Podcasts about colorado companies

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/15/colorado-recycling-companies/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=The+Colorado+Sun+Newsletters&utm_campaign=Making%20recycling%20feel%20less%20pointless_20240715&utm_medium=email Today – Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang on the innovation some Colorado companies are coming up with to help the recycling industry and improve our landfill diversion rates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – we're checking in with Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang about Colorado companies that help consumers recycle odd items but also hire those who might struggle to find work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honoring 50 of Colorado's most innovative and successful, second-stage entrepreneurs who have proven growth and expansion of their enterprises is the mission of the CCTW. Since 2008, the awards have shone a spotlight on companies that are expanding their network and help further the economy.

This episode sees Ryan talking to Steve Pockross, CEO of Verblio, a multimedia content creation platform that powers modern content marketers and SEO agencies. Verblio was awarded two Inc 5000 growth company awards, six consecutive Mercury100 Awards for Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Boulder Valley, and also won a Colorado Companies to Watch award. Verblio acquired the video company Automagical in 2019 to expand its content offering and further engage audiences for its clients.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Over the last decade, content marketing as a channel has developed more as a channel than any other marketing channel. The only thing you can guarantee about digital marketing is its unpredictability. The best practice is using many different channels without spreading yourself thin. Defining exactly what traits you want from your team members means you can nurture talent of your own rather than hiring in a more expensive candidate because of their experience.  As a CEO, you have spent time creating the perfect team and building the company. In order to keep the company aligned to your original mission, you need to spend as much time engaged with your team members and keep it personal.   BEST MOMENTS ‘What could I do and what results could I see from them?'  ‘On our people's side we made a really big decision to hire young talent in, to hire for traits over experience.' ‘We hired her as an intern, she was a clear talent and she'd never managed one other person and we put her in charge of basically the main people business of the company.' ‘Always prioritize and cultural fit over skill set every step of the way because your magnet for talent as a bootstrapped company is making people want to be there with you.' ‘We're a content company. We want you to want to read our stuff.'   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Scale Up Show - https://omny.fm/shows/the-scale-up-show   Apply for a Revenue Growth Consulting Session With Ryan Staley - https://www.scalerevenue.io/4-schedule-page1611678914248    Steve Pockross - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spockross    ABOUT THE SHOW How do you grow like a VC backed company without taking on investors? Do you want to create a lifestyle business, a performance business or an empire? How do you scale to an exit without losing your freedom? Join the host Ryan Staley every Monday and Wednesday for conversations with the brightest and best Founders, CEO's and Entrepreneurs to crack the code on repeatable revenue growth, leadership, lifestyle freedom and mindset. This show has featured Startup and Billion Dollar Founders, Best Selling Authors, and the World's Top Sales and Marketing Experts like Terry Jones (Founder of Travelocity and Chairman of Kayak), Andrew Gazdecki (Founder of Micro Acquire), Harpaul Sambhi (Founder of Magical with a previous exit to Linkedin) and many more. This is where Scaling and Sales are made simple in 25 minutes or less.   ABOUT THE HOST Ryan is a Founder, Podcast Host, Speaker, Loving Father, Husband and Dog Dad. He is a 18x award winner and grew a business unit from 0-$30M in Annual Recurring Revenue while adding $30M in capital revenue in less than 6 years.  He did this all with only 4 salespeople and without demand generation.   Whether you are a new Founder,  VP or CEO who is already generating  6, 7 or even multiple 8 figures annually, you are going to gain knowledge about sales you didn't know existed.   CONTACT METHOD Ryan Staley - https://ryanstaley.io/podcast/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ryanstaleysales Support the show: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-staley/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are some of the topics Ron had the opportunity to discuss with Shawn Hansson:Building an award-winning business from a humble start in Shawn's garageOne of Logic's hardest and biggest projects deploying a Crestron system in a former missile silo turned bunker in KansasIncrease in morale and work culture after returning to the officeTrends in commercial technology in the workplaceTo get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au187SHOW NOTESShawn founded Logic Integration in 2004, a Colorado-based audiovisual and automation firm specializing in the design and installation of easy-to-use technology in homes and businesses. Today, Logic Integration has been recognized for numerous accolades such as Inc 500/5000, Colorado Companies to Watch, and CEDIA Contractor of the Year. Shawn is also a presenter and panelist for events throughout the AV industry such as CEDIA, ProSource, and CES to name a few.Ron Callis is the CEO of One Firefly, LLC, a digital marketing agency based out of South Florida and creator of Automation Unplugged. Founded in 2007, One Firefly has quickly became the leading marketing firm specializing within the integrated technology and security space. The One Firefly team work hard to create innovative solutions to help Integrators boost their online presence, such as the elite website solution, Mercury Pro.About One FireflyOne Firefly, LLC is an award-winning marketing agency that caters to technology professionals in the custom integration, security and solar energy markets. One Firefly is headquartered in Davie, Florida with staff located throughout North America and has been operating since 2007.

