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Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielJASON CHRISTIANSEN - IDEA GENERATOR, WEB DEVELOPER AND ONLINE CONNECTION STRATEGISTJason, co-founder of Internet Media Consultants, has always been an “idea guy” and had an entrepreneurial spirit. Out of his own need for a website and not being satisfied with the options available to him, he began learning website development. He created his first website, built one for his friend and quickly he realized there was a need that he could provide a solution for. Almost 2 decades ago, he quit his full-time job and he and his wife, Nikki, launched Internet Media Consultants. Failure was not an option! Jason is passionate about helping people create websites that are the HUB o...
2020-12-0442 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielCLAIRE CHASE - RESILIENCE THINKER, PUBLIC SPEAKER AND DESIGN STRATEGISTClaire, a Social Capital enthusiast, is a Resilience Thinker, public speaker, and design strategist. She is always thinking about how we can enact resilience thinking to be more productive in our daily lives. Claire grew up in a southern Illinois and her small town, community experience stuck with her even as she moved to Chicago. She began asking herself, “How do we cultivate that sense of community as we move on in our lives?”. While getting her Ph.D., Claire researched resilience thinking, specifically studying how we can better process information and find common values in order to create coll...
2020-11-2142 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielJENN UHEN - COMMUNITY CREATOR AND GRASSROOTS BRAND AMBASSADORJenn has spent her career connecting clients to their audience, bands to fans and brands to consumers. Today, she is the Founder of The Pledgettes and is passionate about supporting women on their financial journey through coaching, training and creating a moneywise community. Jenn believes that developing Social Capital is how we advance through life. Jenn grew up with a family who spoke openly about money and taught her that generosity, taking care of others, supporting the community and being a good helper to those around us are the keys to life. In high school, Jenn got connected with...
2020-10-2441 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielAREZOU ZARAFSHAN - IDEA EXECUTOR, THOUGHT LEADER & STARTUP BUSINESS COACH
Arezou, a Start-Up/Founder coach, helps business owners take their ideas to market and shows them how to scale their business and to take it to the next level. During COVID, Arezou also finds herself helping business owners pivot their strategies to remain relevant in the changing environment. Born and raised in Iran, Arezou moved to the United States when she was 18 to go to school and has stayed in the States ever since. She attended engineering school and worked for 15 years for Hewlett Packard in the Pacific Northwest. In 2011, Arezou and her husband moved to Colorado where she...
2020-10-1751 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielBOBBY CAPOBIANCO - BIG 10 BASKETBALL STAR, SNOWBOARD JUNKIE & SUPER CONNECTORBobby, Sales Director at D-Enterprise, had no interest in construction early in his life, but his passion for people motivated many of his choices growing up. At 6’9”, Bobby excelled at basketball and played for Indiana State in the Big 10. His time playing competitively taught him the dynamics of working as a team to achieve your goals. Five years ago, Bobby joined the family business, taking on the marketing and sales role and moved with his wife to Denver. Recently, Bobby launched “6 Degrees from Nobody”, an Instagram Show, seeing it as a fresh avenue to connect with his network, share the stor...
2020-10-101h 01
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMIKE DAVIDSON - BRAND STRATEGIST, SALES TRAINER & ACAPELLA SINGERMike Davidson is a Colorado native and the Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Wonderland Homes. Mike grew up singing in a family of acapella singers. Singing was his passion and also eventually led to his career in home building. Mike shares stories of how Social Capital has been instrumental in his journey since early in his life. He defines it as our ability to relate to those around us. Growing our Social Capital muscle involves constantly learning, seeking information that you can use to cultivate relationships and have an impact on those around you. “Create oneness, lead wi...
2020-10-0346 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielJULIE HOLUNGA - ENTREPRENEUR, EMPLOYEE RETAINMENT EXPERT & LEADERSHIP COACHJulie, a leadership trainer and development coach, is passionate about helping people lead with ease. She helps her clients learn the soft skills required for effective leadership like how to communicate more effectively in professional situations. Julie started her career at Harvard University in their Capital Gifts Fundraising group. This allowed her to meet many impressive (yet down to earth) people and understand more about how they function and engage. While working at Harvard Business School on an initiative examining women in the workforce, Julie studied women in leadership roles and began to understand that a lack of confidence...
