. Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME. Cleveland OH, September, 1999

New Technologies for Industrial Fluid Separations.
ASM / The Materials Information Society International Conference. Cincinnati November, 1999

A New Approach To Heat Treating Parts Washers
Gear Technology; Spring 1999

Retrofitting Parts Washers to Improve Quality of Heat Treated Parts, Extend Bath Life and Promote Quench Oil Recycling.
Industrial Heating, March, 1999

The only remnant news document for our wonderful 25 year enterprise Banner Graphics:

Our Banner Graphic story. PDF Format. Article from Madison Capital Times.

Terrien work history

Receiving the United States Small Business New Product of the Year Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). 2005.