Previous to co-founding Sugarwish in 2012, Vezzani was VP of Business Development at Razor Technical Staffing based in Denver, CO. Razor Technical Staffing has been named one of the fastest growing Colorado Companies and remains one of the top staffing Companies in Colorado today. Vezzani noticed a gap in the corporate gift market and created Sugarwish, a startup that brings a revolutionary and sweet approach to gifting. *Check Out Sugar Wish* **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Spotify About Heidi As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to bring the people of Colorado together to celebrate the amazing state we call home! Come along on this journey with me as I travel across our state in my vintage RV, interviewing folks who embody the true spirit of the Rocky Mountains. From the front range to the mile-high city, to the mountain towns and the Wild West of southern Colorado, we'll celebrate the history, beauty, and Coloradans that make this place the colorful state it is! Each week, you'll meet the people trailblazing the way for an even more colorful future for us all, and who are making a huge difference along the way. Visit heidiganahl.com to learn more about the podcast and where we are headed! Submit a guest to Heidi's Colorful Colorado! CLICK HERE!

As we do this session I am in lockdown with four three year olds and two four and a half year olds, so times are interesting. Dave Bacon is an amazing man and Dad. Dave’s thoughts about Being a Dad are remarkable and his own story is remarkable as well - for instance each his dad, himself and his son were all born in a different century. Dave and his wife Heather have 3 children who are 11 and 7 - he also has twins. Dave is the Founder & CEO of Better With Bacon, recognised as ‘Best Places to Work’, ‘Top 50 Colorado Companies to Watch’ and he has been on the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies three times. He is an avid skier and very active and holds numerous board positions in altruistic and charity causes. Dave’s father, Ernst Bacon, was a famous composer who had 6 children, 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. Dave was born in 1973. At that time his dad was 45 years his mom’s senior. He was born a great uncle because his sister was already a grandma and of course his niece was older than him. The session is really fun and beautiful. Dave opens up on his own upbringing and all the different perspectives and viewpoints he grew up with in such a unique family setting - think about a 85 trying to parent a ten year old. The overarching theme of his upbringing was always the arts and the beauty of all things. We cover the amazing gift Covid has given us - which is having more time together as families and we talk about how we each handle COVID as families. Dave shares some amazing tips on how he manages to improve his relationship with his children and I have to say he seems like an extraordinary human. For instance the one time his 8 year old had the idea of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for a fundraiser for a local school, two years later they did just that - and raised USD 103.000. A simple idea became something amazing. Dave also shares how his kids and the family deal with death, how he tried to solidify his kids' impact on himself and how the arts and music impacts their lives on a daily basis. The most powerful takeaways for me as a dad where: Mandate your children to participate in the arts. Keep a field note for each child, don’t date the entries, give it to them later in life. This way they will know the impact they had on you and the world around them in a powerful way. Show your vulnerability to your kids. Make sure they understand you, too make mistakes, all the time. 1.000.000 seconds are 11 days, 1.000.000.000 are 31 years. Our children are multiple time billionaires which is a lovely concept! Kids must know that their ideas matter and also that their ideas are actionable. Allowing my kids ideas into my life is a great excuse to celebrate our relationship. Get everybody to write down three things they are grateful for and read it out over dinner. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dadicateddotcom/message

