Kristen Muzzy, Founder of Riveting Connections, is a champion and advocate for manufacturing in Colorado and nationally. Kristen leads the manufacturing vertical for the Colorado Business Roundtable.
Read moreThe Importance of STEM Education and Entrepreneurship
Arlen Meyers, Co-Founder of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, joins us along with guest Penelope Eucker, Executive Director of STEM School Highlands Ranch, and Dr Jeff Sidders, from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. We’ll discuss the importance of P-20 STEM entrepreneurship education.
Read moreTalentFOUND - Colorado Succeeds
We’re checking in with TalentFOUND and Wendy Brors, discussing progress toward closing the skills gap in Colorado. Her guest is Scott Laband, President of Colorado Succeeds.
Read moreDream Big Eads - Jay Lindell
Jay Lindell, Colorado’s Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion joins us to discuss Dream Big Eads, an effort to connect rural students with industry leaders and professors from Colorado’s top technology companies and universities.The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) will host more than 250 students from 12 southeastern Colorado school districts for the second annual Dream Big Event at Eads High School in Eads, Colorado to promote STEM careers.
Read moreColorado Succeeds - STEM Day at the Capitol
Colorado is poised as a leader in STEM-related industries. Over the next five to ten years at least fifty-five percent of the state's top jobs will require STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) skills and degrees.
Colorado Succeeds is working to be certain that our students get a strong STEM education to prepare them for success. We'll talk with Jamie Trafficanda, Program Manager with Colorado Succeeds about the upcoming STEM Day at the Capitol.
When: Monday, March 14, 2016
Where: State Capitol – Old Supreme Court Chambers
200 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
Along with Mark Alpert, Executive Board Member of South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and advocate for STEM education and growth, we'll discuss legislation that impacts education in the state and about the challenges businesses face to develop Colorado-grow employees in STEM fields.
Launching A Toy Product - Lee Middlekauff
Lee Middlekauff is a Denver-area father of twins. When he started building model planes and cars with his son, Lee felt his daughter was missing out. He searched in vain for model kits that might appeal to girls, until he decided to try to create one himself. That's how Pixi Kits was born. After consultations with a Emmy-Award winning animator, and building a prototype, Lee is working to bring this STEM inspired, robotics building toy to market.
Read moreMark Alpert on an Educated Workforce
Mark Alpert, owner of Integrated Delivery Solutions and Chair of the Board of the South Metro Denver Chamber, joins us to discuss Colorado's workforce and education needs.
Mark has an impressive career history, working with design build for CH2MHill, and credits his engineering-focused high school education for his success. Mark wants to see similar opportunities for education and careers for generations of Coloradans, and advocates for STEM related education, as well as communication between industry and education to prepare a strong Colorado workforce.
We also discuss inspiration and best practices in business.