Are you looking to hear all about life in Vail, Colorado and laugh your butt off at the same time? Well, you’ve come to the right place. With Alex today is the Builders Journey’s first repeat guest, Dr. Ted Weber, who happens to be a great friend of Alex’s. These two are an absolute hoot together, discussing their lives and businesses in Vail as well as their shared interests in the world. Once you get started, you won’t want to miss a second of this podcast, from Ted’s love life to pulling Alex’s finger, this one’s a good one!

In this episode, Alex and Ted talk about…

• Dr. Ted’s renewed love of running through the outdoors
• Struggling with meditation and what gets in the way
• Analyzing Seth Godin’s books and thoughts on the world
• Trying to solve the riddle to Ted’s dating life
• Different ways that people use colorful language
• Great podcasts that Ted and Alex recommend
• Diving into Alex and Ted’s shared political experience
• Taking personal growth and leadership lessons from a dark time
• The Builders Journey value to all listeners

Links to resources:

Nike

Never Split The Difference

Joe Rogan Experience

The Art of Not Giving a F---

The On Being Project

Seth Godin

SNL

Give Dr. Ted a call: 970-343-4641

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com

Allegiance in sports can be determined by a multitude of factors. If you’re lucky, you grow up in a city that has a professional team of its own, but if not, then you rely on fate to decide for you. Alex’s guest today, Jared, came up in Lincoln, Nebraska as a Met’s fan of all things. Though New York was far away, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and the boys of the Miracle Mets had imprinted their greatness across the country to Jared and his friends. Over the years, Jared’s experiences through sports and life have led him to where he is today, an attorney in Eagle, Colorado. 

In this episode, the guys talk about...

• Jared’s upbringing that made him a Mets fan
• Breaking down the epic home run derby battle of 2019
• Assessing physical violence in the world today
• Core competencies: what are they?
• Why some people have an uncomfortable time communicating with others
• Benefits of working as a dating consultant
• The storied history of the Builders Journey studio
• How the valley helps build close-knit relationships
• Jared plays the famous name-drop game
• Knowing what he wanted to do with his life at a very young age

Links to resources:

Joe Rogan Experience

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com 

Allegiance in sports can be determined by a multitude of factors. If you’re lucky, you grow up in a city that has a professional team of its own, but if not, then you rely on fate to decide for you. Alex’s guest today, Jared, came up in Lincoln, Nebraska as a Met’s fan of all things. Though New York was far away, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, and the boys of the Miracle Mets had imprinted their greatness across the country to Jared and his friends. Over the years, Jared’s experiences through sports and life have led him to where he is today, an attorney in Eagle, Colorado. 

In this episode, the guys talk about...

• Jared’s upbringing that made him a Mets fan
• Breaking down the epic home run derby battle of 2019
• Assessing physical violence in the world today
• Core competencies: what are they?
• Why some people have an uncomfortable time communicating with others
• Benefits of working as a dating consultant
• The storied history of the Builders Journey studio
• How the valley helps build close-knit relationships
• Jared plays the famous name-drop game
• Knowing what he wanted to do with his life at a very young age

Links to resources:

Joe Rogan Experience

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com 

Enter a world where contracting meets education with Dr. Kathryn Regjo. She serves as the temporary Campus Dean & College-Wide VP of Academic Affairs at Colorado Mountain College. Dr. Regjo’s goal is to redefine how the people and community of the Vail Valley view education, and more how the country views education. While staying in line with community needs, CMC is constantly growing and looking forward to the future so that it can best support the community around it. Under her tutelage, CMC has been able to engrain themselves so deeply in the community that it has restored people’s faith in the education system. In her eyes, it’s not so much a community college; it’s the community’s college. 

