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On today’s episode of The LoCo Experience, I sat down with Alma Ferrer, our Everything Associate at LoCo Think Tank - master of most things digital, and my super-helper on the show. Alma and I discuss some of the highlight m...

Jeff Schuster is the Founder and owner of Mechanics & Mindset Business Coaching , and also the author of Business Mechanics & Mindset - How Your Thoughts Create or Sabotage Your Business Success. In a previous chapter of lif...

Allison Seabeck is a bit of an enigma - and a most enjoyable enigma to be around. She’s a linguist by education, met her husband while both were teaching and editing English in Japan, and moved to Fort Collins after research...

A warm summer afternoon, Eric was looking for something to do while their son was napping. He and their 4-year-old daughter found some old scraps of wood and after a few hours of sawing, hammering, and nailing, the first-ever...

Betina Pflug is a difference-maker and has made amazing impacts at every station. Betina made her way to Fort Collins from her native Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2015 - with her husband’s transfer to the JBS offices in Greeley, alon...

Amanda Frost of ProCopy Business Center in Longmont Colorado loved her job so much that the original owner of this thirty-three-year-old company offered to sell it to her! She took over four years ago, and has grown the busi...

Louann DeCoursey worked at iconic Fort Collins restaurant Panhandler's Pizza in Fort Collins as a youth, later spent time as a manger and then GM, and was a major Pans Fan throughout the intervening years of raising a family...

Jason Rogers is the founder of a Direct Primary Care practice called Starlight Health, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. DPC represents a change in the business model of medicine, with a membership model providing access to a...

Jerri Schmitz is a hero of mine, and an amazing example of putting faith in action to create lasting community change. Jerri founded The Matthews House in 2005, a non-profit organization that now ranks (per CSU research) as ...

Kris Boesch is the CEO and Founder of Choose People and author of Culture Works: How to Create Happiness in the Workplace. Emotional health and intimacy directly correlate to the context and the culture within which your comp...

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...

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 yo...

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 us...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The ideal client is one you can drink beer and eat pizza with, right? Erik Cox, Owner of Wise Ape Design Marketing, shares his business journey of moving back to Fort Collins after a decade working in creative agencies in San...

In this episode, Curt dialogues with City of Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell , and his lifelong friend Molly Skold , one of three candidates in the mayoral race to be decided on April 6, 2021. Curt digs into Wade's journey th...

Darren Murphy is the Founder and President of PUSH Industries , the manufacturer of the best mountain bike suspension in the world! PUSH suspension systems are 100% American made, manufactured at their Loveland, Colorado hea...

Did you set ants on fire with a magnifying glass when you were little? In this Shorts episode with Candyce Edelen , President/CEO at Propel Growth , she shares many elements of business growth through sales and marketing, inc...

In this special Experience episode, guest host and LoCo teammate, Rory Schaar interviews Curt Bear, LoCo Think Tank Founder. This month marks the 7th year of LoCo being in business! Curt looks back on his business journey, fr...

Rina Jean Bindi is the Founder and CEO of Tipping Point Digital - a Digital Marketing Strategy firm based in Loveland, Colorado. Tipping point helps their clients be found (and trusted) on the internet by focusing on positiv...

Seth Silvers is the Founder and CEO of Story On Media & Marketing based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and also the creator of The Small Business Storytellers Podcast , and is preparing to launch a new podcast focused on Authenti...

How do you see new opportunities as an entrepreneur? Nick Armstrong, Geek in Chief at WTF Marketing (and lead organizer of Fort Collins Startup Week and Comic-Con) shares his journey of finding countless ways to create someth...

John Shaw is the Founder and the Conductor of the Orchestra at DaVinci Sign Systems located in Windsor, Colorado. DaVinci specializes in the creation of custom sign systems for businesses, communities, schools, churches and ...

How do you feed a community during a pandemic? FOCO Cafe 's Executive Director, Mallory Garneau, shares her bigs wins and key challenges 2020 brought for their non-profit. Learn about the creative adjustments Mallory and her ...

Becky Lauridsen is the Founder of IOME - Guilt Free Self Care. IOME is a membership organization that provides access to a supportive community in the areas of Mind, Body, and Soul, with plans that include access to discount...

Historical fiction writer, award-winning author of eight books, and speaker + blogger, Teresa Funke, shares the business life of a creative. Through the trying times of the pandemic, she shares the importance (and how-to) of ...

Greg and Drew Yancey represent the 3rd and 4th generations of leadership of Yancey's Food Service - a family-owned Northern Colorado enterprise that began in 1940 and sold to FSA in 2012. Greg served as CEO and Drew as Dire...

Turning your craft into a business isn’t always smooth sailing, but as Mitch Holmes, owner of MitchCraft Tiny Homes experienced, build it and they shall come! In this LoCo Shorts episode, Mitch shares with us how he turned hi...

Karen Fournier is the Founder and Owner of Starstream Productions in Loveland, Colorado. Her entrepreneurial journey began with a volunteer documentary short about a local non-profit, and she has served the non-profit and ed...

Learn how working for a visionary, like Elon Musk, can prep you for business entrepreneurship! On this LoCo Shorts episode, we dig in deep with Jeremy Lasman , Co-Founder of Star Systems, Conscious Leadership Network , Creato...

Camron Lente founded NG Companies in 2009 at the age of 20, leaving a six-figure oilfield industry job to sort through dumpsters at rig sites looking for recyclable materials to help his clients reduce waste and save money. ...

How does being a philanthropist relate to being a business owner? In Mel Ulle’s case, owner of Philanthropy Expert, it’s all about having a plan, passion& impact, leaving a legacy, and having the right team ( and heart ) behi...

Mike Gugliotto was a gifted writer since his youth, and attended Colorado State University as a Journalism major. Constant curiosity and an intrinsic love for people and business carried him to greater and greater responsib...