Most creative when faced with a challenge, Kathey Pear enjoys problem solving and is committed to bringing individuals together to create sustainable environments, healthy communities, and healthy lives. The ultimate networker, Pear is always on the lookout for new and interesting interconnections and opportunities to address the opportunities presented by a continually evolving world. Pear has 30 years of commercial real estate project and contract furniture industry experience. Kathey founded Pear Commercial Interiors, still one of Colorado’s largest office furniture dealerships, opening showrooms in Boulder in 1984 and Denver in 1988. Following the sale of Pear Commercial in 1998, she became intrigued by the vast lack of support resources for later adopters of technology who simply wanted to enjoy the benefits of computers and the Internet. Teaming up with Aardvark Networking Services, TechButler’s mission was to explore new ways to flatten the learning curve and reduce the complexity and frustration that present challenges for less technical users. TechButler was formed in 1999 to develop live, remote support applications that could be used over the Internet to support PC users at home, at work, or in the field. As CEO of the company, Pear was instrumental in providing her vision for live, remote, real-time technology support. In 2004 Kathey opened Citron WorkSpaces, a contract furnishings resource for corporate, healthcare, education, and shared workplace environments (co-working) and sister company, FacilityCycle, to address the growing problem of how to handle old office furniture. FacilityCycle focused on sustainable reuse, refurbishment, donation, and recycling of excess furniture and cubicles. In 2012 and 2013 The Boulder Daily Camera named Citron #2 among Boulder’s Top Women Owned Businesses and Citron was selected as a Colorado Companies to Watch honoree in 2013. Citron was acquired by Source Office and Technology in 2014. Her current venture, Pear Project Services (PPS), adds furniture “re-homing” to the mix. By helping companies who are moving or upgrading to decommission their no-longer-needed furniture, PPS saves many tons of old furniture from ending up in landfills. As the self-titled “Queen of Crap”, Kathey and her associates take excess furniture from large companies, resell some and donate some to non-profit organizations and smaller companies that need furniture. Pear earned a B.F.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut, an M.F.A. in Fine Arts from Washington State University and part of an M.B.A. at the University of Colorado. She was the Boulder BPW Business Woman of the Year in 1992 and an Entrepreneur of Distinction at “Esprit Entrepreneur” in 1993. Special Guest: Kathy Pear.

Unemployment is low and wages are growing but Colorado businesses are feeling uncertain and part of it has to do with trade. Then, a veteran diplomat says President Trump’s actions on Ukraine were inappropriate. And, President Woodrow Wilson was never the same after he collapsed after a visit to Pueblo 100 years ago.

Ed Mahoney, security product manager, and author of security novels our feature interview this week. News from: Little Man Ice Cream, Coalfire, SecureSet, LogRhythm, Splunk, CyberGRX, ManagedMethods and a lot more! Little Man is now a little bigger A new Little Man opens in Sloan’s Lake. The robocaller crackdown hits Colorado. What’s the impact of cryptomining data centers on Colorado’s environment? Coalfire prepares us for PCI-DSS 4.0. SecureSet talks softskills. SIEM Smackdown - Splunk versus LogRhythm. CyberGRX is worth watching. ManagedMethods identifies the top five security risks in the cloud. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel A look inside the Little Man Ice Cream Factory opening near Sloan's Lake this weekend Colorado Included In Nationwide Crackdown On Robocallers By U.S. Government In Colorado, critics fear data center will make renewable goals harder to reach Coalfire - Preparing for PCI DSS 4.0 Key Soft Skills in Cybersecurity – Command Line Splunk vs. LogRhythm: SIEM Head-to-Head - eWEEK CyberGRX Named a 2019 Colorado Companies to Watch Award Winner Apex Awards Nominations Open - CISO of the Year Job Openings: Ping Identity - Manager of Product Security Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer Ping Identity - Jr. Product Security Engineer Ping Identity - GRC Analyst Elevations Credit Union - Information Security Officer Comcast - Principal Cyber Security Architect DigitalGlobe - Senior Software Security Architect Transamerica - Security Architect Zoom - Security Analyst Intelisecure - Data Protection Analyst Code42 - Security Solutions Engineer Coalfire - Security Consultant, Application (Web, Mobile) Penetration Tester Wells Fargo - IT Audit Manager (IT Governance and CIO Application) Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA Denver - July Chapter Meetings - 7/9-10 SecureSet - Hacking 101: Intro to PowerShell - 7/10 Colorado Springs - SECOND FRIDAY (for July) - 7/12 Colorado Springs ISSA - July Chapter Meetings - 7/16-17 DenverSec - July Meet-up - 7/17 NCC Meet n' Greet - 7/17 CTA - The Future of Work - 7/17 CTA - Techworking - The Future of Cyber Crime and Insurance - 7/18 Colorado Springs ISSA - Mini Seminar - 7/20 Other Notable Upcoming Events Denver CyberSecurity Conference - 7/31 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

