<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricklgardner/details/experience/'>Rick Gardner</a> is an EOS Implementer in our Northern Colorado region.  He grew up in Leadville, Colorado, and had his dreams of a long professional bull-riding career ended by injury.  He’s gone on to a series of interesting professional and entrepreneurial ventures, and his previous chapter was founding and growing an Venture Accelerator and Investment Hub aligned with University of Buffalo in New York, which served over 150 companies and raised over $100M in capital.  Disclaimer - We forgot to talk about the professional walleye fisherman chapter!The LoCo Experience Podcast is sponsored by: Purpose Driven Wealth Thrivent: <a href='https://www.thrivent.com/about-us?utm_source=brandsem&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=Enterprise_Legacy_Thrivent_Brand_voro&utm_adgroup=Thrivent_Financial&utm_term=thrivent+financial&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAw5W-BhAhEiwApv4goItULwIyzD0iFqoA8VxmyU2OPqDJJdYuCwDrzHd5WPV0wb47HAHB6BoC8BoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds'>Learn more</a> 💡<a href='https://www.locothinktank.com/'>Learn about LoCo Think Tank</a> Follow us to see what we're up to: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thelocoexperience/'> Instagram</a> <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/locothinktank/'> LinkedIn</a> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/The-LoCo-Experience-Podcast-101165575850043'> Facebook</a> Music By: <a href='https://www.abrothersfountain.com/'>A Brother's Fountain</a>

Rick Gardner is an EOS Implementer in our Northern Colorado region. He grew up in Leadville, Colorado, and had his dreams of a long professional bull-riding career ended by injury. He’s gone on to a series of interesting professional and entrepreneurial ventures, and his previous chapter was founding and growing an Venture Accelerator and Investment Hub aligned with University of Buffalo in New York, which served over 150 companies and raised over $100M in capital. Disclaimer - We forgot to talk about the professional walleye fisherman chapter! The LoCo Experience Podcast is sponsored by: Purpose Driven Wealth Thrivent: Learn more 💡Learn about LoCo Think Tank Follow us to see what we're up to: Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Music By: A Brother's Fountain

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricklgardner/details/experience/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rick Gardner</a> is an EOS Implementer in our Northern Colorado region.&nbsp; He grew up in Leadville, Colorado, and had his dreams of a long professional bull-riding career ended by injury.&nbsp; He’s gone on to a series of interesting professional and entrepreneurial ventures, and his previous chapter was founding and growing an Venture Accelerator and Investment Hub aligned with University of Buffalo in New York, which served over 150 companies and raised over $100M in capital. &nbsp;Disclaimer - We forgot to talk about the professional walleye fisherman chapter!The LoCo Experience Podcast is sponsored by: Purpose Driven Wealth Thrivent: <a href="https://www.thrivent.com/about-us?utm_source=brandsem&amp;utm_medium=google&amp;utm_campaign=Enterprise_Legacy_Thrivent_Brand_voro&amp;utm_adgroup=Thrivent_Financial&amp;utm_term=thrivent+financial&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAw5W-BhAhEiwApv4goItULwIyzD0iFqoA8VxmyU2OPqDJJdYuCwDrzHd5WPV0wb47HAHB6BoC8BoQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn more</a> 💡<a href="https://www.locothinktank.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn about LoCo Think Tank</a> Follow us to see what we're up to: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelocoexperience/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/locothinktank/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-LoCo-Experience-Podcast-101165575850043" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Facebook</a> Music By: <a href="https://www.abrothersfountain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Brother's Fountain</a>

EXPERIENCE 202 | Rick Gardner - Bull Rider, Roofer, Rocket Scientist, Professional Walleye Fisherman, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Hub Founder, and EOS Implementer

The LoCo Experience is a long-form conversational podcast that dives deep into the journeys of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in Northern Colorado. Hosted by Curt Bear, Founder of LoCo Think Tank, the show brings real, raw, and unfiltered conversations—where guests share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned along the way. LoCo Think Tank is Colorado’s premier business peer advisory organization, founded in Fort Collins to help business owners gain perspective, accountability, and encouragement to grow both personally and professionally. LoCo chapters bring together business owners at all stages of the journey into professionally facilitated peer advisory chapters, led by experienced business veterans. These groups provide a trusted space to share challenges, seek advice, learn togethter, and support each other’s success. The LoCo Experience Podcast extends this mission beyond the chapter meetings— bringing the wisdom, insights, and stories of local business leaders to a wider audience. Our triad mission with this podcast is simple:&nbsp;Inspire through real stories of resilience and success.&nbsp;Educate by sharing valuable business insights.&nbsp;Entertain with engaging, unfiltered conversations. If you love “How I Built This” and the free-flowing style of Joe Rogan - but with a Northern Colorado focus - you’ll enjoy The LoCo Experience!&nbsp; Our closing segment, "The LoCo Experience," asks guests to share their craziest stories — and we get some doozies! It’s a passion project with purpose, and we invite you to listen, follow, and share, and maybe consider sponsoring. Know someone with a great story?&nbsp; Nominate your favorite business leader for an episode!

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The LoCo Experience is a long-form conversational podcast that dives deep into the journeys of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in Northern Colorado. Hosted by Curt Bear, Founder of LoCo Think Tank, the show brings real, raw, and unfiltered conversations—where guests share their successes, struggles, and lessons learned along the way. LoCo Think Tank is Colorado’s premier business peer advisory organization, founded in Fort Collins to help business owners gain perspective, accountability, and encouragement to grow both personally and professionally. LoCo chapters bring together business owners at all stages of the journey into professionally facilitated peer advisory chapters, led by experienced business veterans. These groups provide a trusted space to share challenges, seek advice, learn togethter, and support each other’s success. The LoCo Experience Podcast extends this mission beyond the chapter meetings— bringing the wisdom, insights, and stories of local business leaders to a wider audience. Our triad mission with this podcast is simple:  Inspire through real stories of resilience and success.  Educate by sharing valuable business insights.  Entertain with engaging, unfiltered conversations. If you love “How I Built This” and the free-flowing style of Joe Rogan - but with a Northern Colorado focus - you’ll enjoy The LoCo Experience!  Our closing segment, "The LoCo Experience," asks guests to share their craziest stories — and we get some doozies! It’s a passion project with purpose, and we invite you to listen, follow, and share, and maybe consider sponsoring. Know someone with a great story?  Nominate your favorite business leader for an episode!

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