Kim Woodworth, Operations Director for the Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) joins us for a recap of the recent Economic Development Week, as well as discussion on the importance of economic development in any city. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/eco-devo-week

Redefining Rural is a Colorado State University - Global Campus sponsored series. This series is focused on bringing awareness to the rural communities of Colorado in the education sector. This episode focuses on introductions, but more importantly, why you should get involved in these entities that support our rural educators. Join Michelle Murphy of Colorado Rural Alliance, Kirk Banghart of Colorado Rural Education Collaborative and Denille LePlatte of Rural Services at the Colorado Department of Education as we introduce Redefining Rural. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/redefining-rural-1

Jamie Trafficanda, Manager, Communications and Programs at Colorado Succeeds, and Chris Brown, Director of Policy and Research at Common Sense Policy Roundtable want to know what it would look like if Colorado schools produced graduates with the post-secondary education levels needed to meet the state’s workforce demands?

Berenice Rendón, Consul General of Mexico in Denver sits down with us after her meeting with new Mexican President Andrés Obrador and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the progression of USMCA from Mexico’s point of view. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/usmca-rendon

CAP Logistics presents Supply Chain & Logistics: The Storytellers with guest host Doug Draper. Doug of Acme Distribution and Denver Transportation Club invites Bonnie Shields back for a timely discussion on the current trade war with China, and just how much the new tariffs will impact the supply chain. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/storytellers-shields

Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running Footers Catering, a second-generation business, and his perspective on company culture. Joining Anthony is Rehan Hasan, Partner and Founder of Hasan Legal. Together Anthony and Rehan touch on how to build a business. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/rehan-hasan

Rocio Perez, Director of Leadership for GlobalMindED concludes our focus on the GlobalMindED Conference with Lorena Zimmer, Director, Talent Pipeline at Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and leads the Denver Opportunity Youth Program, and Tara Smith, State Two Generation Program Coordinator at the Governor’s Office. Together they’ll talk about the importance of creating a talent pipeline they desire.

Kelly Sloan of Sloan & Associates and Senator Jack Tate (R) join us to talk about the latest legislative session. There are several bills that will impact the business community, and we’ll dig deep with Kelly and Senator Tate on how to ensure your business can take these bills in stride. Find more information here: https://www.cobrt.com/radio/leg-wrap

Arlen Meyers, Co-Founder of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, joins us along with guest Penelope Eucker, Executive Director of STEM School Highlands Ranch, and Dr Jeff Sidders, from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. We’ll discuss the importance of P-20 STEM entrepreneurship education.

Rob Chambers, Systems Engineering Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin is the guest speaker at our Citizens for Space Exploration event. Rob shares his wonderful experience within the aerospace industry. He'll also give us insight as to why Colorado is the number one state per capita in the nation in the industry.