ROOTS & RIVERS
Timeless Principles of Life and Business
from the Power of Place
What if the place you come from holds the lessons you need to build the life and business you've always wanted?
The land, the people, and the work all leave their mark.
If you are drawn to stories that ground you and give you something lasting to hold on to,
I think you will find something here.
this book is ABOUT PLACE
Why place matters?
Inspired by a lifelong connection to land, family, and story,
Roots & Rivers explores why Place matters more than we often realize.
Through the power of stories that relate to our roots.
It reveals how Place influences identity, purpose, and progress.
This book begins with a place.
It's the foundation beneath our decisions, and
It's what steadies us when conditions change.
In these pages, you’ll learn about
Place as a framework:
Prepare the Plan
Leverage Your Livelihood
Assemble and Align Your Team
Cultivate Contentment
Execute Excellence
Drawing on decades of coaching and experience, Strohmeier introduces the
PLACE Framework for steady, meaningful growth.
Roots & Rivers is for?
For Anyone thinking beyond
You want to build a business with purpose
You are seeking faith-rooted, purpose-driven leadership
You desire life and work to feel more integrated
You believe stories carry wisdom
You care about legacy as much as results
Timeless Principles of Life and Business
from the Power of Place
Hear directly from readers about their experiences and outcomes
Roots and Rivers exudes the author's "feel" for business. That "feel" covers vision and mission and business planning. In addition, it includes affirming the people involved therein and their execution of the operation of the business toward success and all the while deriving satisfaction from their effort.
I’ve been fortunate enough to witness Kim’s journey of seeing this book take shape and come to fruition. It utilizes the power of the story to share life lessons and business principles in a very readable format, addressing common challenges and offering practical help. These personal stories with extracted life and career lessons are sure to resonate with readers.
Kim Strohmeier’s coaching gave me the clarity to see what my business was really accomplishing and the confidence to lead with purpose. The insights in this book reflect that same wisdom — practical, eye-opening, and game-changing for business owners.
Kim Strohmeier's Roots & Rivers is a beautiful tapestry of real-life stories from which he has brilliantly abstracted five timeless principles of life and business. From his years of observing, trying, failing and adjusting, he has learned how to triumph and to coach others to do the same. I've known and respected Kim for more than 40 years. This is a great book! Get your copy and utilize these golden nuggets to make your business all that it can be.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways from Roots & Rivers
The Efforts You Take in Building the Design for the Business
The Ways in Which the Money Comes into the Business
How You Train and Guide the People That Will Support You
Your Efforts in Making Time for Self, Satisfaction, and Purpose
The Work It Takes to Keep Everything Moving Smoothly
When every business has its own unique features and personality,
there is a basic framework that each one uses.
About kim, the author
An internationally-trained business strategist, Kim Strohmeier is in his third decade of coaching business owners in over 90 different businesses in 14 states, using his own trademarked coaching model.
A Kentucky farm boy, Stromeier has served as a long-time farm advisor (a county agent) in Owen Co., KY, and as a Main Street director for his hometown of Frankfort KY. He's got the "School of Hard Knocks" experience of owning and managing several businesses, including a downtown retail storefront, a well as a campground, where he increased annual revenues by 25% in just 7 months.
As an author, Strohmeier's The Indispensable Start was used as a college textbook at the University of Kentucky. Besides his business-related books, he has also authored some family history-related books.
Strohmeier believes his role is to use his God-given talents to help business owners find freedom and peace, and he finds his own peace through books, genealogy, rivers, bourbon, and classic jazz.
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"As a long-time business owner, I tend to be cynical about business books and the non-relevant and non-achievable advice often given. Roots and Rivers weaves real-life events of the author into actual small business challenges that any business owner would recognize. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I learned quite a bit, as well. Kim does a wonderful job telling an interesting story and offering a comprehensive business framework, including planning tools that are completely relatable and effective in creating and growing any small family business. I just recently sold my business to an employee, and I plan to get this book for her, as I think it would be a great help as she navigates from manager to owner.
I can really see and understand the parallels between life’s events and creating and tending a small family business. In fact, I’ve always told people, owning a small business is more a lifestyle than just a career or vocation. A small business is a living organism and needs to be approached as such. Kim’s book treats it that way. And it’s a fun read too!"