Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies joins us to talk about the Sunrise/Sunset Review process and what that means for business in the state. Her guests are Bruce Harrelson and Brian Tobias of the Colorado Office of Policy, Research & Regulatory Reform.
Read moreColorado Ag Trade with Mexico
Mexico is one of the United States largest trade partners and is the second biggest market of U.S. goods in the world. As Colorado's second largest trading partner, with $918 million in trade - this is a critical business issue for Colorado companies to expand their markets.
We’ll talk with Brent Boydston of Farm Bureau of Colorado about Colorado Ag Trade with Mexico, along with Tom Lipetsky from the Colorado Department of Agriculture; Thad Lively from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and State Representative Jon Becker from House District 65.
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VITAL for Colorado - Election Day Review
VITAL for Colorado joins us on Connect & Collaborate, to discuss the importance of energy production in the state. Peter Moore, CEO & President of VITAL for Colorado is our host, discussing Colorado results of the 2017 election with Mark Truax, Senior Director of Political Affairs for Pac/West.
Read moreDenver Export Assistance Center - Global Markets and More
Paul Bergman, Director of the United States Commercial Service - Denver Export Assistance Center joins us to discuss how they help Colorado customers do business overseas.
We'll talk with Kristian Richardson about Discover Global Markets: Advanced Manufacturing and why the Metro Denver manufacturing base should get involved.
Charles Parsons and Lana Lennberg will join us to discuss the success of FasTracKids and their franchise model overseas for education.
Connect & Collaborate Hosts for November 21-25, 2016
November 21 – Colorado Ag Trade to Mexico – Tom Lipetzky and Brent Boydston
The Colorado Business Roundtable shares concerns about the TransPacific Partnership and other trade issues. We’ll talk with Tom Lipetzky from the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Brent Boydston of Farm Bureau of Colorado about Colorado agricultural trade with Mexico, along with Thad Lively from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and State Representative Jon Becker from House District 65.
November 22 – Rebecca Laurie – DORA
Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), joins us to talk about the Sunrise/Sunset Review process and what that means for business in the state. Her guests are Bruce Harrelson and Brian Tobias of the Colorado Office of Policy, Research & Regulatory Reform.
November 23 – Anthony Lambatos – Footers Catering
Anthony Lambatos, owner of Footers Catering, shares his perspective on running a business and connects us with like-minded business owners with innovative ideas. His guest is Justin Kruger, founder of Project Helping and Kynd Hub.
November 24 – Sirine Swede & Molly McCoy – Women Entrepreneurs
Meet two driven Denver women who have launched their own businesses after finding their own success in the corporate world. Sirine Swede is the CEO and Founder of Battington Lashes. A lover of glamorous false eyelashes, she became determined to find better options and built a business. Molly McCoy has found success starting several businesses. Her latest is Flower Bombers, an improvement on ordering flowers online. We’ll discuss the challenges of starting and maintaining a business and some challenges unique to women. (Encore presentation)
November 25 – Stan Litow – P-Tech Schools
An important innovation in high school and early college education has reached a small number of Colorado schools. We will talk with Stan Litow, IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, about the P-Tech schools emerging in the Saint Vrain School District. Partners in Technology Early College/ High School (P-TECH) programs provide students with a six-year program to earn their high school diploma and complete an associate degree, along with the guidance of a mentor from an industry partner like IBM and several other companies participating in Colorado. (Encore presentation)
GlobalMindED - Health Focus
Carol Carter, Founder and Executive of Global MindED connects us with key leaders of the HEALTH track for this year’s GlobalMindED conference. Sumanth Channabasappa, Dr. Vanessa Carmean and Heather MacKenzie from 10.10.10. They will share the highlights of last year’s Health Track and experts, explore the cutting edge and issues slated for this year.
Read moreLori Jones - Avocet - Swimming with Sharks
Lori Jones, President and CEO of Avocet joins us to share her experience helping clients ignite sales through integrated marketing, advertising, public relations, social and digital story telling. Recently, she has worked with two Denver-based businesses who got to tell their stories to the investors of the popular ABC TV Show, Shark Tank. TekDry which promotes their method for fixing cell phones damaged by water contact, and 10-year-old Jack Bonneau who runs Jack's Stands and Marketplaces.
Read moreVistage with Lisa Rogge
Pat Maley, Vistage Chair connects us with members of the CEO Peer Group which encourages business executives to do better business. Fellow Vistage Chair, Lisa Rogge is sitting in for Pat, and will introduce us to James Iacino of Seattle Fish Company, Arif Gangji of Neon Rain. We will wrap up with Vistage Champion Colleen Stanley, of Sales Leadership.
Read moreErica Easter, Easter-Owens
Kristen Muzzy, the Executive Vice President of Business Development for Leading2Lean and an advocate for promoting manufacturing in Colorado joins us along with Erica Easter, Vice President of Easter-Owens. Easter-Owens is a contract manufacturer of electro-mechanical products and solutions, owned and operated in Denver and Arvada for 61 years.
Read moreConnect & Collaborate Hosts for November 14-18, 2016
November 14 – Pat Maley – Vistage
Pat Maley, Vistage Chair, introduces us to members of the CEO Peer Group which encourages business executives to improve their business by making better decisions and help fellow CEOs in managing executive level decisions. His guests will be James Iancio of Seattle Fish, Arif Gangji of Neon Rain, and fellow Vistage Chair Lisa Rogge. We will wrap up with Vistage Champion Colleen Stanley of Sales Leadership
November 15 – Lori Jones – Avocet
Lori Jones, President and CEO of Avocet Communications, shares strategies for increasing customer acquisition and talks about a client's recent appearance on Shark Tank – the good, bad and exciting.