2020-09-2645 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielASHLEY STILES - COMMUNITY CREATOR, POWERHOUSE & INSPIRATIONAL LEADERAshley, CEO and Founder of Tribe Development Company, started Tribe two years ago after working with a large, local development company on a number of notable mixed-use projects. Ashley attended college originally seeking a degree in architecture, but soon realized it was not the right fit for her. She felt she needed something that allowed for more creativity. While visiting friends in Fort Collins, Ashley met an expert in community development and realized that community creation was what she was missing. Ashley transferred to Colorado State University and spent the next five years getting her landscape architecture degree. Ashley...
2020-09-1942 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMATT ROBERTSON - VISIONARY, COLLABORATOR & "BEST IDEA WINS" LEADERMatt, founder of Clutch Design Studio, graduated from Miami University of Ohio before moving to Denver and taking a position at Fentress Architecture where he worked on many well known Denver projects. Ten years after starting at Fentress, Matt started his own firm, Clutch Design Studio in 2010 and continued to follow his passion for design and architecture. For Matt, the true enjoyment in his career comes from the relationships he has cultivated and those he continues to gain through collaboration. At Clutch, they have a “best idea wins” approach to projects and challenges, giving everyone a voice at the tabl...
2020-09-1240 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielS. ROBERT AUGUST - WORLDWIDE MARKETING EXPERT & SOCIAL CAPITAL EXTRAORDINAIRES. Robert, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was born into a family of entrepreneurs. His great grandfather immigrated to the states in the late 1800s and began building the family international wine and spirits and real estate business and his uncle and father continued in those footsteps. His mother’s grandfather and father built a successful commercial interior finishing business in Philadelphia as well so it is not surprising that a love for business was in Robert’s blood. Robert tells a story of his first entrepreneur effort at 6 years old, when he rented a wagon and filled it with cand...
2020-09-0559 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielGILDA ZARAGOZA - "JUST GO FOR IT!" DEVELOPER & ROMANCE LINGUISTGilda, originally from Juarez, Mexico, moved to Colorado when she was 15. After High School, Gilda attended New York University where she studied Economics and Romance Languages. After graduation, Gilda went into finance, working for Goldman Saks and BlackRock before realizing she wasn't passionate about finance. Gilda moved back to Colorado and got her masters degree from the University of Denver in Real Estate and Construction Management. She soon put together a development project that penciled out and she decided to go for it! Her development company was launched in 2013 and she hasn't looked back. Being from a border town g...
2020-08-2939 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielDEVON TILLY - WORLDWIDE PODCASTER AND INFORMATION ENTREPRENEURDevon, Art of Construction podcast host and entrepreneur, grew up in the building materials business beginning in Fargo, North Dakota before it led him to Denver, Colorado. In 2012, Devon became owner of Mountain View Window & Door. Devon’s love for building things and connecting people inspired him to launch the Art of Construction podcast which has over 350,000 listens from around the world! Devon believes relationships are everything and that they are essential to building a brand. Utilizing the AOC podcast, Devon is passionate about helping people reach their goals by connecting them with technologies that solve their challenges and add...
2020-08-2229 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielHOLLY SCOTT - PUBLISHER FOR COLORADO HOMES & LIFESTYLESHolly is the Group Publisher and Vice President at Weisner Media Group and runs Colorado Homes & Lifestyles and Mountain Living magazines. Holly recognized her love for journalism and media at the young age of 12 and started her own local newspaper! People and their stories have fascinated Holly for as long as she can remember and after graduating from Colorado State University, she began her career in journalism. Holly shares stories of her time working for D magazine in Dallas and how her experience there helped set her up for the next season of her career. When Holly was encouraged during...
