The Partnership Podcast

Well...it's really like week and a half...but it should be every week!

Erik is joined by Will Barror, a Sustainability Fellow with Walking Mountains Science Center to talk about the upcoming event and some off the cuff questions about the green state of our valley.

Climate Action Week is an extended week of events to inspire climate action and highlight local climate action partners! Throughout the week, events will be held that correspond with each Climate Action Collaborative (CAC) sector, as well as events highlighting local food systems, our community’s youth, advocating for the environment, community programs, and more!

Join us as we engage the Eagle County community around climate action and help us meet our Climate Action Plan goals of 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by 2030 and 80% GHG emission reduction by 2050.

See the full schedule and registrations HERE

Join host Erik Williams as he sits with Town of Vail Economic Development Manager Mia Vlaar and Founder and CEO of Better Destinations Cathy Ritter to discuss the upcoming Vail Destination Stewardship Plan.

Over the next nine months, The Town of Vail will be creating a Destination Stewardship Plan, with the goals of:

Managing the growth of our tourism economy, protecting our way of life and the natural environment that we all love, and maintaining a world-class experience for our visitors and residents.

The Destination Stewardship Plan will be developed through a community-driven process. Hundreds of regional stakeholders will be actively included in the process through a variety of engagements including interviews, town hall meetings, surveys, and focus groups.

Learn more at www.EngageVail.com

VVP gets a chance to sit down with Clare Hefferren, Founder/CEO of Callosum to talk personal and professional brands, flow state, life and so much more!  Clare is a sophisticated tomboy and passionate people’s champion. No longer an aggressive Chicago bull in a china shop, she cultivates community by advocating for access to nature & building outdoor industry brands. Through Callosum’s purpose to Make Better Brands for a Better Planet, Clare works with growth-stage companies and nonprofits, with a staff of 3-25, anchored in purpose (or desire to be) who are looking to build awareness and revenue with principles of purpose. 

Callosum is a strategic firm that guides purpose-driven outdoor brands through the growth-stage of critical strategic thinking, visual elements, disruptive story creation, and brand marketing resulting in measurable cultivated relationships. https://gocallosum.com/

Clare Hefferren is the Founder/CEO of Callosum. She’s a sophisticated tomboy and passionate people’s champion, whose focus audience is outdoors brands who have a staff of 3-25 who are looking to build awareness and revenue with the principles of purpose. Her strategic firm guides purpose-driven outdoor brands through critical strategic thinking, visual elements, disruptive story creation, and brand marketing resulting in measurable cultivated relationships. Committed to doing business for good - people, planet, profit - the Comprehensive Brand Build and Brand Boost are signature services. She is based in Vail, CO, and works with clients nationwide. 

Erik Williams gets a chance to pick the brain of Vail Valley Partnership President and CEO Chris Romer about the upcoming legislative session at a state, federal and local level.  What does advocacy look like for our valley and how do we speak the needs of this valley primarily at the state level?  Chris highlights some important upcoming legislation including the unemployment insurance trust fund, housing, paid family leave and other bills we will be watching/advocating for that have direct impacts on the business community in Eagle County. 

Join VVP on our first ever "Plodcast" (it's a thing) where we tour the facility at Medequip in EagleVail learning about all that they do.  Drew Meyer, MSPO, CPO, Managing Orthotist/Prosthetist talks about his journey and unique role in this valley.   See through our eyes as we look at where actual miracles are crafted, allowing people motion or support where they thought they wouldn't have it again.

For more than twenty-five years, medical professionals across the nation have come to Medequip as the ideal source for supporting their orthopedic practices, including patient care, insurance billing and DME services. Medequip is an accredited provider and contracted with most major insurance companies and workman’s compensation payers in order to provide high-quality solutions for patients’ orthotic needs, including: orthopedic bracing services, cryo-therapy treatments, ambulatory aid, and other post-operative equipment.

Learn more at Medequiportho.com

The data is showing that we will see more guests this winter than we've ever experienced.  We're also experiencing a shortfall of skilled workers in almost every industry.  How do we maintain the standards of this place that we're all so proud of?  How do we insure that our guests, the economic lifeblood of our community, remember this place for the good experiences and want to return?  Vail Valley Partnership President and CEO Chris Romer discusses a simple strategy that we can all adopt in the spirit of Margaret Mead.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has."

Join Chris Romer and Erik Williams from Vail Valley Partnership as they discuss their favorite movie quotes and how they apply to business.  From Ferris Bueller to Alien to Rocky to Harry Potter, join these two self-proclaimed "movie nerds" as they compete to find the best quote that speaks to the business needs of the Vail Valley.

And, as promised in the episode, here's a link to the podcast that inspired us to take our shot at this.
https://podbay.fm/p/waces-chamber-leadership-podcast/e/1634050800

Vail Valley Partnership sits down with Amy Friel from 9Health:365 to share the "good news" about health care!

Building on its 40+ years of preventive health fairs in every corner of Colorado, nonprofit 9Health:365 now offers a new service that makes it easier to stay healthy every day. 365: Comprehensive is the affordable solution that makes preventive health care outrageously accessible for small businesses and their teams. It combines text-based telehealth with unlimited medical guidance and advice for only $80 per person per year. 

 Vail Valley-based individuals and small businesses can learn more at: https://9health365.org/comprehensive/  and sign up using the code 21VVPmember12 

You can also reach out to Amy at [email protected] 

Interested in bringing a 9Health:365 health fair to the community in Spring 2022? Amy will happily connect you to the team that can help make that happen. 

VVP was honored to learn from Dan and Michael from Adjusters International about what exactly is a public adjuster, when should you use their services and what are those services.  Listen and learn with us.

In their own words:

Public Adjusters – advocates on behalf of the insured, not the insurance company after a catastrophic loss: frozen pipes, fire, wind and storm, etc.

We interpret the details of your policy, determine coverage, and properly file a full and accurate claim for a fair settlement

We help both Commercial and Residential clients with property insurance claims

We work with your trusted advisors: contractors, realtors, attorneys, engineers, appraisers, etc.

Be sure to review your policy to make sure you are property insured – we’ll be happy to review with you.

www.ai-mbc.com

Dan Jewell – [email protected] / 303-298-2948

Michael Stoycheff – [email protected] / 970-390-1727

Vail Valley Partnership sat down with Erin Ivie and Carol Johnson from SpeakUp ReachOut to talk National Suicide Prevention Month, real stats in Eagle County and what you can do to help someone in need.

More information and resources available HERE.

SpeakUp ReachOut is a group of individuals who are dedicated to providing suicide prevention, intervention and loss support services to those in need. Services offered include: suicide prevention and awareness education, community connection events, and suicide loss support services.

Colorado Crisis Services:
1 (844) 493-8255. 

The Hope Line:
(970) 306-HOPE.