Peter Moore, Chairman and CEO of VITAL for Colorado, joins us to discuss the importance of energy production in our state. We’ll talk with Secretary of State, Wayne Williams focusing on voter fraud and Amendment 71, which would require a representation of petition signatures from across the state, to ensure that urban areas are not able to make sweeping decisions which impact other parts of Colorado.
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March 6 – Doug Krug & Christine Kahane – Leading Change Without Resistance
Doug Krug and Christine Kahane are Resultants from the Institute for UnLearning, where they focus on helping leaders implement change in their companies without resistance by focusing on including employs in decisions and changes.
March 7 – Andrea Young – Colorado Technology Association
Colorado Technology Association (CTA) leads the network of companies that propel Colorado's economy with technology. We'll talk with Andrea Young, CEO of Colorado Technology Association, about CTA’s recent D.C. Fly-In event, an opportunity for Colorado businesses to meet with those in the tech industry in our nation’s capital. We will also discuss the Tech Caucus and Technology Day at the Colorado State Capitol.
March 8 – Secretary of State Wayne Williams – Go Code Colorado
Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams joins us to discuss Go Code Colorado and the launch of an “ideation platform.” The new platform seeks ideas for how public data can help business decision makers in Colorado -- like a website for brainstorming. Share your ideas… you don’t need to know how to make them work. Tune in to learn more.
March 9 – Kelly Sloan – Impact of the Affordable Care Act
Kelly Sloan, CEO of Sloan & Associates, will talk with James Martin, Chairman and Founder of 60 Plus, about the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its proposed repeal on hospitals, particularly those smaller and rural areas. They’ll address the need for the hospital payment cuts to be restored under a repeal plan.
March 10– Kristen Muzzy – Manufacturing in Colorado
Kristen Muzzy, Executive Vice President of Business Development for Leading2Lean, is an advocate for promoting manufacturing in Colorado and nationwide. Kristen will talk with Mark Yoss, Manufacturing Manager at Lockheed Martin, about how manufacturing and education leaders are working together to fill the workforce skills gap. We’ll detail a success story with Lockheed Martin and Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU).
Driving Forward - Highlights from a Transportation Conversation
COBRT shares its latest event, Driving Forward, discussing transportation issues in Colorado.
We will bring you the presentations and panel discussions from the event for a first-hand experience of this important dialogue. You’ll hear from CDOT Executive Director, Shailen Bhatt; Sandra Solin, Director of Fix Colorado Roads; and from Colorado House and Senate leadership.
Read moreTalent Found - Colorado Industry Intermediates
Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, joins us to discuss the state’s progress in building a sustainable talent pipeline. Together with Wendy Brors, she’ll talk about building Youth Apprentice Ready Communities, based on programs in place in Switzerland. Then we’ll talk with Andrea Young from the Colorado Technology Association, about the Colorado Industry Intermediaries Consortium.
Read moreGlobalMindED - Black History Month
Carol Carter, Founder and Executive of GlobalMindED, joins us to discuss the power of diverse collaboration that highlights GlobalMindED's African American partners and contributors for Black History Month. We'll discuss how to harness the talents of all people so that everyone can succeed and Denver can set the example as a standard for being innovative, inclusive and collaborative.
Read moreBoy Scouts Sports Breakfast
Joe Farrell, Senior Development Director for the Denver Area Boy Scouts Council, and Elliot Chong, Learning for Life Executive & Exploring Specialist, join us to discuss the upcoming Denver Area Council Sports Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Mike Shanahan, past head coach of the Denver Broncos.
Read moreBuffalo Bill - Entrepreneur
Jim Salestrom shares his interview with Steve Friesen, Curator of the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum. We take a look at Buffalo Bill as a savvy businessman and entrepreneur.
Read moreGlobal Chamber - Access to Capital
Jeffrey Campos of Global Chamber joins to discuss access to capital. Russian Consul General Sergey Petrov will talk with us about US Russian Business Relations; John Vasquez, CEO of Newport Capital, will focus on “Access to Capital for Businesses; and Trevor Jones and Sonny Betancourt of Lynx Global will look at opportunities with Cuba.
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February 27 – Boy Scouts – Sports Breakfast
Joe Farrell, Senior Development Director for the Denver Area Boy Scouts Council, and Elliot Chong, Learning for Life Executive & Exploring Specialist, join us to discuss the upcoming Denver Area Council Sports Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Mike Shanahan, past head coach of the Denver Broncos. We’ll also talk with UCHealth, presenting sponsor of the Sports Breakfast and various programs offered by the Denver Area Boy Scouts Council, including Exploring.
February 28 – Carol Carter – GlobalMindED
Carol Carter, Founder and Executive of GlobalMindED, joins us to discuss the diversity and inclusion that highlight GlobalMindED's African American partners and contributors for Black History Month.
March 1 – Stephanie Veck – Colorado Workforce Development Council and Talent Found
Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, joins us to discuss the state’s progress in building a sustainable talent pipeline for our most critical jobs to build a strong future workforce.
March 2 – Driving Forward – Transportation Event Recap
COBRT shares its latest event, Driving Forward, discussing transportation issues in Colorado.
We will bring you the presentations and panel discussions from the event for a first-hand experience of this important dialogue. You’ll hear from CDOT Executive Director, Shailen Bhatt; Sandra Solin, Director of Fix Colorado Roads; and from Colorado House and Senate leadership.
March 3 – 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.
Tom Clark - Farewell Tour
Tom Clark, President and CEO of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, has been an integral part of Denver’s growth and development spanning three decades. As Tom approaches retirement we’ll talk about his experience growing Denver, his legacy and how we’ll manage without him!
