The Partnership Podcast

UPDATE:  Our October 6th date is currently full, we are working another session on Oct 7th.

Presented in partnership with the Town of Vail

We at Vail Valley Partnership are REALLY excited about these guests.  We've been following the work of Dr Jill McCrory and Dr Steve Swafford with Leadership Outfitters.  These are two nationally recognized educators and they join us for a conversation about a one day program they will be leading called Board Service Basics.  This is coming directly from our interaction with business asking for more community diversity on their boards as well as Community wanting to serve.  We're so excited to have Jill and Steve and their expertise.

I’ve added some information below but I’m particularly excited about the 2:30 portion when we dive into local examples.  You know it’s a unique place and previous valley examples help.

What we’re planning covering:

The “Nuts & Bolts” (organizational structure, governance, tax status, financial documents, Robert’s Rules of Order, etc)

Roles & expectations of a board member

Questions to ask when you’re approached to sit on a board of directors

Finding your passion & strengths as they relate to board service

Understanding communication styles, emotional intelligence and motivating factors

Individual & organizational values

Managing healthy conflict

Working in and with teams

 October 6th (FULL, waitlist in process with possibility of additional session October 7th)

Schedule

• 9:30 – 11:30am: Module 1 – Shaping Your Community Serving on a Board or Committee: A good board candidate understands how their passion and strengths can combine with an organizational mission to provide a good board experience. This segment includes basic information on organizational structure, tax-status, governance plus roles of board members and expectations of being on a board.
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Lunch (included in registration fee)
• 12:30pm – 2:30pm: Module 2 – Developing & Refining Strategic Board Communication & Teamwork: Skilled Boards are made up of individuals who each communicate in different ways. Understanding how one’s own communication influences both harmony and conflict is important for a healthy board. It is also vital to understand the diverse thinking, process, and learning styles of those “around the table” in order to maximize strategic strengths and the human capacity of those serving on the board. You will also gain understanding of the various stages of teams and roles of leadership within those stages, working together as a team, and needs of the team.
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm: Eagle County Case Studies: Hear from local board veterans who have navigated challenging situations during their tenure on a board of directors. These discussions will be interactive and informative.

Author, Coach, Marathoner, CEO and more; Holly Johnson joins Vail Valley Partnership for a discussion of her new book and shares some tangible ways in which business owners, community members and YOU can start feeling better...about everything.

Do think feeling good is out of reach?  Feeling good is really quite simple. It comes down to choices. When you think about it, a bad day is really just a series of moments. If you make the shift from a day to a moment, it’s a lot easier to let go and move on. This is when you make the conscious shift to say, how can I feel better? You inherently believe it’s possible or you wouldn’t be here. So, let’s get started and have some fun. Learn more about How to Make Feeling Good Your Priority at work, home, training and life in general.

An evolution of founder and director Holly Rouillard Johnson’s 27-time marathon career and 30+ years running two successful PR and marketing firms and serving as a running coach, a COVID calling spurred a desire to expand her feel-good mindset training to a broader audience and help people around the world feel better – about themselves, their work, their relationships and their value. 

Start your feel-good journey today!

Alicia Gresley, Business Development Manager with Vail and Beaver Creek Resort properties joins us to talk about how the lodging community has fared since COVID and what we can expect in the near future.  We also spend time talking about professional development, career pathways and part time options through Vail Resorts.

More information about employment can be found at  https://jobs.vailresortscareers.com/, however, in the words of Alicia, it’s always best to stop by and talk to someone.  Feel free to stop by any of the lodging properties to ask about employment options!

VVP is honored to be joined by Dr. Harlan Austin, a Sport Psychologist with Howard Head Sports Medicine.

Dr. Austin discusses what is Sports Psychology, how does it come into play at the highest level of athlete as well as...the rest of us!  From visualization and  mindfulness to easing the anxiety of youngsters in their sports Dr. Austin gives us some tangible and actionable ideas that we can all benefit from.

Learn more about Howard Head Sports Medicine HERE
Learn more about the service from Eagle Valley Behavioral Health HERE

Join Colton Berck, Community Engagement Coordinator and Angleo Fernandez, Chief Culture Officer as they discuss Eagle County's Vista initiative.

Learn more and get involved at www.vistaeagleco.com

Vista is a bold reimagining of how community members and decision makers can work together to produce realistic, effective outcomes. It invites residents and leaders to come together more frequently and conversationally to create solutions. 

Eagle County will act as the primary convener for Vista in partnership with towns, municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, local organizations, and community members to help facilitate a regional feedback-driven process. While Vista will continue to evolve to meet future needs as they arise, its initial focus is to develop the county’s Comprehensive Plan, promote participation in community development, rebuild the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and improve equitable access. 

VVP gets a chance to sit down with a panel of amazing mental health professionals to talk about peer support programs, sports psychology and overall mental health. 

Learn more at www.Eaglevalleybh.org


GET SUPPORT: PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
Our Peer Support Group program offers ongoing group oriented care with a qualified and vetted group leader. A peer group is a gathering of 2-10 people with shared experience, to allow for healing through story telling. This is hosted by a trained peer leader to hold a respectful space for all to grow in their recovery. Peer groups can be held in agreed upon spaces generously provided by Vail Resorts, as well as cafes, libraries, or outdoors

• What is peer support? Peer Support is when two or more people with similar experiences get together in person or electronically to share their experiences, to learn together how to move past the difficulties this has created in their lives, to give each other hope, and to support each other as they do the things they want to do and make their lives the way they want them to be.
• Why is it helpful? Peer Support is another way in the Eagle River Valley to find a listening ear and a friendly face. It is an opportunity to talk with others who are experiencing similar things in their life. It can be a freeing experience as individuals realize “I am not alone”.
• Who is it for? Peer Support can be used by anyone with any kind of life experience. 

Rosa Guzman Snyder and Indira Guzman from the Community Language Cooperative join Lauren Emenaker from the VVP to talk about how local businesses can take steps towards language justice. Language justice when it comes to racial justice aims to remove the language barrier and provide full acceptance and recognition of the “whole self” for people of color, allowing for full and unapologetic leadership. In other words, language justice is about giving everyone the opportunity to participate in the language of her/his heart. 

Learn more about the Community Language Cooperative at www.communitylanguagecoop.com. 

Erik Williams from VVP interviews the actual Dave and Matt from Dave and Matt Vans!  Hear how these two entrepreneurs followed their passion in creating this business, navigated the challenges of COVID and manufacturing in the mountains and ultimately found a level of success that they never anticipated...or did they?  Find more info at www.dmvans.com.

Host Erik Williams interviews Eagle Valley Senior Zaira Najera about the new club Valley Dreamers, the impact they are already making and hears about one of their first events, Destigmatizing Labels.   More info at www.youthpower365.org.

Vail Valley President & CEO Chris Romer visits with Makenzie Mueller from Remonov and Co to discuss workforce housing in the Eagle River Valley, including a new concept proposed for Edwards titled the Mtn Hive. This unique and extraordinary concept is a co-living space that meets community needs. Learn more at https://mtnhive.com/