Found In The Rockies

Found In The Rockies

By Les CraigBusiness
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Found In The Rockies episodes

  • Keaton Brown of Farmstack \\ A different approach on technology i
    In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Keaton Brown. We talk about the farming industry and what their company does. We had a conversation about the selling process and differences within the farming industry. We also talk about the generational transition of the farming industry, the traditional ways and the tech infused ways. We discuss the roadmap of Farmstack. We talk about the different approaches in marketing when it comes to the farming industry. We circled back to when the founders met and the story of starting the company.
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    ? Why did they found the company
    ? An insight on the selling process
    ? The generational transition of the farming industry
    ? The roadmap of Farmstack
    ? Different approaches in marketing
    ? The story how the founders met
    Resources:
    Website: https://farmstack.ag/
    Keaton’s email: [email protected]
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/farmstack.ag/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farmstack/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/farmstackag
    1 hr
  • Liz Marchi of Two Bear Capital \\ History of Venture in Montana
    In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Liz Marchi. We dive into the history of venture capital. We talk about how Liz got into it, and her background. We discuss the differences between equity-backed companies and financially back companies. We took a closer look into the closing of their first fund in 06. We discuss angel investors, angel portfolios, and the difference between angel and VCs. We talked about investing in the biotech industry. We then dive into what starting her fund looked like, and the risks she took. We talk about what is fundable today, and the schools of thought around venture.
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    Background on VC
    How Liz got into it
    Equity-backed companies vs financially backed companies
    Angel investors
    Closing their first fund in 06
    Angel portfolios
    Angel vs VC
    Investing in Venture
    Investing in Biotech
    What starting her fund looked like
    What is fundable today
    The school of thoughts around venture
    5 things they did starting fund 1
    Resources:
    Website: https://twobearcapital.com/
    Company’s email: [email protected]
    Liz’s email: [email protected]
    1 hr
  • Karen Frame of Makeena \\ Connecting shoppers with brands for good

    In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Karen about her company Makeena. She talks about her journey and her background in coding, and how she went from being a practicing lawyer to founding makeena.  She goes into details about her journey and what led her to create Makeena. We also talk about how Makeena incentivizes consumers to buy better, no matter where they shop so they can buy better at different places like the Target store, Thrive Market, Amazon and others. Makeena provides healthy and eco friendly brands, data and insights that they need to grow. 

    We also dive in the challenges when it comes to funding, and the challenges that she faced. She talks about how it is more challenging to be a woman founder and raising funds. She gives examples of women such as Melanie Perkins, founder and CEO of Canva and Whitney Wolfe, founder and CEO of Bumble. 

    We discuss the next steps for Makeena and Karen is looking forward to launching the Makeena TikTok campaign. And lastly, we talk about Karen’s personal favorite things to do, what books she reads, what TV shows she watches etc.. 

    Here’s a closer look at the episode:

    • What is Makeena 
    • Karen’s background and her family’s background
    • What led her to start Makeena
    • When she made the jump, quit her job and her side gigs 
    • Challenges in Makeena’s journey 
    • Progress and challenges as a female founder
    • When she got on the list 
    • Next steps for Makeena 
    • Karen’s favorite things to do 

    Resources:

    Makeena Website: https://makeena.com/

    Makeena on the App Store: ‎Makeena: Healthy Savings on the App Store

    Makeena on Google Play: Makeena: Healthy Savings - Apps on Google Play

    Karen Frame email: [email protected]

