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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 Pe...

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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 bet they don’...

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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 his s...

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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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July 17, 2023

EXPERIENCE 124 | Tim and Ami Lindgren of Lindgren Landscape - Buildin…

Tim and Ami Lindgren started Lindgren Landscape while they were engaged to be married, and still in college at CSU. They’ve been building the best backyards in Northern Colorado ever since, and have also developed a substant...

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July 10, 2023

EXPERIENCE 123 | Tales of a Creative Engineer with Dan Bennett, Marke…

Dan Bennett is in his second season with Lightning eMotors , previously known as Lightning Hybrids, and has had a front row seat to the evolution of a significant local enterprise, now employing over 200 as the anchor tenant ...

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July 3, 2023

EXPERIENCE 122 | Food & Service, Love & Family with Rayno Seaser, Fou…

Rayno Seaser founded The Egg & I in 1987, as a breakfast and lunch restaurant in what is now mid-town Fort Collins. Before long, additional regional locations were added, and though a franchise was never the plan - the marke...

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June 26, 2023

EXPERIENCE 121 | Serial Entrepreneurship and Culture Building with Wa…

Warren Yoder is the CEO of the Yoder Family of Companies , which includes numerous Weld and Larimer County enterprises - namely Weld County Garage , Yoder Chevrolet , ABRA of Fort Collins and Greeley , The Carriage Shop, Kaym...

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June 19, 2023

EXPERIENCE 120 | Sean Fox - Smashing IT Problems with Mjolnir Technol…

Sean Fox and his partner Zac Horton founded Mjolin Technology in 2018, after working together at Greystone Technology. We might call it a boutique IT agency, named after Thor’s hammer! Sean’s family has a long banking herit...

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