Heidi's Colorful Colorado

Bobbie Daniel is a wife, mother of four, author, lifelong entrepreneur, and a 6th generation Colorado native. She is passionate about solutions and empowering others to live their best life through public policy. 

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About Heidi

As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to ...

Jeff Kuhr is the Director of Public Health for Mesa County. He is an active participant in statewide policy and program development, serving on the Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Commission and Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds Advisory Committee. In Grand Junction, he serves on the boards of directors for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. Jeff has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the ...

Doug Simons represents the third-generation of Enstrom’s Colorado-based, family-owned business. Having worked part time at Enstrom’s while attending Mesa College in the mid 70’s, Simons first exposure to the industry was mucking-out butter fat that had been tracked into the freezers. He later married Jamee Enstrom and joined the business full time in 1979. Doug spent his formative years in the confectionery industry learning the ar...

Susan's family settled in Avon in the early 1880's.  They farmed and ranched there until development of the ski areas put an end to ranching there in the 1980's.  Her and her family moved their ranching operation to Burns (still in Eagle County) in 1982 and they are still raising cattle there. She continues to work and live on the ranch with her mother to this day.

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An Irish girl living in Colorado, Kate moved for work and stayed for love. Two options were presented to her - Hong Kong or Colorado. She chose Colorado and made one of the best decisions of my life. She traveled a lot for work managing global strategic planning processes across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. Travel and seeing new cultures is one of her greatest passions. Kate and her husband were lucky enough to fulfill a lifelong d...

Gayle and Bob have been married for 37 years. They have 4 grown sons and 7 grandchildren. Bob graduated from the University of Colorado, BA, and the University of Southern California, MD. He has been in private pediatric practice for 30 years and is the coauthor of the "On Becoming BabyWise" series (A series of 9 books on parenting infants through adolescents). 

Gayle has been a school teacher, stay at home mother, and most re...

An American-born author, mathematician, and political commentator, Dr. James Lindsay has written six books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory. Dr. Lindsay is the Founder of New Discourses, an organization dedicated to shining the objective light in the subject darkness.  

Dr. Lindsay is currently promoting his new book "Cynical Theories: How Activist S...

Romain Sepehr Vakilitabar is the founder of Pathos Labs, a non-profit laboratory focused on finding ways that media, technology, and entertainment can most effectively dismantle hatred, and create understanding and compassion across lines of difference. One such project is PopShift - which brings together Hollywood’s leading showrunners and TV writers with some of the country’s leading equity experts to imagine how entertainme...

Matt Burgess is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, an Affiliate Faculty in Economics, and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the University of Colorado Boulder. Matt's research focuses on three areas: (i) understanding the future of economic growth and its implications for climate change and society; (ii) understanding and reducing political polarization of environmental i...

Emily Rose Compagno is an American attorney, TV host, and former National Football League cheerleader who currently appears as a contributor on Fox News Channel. She is a co-host of Outnumbered.

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As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to bring the people of Col...

Megan Stark, a Colorado native wandering around with a million ideas and creating community wherever there is opportunity to grow. She grew up with entrepreneurial parents and in athletics where she formed that leadership and community energy. 

She attended CU where she pursued a bachelors in Psychology. After college she moved to California for 6 years for career purposes and moved back in early 2020 with her fiancé and two d...

Rachel Mahloch, AKA Battle Mom®, has a diverse background that has allowed her to create a comprehensive self-defense training style that is uniquely her own.  Exclusively for women, the Battle Woman® program incorporates valuable skills learned in her music and finance careers with her extensive martial arts training.

Unlike other self-defense experts, Rachel incorporates the integrated practice of both internal and external ...

Previous to co-founding Sugarwish in 2012, Vezzani was VP of Business Development at Razor Technical Staffing based in Denver, CO. Razor Technical Staffing has been named one of the fastest growing Colorado Companies and remains one of the top staffing Companies in Colorado today. Vezzani noticed a gap in the corporate gift market and created Sugarwish, a startup that brings a revolutionary and sweet approach to gifting.

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Jessica French is an expert in human resources and operations, as exemplified by over eight years of experience managing teams. Her subject matter expertise includes talent acquisition & development, budgeting, compliance, and logistics. Prior to co-founding The Beer Spa with her husband and business partner, Damien Zouaoui, Jessica owned and operated an executive personal branding firm, through which she helped international b...

Sheriff Steve Reams began his career with the Weld County Sheriff's Office in 1997. During his time at the Sheriff's Office he has held many positions in both the Detentions Division and the Patrol Division, allowing him to have an educated understanding of the day to day operations of all parts of the Sheriff's Office.  Sheriff Reams received his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Colorado Technical University, is a c...

Though she wasn't born here, Holly has spent the vast majority of her life in Colorado. She was raised in Colorado Springs and moved to Greeley to attend college at the University of Northern Colorado. After pondering what to do with the rest of her life, her academic advisor suggested exploring a career in museums. 

Turns out, that was fantastic advice. Many years later, she is now serving as the Curator of Exhibits for the C...

Thomas Roche is a project manager at Roche Construction in Greeley Colorado. Thomas grew up in Greeley where he watched his father build the family construction business for many years. That's why when Thomas graduated from Pittsburg State University he then went back home to join his father and brother at Roche Construction. He has spent over 9 years at Roche where he is responsible for the success of many projects around the stat...

Wendy Lea is a leading expert in digital innovation strategy and ecosystem development. As an experienced CEO, board director, and strategist, she advises government, public/private partnerships, and global enterprises on growth through innovation. Recognized for work across industries and regions, Wendy is a maximalist who is equally well-versed in helping large enterprises systematize innovation as she is in creating vibrant star...