2020-08-1539 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMARK WILLE - GREEN BUILDING, STORY-TELLING, SUPER-CONNECTORMark Wille, a memorable, kind-hearted Super-Connector, shares how relationships have impacted his life story. Originally from a small town in Illinois, Mark Wille enjoyed a rural upbringing before entering high school where he jumped in with both feet to experience the many opportunities to connect with those around him. Wille attended college in Wisconsin and during his senior year, he realized that many of the traditional paths after college weren't right for him. He soon found himself in Mexico working with children in an orphanage.. Wille shares how this experience deeply changed his life and his perspective on health...
2020-08-081h 07
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielSALLA PALOS - PIONEER, INNOVATOR AND INTEGRATOR (Microsoft’s Center of Innovation)Salla, originally from Finland moved to the United States five years ago, after receiving her masters degree in Architecture in Finland where she started her journey in the AECO (Architect Engineering Construction Owner Operations) industry. Salla became hooked on developing information technology integration tools for the construction process. Prior to leaving Finland, she was the project manager for a European Union funded Smart City project. Upon arriving in the US Salla worked with a general contracting firm to gain understanding into that side of the business. In 2018, Salla joined Microsoft’s Real Estate and Security Organization - Center of Inn...
2020-08-0135 minSocial Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielPAUL GORTZIG - COMPASSIONATE LEADER & MARKETING MASTERPaul, the Director of Sales for the BOKKA Group, works with builders from all over the country helping them with all facets of their marketing strategy. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Paul began his journey in the home building industry in 1988 as a new home sales agent for a local builder. In 2000, Paul had the opportunity to take a leadership role as a Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a regional home builder. This gave him the opportunity to train and lead a team of salespeople. In this episode, Paul shares the lessons his experience has taught him...
2020-07-2546 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielSTACY TAUBMAN - ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, SPEAKER & ONE WHO EMPOWERS OTHERSStacy, founder and CEO of Rise Collaborative Workspace, is from St. Louis, Missouri and started her career as a high school math teacher. She is amazed at where her journey has taken her and in this episode she shares personal stories that can inspire us all. Stacy always had aspirations of high level leadership and a passion for helping people reach their full potential. In 2012, Stacy started her first company, “Girls Dreaming Big” where she found great success in supporting high school girls overcome obstacles and develop a sense of community during high school. She loved being an entrepreneur, but...
2020-07-181h 24
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielADAM FENTON - ENTREPRENEUR, DEVELOPER AND INTENTIONAL CONNECTORAdam, grew up in small town Iowa, attended college at the University of Northern Iowa and studied finance and real estate. In 2011, Adam decided to leave his home state and move to Denver, Colorado to explore a bigger city with more diversity, arts, and culture. Once in Denver, he worked with a private equity firm for a short time before moving to Holland Partner Group where he was able to begin getting development experience and was lucky enough to work on some iconic projects like Union Denver and Platform at Union Station. Relationships were key in Adam’s transition to...
2020-07-1141 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielHEIDI MAJERIK - COMMUNITY DEVELOPER AND PROGRESS LEADERHeidi, originally from the farmlands of Pennsylvania, graduated from Syracuse University before moving to Denver in 1995 as a civil engineer. This move launched Heidi into her real estate career. She credits her immigrant roots and rural upbringing for her strong work ethic and values and her drive to see progress for her family and the next generation. Heidi worked with Intrawest to help develop the Village at Copper Mountain and later worked on her first master plan community before joining Forest City where she spent 15 years and was involved in the redevelopment of Denver’s former airport. Heidi spent two y...
2020-07-0444 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMICHELE BOYER - “B.O.S.S. LADY” AND RECOVERING FINANCIAL ADVISORMichele, an Iowa native, was raised on a farm by parents who also had their own businesses. She believes this example of work ethic and determination is what spurred the entrepreneurial spirit inside her. Four and a half years ago, Michele moved to Colorado - a single mom with a degree in social work and experience in pharmaceutical sales. She later entered into financial services and wealth management where she realized that she had a passion for real estate. Michele went out on her own and started doing “fix and flips” and helping others utilize real estate in their fina...