In a world before Airbnb, Mrs. Veazey saw the business potential for residential rentals, and is a leading expert in furnished residential monthly leasing and business development. Mrs. Veazey  has spent more than 20 years developing award winning and nationally recognized businesses. Kimberly is a true pioneer and recognized leader in the corporate housing and personal real estate investment industries, as the founder and former CEO of AvenueWest Corporate Housing, AvenueWest Global Franchise and Corporate Housing by Owner.   In 1999, Mrs. Veazey founded and led as CEO, AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc., a multi-million dollar success story. A Colorado based company, AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc. provided real estate property management, real estate investment opportunities, hospitality services and leasing of furnished residential properties, offering full service corporate housing to upscale executive travelers in need of a monthly lodging solution. AvenueWest Corporate Housing, Inc. under the leadership and vision of Mrs. Veazey , was recognized by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce as the 2003Emerging Business of the Year, was ranked for 3 consecutive years on Inc. Magazine's5000Fastest Growing Businesseslist, and in 2010 was recognized by the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) as an industry leader and awarded Provider Company of the Year. In 2018, Mrs. Veazey, was recognized by Think Realtymagazine as one of the top 7 Industry Influencers who are making a distinct and measurable difference in the way the real estate industry invests and how the industry as a whole is perceived by the public.   Inspired to help people find real estate investment solutions on a national basis, in 2005 Mrs. Veazey founded Corporate Housing by Owner, LLC: a national on-line resource dedicated to building a marketplace for this investment and lodging niche.   In 2006, CorporateHousingbyOwner.com(CHBO) was launched, the first-of-its-kind online portal connecting furnished monthly rentals and the traveling public.  In 2013, CHBO was recognized by CHPA as the AssociateCompany of the Year.  Ms. Smith led CHBO as its CEO until she sold her equity in 2017.   Driven by her passion to develop ideas, meaningful innovation and vision for corporate growth, in 2009, Mrs. Veazey founded a new franchise company, AvenueWest Global Franchise, LLC, enabling the national expansion of the AvenueWest Managed Corporate Housing business model. Mrs. Veazey led as CEO developing, managing and executing the corporate growth strategy.  In 2017, Mrs. Veazeynegotiated and executed the sale of AvenueWest Global Franchise, where she now serves in the role of Business Development.  In 2018, AvenueWest Global Franchise, LLC,was nameda Colorado Company to Watch, acknowledging the drive, excellence and influence of AvenueWestas a growing company in the state. Colorado Companies to Watch honors second stage companies that develop valuable products and services, create quality jobs, enrich communities, and create new industries throughout Colorado. Current AvenueWest offices are located in Phoenix, Atlanta, Fort Collins, San Francisco, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, Denver South/DTC, Las Vegas, and Colorado Springs.  Continuing to expand the vision and foundation of what she has built, Mrs. Veazey is also now supporting the launch and management of the AvenueWest Investment Fund I.   Mrs. Veazey served for 5 years on the Board of Directors for the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA), the primary trade organization for the $3.6 billion corporate housing industry, as the 2011 elected Chairman of the Board.  Think Realtymagazine has recognized Mrs. Veazey on their 2017 Top 10 Women to Watch and as a 2018 Innovative Industry Leader. Mrs. Veazey has been nationally recognized for her business success and her philanthropic endeavors and has been featured in media sources like the NY Times, LA Times, Denver Post, US News & World Report, MSNBC.com, CNBC and SmartMoney.com.   She was awarded the 2013 Denver Business Journal'sOutstanding Women in Business award for real estate, was the Denver Business Journal's small business finalist in 2010, anda Denver Business Journal finalist in the prestigious “Power Book”.  Her book Making Money with Rental Propertieswas internationally published and distributed by Penguin Publishing Group.   A graduate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Denver Program 2002, Legacy Denver 2010 and multiple Colorado Experiences, Mrs. Veazey takes time to share her talents by working with numerous organizations and nonprofits.   In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for CHPA, she served on the Founders Committee for an entrepreneurship center at Denver University's Women's College, as a Board Member for Clinica Verde, a health innovation organization with centers in Nicaragua, and as an elected Director, for the Board of Directors at Ben Franklin Academy, a Pre-8 Core Knowledge, math and science charter school.  Mrs. Veazey supports numerous women's organizations, educational and empowerment programs including an annual fundraiser for Dhaka Weaves - a women's enterprise program in Nepal.  Locally she provides mentoring for startup businesses through her consulting practice PIPS: Peer, Innovation & Problem Solving. Website:CorporateHousingbyOwner.com https://www.avenuewest.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Money-Rental-Properties-High-Potential/dp/1615644318/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1YYSERQKM3P1R&keywords=making+money+with+rental+properties&qid=1557434089&s=gateway&sprefix=making+money+with+rent%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-3  

