Stephanie Veck, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council, joins us to discuss TalentFOUND: Creating the Colorado Talent Pipeline: 2017 Talent Pipeline Report. We will explore the data and research in the recently released Talent Pipeline Report including top jobs for 2018, what does the "Future of Work" look like and how Colorado can better prepare people for great jobs now as well as the constant changes in the digital and more automated economy.

Anthony Lambatos shares his experience running a second-generation business and his perspective on company culture. Anthony brings us Alex Cole and John Chrisbens, co-founders of Producor, a company designed to help sales professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs take a step away from the myriad daily distractions so they can create a simple, actionable business plan. Anthony, Alex, and John discuss business planning and employee engagement.

Colorado Business Roundtable’s inaugural awards ceremony took place on December 7. We are bringing you the highlights from our key speakers at the ceremony. We’ll hear all about an update for the national Business Roundtable from Jacque Hinman. Governor John Hickenlooper hones in on the state of Colorado and exactly why we’re so great at collaboration. Gallup Chairman & CEO, Jim Clifton explains the state of the economy and how collaboration is key in keeping businesses on their best game.

We continue our special series - Finding Colorado’s Next Governor. Mike Johnston joins us for the eighth installment of our series, as we hear from a new gubernatorial candidate, and their views on the important issues that concern all Coloradans. On the last working day of each month we feature #FindingCoGov - share your questions on twitter, and we’ll include them in the show.

Speaker and author Dan Kuschell joins us to discuss your goals for 2018. Forget setting goals, get ready to achieve them. We’ll also discuss the biggest mistakes businesses are making and how to do better.

Colorado Space Business Roundtable just celebrated their 14th annual Space Round Up at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on December 6. Alires Almon, Orchestrator of Engagement for 100 Year Starship , joins us to discuss the Round Up as well as the future of space exploration.

Jeff Wasden, President of the Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT) visits with us to talk about the past year they’ve had, all of the pans they’ve currently got in the fire, and what we can expect from COBRT next year.

This week on Connect & Collaborate, we’re focusing on Transportation updates in and around the Denver metro area. Today we’ll look at plans to improve I-25 north from Fort Collins to Johnstown. We’ll discuss when construction can start and what to expect along the way.

This week on Connect & Collaborate, we’re focusing on Transportation updates in and around the Denver metro area. Today we’ll discuss plans to improve the gap on I-25 south to Colorado Springs. It’s been a very dangerous stretch of interstate, and not the easiest problem to solve.

This week on Connect & Collaborate, we’re focusing on Transportation updates in and around the Denver metro area. C-DOT Chief Engineer Joshua Laipply will join us to explain the state of our roads and corridors now, the challenges they face to improve them, and steps to prepare for the future of self-driving cars. We’ll also discuss how small businesses can work with C-DOT throughout the construction phase.