2020-06-2719 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielBILL MCDONALD - THE GUY WHO IS CHANGING HOW WE BUILDBILL MCDONALD
Bill, a Michigan native, grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and caught the “business spirit” early in life. He now runs his own company, Phoenix House, which specializes in manufacturing single family homes in off-site construction. Bill’s love for construction was developed at an early age and he credits his family and his european heritage. Bill is passionate about creating high performance homes including creating passive houses that are energy smart and responsible. He believes passive houses paired with off-site construction is a nice partnership and sees many current building trends heading in this d...
2020-06-2021 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMARQUES HARRIS - RETIRED NFL ATHLETE, FAMILY MAN & ENTREPRENEURMarques, a Colorado native, whose NFL career included 5 years with the San Diego Chargers and 1 year with San Francisco 49ers, is a husband and father of five kids (ages 5-16). After a major football injury in his senior year at University of Colorado, Boulder in the second game of the season, Marques’ draft hopes were shattered. He was able to recover from his injury, have a stellar season and his dream came true when he was invited to play for the San Diego Chargers. Overcoming one of the most challenging times of his life, a major football injury, Marques cr...
2020-06-1340 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielLAUREN SIMMS - SELF-MADE BUSINESS WOMAN, WELLNESS COACH & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERLauren, a Colorado native, who has an extensive career in health and wellness, is full of drive and self motivation. She struggled through high school and in her senior year she realized that unless she made a major shift, she would not be able to graduate on time. She put her mind to it and was not only able to graduate early, but she also went on to college. After gaining more than the “Freshman weight” she knew she again had to make a life change to better herself. At this point, she found group exercise, fell in love with...
2020-06-0647 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMATT JOBLON - VISIONARY WHO "MADE" CHERRY CREEK WHAT IT IS TODAYMatt, a Massachusetts native, grew up working in his family’s textile business. He credits his strong work ethic to his father’s leadership and his many responsibilities in the factory as he grew up. He went to college in Boston before moving to Los Angeles and getting a job in wealth management. He quickly became aware of the importance of relationships when he met two people while on vacation with his family in the Caribbean who later were instrumental in his professional career. Realizing wealth management was not his passion, Matt began finding potential real estate deals and send...
2020-05-3046 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielLAUREN KARSH - HOCKEY MOM AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGISTLAUREN KARSH
Lauren, a Maryland native, grew up in a small town just outside of Baltimore where she excelled academically and often found herself as the youngest one in the room. She attended Colorado State University before receiving a Graphic Design degree from The Art Institute in Denver. She is currently working on her Masters Degree from CSU while owning her own business and being a mom of two. She knows the importance of hard work and believes we must be willing to do what it takes to follow our dreams. Just before the recession, Lauren became t...
2020-05-2318 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielBRUCE LUND - LEADER OF THE "SOLOPRENEUR MOVEMENT" & HIGH ENERGY BUSINESS COACHBruce, a Michigan native, moved to Denver from Nashville a few years ago after his father passed away, and launched his own business beginning with the “90 Day Sales Manager” business coaching platform. Bruce’s father's passing became the catalyst for him to unleash his entrepreneurial spirit. Bruce has his PhD in Behavioral Science and has used his experience to create his successful business platform. Bruce believes having our belief system defined and understanding it is the first step to success. What do you believe, why do you believe it and now what do you do with it? He suggests we fig...
2020-05-161h 04
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielANDREA SCHUMACHER - DESIGNER, INNOVATOR AND CREATORANDREA SCHUMACHER
Andrea, a self-proclaimed Colorado native and world traveler, moved a lot as a child, living places like Atlanta, Long Island, Boston and Nigeria! After high school, Andrea got her degree in Interior Design in California where she worked for a time drafting sets for Days Of Our Lives soap opera and Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures). Andrea later moved back to Colorado, where she received both her Bachelor and Masters degrees at Colorado Universities. While attending a March of Dimes event, she met an architect who was looking for an interior designer. One thing led to a...
