Getting funding for innovation can be tricky
1301_ 10/22/12 - Despite the fact that there are few women entrepreneurs and even fewer women entrepreneurs in technology fields, Jennifer and Jean Spencer are finding success doing just that. The mother-daughter team has invented, branded and marketed technology-enhanced winter gloves that work on all touch screen devices. The gloves are called Agloves and have been a major hit in both domestic and international markets. The reason for gloves’ year-in-year-out success? “It’s a simple solution to a very common problem with technology,” said Jennifer Spencer, the company’s vice president of communications. The gloves are knit with real silver thread. Silver is, in fact, the secret ingredient to the gloves functionality, and are also how the company gets its name. 'Ag' is the chemical symbol for silver on the Periodic Table of the Elements. The gloves work well on all touchscreen devices like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Agloves are winter gloves that work on touchscreen devices. Why? Because normal winter gloves don’t work on our favorite devices like iPhones or Androids. So when it’s cold out you have to take off your gloves and freeze your fingertips just to answer a call or write a text message. Agloves integrates patent-pending technology to deliver the most functional touchscreen gloves on the market. Jennifer also offered some great advice for entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes. "If you believe in yourself and your product move beyond the entrepreneur stage. Growth, collaboration and teamwork with help bring your idea or innovation to a bigger and more impactful state." ...Listen for much more...
RELATED LINKS: Agloves || Colorado Companies to Watch || Colorado Companies to Watch Channel || Blog || Gala Event || KEYWORDS: Agloves, Jennifer Spencer, Jean Spencer, Entrepreneurs, Touchscreen, Lowe Foundation, Colorado Companies to Watch, Gala Event, COCTW, Second Stage Companies, Henry Ford, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, bytes=4701103
LISTEN TO: Jennifer Spencer, President, AGloves..

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Serial entrepreneur and strategic workforce development
1303_ 10/22/12 - We are speaking with a serial entrepreneur... Of course, we've talked with Melodie Reagan before - so we've asked her to give us a rundown of what she's doing now. She tells us, i2iWorkforce is a strategic workforce development firm. We do recruiting, contract staffing, training and coaching. We have over 20 workshops that are soft skills development. But, we are also moving all of our content online. Crazy Good Marketing is a marketing agency with a twist. We use freelance talent throughout the U.S. And, we do everything from deploying individuals, like someone to help with the website, all the way through to doing turnkey marketing themes that are on-demand for our clients. Melodie deals with entrepreneurs all the time. We asked, what are the biggest challenges facing them today? She replied, "I'm going to sum it up in one word, money. Money is the biggest challenge. I know entrepreneurs that are looking for money to fund their businesses and grow it, and it's hard to get. Even for yourself, if you're getting second mortgages, all the way through private equity and venture capital. Everything about money - so business is about money, and getting other businesses to buy their services - and when they do buy it, they're looking to get more for less. So very simply, money." We also discussed with Melodie what were the greatest opportunities today and asked her, "what advice would you give to a wannabe entrepreneur?" Listen for great insights into today's business environment...
RELATED LINKS: i2i Workforce || Crazy Good Marketing || Moxie Exchange Denver/Boulder || CO Companies to Watch || Podcasting Directory || KEYWORDS: Melodie Reagan, Crazy Good Marketing, Moxie Exchange, i2iWorkforce, Entrepreneurs, Strategic Workforce Development, Staffing, Training Coaching, bytes=5101508
LISTEN TO: Melodie Reagan, Founder, Crazy Good Marketing, i2iWorkforce

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Step Out to Stop Diabetes - Denver
October 20, 2012
1295_ 10/15/12 - Nikaela Nelson and her Team, '#@%! Diabetes', are Stepping Out because they want to make a difference in the lives of all those affected by diabetes. Niko said, "We want to stop diabetes in its tracks. We are Stepping Out because we know, first hand, what it takes to live with diabetes. More than 3650 finger pricks in a year, at least 182 infusion site changes or 2190+ injections per year." Convoluted (yet life saving) mathematical gymnastics at every meal. (That's barely even a beginning...) We choose to Step Out in order to Stomp Out Diabetes. And, we want You to join us. Please, make a donation to a team member, or join our team . You can walk with us, run for us, or cheer us on virtually. We know that when we bring together dedicated team members and kind donors, the power we have as a group far outweighs what any of us could do alone.
    Listen to Nikaela, in 7 minutes she will tell you, there are several types of diabetes and that by 2050 it is estimated that 1 in 3 people will suffer from some form of diabetes. It's a very expensive disease, costing her family $1,000 + each month. Nikaela says in 2050 that might significantly impact our economy. Listen as this 12 year old has more to tell you about this fight....
RELATED LINKS: Niko's Team || Register Denver 10/20/12 || Community Reach || KEYWORDS: Nikaela Nelson, Step Out to Stop Diabetes, CIMCO, Community Reach, ACG Denver, American Diabetes Association,
LISTEN TO: Nikaela Nelson, Type 1 Diabetic, Stepping Out to Stop Diabetes

