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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to impact how we work and learn, learning leaders need robust AI skills to leverage this innovative technology for more impactful — and efficient — training. However, with AI quickly advancing, and new AI-powered learning technologies frequently hitting the market, building your AI skill set can seem daunting to busy training professionals. In this episode of The Business of Learning, we spoke with Marc Ramos, an industry vet with 20 years of experience with Google, Novartis and Accenture, who was most recently the chief learning officer at Cornerstone OnDemand, and Melissa Brown, CPTM, learning and development leader at Holland and Hart LLP, about building your AI skills as a learning leader. Tune in now for their insights and advice on: • The skills learning leaders need in an AI-driven world, and how to develop them. • Tips for becoming proficient with AI-enabled tools and technologies. • The importance of “keeping a human in the loop.”
Join us for an insightful discussion as leaders and members of the 2024 Annual Meeting Host Committee share their excitement about this year's event. Tune in to discover what makes this Annual Meeting special and what attendees can anticipate. Our guests include Alli Stevenson, Co-Chair of the 2024 Annual Meeting, NAWL Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, and attorney from Hill Ward Henderson; Joelle Schulze, Attorney Recruiting Expert and Consultant at Prospect Point Recruiting; and Anaya Gayle, NAWL Podcast Committee member, Annual Meeting Host Committee member, and attorney from Holland and Hart LLP. Get ready to celebrate 125 years of NAWL in Chicago on July 24th and 25th by taking a look at the agenda and registering here: https://www.nawl.org/2024-annual-meeting
Our guests today are Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda. They are partners at Holland & Hart LLP and work in the group's Cannabis Division. Holland & Hart LLP is a national law firm who serve a wide range of industries. Our guests today are both partners in the Holland & Hart's Cannabis Division. The emerging cannabis legal sector faces novel legal challenges and complexities. They help cannabis businesses cut through the complexity. Their team guides clients with ensuring operational compliance and in building creative solutions and productive relationships with state, local, and federal authorities. Their tailored approach helps cannabis and natural medicine businesses, stakeholders, and ancillary service providers analyze risks and chart a strategic course in the dynamic Cannabis industry. Listen as they discuss upcoming changes in Cannabis law and how they will impact Cannabis accountants. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dopecfo/message
Michelle Quist, Of Counsel at Holland & Hart LLP, joins Clint Betts and Garrett Clark for this episode of the Silicon Slopes podcast. Michelle is running for Attorney General with the United Utah party and they go over what that role looks like in the political sphere. They talk about the current state of affairs at the attorney general's office and Michelle demonstrates the importance of refocusing efforts on lawyering for the good of Utah. They dive into her campaign and discuss how it's different from other types of political campaigns, as well as how her victory would mark a historic moment for Utah. They also go in depth about the United Utah party and why people are switching political parties today. Tune in to learn more! "People are looking for something other than the extreme sides...The parties have become so extreme."
STEVEN T. COLLIS, an attorney, law professor, author, and the founding faculty director of Texas's Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center, joined us to discuss how his knowledge has influenced Supreme Court decisions, and to talk about all of his books, including his latest release, "The Immortals". FROM HIS WEBSITE: "Steven T. Collis is the author of the nonfiction books The Immortals and Deep Conviction and the novel At Any Cost. He is a law professor at the University of Texas-Austin School of Law and founding faculty director of UT's Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center and related Law & Religion Clinic. Prior to his appointment at UT, he was the Olin-Darling Research Fellow in the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and an equity partner at Holland & Hart LLP, where he was the chair of the firm's nationwide religious institutions and First Amendment practice group. He is a sought-after speaker on both writing and religion law to audiences across the United States, including foreign diplomats from countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America on behalf of the United States State Department. He has been interviewed by and quoted in various news outlets, including The Deseret News, Bloomberg, The Washington Times, Law360, Public Square Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, PBS, The Denver Business Journal, Law Week Colorado, CBN News, and others." https://www.steventcollis.com
STEVEN T. COLLIS, an attorney, law professor, author, and the founding faculty director of Texas's Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center, joined us to discuss how his knowledge has influenced Supreme Court decisions, and to talk about all of his books, including his latest release, "The Immortals". FROM HIS WEBSITE: "Steven T. Collis is the author of the nonfiction books The Immortals and Deep Conviction and the novel At Any Cost. He is a law professor at the University of Texas-Austin School of Law and founding faculty director of UT's Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center and related Law & Religion Clinic. Prior to his appointment at UT, he was the Olin-Darling Research Fellow in the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and an equity partner at Holland & Hart LLP, where he was the chair of the firm's nationwide religious institutions and First Amendment practice group. He is a sought-after speaker on both writing and religion law to audiences across the United States, including foreign diplomats from countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America on behalf of the United States State Department. He has been interviewed by and quoted in various news outlets, including The Deseret News, Bloomberg, The Washington Times, Law360, Public Square Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, PBS, The Denver Business Journal, Law Week Colorado, CBN News, and others." https://www.steventcollis.com
