Wendy Brors from Colorado Workforce Development Council joins us from the Colorado Springs Catalyst Campus as part of the Colorado Technology Association Roadshow. We’ll talk with movers and shakers in the tech industry including Andrea Young from CTA and Jenifer Furda (COO, National Cybersecurity Center) as well as the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC.
Read moreRebecca Laurie - DORA Military and Veterans
Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for DORA joins us with Karen McGovern, the Deputy Director of Programs and Legal Affairs at the Division of Professions and Occupations Karen will discuss efforts to provide career transition services for military and veterans, the ongoing battle to fight opioid abuse with the prescription drug monitoring program, initiatives to expand healthcare access via telehealth, and more.
Read moreFinding Colorado's Next Governor - George Brauchler
We continue our special series - Finding Colorado’s Next Governor. George Brachler joins us for the the third installment of our series each month on the last day of the month we will hear from a new gubernatorial candidate, and their views on the important issues that concern all Coloradans. We want to hear your voice - share your questions on twitter with #FindingCOGov
Read moreHealth Care Concerns - PhRMA
We’ll wrap up our week-long focus on Healthcare Concerns with PhRMA - which represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies. PhRMA is committed to advancing public policies, that support medical research for new treatments and cures.
Read moreHealth Care Concerns - Catalyst
Mike Biselli, Health-Tech Entrepreneur introduces us to the industry integrator - Catalyst HTI - an innovation campus for the healthcare community where innovative leaders are coming together to shake up the healthcare industry. We’ll talk with some of the first tenants to sign on at Catalyst, including MGMA, Kaiser Permanente, and Affordify.
Read moreHealth Care Concerns - Sustainable Rx Pricing
Tim Gaudette from the Small Business Majority joins us for a discussion on Sustainable Prescription Pricing with the C-S-Rx-P.org. Caitlin Westerson, of Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Sharon O’Hara, from Chronic Care Collaborative; and Helen Royal of the Summit Community Care Clinic will weigh in on drug transparency, real-life decisions and the patient perspective.
Read moreSpecial Edition - Colorado Economy
We bring you a very special episode of Connect & Collaborate. After providing you a week long focus on Colorado Economy, we are pleased to give you the very best highlights from each of those shows in this podcast.
Read moreHealth Care Concerns - Colorado's Reality
Andrew Graham President and CEO of Clinic Service joins us for a frank discussion on healthcare concerns. Along with Todd Welter of RT Welter and Associates, and Dr. Dave Opperman, of the Colorado Voice Clinic, we will talk about solutions to providing healthcare for our growing population. Should healthcare reform be based on the Medicare model? Can we require itemized medical bills and patient friendly price disclosure?
Read moreHealth Care Concerns - Colorado Commission on Affordable Healthcare
We’re kicking off our week-long focus on Healthcare Concerns with the Colorado Commission on Affordable Healthcare - appointed by Governor Hickenlooper. Bill Lindsay, Planning Committee Chair along with commission members, Elisabeth Arenales and Dr. Jeffrey Cain, will share their findings, including the impact of freestanding emergency rooms, rising hospital rates, increased technology, pharmaceutical costs and more.
Read morePeter Moore - VITAL for Colorado
Peter Moore from VITAL for Colorado will help us wrap up our focus on the Colorado Economy as it is impacted by natural resource development. Peter's guest is Todd Hartman, Communications Director for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
Read morePaul Bergman - Denver Export
We continue our focus on Colorado Economy with 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 be sitting down with Stephen Collier, Communications Specialist, Southwest Network at U.S. Commercial Service.
Read moreAnthony Lambatos - Footers Catering
Anthony Lambatos from Footers Catering weighs in on our focus on Colorado's Economy with a look at the hospitality industry's impact as the 5th largest industry employer in the state, with 164,000 employees in just the Denver area.
We'll take a critical look at the number of franchises starting in Colorado, the size of the hospitality industry workforce, and the opportunities coming from beverage production, and technology.
Special Edition - View From the Top: Leaders
We bring you a very special episode of Connect & Collaborate. After providing you a week of View From the Top: Leaders, we are pleased to give you the very best highlights from each of those shows in this podcast.
Read morePaul Kullman - Business Beyond Borders
We'll continue our focus on Colorado's Economy with Paul Kullman, the founder and owner of Business Beyond Borders, an international business consulting company that assists U.S. firms to strategically enter and expand in overseas markets.
Read moreKaren Gerwitz - World Trade Center Denver
We’re kicking off a week-long focus on our Colorado Economy with Karen Gerwitz, president of the World Trade Center Denver. She will discuss the importance of trade to Colorado, and the role international trade plays in the local economy. We’ll also talk about recent and upcoming trade missions, as well as progress on the new WTC campus.
Read moreKristen Muzzy - Leading2Lean
Kristen Muzzy, Executive Vice President of Business Development for Leading2Lean, is an advocate for promoting manufacturing in Colorado and nationwide. Kristen brings us her guest Jennifer Albert, CEO & COO of Employment Solutions. Jennifer is a fellow woman in manufacturing and will give us her perspective on how leadership plays a role in her career. Kristen’s other guests include Rick and Shad.
Read moreAndrew Graham - Centennial State Leadership Program
The South Metro Denver Chamber and University of Denver’s – Centennial State Leadership Academy will bring positive change and actionable learning to Colorado’s business and civic leaders. This transformational program kicks-off with a 3-day mountain retreat. Andrew Graham is the President and CEO of Clinic Service Corporation and brings his two decades of experience in the healthcare, financial, and consulting industries into CSLP. We will also be joined by Kerry Plemmons, Clinical Professor at the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business. Together Kerry and Andrew will tell us all about South Metro Denver Chamber’s newest program.
Read moreDan Caruso - Zayo Group
Dan Caruso is Chairman and CEO of Zayo Group. Dan is an active supporter of the University of Colorado at Boulder where he co-teaches Entrepreneurship and the Private Equity Process in the Leeds MBA Program. He is on the Entrepreneurship Initiative Advisory Board of Silicon Flatirons, a centre for law, technology and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, as well as a board member of StartUp Colorado.
Read moreRebecca Laurie - DORA
Rebecca Laurie, Director of Communications for DORA. DORA is the Department of Regulatory Agencies for all of Colorado. Each month Rebecca brings us a top leader from each of DORA’s departments to talk about how DORA works for Coloradans.
Read morePat 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. CEOs have a lot on their plates, and Vistage provides a sounding board for members to talk about many of the challenges they face to get different perspectives and a chance to get their biggest issues solved by advice from peers.
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