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Find the influencers who align with your brand CONTINUATION...
1298_ 10/15/12
Another exciting, revealing, enlightening evening with Silicon Flatirons Center, Entrepreneurs Unplugged event. Our attention was focused on BlogFrog and co-founders, Holly Hamann,VP of Marketing. Holly is a serial entrepreneur who has spent her career launching and growing start-ups in the social media, entertainment, video, and other tech industries. She is a blogger, public speaker, contributing writer on technology and marketing to various publications, is an American Marketing Association "Marketer of the Year" award recipient and guest blogger for The Huffington Post. She lives outside Boulder, Colorado and blogs about social media, triathlons and parenting teenagers. Rustin Banks, CEO, started building online communities 15 years ago by hosting bulletin board systems (BBS) in his parents' closet. With an MS in Electrical Engineering, he left his position in Aerospace designing next-gen satellite systems to start BlogFrog in 2009. He and his wife, Tara, live in Colorado and he blogs about leadership and being the father of three small children...watch for much more...
YouTube VIDEO WATCH: Part 1 of 4 - Rustin Banks & Holly Hamann - Part 2 of 4
RELATED LINKS: BlogFrog || Silicon Flatirons Center || Event Photos || KEYWORDS: Entrepreneurs Unplugged, BlogFrog, Holly Hamann, Rustin Banks, Brad Bernthal, Silicon Flatirons Center, University of Colorado, ATLAS Institute

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Achieving Your Personal and Professional Goals
933_ Don't Let Another Year Go By - The Ultimate Win is Yours
- Larry Nelson has taught this material in seminars in over a dozen countries, from China to Canada, from Norway to Australia, from Germany to Japan as well as throughout the USA. He shares the results of his international research about the Characteristics of an Achiever and then goes on to help you lay out your "personalized blueprint" to personal and professional success. Larry is an internationally published author, has been a consultant to many Fortune 1000 companies and is best known for his train-the-trainer programs. ...listen now a complete step-by-step program including a downloadable manual and resource guide...this is an in-depth strategic planning and goal setting system for achievers...Read More about how to Supercharge Your Business... The links below are valuable and extremely helpful to setting your course for the next year! And they're free.
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3-Filters Technology™ || Podcasting Directory || Your Goal || Keywords: Ultimate Win, Your Goal, Training Trends, 3-Filters TechnologyTM, Setting Goals, Larry Nelson; 11/29/10 Chnl: Entrepreneurs

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Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City
1300_ 10/22/12 - Cities and towns around the world know that fertile locations for innovation help attract creative people and enable vibrant civic life. Brad Feld's new book, Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City, examines how to kick-start and nurture a startup scene. An entrepreneur and high profile venture capitalist, Feld details the ingredients necessary to catalyze locations where high growth ventures can flourish. Building great startup communities is not a quick flip, rather, it is a 20 year process. Feld's view explains why entrepreneurs are best able to lead efforts concerning entrepreneurial infrastructure needed to build great innovation scenes. Phil Weiser moderates this One-on-One discussion. Crash Course: Startup Communities - Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City with Brad Feld at the Silicon Flatirons Center...watch this video...
RELATED LINKS: Brad's Book || Silicon Flatirons Center || Foundry Group || Economy Builders || KEYWORDS: Brad Feld, Phil Weiser, Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City, Silicon Flatirons Center, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Startup Communities, Crash Course

Panel Reactions to the Boulder Thesis
1302_ 10/22/12 - Panel members, Brad Bernthal, Associate Clinical Professor of Law University of Colorado, Entrepreneurship Initiative Director, Silicon Flatirons Center; David Cohen, Founder and CEO TechStars; and Lesa Mitchell Vice President, Advancing Innovation Kauffman Foundation; question Brad Feld, author of Startup Communities & Managing Director Foundry Group; Phil Weiser Dean University of Colorado Law School Executive Director Silicon Flatirons Center Moderates. This dynamic group provides laughter, entertainment and informative ideas, opinions and more...
RELATED LINKS: Brad's Book || Silicon Flatirons Center || Foundry Group || TechStars || Kauffman Foundation || KEYWORDS: Brad Feld, Phil Weiser, Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City, Silicon Flatirons Center, Brad Bernthal, Scenius, David Cohen, TechStars, Lesa Mitchell, Kauffman Foundation

