Hope Hartman is the Executive Director of the Larimer County Small Business Development Center, located on the Front Range Community College campus in Fort Collins. The Larimer SBDC provides education and connection to entrepreneurs across Larimer County.  In this episode, we explore the role of the SBDC in the business ecosystem, Hope’s “why” in pursuing the role, and the meandering journey of an impactful career that positioned her for success in this role.

Hope’s first love was theater, and we explore how her understanding of parts and roles and characters helped her later in her career. We follow her path of becoming a teacher, her career shift to the University of Washington’s Center for Commercialization, becoming a key leader and shareholder of a software company in the technology transfer industry and finding love and a new home in Northern Colorado. Prior to joining the SBDC, Hope was operating a non-profit organization called Girls in the Spotlight. 

Hope is a quick-thinking, highly relational, and inspiring business leader, and I hope you’ll take the time to get to know her with me in this episode.

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