About Bill
I am a…
Activist, Brainstormer, Consultant, Idea generator, Project manager
I'm passionate about
Broadband, rural community and economic development, community leadership and initiative development, yoga, beer, gardening and fishing.
An idea worth spreading
Community leadership is not a elected or appointed position...it is earned through action.
Areas of expertise
Broadband, Community technology, Economic Development, Intelligent Community, Rural Development
The TED story
After watching some TED talks over the years, then hearing from colleagues about two very different, but equally positive things - attending a TED Global event and organizing a TEDx event - I decided to try and organize TEDxMahtomedi. Three "yes" phone calls - to our local community education department, our City of Mahtomedi City Hall and Century College - was enough to get our team moving forward on TEDxMahtomedi. We held our event on 4/13/13 and it was great day! Our team celebrated last week over breakfast at our local cafe and planning has begun for additional TEDxMahtomedi events!