Social Entrepreneurism focused on women
1295_ 10/15/12 - Social entrepreneur Connie Duckworth founded ARZU, (which means “hope” in Dari), in 2004, to empower destitute women weavers in rural Afghanistan. Connie serves pro bono as Chairman and CEO. Starting with 30 weavers, ARZU has transformed into a learning laboratory for holistic grassroots economic development —today employing some 700 women, providing access to education and basic healthcare, seeding multiple micro-business start-ups, building community centers, pre-schools and parks, and creating award-winning fair-labor rugs—all in a country ranked as “the world’s worst place to be a woman.” Ms. Duckworth retired in 2001 as a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, the first woman to be named a sales and trading partner in the firm’s history. She tells us she really wanted to rebalance how she spent her time. So she envisioned 1/3 business activities, 1/3 philanthropic activities and 1/3 family oriented activities. ARZU became the focus of her philanthropy. ARZU is an example of a 'for benefit corporation'. It uses private sector practices to create jobs in very remote rural villages in Afghanistan, and produces export quality products. Because of her business lens, Connie sees a social business as the way to empower people through employment. It seemed like a natural fit as Connie's passion has always been women's rights. To Connie, the shortest path is through economic advancement. The women in Afghanistan are truly among the most disadvantaged women in the world. Connie Duckworth is the Keynote Speaker at the CIMCO Annual Social Enterprise event at ACG Denver! Listen for more...
RELATED LINKS: ARZU Studio Hope || CIMCO || Community Reach || Social Entrepreneurship || M&A Channel || ACG Denver || ACG Denver / CIMCO Annual Social Enterprise Event || KEYWORDS: Connie Duckworth, ARZU, Studio Hope, Social Entrepreneurship, Afghanistan, Women, Philanthropy, CIMCO, Community Reach, ACG Denver, bytes=5276215
LISTEN TO: Connie Duckworth, Founder/CEO, AZRU

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A woman-owned company and a third generation family business
1295_ 10/15/12 - With 60 years in the business there is an enormous number of people to pay tribute to. We can't forget about what our customers have done for us. They've been with us through thick and thin for 60 years. We've had a great group of suppliers and partners with our trade organizations and most importantly the employees of Birko that have helped make it successful, both current and past. We are talking with Kelly Green, owner and Chairman of the Board along with Mark Swanson, CEO of BIRKO Corp. Colorado Companies to Watch winner, Birko Corp. provides food safety solutions to the beef, poultry, pork, produce and brewery industries including concentrated chemical formulations and specialized equipment. Birko’s chemicals are green, sustainable and environmentally responsible, and our equipment line includes state-of-the-art chemical mixing and dispensing systems, as well as meat processing equipment. Founded in 1953, Birko is woman-owned company and a third generation family business. The company was voted the Supplier of the Century by one of the most respected meat associations in the country, the National Meat Association. Kelly tells us that her grandparents started the company almost 60 years ago - they're coming up on that anniversary - really excited about that. Kelly is third generation owner of the business. We've been practicing food safety solutions since 1953 when her grandparents started the company in their garage. We are really proud that we haven't had to lay any people off during this time...Listen for much more...
RELATED LINKS: Birko Corp. || Colorado Companies to Watch || Colorado Companies to Watch Channel || PodCast Directory || Gala Event || KEYWORDS: Kelly Green, Mark Swanson, BIRKO, Safety Solutions, Beef, Poultry, Pork, Produce, Brewery Industries, Lowe Foundation, Colorado Companies to Watch, Gala Event, COCTW, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, bytes=6794661
LISTEN TO: Kelly Green & Mark Swanson, Birko

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The world is a very big market these days
1295_ 10/15/12 - Like a bolt of lightning, Larry struck a Colorado Companies to Watch 2012 winner. Here's the background. The traditional lightening rod has been around since Ben Franklin. Forty-one years ago, Lightening Eliminators was founded by Roy Carpenter, an engineer at Rockwell working on a NASA project. NASA's equipment was getting hit by lightening, routinely, creating havoc. They tasked Roy with coming up with the solution. He did! But it was an out of the box, unique, highly creative solution. It's called the 'Charge Transfer System'. Avram Saunders, president and CEO of LEC Global, tells us that fundamentally what it does is provide a zone of protection around the facility so that the lightening does not hit at all. It goes somewhere else, literally. Lightning rods attract lightening and send them into the ground - but that has all kinds of problems associated with it such as electrical surges. If you have a billion dollars invested in a facility which would you prefer? Lightning to go somewhere else or to be attracted to your facility? So, Avram tells us that is how they began 41 years ago - now they are in 69 countries with 3000+ installations around the world. LEC Global works with clients from the beginning to the end of the spectrum of need. To the entrepreneur, Avram says the best piece of advice he can give is FOCUS. You have to be very clear on what you're doing, why you're doing it, and how you're doing it. Avram is a serial entrepreneur having started and run many businesses over the years...listen for more...
RELATED LINKS: Lightning Protection || Colorado Companies to Watch || Colorado Companies to Watch Channel || Blog || Gala Event || Business Network of Emergency Resources || KEYWORDS: Avram Saunders, Lightening Eliminators, Lowe Foundation, Colorado Companies to Watch, Gala Event, COCTW, Second Stage Companies, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, bytes=7495578
LISTEN TO: Avram Saunders, President/CEO, Lightening Eliminators

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