2020-05-0921 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielHEIDI BENDIKSEN NAPLES - ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE FOUNDERHEIDI BENDIKSEN
A Brooklyn native, Heidi move to Colorado in 1994 with her husband to raise their children. Together, Heidi and her husband founded, Heidi Brooklyn's Deli not long after their arrival to Denver. In their Deli, every ingredient is important and most are homemade. When they were first getting started, their bank told them that no one would like this type of food. They believed differently so they figured out a way to make it happen. They opened their first location (Denver Highlands) using a home equity line of credit and their credit cards. They now have...
2020-05-0346 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielCAROLYN MORRISON - SALES AND MARKETING EXPERTCAROLYN MORRISON
Carolyn, who has spent most of her life in Arizona, began her career in the home building industry in 1987. With the encouragement of her mentor, she went in new home sales and worked her way up to Division President of a large production builder in Arizona. This opportunity gave her experience in all facets of home building including land purchases, product development and day to day operations of the company. Carolyn believes mentorship is key in personal and professional development and she encourages people to find a mentor as well as become a mentor to o...
2020-04-2615 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielNICK MAY - ENTREPRENEUR AND WORLD WIDE PODCASTERNICK MAY
Nick, owner of Walls By Design and host of the podcasts “Small Business Naked” and “The Chaise Lounge”, lives in Denver, Colorado and travels the country (and the world) talking to people and sharing their stories. In an effort to begin marketing his business in a different way, Nick began hosting unique events to engage with his current and desired clientele. He soon wondered if there was a way to marry the idea of the events with a podcast and The Chaise Lounge, a podcast for interior designers, was born! Not long after launching this podcast...
2020-04-1921 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielDARREN MOYER - HUMAN CONNECTION STRATEGISTDARREN MOYER
Darren, a California native, has been in Colorado for over a decade and though he didn't receive a formal education, he has vast experience in human capital. Out of High School Darren started what became a 15 year career in Recruiting & Staffing which began by cold calling through the phone book, A to Z, asking companies if they were looking to add staff and then cold calling people to ask if they were looking for a job. What a way to learn! Darren believes just taking action is a big part of finding success. Darren became...
2020-04-1229 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielAUDREE GRUBESIC - TRAILBLAZER AND OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTAudree, a Chicago native who has been in Colorado now for 18 years, began her career as a television engineer and experienced many facets of media and marketing. She launched a pet expo company and a pet magazine before making a transition into the construction industry. Audree now owns a company called Module Sure Site and focuses primarily on off site construction. She is passionate about creating a better building process and better product for people to live in. Audree believes relationships and strong connections is essential to living a fulfilling life both professionally and personally. It is all about...
2020-04-0549 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielCHRIS LONIGRO - VANGUARD AND CEO OF GENERATION DEVELOPMENTCHRIS LONIGRO
Chris, a Chicago native and long-time Denver resident, grew up at his dad’s side, working with his hands building and repairing things. After college, he started his career in construction at a large national builder where he spent time in the field and at their corporate office. As a Project Superintendent, Chris gained experience in building homes from the ground up. He became passionate about making special places by having thoughtful design. In the recession, Chris found himself in need of a job, so he launched his own company. In 2010, Chris built his first pr...
2020-03-2924 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielTERI KARJALA - LIFE TRANSFORMATION STRATEGISTTERI KARJALA
Teri, a Kansas native, got her first taste of entrepreneurship when she was 7 years old, she would take her mom’s makeup and repurpose it and sell it back to her mom. These kind of experiences have paved the way for where Teri is today. In high school, Teri became a Care Counselor and later received her Masters Degree in Counseling. Teri created a very large counseling practice that now successfully runs without her daily attention. She has launched a new business called Talking with Teri, where she provides entrepreneurs training and coaching them how to...