In this episode, we talk about…

• Dr. Regjo’s story
• The college’s goal to act as a community partner
• Reasons that people don’t believe in the education system today
• Different Bachelor’s programs offered at CMC
• Remaining flexible to adhere to students’ personal lives
• Biggest challenges facing CMC in regard to meeting the community needs
• Building degrees for the first time while staying aligned with the community
• Funding the college and where it comes from
• Benefits of going to CMC as compared to a public state college
• Humble beginnings of CMC
• Why people are not drawn to the trades anymore
• How colleges can reconnect with the trade community
• Building a trade pipeline with the youth
• Aspects of participating in dual enrollment
• Defining work-life balance away from time calculation
• How to use leadership to build a highly-productive culture
• Where leadership crosses over into chain-of-command
• Having author Adam Grant on the campus
• Two-way relationship with the community
• Dr. Kathryn’s new position as VP of Academic Affairs

Links to resources:

Colorado Mountain College

American Plumbing, Heating, and Solar

Into Thin Air

Give and Take

Dr. Kathryn Regjo

You can contact Dr. Regjo at [email protected]

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com 

Enter a world where contracting meets education with Dr. Kathryn Regjo. She serves as the temporary Campus Dean & College-Wide VP of Academic Affairs at Colorado Mountain College. Dr. Regjo’s goal is to redefine how the people and community of the Vail Valley view education, and more how the country views education. While staying in line with community needs, CMC is constantly growing and looking forward to the future so that it can best support the community around it. Under her tutelage, CMC has been able to engrain themselves so deeply in the community that it has restored people’s faith in the education system. In her eyes, it’s not so much a community college; it’s the community’s college. 

In this episode, we talk about…

• Dr. Regjo’s story
• The college’s goal to act as a community partner
• Reasons that people don’t believe in the education system today
• Different Bachelor’s programs offered at CMC
• Remaining flexible to adhere to students’ personal lives
• Biggest challenges facing CMC in regard to meeting the community needs
• Building degrees for the first time while staying aligned with the community
• Funding the college and where it comes from
• Benefits of going to CMC as compared to a public state college
• Humble beginnings of CMC
• Why people are not drawn to the trades anymore
• How colleges can reconnect with the trade community
• Building a trade pipeline with the youth
• Aspects of participating in dual enrollment
• Defining work-life balance away from time calculation
• How to use leadership to build a highly-productive culture
• Where leadership crosses over into chain-of-command
• Having author Adam Grant on the campus
• Two-way relationship with the community
• Dr. Kathryn’s new position as VP of Academic Affairs

Links to resources:

Colorado Mountain College

American Plumbing, Heating, and Solar

Into Thin Air

Give and Take

Dr. Kathryn Regjo

You can contact Dr. Regjo at [email protected]

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com 

YOUR AD HERE » A legend's last call: Vail Valley's Jon Asper leaves a lasting legacy of love and service Asper's celebration of life is set for Feb. 15

Get ready to be inspired. Alex has the pleasure of interviewing retired Fire Chief, 'Jon Jon' Asper, a man that has served the Eagle community for more than 20 years. Jon's career achievements have gone above and beyond his duty as a fire fighter, with his goal in life being to serve his community in the best way that he can. He is here to talk about life in retirement, how the Eagle Fire Department came to be what it is today, and plenty of more interesting stories about his life of service. This man has spent his life living every day in pursuit of something bigger than himself. Stay tuned to hear what it really means to dedicate your life to the service of the greater good.

In this episode, we talk about…

• Jon Jon's story

Links to resources:

Greater Eagle Fire Protection District

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com

YOUR AD HERE » A legend’s last call: Vail Valley’s Jon Asper leaves a lasting legacy of love and service Asper's celebration of life is set for Feb. 15  

Get ready to be inspired. Alex has the pleasure of interviewing retired Fire Chief, ‘Jon Jon’ Asper, a man that has served the Eagle community for more than 20 years. Jon’s career achievements have gone above and beyond his duty as a fire fighter, with his goal in life being to serve his community in the best way that he can. He is here to talk about life in retirement, how the Eagle Fire Department came to be what it is today, and plenty of more interesting stories about his life of service. This man has spent his life living every day in pursuit of something bigger than himself. Stay tuned to hear what it really means to dedicate your life to the service of the greater good.