Read moreLocal Governments Require Supervision Too - Kelly Sloan
Should municipal governments be able to sue to absolve themselves of their debt obligations if the project they bonded fails? Kelly Sloan from Olson Strategies will discuss the City of Lamar’s 2004 power plant refit as an example. We’ll also talk about the consequences, both on the bond market and on how other municipalities may be incentivized to be more reckless with their borrowing, if the case succeeds.
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Launch My Career Colorado - Colorado Succeeds
Shannon Nicholas and Jamie Trafficanda from Colorado Succeeds join us to complete our series on the Launch My Career Colorado web tool. Colorado Succeeds was involved in the launch of the web tool, sharing it with their members and education coalition. We’ll discuss how the tool gives parents and students unprecedented access to real numbers on the cost of education and return on investment.
Read moreVITAL for Colorado - Water Sage
Peter Moore, President and CEO of VITAL for Colorado, talks with Kelly Bennett, Managing Partner of Water Sage, sharing what they know about water rights and how that impacts energy production. Tune in for an understanding of Water Rights 101, along with a discussion on the Colorado Water Plan and how we can meet the state’s objectives.
Read moreDenver Export Assistance Center - Paul Bergman
Paul Bergman, Director of the United States Commercial Service - Denver Export Assistance Center, introduces us to Lana Lennberg, USEAC; Arnaud Reilhac from Quiznos talking about Quiznos International Headquarters; and a Colorado company attending Discover Global Markets in Phoenix.
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February 20 – Colorado Succeeds – Launch My Career Colorado
Shannon Nicholas, Director of Communications and Programs for Colorado Succeeds, joins us to talk about how they have shared the Launch My Career Web Tool with their members and education Coalition. We’ll discuss what they find useful about the tool as well as more about Colorado Succeeds. Jamie Trafficanda, Manager of Communications and Programs, will also join us.
February 21 – Carol Carter – GlobalMindED
Carol Carter, Founder and Executive of GlobalMindED, joins us to discuss the diversity and inclusion that highlight GlobalMindED's African American partners and contributors for Black History Month.
February 22 – Tom Clark – Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
Tom Clark, President and CEO of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, has been an integral part of Denver’s growth and development spanning three decades. As Tom approaches retirement, we’ll talk about his experience growing Denver, his legacy and how we’ll manage without him!
February 23 – Jeff Campos – Global Chamber
Jeffrey Campos of Global Chamber joins to discuss access to capital. Russian Consul General Sergey Petrov will talk with us about “US Russian Business Relations;” John Vasquez, CEO of Newport Capital, will focus on “Access to Capital for Businesses;" and Trevor Jones & Sonny Betancourt of Lynx Global will look at opportunities with Cuba.
February 24 – Producer's Special!
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Footers Catering - Creating a Great Place to Work
Anthony Lambatos, owner of Footers Catering and his guest, Jason Sutton, Executive Chef and Food Architect at Footers Catering will talk about employee engagement, creating a great work environment in the Footers' kitchen as well as innovation and food trends and the impact of fatherhood at work.
Read moreDORA - Division of Insurance
Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for DORA, joins us to talk with Colorado Division of Insurance Communications Manager Vincent Plymell, who will discuss the Division of Insurance's recoveries for consumers in 2016. He'll discuss questions for your agent or broker when researching insurance and some of the things that are typically not covered, as well as the new "Life Insurance Locator Tool" to help people find policies that may be lost or unknown.
Read moreVistage - Millenial Leadership
Vistage is a CEO Peer Group for business executives. Pat Maley, Vistage Chair, introduces us to CEO Peer Group members, chairs and speakers. He’ll talk with Krista Morgan, CEO/Co-founder of P2BI, a company using technology to improve fast growing companies’ access to working capital, providing a great example of millennial leadership building a "new way" for business growth. Then, we’ll talk with Vistage Champion Lloyd Gottman, CEO of Synergetic Systems, which provides companies the tools to assess new hires so they get high-correlation fit with company culture.
Read moreManufacturer's Edge - Focus on Colorado
COBRT Manufacturing Advocate Kristen Muzzy, Executive VP of Business Development at Leading2Lean, joins us with guest Tom Bugnitz, CEO of Manufacturer’s Edge. They will discuss the opportunities for manufacturing in Colorado and concerns about training the future workforce.
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February 13 – Pat Maley – Vistage
Vistage is a CEO Peer Group for business executives. Pat Maley, Vistage Chair, introduces us to CEO Peer Group members, chairs and speakers. He’ll talk with Krista Morgan, CEO/Co-founder of P2BI, a company using technology to improve fast growing companies’ access to working capital, providing a great example of millennial leadership building a "new way" for business growth. Then, we’ll talk with Vistage Champion Lloyd Gottman, CEO of Synergetic Systems, which provides companies the tools to assess new hires so they get high-correlation fit with company culture.
February 14 – Rebecca Laurie – Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for DORA, joins us to talk with Colorado Division of Insurance Communications Manager Vincent Plymell, who will discuss the Division of Insurance's recoveries for consumers in 2016. He'll discuss what questions to ask of your agent or broker when researching insurance and some of the things that are typically not covered. Vince will also address life insurance and the new "Life Insurance Locator Tool" to help people find policies that may be lost or unknown.
February 15 – Anthony Lambatos – Footers Catering
Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running a second-generation business and his perspective on company culture. He introduces us to other business leaders who focus on creating a great place to work.
February 16 – Paul Bergman – U.S. Commercial Service Export Assistance
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.
February 17 – Peter Moore – VITAL for Colorado
Peter Moore is the Chairman and CEO of Vital for Colorado, and he hosts leaders from across the energy industry to discuss the most pertinent issues of the day.
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