2020-03-2231 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielCRYSTAL RUSSELL - FOUNDER, CEO, DESIGNER, DISRUPTORCRYSTAL RUSSELL
Crystal, a Colorado native and fifth generation Edgewater resident, was raised by military parents, Crystal and her twin sister, often struggled financially when they were young and despite all odds, she received a scholarship to attend college at Philadelphia University. While in college, Crystal was at the top of her class and without knowing it at the time, she met the other two top students in her class, who would later become her business partners at TVL Creative! After graduating, Crystal returned to Colorado to look for work during the recession where she began to c...
2020-03-151h 15
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielCHERYL SCHUETTE - INDUSTRY "LEGEND" AND WAYMAKERCHERYL SCHUETTE
Cheryl, a Wisconsin native and from family of 5 kids, moved to Colorado to ski in her 20s and never left. Cheryl’s first job in real estate was in Steamboat Springs, Colorado where she became immersed in the development process. After 5 years, she left Steamboat Springs and moved to Denver to join a development company and soon after, she helped name and launch a home building company, Village Homes. Cheryl spent 25 years at Village Homes, where she started as an administrative and worked her way up to becoming the Chief Operating Officer of Village Homes. 10 yea...
2020-03-0834 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielRICARDA DIETSCH - DIVISION PRESIDENT AND INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
RICARDA DIETSCH
Ricarda was born and raised in communist East Germany, when she was in high school the Wall came down and her life changed dramatically. The world opened up to Ricarda when she signed up for an exchange program and moved to Arizona as an au pair. Her number one objective became learning the English language and beginning to communicate with the new world around her. After seeing the ocean and the lifestyle on the West Coast and knew she wanted to stay in this country and she figured out what it would take t...
2020-03-0136 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielBEN HENRY - SURVIVOR STAR, NIGHTCLUB OWNER AND CUSTOM HOME BUILDERBEN HENRY
Ben, a Denver, Colorado native, grew up, the oldest of three, in a construction family. After graduating from high school in 2004, Ben moved to Santa Barbara to study Film in college and live on the beach in California. After a few years, Ben moved to Los Angeles and took a position as a Production Assistant at Warner Brothers. During the 2010 Writers Strike, Ben was laid off and found himself working a number small production jobs. Through relationships he developed, he got involved in the nightclub business and created bussing tours to Hollywood nightclubs from the c...
2020-02-2338 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielMATT STEWART - SOCIAL CAPITALIST AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT EXPERTMATT STEWART
Matt, a true Social Capitalist, was born in rural Pennsylvania and was a very shy and introverted kid. He went to college at Coastal Carolina University and while there he found an internship at a country club/golf course in Colorado. He became a Class A, Golf Pro while going to college and graduated with a marketing degree. Thanks to an introduction by mutual friends, he moved to Colorado and began working at Cherry Hills Country Club in 2005, where he worked for six years as a golf pro. Matt believes that the quality of your...
2020-02-1638 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielDENNIS POLK - "GODFATHER" OF CONSTRUCTION LAWDENNIS POLK
Dennis is a trial lawyer who has practiced law for over forty years has been instrumental in cases and litigation that surround construction and construction defects. Coming from humble beginnings, Dennis, credits the gateway of home ownership as the way that his parents were able to provide for him throughout his life. He is passionate about seeing people own homes of their own and advocating for the construction industry and the people involved in it. Dennis believes face to face and personal conversations are hugely important in establishing strong relationships with those around us. He b...
2020-02-0929 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielKRISTEN BLESSMAN - CHANGE AGENT, COLORADO WOMEN'S CHAMBERKRISTEN BLESSMAN
Kristen has spent the last fifteen years working in the nonprofit sector having been drawn to it because they are masters of change. Due to circumstances in her early life, Kristen had to experience a lot of change and learn how to navigate her environment and the chaos in her life. Kristen considers herself a Change Agent Leader and is passionate about seeing people be masters of change. She is hooked on watching what human beings are able to do given the adversity they go through. Through her for profit and nonprofit work, she also...
