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American entrepreneur offers time-management tools

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce members heard from an international guest speaker this week. Arlin Sorensen, an entrepreneur located near Harlan, Iowa, was the guest speaker.
Arlin Sorensen
Arlin Sorensen, an Iowa-based entrepreneur, was the guest speaker this week for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday and Thursday as he spread his message about business principles and time management. Photo by John Cairns

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce members heard from an international guest speaker this week.

Arlin Sorensen, an entrepreneur located near Harlan, Iowa, was the guest speaker. He describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” with businesses in the agricultural technology sector.

He founded Heartland Technology Solutions (HTS), which was sold in 2012, and is current CEO of HTG Peer Groups and HTS Ag.

Sorensen also writes a blog and is an active speaker, spreading his message of how people can better manage their businesses and succeed.

Sorensen was persuaded to come to the Battlefords on the urging of Warren Williams, the new president of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

Williams had heard Sorensen speak at a conference in Nashville, Tenn. It was there that Williams was able to meet with Sorensen and convince him to come to the Battlefords to speak.

“I’ve found in my efforts as a salesperson, you can phone somebody, you can send him an email. The most effective way you can do business is face-to-face, firmly over a meal,” said Williams.

Sorensen spoke at two Chamber events held at the Gold Eagle Casino Events Centre. He was guest speaker at the annual president’s banquet Wednesday, and Thursday he was back at the Events Centre for workshop sessions.

The workshops were designed to teach principles of business growth and tools for becoming successful and leaving an intentional legacy.

In his presentation Wednesday night, Sorensen spoke about time management, and how to make the most effective use of time.

He called time the “great equalizer,” noting that everyone has 168 hours in a week to make things happen.

“The challenge is what are we going to do with it, how are we going to use it? And that’s what differentiates companies on their journey to grow,” said Sorensen.