This is the first episode in our Women in Power spotlight series, where Host Lindsay Aerts interviews a powerful woman in a largely male-dominated industry. She talks with Ashley Peck, who is a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. Since 2013 Asley has served on the board of Women Lawyers of Utah (WLU), including serving as WLU's President from 2019 through 2020. Ashley is known as a passionate, effective advocate who strives to clear obstacles and create opportunities for other female lawyers both within her firm and in the broader legal community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It is essential for business owners and leaders to have proper guidance regarding their management and processes, especially since it feels so lonely at the top. That's why the assistance of professional advisors is imperative in this regard. However, one must not forget that getting advisory services is a two-way street, and your business will always be your baby at the end of the day. Elliot Begoun sits down with Chuck Cotter of Holland & Hart LLP to delve into the most important points to remember to make the most out of your working partnership with advisors. They discuss how to determine their commitment and deliverables upfront, the red flags of unreliable professionals, the right equity share to set, and why we must not religiously follow every piece of advice like gospel.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join The TIG Talks Community today:tigbrands.comFacebookLinkedIn
As the economy becomes more uncertain by the day, investors are increasingly pulling their money back from early-stage companies to more stable investments. What creative fundraising strategies can founders employ to get money from these increasingly reluctant angels? Elliot Begoun tackles this topic with Chuck Cotter, a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. For many years, Chuck has been advising consumer products brands and investment funds in capital raising, exit, and acquisition transactions. In this episode, they focus on the different ways that you can make terms sweeter for angels and get that much needed money to kickstart your business.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join The TIG Talks Community today:tigbrands.comFacebookLinkedIn
Pitching a new idea to anyone opens hundreds of opportunities for how it could go. Entrepreneurs dive into these opportunities by pitching a brand. In this episode, Aditi Dash and Chuck Cotter join Elliot Begoun to give their insights on pitching as four founders pitch to them live. Aditi is a partner at CircleUp Growth Partners whose mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive by giving them the capital and resources they need. On the other hand, Chuck Cotter is a partner at Holland & Hart LLP and advises companies at all stages of growth, from startups to ready-to-exit. Listen in as they talk about great insights as well as helpful feedback all about pitching your brand. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Join The TIG Talks Community today:
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Mickell Jimenez, Partner at Holland & Hart LLP to discuss how this will affect LGBTQ+ workers in Utah.
Inarguably, one of the sectors that have been hit the most by the COVID-19 pandemic is small businesses. Unlike large conglomerates or corporations, many of these small businesses operate independently, with a much smaller pool of resources than their more considerable counterparts, so they have to take a few more steps to deal with the economic aftermath of COVID-19. Holland & Hart LLP (https://www.hollandhart.com/) . Using his experience working with small businesses, he joins Bob Roark to discuss how small businesses can go about weathering the storm and mitigating any more negative effects that might rear their head in the wake of COVID-19. Don’t miss this important and timely discussion. --- Watch the episode here:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgQsW6c-M-0[/embed] Listen to the podcast here:[smart_track_player url="" title="How Small Businesses Can Weather The COVID-19 Storm With Mike Dill" image="http://businessleaderspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BLP-SquareLogo-WhiteBlueBG1400x1400.png" background="default"] How Small Businesses Can Weather The COVID-19 Storm With Mike Dill In this episode, we have Mike Dill. He is a partner with (https://www.hollandhart.com/) , a firm located out of Denver. He’s a Corporate M&A Security and Startup specialist in the legal arena. Mike, thanks for coming on the podcast. It is my pleasure. Thanks for the invitation, Bob. Given the COVID pandemic and some of Earth’s changing or seismic shifts in the business climate, I thought it was particularly useful to bring Mike on and talk about some of the issues that might be facing business owners. What we hope to cover so you have an idea of what’s coming is we’re going to talk about what you do about staying compliant or being aware of the state local orders and directives. We are going to talk about some of the issues that may be facing you on the HR side of the house. As far as some of the things that you need to be keeping in mind with as you’re either continuing or resuming operations, whether it’s supply chain issues, new business lines or so on. We will talk a little bit if you’ve got outstanding lines, loans, or financing issues and what you do about those. How do you take and provide? There’s a fair amount of concern or shifting landscape on some of the government relief programs, in particular, PPP. We’ve got Mike on. We’re going to go through so you can know what you’re looking forward to in the episode. Mike, why don’t we start out a little bit with how you got here and who you serve? I act as an outside general counsel for a lot of my companies that are clients. They’re smaller companies that can be growing in a variety of industries such as tech and manufacturing, but they don’t have a lawyer that’s on staff. They have a firm that they can call to get a lot of their questions answered. I will help people when they sell their companies. I will help people raise debt and equity financing, but for a lot of my clients, I get asked all kinds of everyday questions, which is, “I’ve got an employee that reported me to the police because I’m still operating when I’ve got to stay-at-home order that’s going on.” That is a real client and a real situation. I am the quarterback of a team at my firm, so I can pull in specialists that are well-versed in very specific issues such as in employment, tax, etc. A lot of the questions I can answer is as an outside general counsel, I help my clients navigate the variety of legal issues that are facing their businesses, which is a lot right now. [bctt tweet="The COVID-19 directives from municipal and state governments are not optional, and should not be treated as such." username=""] I thought we would try to drill down. As we go through the categories, I can imagine the quantity and volume of questions from the clients due to the level of uncertainty. How should they be thinking about the directives from either municipality...