2020-02-0237 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielJONATHAN ALPERT - PIONEER, TRAILBLAZER AND PARTNER AT WESTFIELD DEVELOPMENTJONATHAN ALPERT
Jonathan with Westfield Company, Inc. shares his background from a small school in GA to living for a year in Australia in his early 20’s. He is a Colorado native who worked in a brokerage firm, Sullivan Hayes, specializing in retail. Then on the development side of the business with Shea Properties. in Denver, Colorado. His first project started in 2010 called “Verve” which was a multifamily development in Denver, which he sold to Amstar. Jonathan really enjoys being involved in the community, showing up and being authentically present. He believes there are two types of communi...
2020-01-2624 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielKEO FRAZIER - ENTREPRENEUR & MARKETING GURUKEO FRAZIER
Keo, a Denver, Colorado native, moved to the east coast for college, where she studied Psychology at Cornell University. She thought she wanted to be a therapist for children and while working in that field, Keo realized there may be another way for her to make an impact on the world while using these skills she had received and do something different professionally. Keo loves psychology and our ability to influence/be influenced by people on varying levels, so she took what she loved most about psychology and translated it into marketing. Whether influencing people’s...
2020-01-1937 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielRACHELLE FOLSOM - WRITER AND MARKETING STRATEGISTRACHELLE FOLSOM
Rachelle, born and raised in Texas, began her college career in architecture and ended it in marketing, giving her an interesting perspective of both. She credits her parents and childhood experiences for her love for architecture. In college she realized she wanted to bring a more social aspect to her love for architecture, so she switched majors graduated with a marketing degree. She began her professional career in marketing for both broad and boutique brands in Texas before having the opportunity to move to Colorado which she jumped on! Once in Denver, she launched her...
2020-01-1243 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielKATE BAILEY - WORLD SHAKER AND FOUNDER OF ANNABEL MEDIAKATE BAILEY
Kate Bailey is the owner of Annabel Media. After working as a magazine editor and writer for 10 years, she founded Annabel as a full-service communications agency for luxury lifestyle businesses. She believes in bringing her client’s story together throughout the full communications ecosystem—connecting digital marketing with traditional marketing, business development and sales. Kate believes it's about building an authentic story that gives clients an opportunity to build their business without a sales pitch. It’s about establishing trust and relationships and going above and beyond in both service and in delivery. She urges clients...
2019-12-2937 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielBARBARA BROOKS & LUPE HIRT - MOVERS, SHAKERS AND SECOND ACT WOMENBARBARA BROOKS & LUPE HIRT
Barbara has been in the corporate world for 25+ years and now at 53 years young, she just launched “Second Act Women” with her friend and business partner, Guadalupe Hirt. The idea behind the brand is that women are ageless, age doesn’t matter and you can have a do-over in the 2nd half of your life. They are both self-aware, listening to Rene Brown, Rachel Hollis and other thought leaders. They are passionate about being happy in life. It’s not a midlife crisis - it’s a midlife journey and it’s about thriving, not...
2019-12-2951 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielELLIOT EISENBERG - THE BOWTIE ECONOMISTELLIOT EISENBERG
Elliot, born in Los Angeles, California, soon moved with his family to Montreal, Canada where he learned to play ice hockey and became an enthusiastic Montreal Canadians fan. In college, Elliot had a wonderful Economics professor who really got him excited about the intellectual side of economics. After college, Elliot moved to Washington D.C. where he learned a number of life’s important lessons through interesting situations he found himself in. A few of those first lessons were, “Don’t compromise yourself! Do what you believe in! And if something doesn't feel right, don't do it...
2019-12-2926 min
Social Capital Expert Hosted By Sarah Frances McDanielDEMETRIN VEAL - ENTREPRENEUR, NFL ATHLETE, VENTURE CAPITALISTDEMETRIN VEAL
Demetrin, entrepreneur, ex-NFL athlete and venture capitalist, was born in Salvador, Brazil, was adopted and came to the United States when he was five years old. He went to high school in Huntington Beach, California before heading to college at the University of Tennessee. He tried out for football his senior year of high school and realized he was a natural athlete. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2003 and played for the Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans during his NFL career. After football, he become involved in Marijuana Dispensaries where through the “school of...
2019-12-2923 min