We are starting off Energy Week with Tracee Bentley from American Petroleum Institute and Brydon Ross from Consumer Energy Alliance. We will talk about the benefits of all forms of energy. We will discuss the impact of Hurricane Harvey on gas prices and supply as well as policy issues in the Colorado Legislature that might impact the energy industry.
Read moreCarol Carter - GlobalMindED
Carol Carter, Founder and Executive of GlobalMindED, joins us to discuss first generation students. Carol’s guests include, Rocio Perez, President and Founder of Inventiva Consulting. GlobalMindED research intern Bryan Shapiro. Phuong Trang Dinh at Kaiser Permanente, and Colorado Community College System Vice President, Landan Pirius.
Read moreKristi Strother - Community College of Denver Journalism Chair
Kristi Strother, Journalism Department Chair and English Professor at the Community College of Denver joins us to talk about her background within journalism and how focusing on what some consider a dying art as a major can be beneficial. Kristi will also talk about her Educator of the Year in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Read moreStephanie Veck - CWDC
Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, joins us to discuss Colorado Workforce Development month with Bill Thonnes, PIO, Office of Government, Policy and Public Relations. We will also talk with Lauren DeNinno, Policy Advisor, Western Governors' Association about upcoming events and efforts to bridge the gap between prospective workers and employers in the West.
Read moreHurricane Harvey - Relief Efforts from CAP Logistics
How can you help hurricane victims? We’ll talk with employees from Colorado-based CAP Logistics which also has offices in Houston. They’re coordinating efforts to bring clean up supplies like wet/vacs - sub pumps, sturdy brooms and shovels to Houston to help with the clean up effort. They’re re-writing the how to help handbook after similar efforts for the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy in 2012.
Read morePAZU Music - Graeme Winder
Graeme Winder of PAZU Music joins us to discuss new and innovative methods that aim to solve the severe learning limitations in music education. He’s bringing is Orange County, CA academy to some Denver charter schools to open up music ability for all types of learners
Read moreVITAL for Colorado - Bighorn Leadership Development Program
Peter Moore, from VITAL for Colorado talks with Brenda Morrison from Bighorn Leadership Development Program, which was founded in 2001 as part of the Bighorn Center for Public Policy to ensure strong, practical leadership for Colorado. The program identifies potential and current leaders, inviting them to explore an area of major policy in-depth. We'll talk about some of the program's alumni and major successes.
Read moreFinding Colorado's Next Governor - Stephen Barlock
We continue our special series - Finding Colorado’s Next Governor.
Stephen Barlock joins us for the fourth installment of our series, as we hear from a new gubernatorial candidate, and their views on the important issues that concern all Coloradans. On the last working day of each month we feature #FindingCoGov - share your questions on twitter, and we’ll include them in the show.
Special Edition - Focus on Canada Week
We bring you a very special episode of Connect & Collaborate. After providing you a week long Focus on Canada and Colorado Relations, we are pleased to give you the very best highlights from each of those shows in this podcast.
Read moreAuthor Series - David Avrin
Join us for a LIVE broadcast from the Colorado Business Roundtable’s Author Series with author David Avrin. David will discuss the ideas behind his latest book, Visibility Marketing The No-Holds-Barred Truth about what it takes to Grab Attention, Build Your Brand and Win New Business. We’ll bring you the presentation with limited interruptions.
Read moreGlobal Chamber Welcomes Vicente Fox
We’ll join Jeffrey Campos, Executive Director of Global Chamber Denver LIVE from the Welcome Reception with past President of Mexico, Vincente Fox. We will talk with Mr. Fox as well as Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.
Read moreMariel Rodriguez-McGill - Colorado Deputy Film Commissioner
We’ll talk with Colorado’s new Deputy Film Commissioner, Mariel Rodriguez-McGill about the positive economic impact of the film industry, especially in our rural communities. We’ll also discuss her own experience as an Emmy Award-Winning creative producer, director and editor.
Read moreCanada Week - Exclusive Global Garden Party
All week we’ve been focusing on Canada, and the event that the International Business Circle is hosting at Colorado’s Governor’s Mansion is the maple to the syrup. We will be hosting the show live from the event, with Maggie Fouquet introducing us to major players that keep our Canadian business and trade relationships on track.
Read moreCanada Week - Karen Gerwitz
More on this week’s focus on Canada & Colorado relations with an expert view on trade from the President of the World Trade Center Denver, Karen Gerwitz. Karen will give specifics on our trade relationship with Canada, our similarities as well as what Colorado can learn from Canada.
Read moreSpecial Edition - Focus on the Impact of Marijuana
We bring you a very special episode of Connect & Collaborate. After providing you a week long Focus on the Impact of Marijuana, we are pleased to give you the very best highlights from each of those shows in this podcast.
Read moreCanada Week - Jerome Pischella
Our focus on Canada and Colorado’s relationship continues on today’s episode. We’ll hear from Jerome Pischella specifically on the North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States.
Read moreCanada Week - Stephane Lessard
Today we continue our focus on Canada and Colorado’s relationship. Stephane Lessard, Colorado’s Canadian Consulate General, joins us to touch on our similarities, and how our future relationship looks.
Read moreCanada Week - Maggie Fouquet
This week we focus on Canada and Colorado’s relationship. Canada is celebrating 150 years this year, and their relationship with several businesses and trade industries in Colorado has played a large role within those 150 years. Maggie Fouquet, President of International Business Circle, introduces us to Bill Graebel of Graebel Companies, and Debra Duke from MenoGenix.
Read moreVITAL for Colorado - COGA, Energy Summit
Peter Moore, President and CEO of VITAL for Colorado, joins us to discuss the importance of energy production in our state along with Dan Haley, President & CEO of COGA. We’ll discuss COGA’s upcoming 29th Annual Energy Summit. That’s next week, August 22-24.
Read moreImpact of Marijuana Legalization - Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler on Children
Wrapping up our series on the impact of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado. We’ll talk with Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Zeigler about the impact of marijuana on the developing brain as well as important facts that kids and parents need to know. She will also share tips for talking with your kids about marijuana and the real hazards on marijuana use in children.
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