Ecosystem — Blog Posts

When I moved back to the Peoria area in July of 2016, getting back into the workforce felt a bit odd, weird, strange…(fill in the blank with any awkward-themed adjective). After being my own boss and building ONEFIRE from 2012 to 2016, how would I get re-acclimated to a new company, a new role, and even the community?

As I found out in early December after a year and five months, re-acclimation to a new company and new role is apparently a little harder than I imagined as my employer decided to “go in a different direction with their marketing.”

Jake HamannJanuary 2, 2019Entrepreneur, Ecosystem, New Year, Career, Transition, Innovation, NetworkingComment

Mission Not Yet Accomplished

"Don't hang the 'Mission Accomplished' banners and sit back with a cup of complacency, entrepreneurship will be the driving force of Peoria's future success that comes from this recent big news." Settle down with this post and get right back out there and push for more.

Social media has been buzzing since Friday about Caterpillar’s announcement to keep and expand their World Headquarters here in Peoria. I too, am pretty excited about what this spark means for our community, but I can’t help but referring back to a particular statement from Mayor Ardis that has stuck with me as I wade through all of the posts, videos and interviews filling my feeds.

Jake HamannFebruary 23, 2015Peoria, Community, Caterpillar, Business, Entrepreneur, Startups, Ecosystem Comment