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July 7, 2021

EXPERIENCE 35 | The Wild West of Small Businesses with Marchel Mornin…

Marchel Morningstar is the Owner/Operator of Consolidated Resource in Greeley, Colorado, and L & L Fabrication in Douglas, Wyoming, and he's traveled some wild and crazy roads along the path to building his successful enterpr...

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June 25, 2021

SHORTS 18 | Normal Is Boring with Jane Brewer

Dr. Jane Brewer is now in her 6th year of owning Precision Chiropractic who focuses on NeuroStructural Correction. Jane believes that this area of the neck is one of the most important things to take care of as it supports …

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June 24, 2021

EXPERIENCE 34 | For Such a Time as This - G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice with F…

Sosamma Samuel-Burnett is the Founder and President of G.L.O.B.A.L. Justice - an NGO based in Loveland, Colorado but impacting organizations and individuals around the world. G.L.O.B.A.L.'s mission is profound: To extend Ge...

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June 23, 2021

SHORTS 17 | Andrew (AJ) Lyle, Owner/Partner of Solar Sandbox

AJ is a CSU engineering grad who went from working in bars and custom car restoration to a draft engineer to starting a solar company. Understanding that what we were doing yesterday is not going to work tomorrow, AJ takes …

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June 18, 2021

EXPERIENCE 33 | Blake Craig - Helping Laborjacks (and Jills!) Find Th…

Blake Craig is the Co-Founder and Chief Labor Officer at Laborjack, LLC . Probably best understood as the Uber of Labor, Laborjack matches a flexible and ambitious labor force - mostly comprised of college students - with tho...

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June 14, 2021

EXPERIENCE 32 | Navigating Change & Transition with Award-Winning Aut…

In this episode Curt sits down with Cheryl Benedict - owner of MORF Consulting and the author of The Wisdom of Transition, released in January 2020 just as the nation was (unknowingly) preparing for the abrupt transition of C...

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June 9, 2021

EXPERIENCE 30 | Craig & Molly Secher - No Child Forgotten at Realitie…

Craig and Molly Secher founded Realities for Children in 1995, which serves the otherwise unmet needs of thousands of abused, neglected, or at-risk youth in Larimer and Weld County, Colorado every year through direct services...

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June 9, 2021

EXPERIENCE 31 | Jim Rohrer - Win-Win-Win Leadership (Before it was Tr…

Jim Rohrer began his career as a young man in the Sears organization, and quickly rose through the ranks as an innovative thinker, new programs leader, and turnaround specialist for underperforming divisions. Among his accom...

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May 24, 2021

EXPERIENCE 29 | Jeff Beyle - Co-Founder & CEO of Sticker Control

In this episode of the LoCo Experience podcast, Curt sits down with Jeff Beyle , CEO and Co-Founder of Sticker Control . Sticker Control makes Industry 4.0 tools accessible to small and medium size companies using RFID-powere...

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May 21, 2021

EXPERIENCE 28 | Getting Real with RealWare Founder & CEO Ali Davachi

What I’m thinking after interviewing Ali Davachi , is that this man needs to be a LoCo Facilitator for a future Longmont / Boulder County chapter of LoCo Think Tank. Stat. It’s the coveted win-win-win-win - 1) Ali would win …

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May 11, 2021

EXPERIENCE 27 | God's Business - Planting and Growing a Church with P…

In today's episode, I'm joined by Pastors Aaron Santini and Daniel Smith of The Crossing Church in Fort Collins. The Crossing was planted as a life group of Crossway Chapel in Greeley in the fall of 2009, and officially laun...

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May 6, 2021

EXPERIENCE 26 | Finding Your Path & Building Your Tribe with Jeff Wil…

Jeff and Noah are "business neighbors" to LoCo Think Tank, and operate the Time Emporium Escape Rooms in Fort Collins and Loveland. Jeff acquired Loveland Laser Tag in 2011 after a pair of false starts to his entrepreneurial ...

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April 27, 2021

EXPERIENCE 25 | Every Business is the People Business with Peter Melb…

In this episode, Curt enjoys time with Peter Melby , CEO of Greystone Technology, only one week removed from their 20th birthday! Peter shares important lessons from Greystone's founding and first years in business, and refl...

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April 22, 2021

EXPERIENCE 24 | The Business of Politics with Jacob Leis of Wintermin…

Jacob Leis and his partner Brian Oaks are "a couple of farm kids from Eastern Colorado" who've been involved in political marketing almost since college. They founded Wintermind Group in January of 2019, after their employer...

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April 21, 2021

SHORTS 16 | Eric Coet, Getting Real with Business Strategy

Do you know how to grow your business past yourself? Eric Coet , Owner of 44 N and Strategic Practice Leader at Peak Solutions , shares his business strategy knowledge in this LoCo Shorts episode. Sometimes YOU are the greate...

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April 20, 2021

EXPERIENCE 23 | Making an Insurance Business Journey Cool with Brando…

Brandon Avery is a VP Risk Advisor for IMA Financial Group, heading the Commercial Insurance Division. Sounds pretty boring, and Brandon would tell you that insurance isn't very exciting overall. BUT - Brandon's business jou...

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April 15, 2021

EXPERIENCE 22 | Gavin Kaszynski & Todd Welter - HOW TO FIX THE PROBLE…

Gavin Kaszynski (ka-shin-ski) and Todd Welter joined me on the LoCo Experience podcast to share their respective business journeys, and especially to discuss the challenges and their suggested fixes for the health insurance i...

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April 14, 2021

SHORTS 15 | Ben West, Creating Your Dream Company & Great Culture

In this LoCo Shorts episode Ben West , Owner & Operator at Radial Development Group , shares his journey to creating a company he always wanted to work for. One with flexible work schedules, ample training, and great culture....

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April 13, 2021

EXPERIENCE 21 | Examining a Life of Purpose with Zach Mercurio

Zach Mercurio is the author of The Invisible Leader, Founder of ZM Consulting , and Affiliate Professor for Colorado State University at the Center for Meaning and Purpose. Zach is an expert on purpose, on purpose. He's stud...

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April 7, 2021

SHORTS 14 | Ann Baron, Creating Community in Northern Colorado

Do you remember the moment when you made your passion your business? Ann Baron, Founder of Northern Colorado Community shares her business journey of creating a space for local business owners to convene. Ann’s passion for pe...

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April 6, 2021

EXPERIENCE 20! | Passion for Music, Adventure, and Business with AJ F…

AJ Fountain & JJ Fountain are Band Managers, Songwriters and Bandmates in A Brother's Fountain - a popular "Campfire Folk Music" band based in Fort Collins, Colorado, as well as the Founders and Producer / Director / Videogra...

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March 30, 2021

EXPERIENCE 19 | Katie Straubel, Founder and Queen Bee of Clean Bees, …

Katie Straubel is the Founder, Owner, and Queen Bee at Clean Bees , a residential and commercial cleaning service business she founded as a side-business while in college. Katie left her native Orlando and a career in fine d...

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March 24, 2021

EXPERIENCE 18 | Fort Collins Mayoral Candidates Jeni James Arndt & Ge…

The City of Fort Collins Mayoral race features three candidates on the ballot, and April 6, 2021 is Election Day. LoCo Experience Episode 16 featured current City of Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell, and his endorsed candidate...

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March 22, 2021

Experience 17 | Exploring Digital Marketing and the Journey of Life w…

Tyler Brooks founded Analytive in 2015 as a digital marketing agency focused on driving meaningful revenue growth for clients through strategic and measurable campaigns and SEO optimization. This episode takes listeners thro...

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