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Dec. 26, 2023

EXPERIENCE 147 | Accidental Entrepreneur with Timiry McCaskell, Owner…

Timiry McCaskell is the Founder and Owner of Dora Grace Bridal , named after her two grandmothers. Dora Grace has been fitting brides and prom dates and more in Fort Collins since 2011, and opened a second location in Windso...

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Dec. 18, 2023

EXPERIENCE 146 | Non-Profit Food Rescue with Nathan Shaw and Ben Jewe…

Nathan Shaw is the Executive Director and Founder of Vindeket Foods in Fort Collins, and Benjamin Jewell is the Chairman of the Board. Vindeket is a non-profit organization that was originally founded under the umbrella of S...

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Dec. 11, 2023

EXPERIENCE 145 | Investing in a Regional Climbing Community - Togethe…

Shauna Hylenski and her husband Bryan have been Longmont-based entrepreneurs since 2015, when they came to Colorado from South Korea. Bryan had there built a reputation as a world-class sport and mountain climber, and they ca...

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Dec. 4, 2023

EXPERIENCE 144 | Dennis & LJ Houska of Houska Automotive Services - R…

Houska Automotive in Fort Collins was started in 1952, by Dennis’s father - Charles “Chuck” Houska, and still operates from the original location at 899 Riverside Avenue in Fort Collins. Chuck had been a B-17 Mechanic in WWI...

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Dec. 1, 2023

BONUS EPISODE | November 2023 Blog - Grateful for a Great and Full Te…

We're sharing Curt's blog from November, which is titled Grateful for a Great and Full 10 Years, a. k. a. The Loco Think Tank Story. "Last month marked the 10th anniversary of the last paycheck that didn’t come from my …

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Nov. 27, 2023

EXPERIENCE 143 | Dishing Up Great Food & Stewarding Legendary Restaur…

For almost 30 years, Alan Jantzen was the man behind the scenes for what became one of the Fort Collins restaurant industry’s most dominant organizations - Hot Corner Concepts . Featuring amazing brands including Moot House,...

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Nov. 20, 2023

EXPERIENCE 142 | NoCo Real Estate & Water Update; Free Speech, X.com;…

Today we welcomed Aaron Everitt back to The LoCo Experience studios for our Northern Colorado real estate and water update, and as usual we got into all kinds of additional topics. Aaron had recently been a part of a histori...

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Nov. 13, 2023

EXPERIENCE 141 | Building Value for Enterprise Clients in the world o…

Jake Jorgovan is a serial entrepreneur and podcast industry expert, whom I first met at a Colorado Podcasters gathering in 2022. He’s the Founder of Content Allies , a B2B podcast strategy, production, and promotion agency, ...

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Nov. 6, 2023

EXPERIENCE 140 | Disruption & Collaboration with Dr. Heather Rubin, C…

I met Dr. Heather Rubin at the Innovation Showcase Event held at the Warehouse Innovation Hub in Loveland in late August. Heather took home 2 of the 4 awards presented that day - the Most Disruptive Business Model and the …

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Oct. 30, 2023

EXPERIENCE 139 | Indentured Servant to CEO with Marc Torres of Cheba …

Marc Torres started his journey with Cheba Hut in perfect “cheba” fashion - a failed drug test foiled his job prospects with the City of Fort Collins, and a snarky friend said “you should go work at Cheba Hut, I …

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Oct. 23, 2023

EXPERIENCE 138 | Luxury Real Estate as Income Property with Greg Roed…

Greg Roeder is a 2nd time guest on The LoCo Experience, and was my guest with then-partner and co-founder Josh Guernsey of Waypoint Real Estate, in Episode 45 . They were celebrating their 5th anniversary and had already gro...

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Oct. 16, 2023

EXPERIENCE 137 | Flying into New Frontiers with Leadership Trainer, S…

I was introduced to Cameron Singh by our mutual friend, Fort Collins Mayor Emeritus Wade Troxell, and we’ve enjoyed some wonderful conversations in the few short weeks since. During the first, Cameron shared his experiences ...

