GlobalMindED is an inclusive innovation network creating a diverse talent pipeline in education, business and government. The yearly conference is taking place June 9 - 11, in preparation for that GlobalMindED has joined up with Colorado Business Roundtable’s Connect & Collaborate to bring you five shows on the importance of providing the right steps for creating the talent pipeline they desire.

Rocio Perez, Director of Leadership for GlobalMindED join us for the third installment in our series on the GlobalMindED Conference. Rocio's guests include Dr. Jeff Sidders, Business Outreach Specialist for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), and Melissa Freigang, Vice President of Social Innovation and Workforce Initiatives for LSI. Together they introduce us to the importance of bridging the gap between ability and opportunity.

Mike Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Denver South Economic Development Partnership gives us the scoop on exactly how Denver South EDP is helping grow business in South Denver.

J.J. Ament, CEO of Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation joins us to talk about their imperative role in the Amazon HQ 2 plans.

Rebecca Laurie is the Director of Communications for Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies. Joining Rebecca is Tony Neal Graves, Executive Director of the Colorado Broadband Office, Colorado Office of Information Technology and Jordan Beezley, Broadband Development Director of the Broadband Fund at DORA Colorado.

Dan Schweizer, Government Relations Director, West Region and Scott Harry Government Relations Manager, Rocky Mountain Region for Crown Castle join us to talk about the current and future state of small cells within the digital world. We’ll learn how Crown Castle plans to help get us into the land of 5G.

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. His guest for part one of the show is Lindsey de la Torre, Executive Director of the Manufacturer’s Accountability Project. His second guest is Rebecca Simons, Field Director for Energy In Depth Mountain States.

GlobalMindED is an inclusive innovation network creating a diverse talent pipeline in education, business and government. The yearly conference is taking place June 9 - 11, in preparation for that GlobalMindED has joined up with Colorado Business Roundtable’s Connect & Collaborate to bring you five shows on the importance of providing the right steps for creating the talent pipeline they desire.

Rocio Perez, Director of Leadership at GlobalMindED joins us to talk about the upcoming conference on June 9 - 11. For this episode of GlobalMindED on Connect & Collaborate Rocio brings us two first generation students to talk about their experiences.

GlobalMindED is an inclusive innovation network creating a diverse talent pipeline in education, business and government. The yearly conference is taking place June 9 - 11, in preparation for that GlobalMindED has joined up with Colorado Business Roundtable’s Connect & Collaborate to bring you five shows on the importance of providing the right steps for creating the talent pipeline they desire.

Rocio Perez, Director of Leadership at GlobalMindED joins us to talk about the upcoming conference on June 9 - 11. For this episode of GlobalMindED on Connect & Collaborate Rocio brings us Chantal Unfug and John Busch. Chantal and John dig into why we need to turn our focus on bringing education to our rural communities.

Tom Bugnitz, CEO of Manufacturer’s Edge brings us passionate people who happen to be in the field of manufacturing. His guests are Ali Recek, Director of Key Initiatives at Manufacturer’s Edge and Kelly Strong, founder of Blue Moon Goodness, an all natural, vegan, and gluten free soup and granola brand.

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Assistant Director of Colorado Workforce Development Council, discusses the state of early childhood education and workforce. Lee’s guests include Kelly Causey, President and CEO of Colorado Children’s Campaign.