    Karen’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensframe/

    44 min
  • Karen Frame of Makeena \\ Connecting shoppers with brands for goo
    In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Karen about her company Makeena. She talks about her journey and her background in coding, and how she went from being a practicing lawyer to founding makeena. She goes into details about her journey and what led her to create Makeena. We also talk about how Makeena incentivizes consumers to buy better, no matter where they shop so they can buy better at different places like the Target store, Thrive Market, Amazon and others. Makeena provides healthy and eco friendly brands, data and insights that they need to grow.
    We also dive in the challenges when it comes to funding, and the challenges that she faced. She talks about how it is more challenging to be a woman founder and raising funds. She gives examples of women such as Melanie Perkins, founder and CEO of Canva and Whitney Wolfe, founder and CEO of Bumble.
    We discuss the next steps for Makeena and Karen is looking forward to launching the Makeena TikTok campaign. And lastly, we talk about Karen’s personal favorite things to do, what books she reads, what TV shows she watches etc..
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    What is Makeena
    Karen’s background and her family’s background
    What led her to start Makeena
    When she made the jump, quit her job and her side gigs
    Challenges in Makeena’s journey
    Progress and challenges as a female founder
    When she got on the list
    Next steps for Makeena
    Karen’s favorite things to do
    Resources:
    Makeena Website: https://makeena.com/
    Makeena on the App Store: ?Makeena: Healthy Savings on the App Store
    Makeena on Google Play: Makeena: Healthy Savings - Apps on Google Play
    Karen Frame email: [email protected]
    Karen’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensframe/
    1 hr
  • Chris Bowler of Creminelli \\ The Ongoing mission to discover food

    In today’s episode, I talk with Chris Bowler, the founder of Creminelli . His company produces a wide variety of charcuterie grade snacks. We talk about his background starting from Stanford, and being in tech, to becoming an entrepreneur. We talk about his “checkered” career as he described it, from government, to non-profit, to a tech startup. We also talk about the time he moved to italy, how he ended up meeting the co-founder of Creminelli. We dive deep into the journey of Creminelli, how they started in a basement, to where they are now. We touched on the changes of the food consumer habits and how it played a role in making Creminelli what it is today. 

    Here’s a closer look at the episode:

    • Stanford and the tech startups in the 90s 
    • Chris’s background and journey 
    • How Chris went from Government, to Non profit to Tech to Entrepreneurship 
    • Chris’s time in Italy 
    • The shift in the food industry 
    • What is Creminelli and how did it start 
    • The rise of Creminelli across the US food market 


    Resources:

    Creminelli Website: https://www.creminelli.com/

    Creminelli on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Creminelli/

    Chris Bowler’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bowler-5962b6/

    42 min
  • Chris Bowler of Creminelli \\ The Ongoing mission to discover foo
    In today’s episode, I talk with Chris Bowler, the founder of Creminelli . His company produces a wide variety of charcuterie grade snacks. We talk about his background starting from Stanford, and being in tech, to becoming an entrepreneur. We talk about his “checkered” career as he described it, from government, to non-profit, to a tech startup. We also talk about the time he moved to italy, how he ended up meeting the co-founder of Creminelli. We dive deep into the journey of Creminelli, how they started in a basement, to where they are now. We touched on the changes of the food consumer habits and how it played a role in making Creminelli what it is today.
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    Stanford and the tech startups in the 90s
    Chris’s background and journey
    How Chris went from Government, to Non profit to Tech to Entrepreneurship
    Chris’s time in Italy
    The shift in the food industry
    What is Creminelli and how did it start
    The rise of Creminelli across the US food market
    Resources:
    Creminelli Website: https://www.creminelli.com/
    Creminelli on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Creminelli/
    Chris Bowler’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bowler-5962b6/
    1 hr
  • Kristin Langenfeld of Good Buy Gear \\ Reinventing How We Shop For Our Children

    In today’s episode, I talk with Kristin the founder of GoodBuyGear. Her company’s mission is to reduce consumerism and save families time and money. She talks about her own challenges as a parent and what led her to create GoodBuyGear. She dives deeper into why this is the future of shopping for our children. How her business model shifted from being an app to a marketplace. She also talks about her company’s journey and the tech that they created in-house. We had a conversation on how the pandemic affected her company, and how they have survived it. We took a closer look into what problem she is trying to solve and what is her motivation behind it. 

