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Join Anna Burrell and Debra Brown as they talk about Debra's journey to being the Executive Director for Good Business Colorado, an organization built to empower people, build community, and lift the voices of business owners across the state of Colorado to the ears of our legislators. Find more information about GBC here: goodbusinesscolorado.org The Lunch & Learn Series is here: GBC Lunch & Learn Series Member directory: https://goodbusinesscolorado.org/members Moblize.us Debra can be reached directly at debra@goodbusinessco.org or through this Contact form on the GBC website. The quote mentioned at the end is by Lilla Watson: “If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you've come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together” Anna Burrell can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-burrell89/ and Instagram @annafordenver

A design, print, and marketing studio working from the Denver-Metro area, YellowDog thrives on getting to know passionate and purpose driven organizations well enough to tell their stories well. YellowDog is people driven to the core. Caring about people is why they grow. Building to peoples strengths is the how. Being in a space of humble-learning and compassion every day is the when. Their business is where, and passionate storytelling is their what. It is why Jenny and Dan work consistently with a team, developing a place where people can become more wholistic; "human centered business growth." On the journey of how to do things better. And they create beautiful work. (Twiggs & Co. website coming soon.) Learn more about them, ask questions, enjoy all kinds of cool art here: https://yellowdogdenver.com info@yellowdogdenver.com 303-765-2000 Get in touch with Twiggs & Co. here: Vicki Carey-Davis LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickicareydavis/ Anna Burrell LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-burrell89/ Twiggs & Co. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/twiggs.and.co/ Join our events! - https://www.eventbrite.com/o/twiggs-amp-co-29397887731 Watch us being cool - https://www.tiktok.com/@twiggsandco?lang=en See one of our serious sides. - https://www.linkedin.com/company/51701966/admin/ Subscribe to the podcast - https://anchor.fm/twiggs-and-co (Some) of the Resources Mentioned - Brene Brown - https://brenebrown.com/#close-popup EOS & Traction by Gino Wickman - https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-book Come hang out with us! Reach out. You know how this works

Tanya's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-woods-09aa584a/​ Anna's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-burrell89/ Vicki's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickicareydavis/​ Get involved with Project In Kind here!: https://www.projectinkind.org/​ RSVP to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, Your Business, Growth, & Impact: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uns-sustainable-development-goals-your-business-growth-impact-tickets-144142328585?aff=ebdsoporgprofile All Twiggs & Co. Events: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/twiggs-amp-co-29397887731 Twiggs & Co. Newsletter Signp: http://eepurl.com/gP1HH5

Join us as we explore the world of natural products, affordable eco-friendly and sustainable groceries, and what it's like to be a female tech entrepreneur with Karen Frame, CEO & Co-Founder of Makeena, a free, easy to use loyalty app that earns you cash back and rewards after you purchase healthy & eco-friendly products at any retailer – even online. Contact Karen by emailing info@Makeena.com and get more information about the app from www.Makeena.com Download Makeena for... Android / Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.makeena&hl=en_US Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/makeena-buy-healthy-save-%24/id942307278 Introduction Makeena :23 Makeena app Healthy app : 1:19 Natural product industry 1:45 Understanding consumers 1:55 Better for the family 2:16 Digital app 2:35 Vegan, plant-based, dietary restrictions 2:45 Mission-driven brands 3:10 Recycled good, fair trade 3:16 Ezekiel Food for Life 3:40 Natural products accessible to me 3:52 Break plastic addiction 4:35 Over 50 Girl Boss 5:19 Pesticides 5:40 I and Love and You Pet Food 7:10 Organic Farmer 7:44 Alternative remedy for headache 8:10 Make the world a better place 9:25 Mission-driven brands accessible to everyone 10:11 Disengagement 10:27 Voting 10:43 Makeena gives me hope 11:00 Overwhelmed by the problems 11:45 Save money 13:13 Data privacy 14:00 Better for you, better for your family, better for the planet 15:45 Organic doesn’t mean pesticide free 17:00 Traditional food consumption to more informed consumer 18:00 We need millions of people doing sustainability imperfect 19:20 Business Roundtable 19:57 B:Corp 20:15 Business for Social Responsibility 21:00 Step in the right direction 22:30 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 23:20 GMO Mendel and genetics 23:40 Startup life 25:10 Representation Matters 26:10 Women ROI 27:50 Scalability 28:45 Live your values 29:40 Inspirations 31:25 Grit 32:10 Women-led 32:55 Poverty 34:10 Kindness 34:50 Chambers, Network, Colleges, Training 36:30 People love to help 37:16 Contact Makeena 38:14 Boulder, CO 38:55 Sign Off 39:17

Twiggs & Co. Presents: An hour with Elyse Sundita in what we're calling "Episode 1: Diversity, Knitting, and Inclusion w/ Elyse Sundita." * - marked explicit because I may have cursed once or twice during the taping of this episode. https://www.instagram.com/cultureenergized/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enflow-tickets-70080507685?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing https://www.instagram.com/withlovebyeco/ 1:58 Culture Energized Mission 4:25 Definition of Diversity 6:05 Tools for Hard Conversations 6:28 Unconscious bias & awareness 7:36 Measuring The Diversity Health of an Organization 10:10 Diversity is more than just women 11:30 Problems w/ diversity 12:50 When to get tf out 13:22 Conversation 13:40 Opening new markets for your company 14:30 Diversity of markets 15:54 Definition of organizational diversity 17:34 Only POC in sight 21:08 The importance of representation CC: Vicki Carey-Davis 22:30 Market implications of representation 23:48 Definition of inclusion 24:45 Economics of segregation 26:25 SEO of Color 28:10 Statistical blindspots 29:00 Missing markets OC 31:25 Storytime: The power of 6 months 33:45 Hired for a reason 35:13 Latinx 37:37 Micro-aggressions 40:41 The science of compliments 41:30 The power of the pause 42:19 Nonappearance compliments 43:00 The power of choice + confrontation 45:08 Opportunity of Entrepreneurship 46:15 Be the change, walk the walk 47:02 Yes we can! 47:19 The spectrum of Skills of the spectrum 48:16 The squirrel of the spectrum 48:26 Emotionally stuck in happy 48:55 Emotional diversity & inclusion 49:20 Knitting for social justice 50:21 Notes in knitting 51:05 Finding balance knitting a circular economy 52:48 Knitting with intention 53:06 En(Flow) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enflow-tickets-70080507685?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing 53:24 Flow: how, what, when, where, why, who? 53:50 Swatch - not your grandfather's Swiss watch 55:01 The knitting diaries 55:57 A Tangible Journey 56:28 Encouraging A circular economy @withlovebyeco https://www.instagram.com/withlovebyeco/ 57:26 Define: a circular economy 58:18 D + I for a circular economy 59:21 D + I to build biz The Event MentionedEn(flow) - Where creative entrepreneurs connect with their creative flow. Date: September 10th, 2019 Time: 1pm - 2pm Location: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch Library 1498 Irving Street, Denver, CO 80204