November 16 – Carol Carter – GlobalMindED
Join key leaders of the HEALTH track for this year’s GlobalMindED conference: Sumanth Channabasappa, Dr. Vanessa Carmean and Heather MacKenzie from 10.10.10. They will share the highlights of last year’s Health Track and experts, explore the cutting edge and Wicked issues slated for this year. We’ll also discuss the key role of population health in Denver’s Smart City movement and the role collaboration plays across organizations and stakeholders.
November 17 – 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. We will also discuss the future of air freight logistics with Kevin Kersting, President of CAP Logistics.
November 18 – 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.
Edgar Johansson - Aerospace Advocate
Edgar Johansson, COBRT Aerospace Advocate joins us to discuss progress in Colorado’s aerospace industry. We will talk with Ben Cotton, an actor from the upcoming National Geographic channel series, Mars. The Mars series premiers Monday November 14th, and tells the inspiring story of a fictitious crewed mission to Mars in 2033 in six episodes. Later, Jay Lindell, OEDIT’s Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion, joins to talk about the upcoming Space Roundup.
Read moreElection Review
Election results are in and everyone is talking! Join us for our post-election show with Jeff Wasden, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable as we review the ballot initiatives, how they did, and possible results of these voter decisions.
Read moreChuck Blakeman - Crankset Group
Chuck Blakeman is a successful entrepreneur, and Founder and Chief Transformation Officer of Crankset Group. Crankset Group is committed to helping business executives re-humanize the workforce and, in Chuck's words, "Giving people their brains back.", referring to turning managers into leaders, and employees into stakeholders - rather than subscribing to top-down structures that stifle one's ability to act on decisions.
Read moreInstitute for UnLearning: Putting Context Into Context
Doug Krug and Christine Kahane of the Institute for unLearning, help executive teams find leadership solutions. As we continue our series on Leading Change Without Resistance: Putting Context Into Context. Christine and Doug encourage leaders to consider the context of both management and employees, when a change is implemented. Tune in for great examples of approach and of different perspectives.
Read moreVITAL for Colorado - Simon Lomax
VITAL for Colorado joins us on Connect & Collaborate, to discuss the importance of energy production in the state. Jon Ekstrom is our host for this show, discussing advocacy work and activism with Simon Lomax.
Simon is a conservative columnist for The Complete Colorado and a consultant who advises business groups. After 15 years as a reporter and editor, and almost a decade of the energy and environment beat, Simon left the news business and started a career in advocacy.
Read moreConnect & Collaborate Hosts for November 7-11, 2016
November 7 – 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 on Leading Change Without Resistance – Putting Context into Context.
November 8 – Chuck Blakeman – Crankset Group
Chuck Blakeman, Founder and Chief Transformation Officer of Crankset Group shares his theories on Why Employees are Always a Bad Idea and Why Making Money is Killing your Business. These may seem like crazy ideas, so tune int to understand why you should turn employees into stakeholders and managers into leaders.
November 9 – Jeff Wasden & COBRT Friends – Election Review
Amid a contentious presidential election, Colorado faces a number of controversial issues on the ballot. Jeff Wasden, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable, will review results of the state’s proposed amendments and ballot propositions with Steve House, Chair of the Colorado Republican Party, and other political analysts.
November 10 – Edgar Johansson – Aerospace Advocate
Edgar Johansson, COBRT Aerospace Advocate, joins us to discuss progress in Colorado’s aerospace industry and talk with major players who make the industry thrive. We will talk with Leaonard David, Space Journalist and Jay Lindell, OEDIT's Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion, about the upcoming Space Roundup.
November 11 – Kristen Muzzy – Manufacturing
Kristen Muzzy, Executive Vice President of Business Development for Leading 2 Lean, is an advocate for promoting manufacturing in Colorado and nationwide. She will introduce us to Erica Easter, Vice President of Easter-Owens. She is a young woman leading her family-owned business to the next level. We’ll talk about Women in Manufacturing and her role as a millennial leader, and the challenges facing a small, growing manufacturer.
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.
Millennial Impact on Business
Adam Vasquez , President and CEO of Sacunas shares his knowledge of selling to millennials. As millennials become the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, get promoted and assume more responsibilities, they are becoming the purchasing decision makers and that matters to how you continue to do business.
Read moreTalentFOUND - Talent Pipeline Report
Get the low down on the Talent Pipeline Report from TalentFOUND and the Colorado Workforce Development Council. Co-host Stephanie Veck and guest Dr. Lauren Victor join us to talk about the Colorado Paradox, Top Jobs, and more.
Read moreP-Tech Schools Provide Opportunity in Colorado
We will talk with Stan Litow, IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, about the P-Tech schools emerging in the Saint Vrain School District. P-Tech programs provide students with a six-year program to earn their high school diploma and complete an associate degree with the guidance of a mentor from an industry partner like IBM and several other companies participating in Colorado.
Read moreKelly Sloan - Ballot Issues Review
Kelly Sloan, Director of Government Relations joins us for a review of some of the more controversial ballot issues on this year’s ballot.
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