    Here’s a closer look at the episode:

    • What is GoodbuyGear
    • What inspired Kristin to create GoodbuyGear
    • Kristin’s background in the product.
    • Venture Vs Bootstrapping
    • How the company survived the pandemic 
    • The company’s tech created in house 
    • A closer look into Kristin’s motivations and drive 

    Resources:

    GoodBuyGear Website: https://goodbuygear.com/

    Kristin’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcclement/

    Kristin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmcclement

    Kristin’s email: [email protected]

    39 min
  • Kristin Langenfeld of Good Buy Gear \\ Reinventing How We Shop Fo
    In today’s episode, I talk with Kristin the founder of GoodBuyGear. Her company’s mission is to reduce consumerism and save families time and money. She talks about her own challenges as a parent and what led her to create GoodBuyGear. She dives deeper into why this is the future of shopping for our children. How her business model shifted from being an app to a marketplace. She also talks about her company’s journey and the tech that they created in-house. We had a conversation on how the pandemic affected her company, and how they have survived it. We took a closer look into what problem she is trying to solve and what is her motivation behind it.
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    What is GoodbuyGear
    What inspired Kristin to create GoodbuyGear
    Kristin’s background in the product.
    Venture Vs Bootstrapping
    How the company survived the pandemic
    The company’s tech created in house
    A closer look into Kristin’s motivations and drive
    Resources:
    GoodBuyGear Website: https://goodbuygear.com/
    Kristin’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcclement/
    Kristin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmcclement
    Kristin’s email: [email protected]
    1 hr
  • Kimberly Nasief of Fenix Verify \\ Trust is the new shopping currency

    In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Kimberly about her company Fenix Verify which creates safe environments for customers and employees in a COVID world. She talks about the changes in consumer habits and how the pandemic has changed the way people shop. She dives deeper into why these changes are here to stay. She discusses her journey as an entrepreneur and a brief background on the businesses she created prior to Fenix Verify. 

    She discusses the Fenix process, and how it helps companies have better relationships with their employees as well as their customers. We discussed how she and the co-founder Jeff met, and the idea became what it is today. 

    Here’s a closer look at the episode:

    • What is Fenix Verify  
    • What inspired Kimberly to create Fenix Verify 
    • Kimberly’s background and prior businesses
    • The changes influenced by the pandemic in customer habits 
    • How companies benefit from the Fenix process 
    • How employees benefit from the Fenix process 
    • Why is trust the new shopping currency 
    • A closer look into Kimberly’s habits and hobbies 

    Resources:

    Fenix Verify: https://fenixverify.com/

    Fenix Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fenixverify/

    Fenix Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FenixVerify/

    Kimberly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimberlyAtFenix

    Kimberly’s Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kimberlynasief

    40 min
  • Kimberly Nasief of Fenix Verify \\ Trust is the new shopping curr
    In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Kimberly about her company Fenix Verify which creates safe environments for customers and employees in a COVID world. She talks about the changes in consumer habits and how the pandemic has changed the way people shop. She dives deeper into why these changes are here to stay. She discusses her journey as an entrepreneur and a brief background on the businesses she created prior to Fenix Verify.
    She discusses the Fenix process, and how it helps companies have better relationships with their employees as well as their customers. We discussed how she and the co-founder Jeff met, and the idea became what it is today.
    Here’s a closer look at the episode:
    What is Fenix Verify
    What inspired Kimberly to create Fenix Verify
    Kimberly’s background and prior businesses
    The changes influenced by the pandemic in customer habits
    How companies benefit from the Fenix process
    How employees benefit from the Fenix process
    Why is trust the new shopping currency
    A closer look into Kimberly’s habits and hobbies
    Resources:
    Fenix Verify: https://fenixverify.com/
    Fenix Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fenixverify/
    Fenix Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FenixVerify/
    Kimberly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimberlyAtFenix
    Kimberly’s Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kimberlynasief
    1 hr

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