Jessica Fialkovich, co-owner and President of Transworld Business Advisors of Denver joins us to talk about how to make the most of your business. She’ll also give us some advice on how to survive in her field as a woman.

On this special edition of Connect & Collaborate, we sit down with Colorado Technology Association CEO, Frannie Matthews and John Tolva, Co-Founder of CityFi to talk about the upcoming Colorado Smart Cities Symposium.

Josh Wolkon, owner of Vesta, Steuben’s, and Ace Eat Serve joins us for our focus on the Food and Beverage industry in Colorado. Josh talks about his companies, as well as the current challenges the industry faces including the importance of finding the right employees.

Peter Moore, Chairman and CEO of Vital for Colorado and Jon Ekstrom, producer of Vital for Colorado Radio join us to discuss the importance of energy production in our state. Peter’s guest is Patty Limerick, Faculty Director, and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History.

CAP Logistics introduces, SCL: The Storytellers with guest host, Doug Draper. Doug of Acme Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club introduces Bonnie Chacon of CAP Worldwide and Alvaro Espinosa, Principal at B 9 Sigma Consulting. Together the three of them will discuss the current trend of Mexican tariffs on the logistics market.

Curtis Hubbard, spokesman for the Yes on Y & Z Campaign and Amanda Gonzalez, Executive Director of Colorado Common Cause join us to talk about Amendments Y & Z. The amendments strive to create fair and competitive congressional and legislative districts in Colorado by removing politicians and lobbyists from the drawing of new district lines. They prevent one political party from rigging the process, and require an open, nonpartisan public process to prevent the bitter political feuds that have developed during Colorado’s last 30 years of redistricting.

Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running a second-generation business and his perspective on company culture.

Jeff Wasden, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable joins us to talk about the upcoming events they are hosting, including the Climate Change event with Manufacturer’s Edge, the NAFTA Burger Cookout event with Colorado Farm Bureau, and the Cybersecurity event with Colorado State University Global Campus.

Britta Blodgett, Senior Communications Strategist at Colorado Workforce Development Council, joins us to discuss Workforce Development Month, as well as the Electronic Gateway. Joining Britta is Stephanie Veck, of Maher & Maher and Ryan Keiffer of A-Train Marketing Communications.