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Oct. 9, 2023

EXPERIENCE 136 | Making Impact at the Crossroads of Community and Phi…

Kristin Todd joined the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado in April of 2021, continuing a career of impact in the realm of philanthropy. Prior to joining the Community Foundation, she spent over 15 years with Daniels ...

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Oct. 2, 2023

EXPERIENCE 135 | Saving the Planet, One Putt at a Time with Matt Gett…

Matt Gettig is my neighbor of 14 years, and his home at the corner of Whitcomb and Laporte in Fort Collins is the epicenter of a neighborhood phenomenon known as Lightning Mini Golf. During the summer of 2020, Matt and …

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Sept. 25, 2023

EXPERIENCE 134 | Strategic Planning, Conflict Resolution, and Working…

Sean Follin is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Encounter Strategies , based in Fort Collins, Colorado but serving clients nationally, and occasionally internationally. He’s a great example of Fort Collins as a choice...

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Sept. 18, 2023

EXPERIENCE 133 | Jennifer Lewis - EOS Implementer | Mom | Rare Diseas…

Jennifer Lewis grew up in West Loveland in an entrepreneurial family and started her career with Mr. Neat’s Formal Wear when she was 15 years old. She excelled in sales and relationship building, and became a store manager an...

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Sept. 11, 2023

EXPERIENCE 132 | Tales of a High-Growth Beer Journey - including the …

Colin Jones and partner Neil Fisher founded WeldWerks Brewing Company in 2014 in a long-vacant property just off Highway 85 in Greeley. Neil had been a talented homebrewer for years, and Colin was the Director of Technology a...

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Sept. 4, 2023

EXPERIENCE 131 | Hope Hartmann, Kat Hart, and Lisa Hudson - Unstoppab…

Hope Hartmann, Kat Hart, and Lisa Hudson are the leading ladies, respectively, at the Larimer Small Business Development Center, Loveland Business Development Center, and East Colorado Small Business Development Center. Thes...

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Aug. 28, 2023

EXPERIENCE 130 | Keeping it in the Family with Dan Garvin, President …

Dan Garvin is the President of Colorado Iron & Metal , one of our region’s largest metal recycling centers with locations in Fort Collins and Loveland. This was my first time really digging into the industry, and I was surpr...

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Aug. 21, 2023

EXPERIENCE 129 | Making Leave Not Suck at Work with Jen Henderson, Fo…

Jen Henderson is the Founder and CEO of Tilt - a SaaS platform and team that provides companies with professional, consistent, and compliant leave management. As with many founding stories, Jen’s mission developed from her o...

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Aug. 14, 2023

EXPERIENCE 128 | Community Relations, Super Connections, and Charity …

Nathan Scott is arguably one of Fort Collins most interesting people, and this podcast episode was spawned, in part, by Nathan’s introduction of so many inspiring guest candidates! He’s one of the show's biggest fans, and he...

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Aug. 7, 2023

EXPERIENCE 127 | Dr. Kristen Truman-Allen, Founder and Chief Experien…

Dr. Kristen Truman-Allen is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer at PULP Leadership Coaching , and a LoCo Facilitator for the Catalyst Collective chapter, a post she’s now held for about 8 months. Kristen founded the bus...

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July 31, 2023

EXPERIENCE 126 | Aaron Everitt - NoCo Real Estate Update, Robert Kenn…

Aaron Everitt is back in The LoCo Experience studio for our quarterly-ish real estate update, where we always remember - there’s opportunity in every market! We talk about current interest rates and inventory especially, alo...

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July 24, 2023

EXPERIENCE 125 | On a Mission for Better Health Care with Trevin & Al…

During Dr. Trevin Cardon’s residency with Poudre Valley Hospital, he determined to follow a less-traditional path. He and his wife Allison founded Hometown Family Health . A Direct Primary Care (DPC) office, Hometown Family ...

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