Tunheim

10/13/2026

What do you actually need to know before making a decision?

For Jord Bioscience CEO Keri Carstens, that question helps separate essential information from the details that would simply make a decision more comfortable. Carstens and Arick Wierson discuss lifelong learning, drawing on experienced advisers, and how her risk-assessment background informs her leadership. She also shares a communication skill she’s still developing: making the industry’s future as compelling as its science.

10/08/2026

How much of a CEO’s job is pitching the company, and how much is explaining the industry?

Jord Bioscience CEO Keri Carstens talks with Arick Wierson about helping investors understand biological crop inputs while staying focused on company performance. Her priority: helping Jord exceed expectations, even as she builds understanding of the broader market. Watch this clip from Leveraged Storytelling, powered by Tunheim, for her perspective on balancing education with ex*****on.

10/07/2026

Kathy recently joined 100 Rural Women & Their Stories to share her journey from growing up in small-town Minnesota to leading Tunheim for more than 36 years.

She reflects on leadership, community, the women who shaped her, and what it means to build a meaningful life and career.

🎧 Listen here: https://100ruralwomen.org/episode-26-kathy-tunheim

🎙️ Episode 26 : "Stepping Up to Lead: A Life of Business, Public & Community Service" of 100 Rural Women & Their Stories live!

This week, we're featuring Kathy Tunheim. She shares her journey growing up in small towns across Minnesota to becoming a CEO of her company, Tunheim, for more than 36 years.

Throughout the episode, Kathy reflects on the lessons she learned from the influential women in her life, the importance of staying engaged in your community, and the role individuals can play in strengthening rural communities — touching on public education, healthcare, collaboration between communities, and creative ways to keep communities vibrant and connected.

In addition, Kathy shares thoughtful advice for women at every stage of life, including embracing possibilities, staying open to change, trusting your own agency, and remembering that there's no single formula for building a meaningful life and career.

Know a woman whose story should be shared? We'd love to hear from you—connect with us at [email protected].

📅 New episodes drop every Wednesday—click the link in our bio for your favorite streaming platforms.

🔗Listen to Episode 26 here:https://100ruralwomen.org/episode-26-kathy-tunheim

10/05/2026

Sandi Scott presented at the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling annual conference last week, sharing the strategy behind Tunheim’s DHS Problem Gambling Prevention campaign. She highlighted how empathy-driven communications can help break through the stigma and noise of a hidden public health issue and connect struggling individuals and their loved ones with vital support resources.

We’re proud to work with clients on thoughtful, strategic communications that help address complex challenges and make a meaningful difference in the communities they serve.

09/30/2026

Search is changing, and so is the way people find information.

AI-powered tools are making it easier to ask a question and get a synthesized answer instead of clicking through pages of search results. That creates a new visibility challenge for organizations: Are you part of the answer?

Our team explores what this shift means for SEO, generative engine optimization (GEO) and why the content you own matters more than ever.

AI is changing search. Learn how SEO, GEO and owned content can help organizations stay visible, credible and trusted.

09/30/2026

Biological crop inputs have a lot of promise. But one question continues to shape the industry: How do you make them perform consistently in the field?

In this episode of Leverage Storytelling, presented by Tunheim, host Arick Wierson sits down with Keri Carstens, CEO of Jord, for a conversation exploring what it takes to move agricultural technology from the lab to the farm.

09/14/2026

AI is changing how communicators work. But as the tools evolve, the decisions around how we use them still require something distinctly human: judgment.

Tunheim’s Chief Insights Officer, Patrick J. Milan, will join fellow communications professionals on the panel for a candid discussion about what AI readiness looks like in practice, from building new skills to navigating trust, ethics and the choices communicators make every day.

The half-day forum will bring together communications professionals, students and educators to talk honestly about where AI is taking the profession and what remains uniquely human.

If you’re thinking about how AI is changing communication, this is a conversation worth being part of.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-advantage-ai-strategic-communication-forum-tickets-1993473328388?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/08/2026

What will determine whether a new healthcare model can actually scale?

For Sara Ratner, the critical pivot point is adoption by home and community-based service providers.

If providers embrace the model, Deon can help members get better access to care and support while also improving efficiency and reducing costs. A major part of that transition is technology: moving providers away from pen-and-paper processes and toward systems that can make care delivery easier.

Their system is helping providers serve people more effectively and build more fulfilling careers.

09/02/2026

Nobody Cares About Your Startup (Yet): The Founder’s Guide to PR & Media

It’s a provocative title—but an important lesson.

Too many startups wait until they desperately need attention to start thinking about earned media. Others invest in PR too early, before they have the story, strategy or scale to make it count.

So how do founders know when the time is right?

Tunheim Chief Insights Officer Patrick J. Milan will tackle that question at Twin Cities Startup Week, alongside Erin Foran, Head of PR at Sezzle, Carl Levi, Chief Revenue Officer at Greenberg Enterprises and Mike Nathan, CEO of Impero Ventures.

Moderated by Newsweek’s Arick Wierson, the panel will explore what founders and CEOs need to know about using earned media to build credibility, elevate their brands and support growth—from startup through scale-up.

Wednesday, September 16
10:00–10:50 a.m.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Get your pass: https://tcstartupweek.com/tickets

09/01/2026

On the most recent episode of Leveraged Storytelling, Sara Ratner shares the origin story behind Deon Health and founder Shane Spotts’ vision for transforming care for people with disabilities. The model puts home and community-based service providers at the center, giving them better technology, stronger incentives, and a greater stake in helping patients avoid unnecessary emergency-room visits and hospital stays.

Their approach builds around the people who know these patients best.