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Dustin Mahoney, general manager, and Jerry Walters, golf expert, PGA Tour Superstore - Greenwood Village, Colorado, discuss The Booming Business of Golf (and Tennis). As Walters notes, Colorado is among the top states in the nation when it comes to golf - even though many other states have warmer year-round climates.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 29, 2012

Photo: Dustin Mahoney (seated) and Jerry Walters

Regular Business Unconventional contributor, Ellen Rohr, offers her insights on when - if ever - it makes sense for business owners to seek outside investors and/or venture capital. Ellen is an expert on helping business owners and entrepreneurs create strategies that will allow them to fund their ventures using internally generated cash.

As he does each week, Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr. - B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1- checks in to share his entrepreneurial knowledge and experience. This week Homer continues his discussion of customer service - and why business owners who neglect to care for their customers are making a costly error in judgment.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 29, 2012

Life Gift Cards offers an opportunity for employers and loved ones to pay for vital medical care and testing for individuals who do not have their own health insurance or who are under-insured.

Michelle Marte, founder, and Joseph 'Joey' Truscelli, CEO, of the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based startup have unconventional backgrounds. She's a yoga teacher. He's an ex-marine and one-time Indy Series race car driver. But believing in their dreams, the two entrepreneurs have dedicated themselves to expanding the financial options for physicians and patients alike.

This is part two of a two-part interview.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 29, 2012

Life Gift Cards offers an opportunity for employers and loved ones to pay for vital medical care and testing for individuals who do not have their own health insurance or who are under-insured.

Michelle Marte, founder, and Joseph 'Joey' Truscelli, CEO, of the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based startup have unconventional backgrounds. She's a yoga teacher. He's an ex-marine and one-time Indy Series race car driver. But believing in their dreams, the two entrepreneurs have dedicated themselves to expanding the financial options for physicans and patients alike.

This is part one of a two-part interview.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 29, 2012

Photo: Michelle Marte and Joey Truscelli

Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr. and Bruce DeBoskey, regular B. Unconventional contributors, share the show's final segment. Hillis, Certified Entrepreneur #1, is owner of HHH Enterprises in Abilene, Texas. DeBoskey is founder and owner of Denver's The DeBoskey Group.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 22, 2012

The competitive environment in San Francisco is fierce. Yet family-owned United California Glass & Door has beaten the odds and survived, even as many of its competitors had to close their door. David Kimel, senior project manager at UCGD, is in-studio with co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart to explain how superior customer service has been at the heart of his company's success. Kimel is a Denver native.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 22, 2012Photo: David Kimel of United California Glass & Door

Diane Gibson and Brad Barenberg of Colorado's Craters & Freighters are in studio to discuss how they built the nation's leading provider of speciality shipping services. Their company serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and high technology manufacturers, to exclusive art and antiques galleries and individual consumers.

This is two of a two-part interview.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 22, 2012Photo: Diane Gibson, Founder & CEO, Craters & Freighters

Diane Gibson and Brad Barenberg of Colorado's Craters & Freighters are in studio to discuss how they built the nation's leading provider of speciality shipping services. Their company serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and high-technology manufacturers, to exclusive art and antiques galleries and individual consumers.

This is part one of a two-part interview.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 22, 2012Photo: Brad Barenberg - VP National Account Sales for Craters & Freighters

Internationally acclaimed recording artist Chaz DePaolo joins David Biondo, Daniel Buckley and Dean Rotbart in a candid conversation about the financial challenges faced by musicians, songwriters and other entertainers. This segment continues the discussion begun in the first two segments of this week's show. Included are musical pieces by DePaolo.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 15, 2012

B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1, Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., cites the philosophy of billionaire Mark Cuban, who stresses the power and importance of paying close attention to customers. Hillis is a regular contributor to the program.

This segment also features thoughts on the New Year from B. Community Minded contributor, Bruce DeBoskey, founder, The DeBoskey Group in Denver.

B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST) on 710 KNUS in Denver. It is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.

Original air date: January 15, 2012