Connect & Collaborate Hosts for December 19-23, 2016

December 19 – Bernadette Johnson – DrillingInfo
Bernadette Johnson from DrillingInfo joins us to discuss the leading SaaS and data Analytics Company which advises companies on decision support for energy exploration. We’ll discuss the many uses for their data and how the oil and gas industry drives various revenues.
 
December 20 – Chuck Blakeman – 3 to 5 Club
Chuck Blakeman, Chief Transformation Officer and founder of Crankset Group, introduces us to Kyle Matthews, Chief Connecting Officer for Crankset Group and facilitator of the 3 to 5 Club. We learn about how entrepreneurs can use the 3 to 5 Club as an advantage for their business. Even CEOs need a safe place to say “I don’t know” when it comes to their company, and the 3 to 5 Club is your safe space.
 
December 21 – Anthony Lambatos – Footers
Anthony Lambatos shares his perspective on creating a great place to work. His guest is Tamera Kleinberg, Serial Innovator and founder of Launch Street. We’ll discuss how innovation impacts engagement and employee satisfaction. Tamera will offer details on her IQE Assessment (Innovation Quotient Edge Assessment) and how businesses can use that information. 
 
December 22 – Kelly Sloan – Trump Administration preview
Kelly Sloan, Government Relations Director for Olson Strategies, joins us to discuss the contentious win of President-elect Donald Trump. As a political consultant, Kelly Sloan will walk us through exactly how a businessman can turn into a government official and how he thinks the future president will succeed in office. 
 
December 23 – Stephanie Frances – Prodigy
Prodigy Ventures is a community-based social enterprise providing apprenticeships for young people who haven’t found success in traditional schooling or workplaces. Stephanie Frances is the heart behind the effort to create a craft coffee house, and to teach young people the craft, the business and more. Tune in to learn about this inspiring venture, then stop by 40th and Colorado to support this enterprise.

Listen at KDMT 1690 AM Denver's Money Talk from 4-5 p.m. Monday through Friday or live stream online. Podcasts are available at www.cobrt.com/radio and on your favorite podcast app the day after live airing.

Connect & Collaborate Hosts for December 12-16, 2016

December 12 – Pat Maley – VISTAGE
Pat Maley, Vistage Chair, introduces us to members of the CEO Peer Group encouraging business executives to improve their business by making strong decisions and help fellow CEOs manage executive level decisions. Fellow Vistage Chair Bill Treadwell will introduce us to Ben Walker, CEO of Transcription Outsourcing, and Alan Wyngarden, CEO of Applewood Our House. Vistage Champion Stacy Hekkert will discuss the importance of strategic accounting. 

December 13 – Rebecca Laurie – DORA

Holly Green is a consultant, speaker, entrepreneur, business leader, mom and author of two books including, Using Your Brain to Win, and More Than a Minute. As CEO and managing director of The Human Factor, Holly helps business leaders and their companies achieve excellence.  We'll discuss how to create a nimble, flexible organization that knows how to win and teach your employees the "business of the business".

December 14 – Carol Carter – Global MindED
Tune in to hear from key leaders of the TECH Track from GlobalMindED. Carol Carter introduces us to Andrea Young of the Colorado Technology Association and Mike Abbiatti who focuses on a boutique of leading colleges who are the innovators in the ED TECH space. 

December 15 – Paul Bergman – U.S. Commercial Service
Paul Bergman, Director of the United States Commercial Service – Denver Export Assistance Center, introduces us to key players in Denver who help make exporting easy and profitable for businesses of all sizes.

December 16 – Peter Moore – VITAL for Colorado
Peter Moore, President and CEO of VITAL for Colorado, joins us to discuss the importance of energy production in our state. 

Listen at KDMT 1690 AM Denver's Money Talk from 4-5 p.m. Monday through Friday or live stream online. Podcasts are available at www.cobrt.com/radio and on your favorite podcast app the day after live airing.

Connect & Collaborate Hosts for December 5-9, 2016

December 5 – Doug Krug & Christine Kahane – Institute for UnLearning
Doug Krug and Christine Kahane are Resultants from the Institute for UnLearning. They help leaders find solutions to effectively motivate people. We continue an ongoing series of Leading Change Without Resistance – Business at the Speed of Life.

December 6 – Jeff Krebbs & Lauren Beede – Make-A-Wish Colorado
Make-A-Wish Colorado helps fulfill the wishes of kids who face life-threatening medical conditions. Jeff and Lauren introduce us to three corporate sponsors that employ effective ways to raise money and involve their employees in wish-granting. We’ll talk with Charles Lameroux from Subaru, Jeff Mayger from Dave & Busters and Greg Condon of Macy’s about their fundraising campaigns.

December 7 – Stephanie Veck – Workforce Development
Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, interviews Pat Reedy, Senior Adviser to Ellen Golombek, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. They will discuss Pat's special detail to Colorado leading a project to inventory talent development assets and help create streamlined access to the programs, tools and resources that are available to individuals and businesses to design their own unique path to success.

December 8 – Edgar Johansson – Aerospace Advocate
Edgar Johansson, COBRT Aerospace Advocate, joins us to discuss progress in Colorado’s aerospace industry and talk with major players in the aerospace industry. Dr. Frank Eparvier is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder. He’ll talk about the recent GOES R launch and the EXIS instrument. Senator Cory Gardner joins us to discuss space weather legislation as well as what the new administration may mean for space. 

December 9 – Kristen Muzzy – Leading2Lean
Kristen Muzzy, Executive Vice President of Business Development for Leading2Lean, is an advocate for promoting manufacturing in Colorado and nationwide. She’ll introduce us to Jo O’Brien, Program Director for the Colorado Community College System in Advanced Manufacturing. We will discuss State Commitment to Establishing Talent for Manufacturing, in particular, what the state is doing to help fill the workforce skills gap and draw more talent to fill manufacturing jobs that fuel our economic growth. 

Listen at KDMT 1690 AM Denver's Money Talk from 4-5 p.m. Monday through Friday or live stream online. Podcasts are available at www.cobrt.com/radio and on your favorite podcast app the day after live airing.