With so many people stuck in their homes and an economy that is undergoing a paradigm shift, we are bound to see a lot of new players in the market in the foreseeable future. Evan Faber, CEO of Moxie Sozo, and Chuck Cotter, partner and lawyer at Holland & Hart LLP, join Elliot Begoun to give useful tips on building a brand, fundraising, and other things to consider for people who are looking to start their own business in these challenging times. They see the current crisis as a window of opportunity for entrepreneurs, especially in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space. Founders need to seize whatever comes in front of them in terms of funding and use that to strengthen their brand. They need to focus on bringing their business to a position where it can thrive in this new economy. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Join The TIG Talks Community today:
Dave and Evan meet with Michael Quinn of Q Advisors about mergers and acquisitions in enterprise communications. Michael Quinn is a founding partner of Q Advisors, and shares his insider views on industry M&A activities. With more than 25 years of international operations and investment banking experience in the telecommunications industry, Michael has originated, structured, and executed more than 100 deals totaling more than $4 billion in transaction value. Michael has led transactions for Q Advisors' clients including: Arkadin, Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., Broadcore, Grande Communications, Hudson Fiber, Masergy Communications, Neverblue, One Source Networks, NuVox, Inc., and WildBlue Communications. Prior to forming Q Advisors, Michael was a founder of and Chief Corporate Development Officer for VeloCom Inc., a Latin American wireless services provider, where he was responsible for capital raising and acquisition activities. Michael began his career with the New York-based law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. He later became a partner in the Denver-based law firm Holland & Hart LLP, guiding their international corporate finance practice.Michael received a B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law. He is currently on the Advisory Board of The George Washington University School of Business and on the Board of the Elliot School of International Affairs at The George Washington University. Michael is currently on the Board of the Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA), also serving as Secretary.
Today’s Extraordinary Women Radio interview with Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee, Judge Christine Arguello is filled with stories of the importance of raising one another up. Christine is a Federal judge of the United States District court for the District of Colorado, nominated by the President of the United States, confirmed by the US Senate, and appointed for life. Her journey to break barriers, as a first-generation high school and college graduate – is filled with stories of mentors and others who reached out to help raise her up. Today, at the pinnacle of her career as a judge, Christine makes the space and time to raise up others with her non-profit, Law School…Yes We Can (Sí Se Puede), a law school mentoring program. Prior to her presidential appointment to the bench, Judge Arguello’s career included partnership at two private law firms, Holland & Hart LLP and Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP – and she also served as Chief Deputy Attorney General of Colorado. In our interview, Christine shares that it’s our responsibility to reach out and help another climb the next mountain before them, and shares a stanza from a poem called Success, “To know that one life has breathed easier – this is to have succeeded. My invitation to you… how will you help raise up those around you in the coming months? Make space to ponder this question as we start to embark upon the Fall season that will upon us soon. Let’s meet Judge Christine Arguello – another Colorado Women Hall of Fame Inductee. *** The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame mission is to inspire by celebrating and sharing the enduring contributions of Colorado’s distinctive women. To achieve this, the Hall educates the people of Colorado about the stories of the women who shaped our state and the nation’s history with courage, leadership, intelligence, compassion, and creativity. Their talents, skills, struggles, and contributions form a legacy that the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame is dedicated to protecting. Kami is honored to partner with the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, sharing the stories of their Inductees. You can listen to other Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame interviews here!
Join David Ackert as he interviews Paul Ward, Client Innovation Officer at Holland & Hart LLP in this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast. Tune in to hear David and Paul discuss: - Paul’s unique viewpoint of having worked in as an innovator both the tech industry and legal marketing - How “finding a targeted audience” is key to rolling out training initiatives like Practice Boomers - His department’s methodology of “incubating" new ideas to facilitate a successful rollout across Holland & Hart - How you can combine productization with marketing metrics to model ROI of marketing & BD efforts - How to effectively onboard the newest technologies that complement and augment your lawyers’ practices