25 Years of Evolve/ HTG HTG was born out of necessity. In fact, it wasn’t called HTG in the beginning at all but rather Heartland Technology Partners. The roots of HTG go back to the IT company I was running at the time. Founded in 1985, Sorensen’s Computer Connection Inc. served small business clients across…
The HTS Story
The HTS Story This is a story of the transition from entrepreneur to employee. I spent over 40 years as my own boss before moving to a role as an employee at ConnectWise, now over 6 years ago. And as I looked for some history to share, I discovered that this part of the story…
The HTS Ag Story
The HTS Ag Story It’s time to tell the HTS Ag story and reflect on some of the painful lessons learned on this journey. Back in 1995, a neighbor and friend Tom Schmitz, was willing to join a crazy conversation around creating a business focused on using technology to support farm growers. We settled on…
Issues of the Heart Chapter Seven
In the fall of 2024 the symptoms of a blockage returned again. We headed to Florida to be close to Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants so any needed procedure could be done by the same doctors as the last three had been. I went in for an appointment in late October and was immediately scheduled into the…
A New Issue – This Time With The Knee
On Friday evening June 28, 2024 I returned from a trip to NYC where I attended a board meeting. I had a direct flight (extremely rare) from LaGuardia (LGA) to Omaha (OMA) that was on time and things were going very well. I grabbed my bag from the carousel and began to head to the…
Issues of the Heart Chapter Six
A Testimony Of God’s Faithfulness Chapter Six In November of 2023, I began to feel chest pressure once again. It was similar to what I experienced with my prior heart challenges and I knew something was wrong. But my mind kept questioning how this could happen again. After all, I had gone through the…
Issues of the Heart Chapter Five
A Testimony Of God’s Faithfulness Chapter Five. In January of 2023, I began to feel chest pressure once again. It was similar to what I experienced with my prior heart challenges and I knew something was wrong. But my mind kept questioning how this could happen again so soon. After all, I had just gone…
My Testimony of Faith
My Testimony 1. What was my life before I met Jesus? I grew up in a Christian home and had an active yet uneventful life. My family was close, and we spent much time at church and with extended family. My maternal grandparents were very involved in our church, and in mission work. …
Issues of the Heart Chapter Four
A Testimony Of God’s Faithfulness Chapter Four In the Fall of 2022, I began to feel chest pressure once again. It was similar to what I experienced back in 2005 prior to my quad bypass, and again in 2020 before the placement of a stent. There was little question in my mind that something had…
Issues of The Heart Chapter Three
A Testimony to God’s Faithfulness – Part 3 (written in January 2020) The third chapter in my heart journey happened in January 2020. I took a little time to reflect on the events of the last few weeks to see what lessons God might be trying to teach me through this third heart issue and…