In this episode, we talk about…

• Jon Jon’s story
• Early days of the fire department in small-town Eagle
• Creation of the infamous barbeque bar dance
• Getting his start as a fire fighter
• Changes in equipment availability from Jon’s start to present day
• Saving people’s lives with next to nothing and never complaining
• Looking into the past so that you appreciate what you have
• The reason that all firefighters have a job
• Story of the burning gopher and why it’s all bs
• All the aspects of the firefighter cop relationship
• Working around the airports and the tragedies that could happen
• How the history of Eagle Fire has traveled the time
• Keys to pursuing a passion, not just a job
• What makes Eagle Fire so special

Links to resources:

Greater Eagle Fire Protection District

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com

Today in the studio, Alex is on location at United Rentals with Geoff Soelter, Todd Winstead, Walter Valdez, and Andy Dewell to talk about their equipment rental business in Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle location actually started as RSC but was eventually bought in 2012 by United Rentals to become the largest rental company in the world. Since then they have gone on to purchase more companies and expand their services globally beyond equipment rental. While part of a global corporation, the Eagle location still has that local small-town feel and remains ingrained in the community. Stay tuned to hear about all the great aspects of United Rentals and see if they can help you or your business with equipment rental and more!

In this episode, we talk about…

• Providing quality, safe, and reliable equipment to the end user

Links to resources:

Eagle County Fair and Rodeo

United Rentals

Reach Geoff at his email: [email protected]

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com

Today in the studio, Alex is on location at United Rentals with Geoff Soelter, Todd Winstead, Walter Valdez, and Andy Dewell to talk about their equipment rental business in Eagle, Colorado. The Eagle location actually started as RSC but was eventually bought in 2012 by United Rentals to become the largest rental company in the world. Since then they have gone on to purchase more companies and expand their services globally beyond equipment rental. While part of a global corporation, the Eagle location still has that local small-town feel and remains ingrained in the community. Stay tuned to hear about all the great aspects of United Rentals and see if they can help you or your business with equipment rental and more!

In this episode, we talk about…

• Providing quality, safe, and reliable equipment to the end user
• The history of United Rentals and the Eagle location
• Sheer size of United Rentals on a global scale
• Advantages to buying new and used equipment from United
• Importance of customer service on the company success
• Customer Owned Equipment (COE) specific program
• Areas that the Eagle location services
• Talking and walking when it comes to safety and training
• Fuel and onsite fueling when renting out equipment
• RPP insurance and how it works
• Most unique piece of equipment that they have in the yard today
• Involvement in the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo

Links to resources:

Eagle County Fair and Rodeo

United Rentals

Reach Geoff at his email: [email protected]

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com

In this episode, Dr. Ted Weber is in the house to tell us his story and how he ended up with this plethora of professional titles. To him, every day is an education of some sort, a test of your patience and what you decide to do in your free time. The guys talk about how and why Vail has transformed into the orthopedic haven that it is today and Ted gets into detail about all things physical therapy and healthcare related. Stay tuned for some big words!

In this episode, we talk about…

• Dr. Ted Weber’s academic and professional journey
• When protocols become guidelines
• Why Vail has become the orthopedic haven that it is today
• Ted’s favorite part of the body to work on
• The problem that many physical therapists create
• Advantages for non-professionals to come to Vail for their physical therapy
• When do you really need surgery?
• The problems related to our healthcare system
• Dr. Ted’s take on Chiropractors role in the health community
• Diving into intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet
• What food really means to your body
• Contracting metaphors for the 4 pillars of healthcare
• The guys play the name-drop game

Links to resources:

Vail Summit Orthopedics

For more information about finding the right remodeler, check out http://remodelvail.com