How is Colorado Strengthening Its Talent Pipeline?

Leadership Lessons from Northern Colorado Businesses

Leadership Colorado is a nine-month Colorado Chamber program that gives rising leaders firsthand insight into Colorado’s business landscape, key policy issues and the industries shaping the state’s economy. This week on Colorado Chamber Office Hours, host Ed Sealover looks back on Leadership Colorado’s Northern Colorado trip, where participants explored the businesses and industries shaping the region’s economy. The episode features conversations with Molly Kostka, director of Leadership Colorado; Katie Koontz, owner and farmer at Native Hill Farm; Neil Fisher, founder and owner of WeldWerks Brewing Co.; Ed Edmunds and Marsha Taub-Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited; and two participants in the program, Hailey Beatty and Mikala Tomkins of Wings Credit Union. Tune in for a look at how Leadership Colorado helps participants build relationships, learn from communities across the state and strengthen their own leadership approach.

Inside the Primary: Colorado State Legislative Candidates Talk Business

With Colorado’s primary election taking place tomorrow, we are breaking down key business issues with legislative candidates from both sides of the aisle. Host Ed Sealover first sits down with Taylor Voss, a Democrat from Pueblo running for Senate District 3. Voss discusses the importance of small business in his district, workforce development and what an energy transition could look like in Pueblo in the years ahead. Sealover then speaks with Teddy Collins, a Republican from Larkspur running for Senate District 4. Collins shares his perspective on Colorado’s cost of living, the state’s regulatory environment and how his experience as a business owner would inform his approach at the Capitol. Tune in for a closer look for where these candidates stand on the business issues shaping Colorado’s economy.

Michael Bennet on Regulation, Innovation and Colorado’s Business Climate

This week for a special episode of Colorado Chamber Office Hours, we are sitting down with Colorado’s other Democratic candidate for governor, U.S. Senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet. Host Ed Sealover and Bennet kick off the conversation by discussing the general state of Colorado’s business environment and the effect of overregulation. They then pivot to discuss the emerging technologies that have been a hot topic in the state legislature, including artificial intelligence, social media, the debate over data center development and Colorado’s Labor Peace Act. Tune in to hear how Bennet would tackle business issues if elected.

Phil Weiser on the Issues Shaping Colorado’s Economy

This week on Colorado Chamber Office Hours, host Ed Sealover sits down with Colorado Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser to discuss the issues shaping Colorado’s business climate.  The conversation covers regulatory reform, workforce development, Colorado’s tax system, the Labor Peace Act and the state’s growing energy needs as data centers consider site development opportunities in the state.  Tune in next week as we continue the conversation with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a candidate for governor in Colorado’s democratic primary, on the issues shaping the state’s economy and business climate.

How is Colorado Strengthening Its Talent Pipeline?

This week on Colorado Chamber Office Hours, we are discussing how a streamlined workforce development system would help employers form partnerships to develop talent across the state.  Host Ed Sealover sits down with Bobbie Wolfe, senior consultant for sector partnerships and industry at the Colorado Workforce Development Office, who provides an overview of the work already underway and how the state plans to continue expanding workforce development initiatives. We then speak with Traci Marques, executive director and CEO of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, who offers a regional perspective on the unique workforce needs of El Paso and Teller counties.  Access more resource on Colorado’s workforce development initiatives here: https://cwdc.colorado.gov/ [https://cwdc.colorado.gov/]  Tune in for a conversation on education, workforce and how employers can help strengthen Colorado’s workforce.