Our Extraordinary Women Radio guest today, Geil Browning is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Emergenetics International. Geil’s life work has focused on helping people celebrate who they are and recognize the brilliance of their gifts. You can tell why I’m a fan! And I love the Emergenetics work that Geil developed, and will tell you more in the interview. Emergenetics is the merging of two ideas - our behavior emerging from our life experiences and our genetic traits. Emergenetics provides a clear way to understand this intersection of nature and nurture through the Emergenetics Profile, built on four Thinking Attributes and three Behavioral Attributes that every person exhibits. Geil’s passion for education led to the creation of the Emergenetics Profile. In our interview today, Geil shares how her passion and early experience as a teacher led her to founding Emergenetics. She thought her passion was teaching, but she realizes now is that her passion is all about helping people understand their gifts. "We have to educate ourselves about that which we are passionate about." ~Geil Browning But more important than this, Geil shares her story of resiliency. In 2003, at the height of her career, Geil had a stroke. This set-back ended up teaching her a lot about herself, her company and her relationships, and she shares this journey with us in the interview today. It was this personal growth that led to her latest book on leadership Work That Works. "Leadership Is An Inside Job - Know Yourself. ~Geil Riding Dr. Browning has been recognized as Colorado’s Outstanding Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year by the Women’s Vision Foundation. In 2003, The Denver Business Journal honored her as one of Colorado's Outstanding Women in Businesswoman of the Year. In 2014, Emergenetics International was named one of the top 50 Colorado Companies to Watch by The Denver Business Journal. Emergenetics has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies for the past seven consecutive years. You can learn more about Dr. Browning and Emergenetics on the Emergenetics website, or on their Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. Let’s meet the fabulous Dr. Geil Browning.

SHOW NOTES Kathleen Quinn Votaw is founder and CEO of TalenTrust. After over 18 years in the staffing industry, Kathleen realized that the traditional business model was broken, was outdated, and didn’t always act in the best interest of companies or job candidates. She founded TalenTrust in 2003 and resolved to completely disrupt the status quo and address the weaknesses of traditional staffing/recruiting. She envisioned much more than a typical search firm. Ten years later, TalenTrust has become a nationwide provider of strategic outsourced recruitment and retention and grown to a team of 20+ people with annual revenues growing aggressively each year. Kathleen is a true champion of entrepreneurship. In addition to her specific entrepreneurial ventures in launching and growing TalenTrust, she is an active supporter of entrepreneurship and business growth in Colorado through her extensive leadership and involvement with Vistage, ACG Denver and Colorado Companies to Watch. She seeks meaningful ways to connect entrepreneurs with the people and ideas to grow their businesses. Listen and Learn: How companies can build a culture that will attract and grow great employees Why defined values are so important for your business How to hire the perfect employees to reduce turnover Why culture should be at the heart of your business What it takes to maintain a high retention rate TO FIND KATHLEEN ON LINKEDIN, CLICK HERE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TALENTRUST, CLICK HERE.