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NCWIT Hero + American Museum of Natural History....

Founding Director of BridgeUp; STEM, a New Educational Initiative
1659_ 1/20/15 - Lucy Sanders, CEO for the National Center for Women and Information Technology or NCWIT along with Larry Nelson, Director of w3w3® Media Network are interviewing Christina Wallace, the Founding Director of BridgeUp: STEM, a new educational initiative at the American Museum of Natural History focused on introducing girls and minorities to computer science. It is funded by a generous $7.5M
5-year grant from the Helen Gurley Brown Trust. Previously Christina was a Vice President at Startup Institute, the Founder and CEO of venture-backed fashion company Quincy Apparel, a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, and an arts manager at the Metropolitan Opera. She holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and theater studies from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Originally from Lansing, Michigan, Christina is a mentor with Coolhouse Labs, a startup accelerator based in Northern Michigan, and is pleased to sit on the Alumni Board of Interlochen Center for the Arts. She is also a mentor with the Fashion Tech Lab in New York City.
RELATED LINKS: Christina Wallace Website || NCWIT Home || NCWIT Blog || Heroes Channel || Podcast Directory || KEYWORDS: Christina Wallace, Founding Director of BridgeUp: STEM, Lucy Sanders, National Center for Women in Technology, NCWIT, Entrepreneurs, Coolhouse Labs, Alumni Board of Interlochen Center for the Arts, Fashion Tech Lab Ni , bytes=14294102
LISTEN TO: Christina Wallace
Founding Director, BridgeUp STEM [Part 1 of 2]

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8th Annual Business Social Enterprise Event

Entrepreneurship from Belfast to Belize
1644_ 12/8/14 - The country and company Susan Morrice is most well known in is Belize. She is the founder and chair of Belize Natural Energy. But also, here in Denver, as the original investor with founder Josh Stewart of XJet, the private jet company. Larry Nelson, w3w3.com, asked Susan what was next for her, she replied, "What I really want to do is to teach people the key educational steps, it's not a secret, behind everyone being as successful as they want to be. To follow their own dreams. The first key is to know yourself! Really get to know how you work. Not the clutter of baggage, not the expectations, but get to know yourself so you can self express in the area that makes you thrive, successful at the business of living." Susan credits Educo, a program she attended 12 years ago, for providing the keys to her success. Today she says, "I don't need more jets, I have enough oil. Now I want to help others to attain their success."
RELATED LINKS: International Natural Energy, LLC || BELIZE Natural Energy || Educo || ACG Denver || XJET || M&A Channel || CIMCO Private Wealth || Community Reach || RBC Wealth Management || Photo Album, Storyboard || KEYWORDS: Susan Morrice, ACG, Business Social Enterprise, Belize Natural Energy, Belfast, CIMCO Private Wealth, Community Reach, Educo, XJet, RBC Wealth Management, > bytes=4714060
LISTEN TO: Susan Morrice, Founder & Chair, Belize Natural Energy

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Entrepreneurship - Belfast to Belize - Susan Morrice

ACG & CIMCO Cares - 8th Business Social Enterprise Event

Heroes come and heroes go. But while they're here, wow!

A Story that continues to inspire and impress...
1614_ 9/29/14 - It is always such a pleasant surprise to find and learn about the true heroes living amongst us. So often they are quietly leading their lives with never a word of what they've accomplished and often continuing to give us more. We think it's part of the fabric of what makes them the heroes they are. The Community Reach Channel, sponsored by CIMCO (Capital Investment Management Company) and our friend Chris Pelley, proudly introduce us to Bud Ahearn. Bud spent thirty-four years in the United States Air Force where he retired as a Two-Star General, building and managing Air Force bases around the world, and then 20 years with CH2M Hill and over 10 years with Engineers Without Borders. Chris said, "Bud has been a role model and a guiding light in the field of social enterprise, where business people and corporations can find alignment and purpose." After graduating from engineering school in 1958, Bud joined the Air Force, stationed at Camp Cook Air Force Base, now known as Vandenberg Air Force Base. Bud said when he arrived it was a couple of posts and a rusty chain. It was chosen to be a space base where their mission in life was to seize and maintain control of space. This first assignment was awesome and filled with heroic aspiration, "...and our nation fulfilled that." This was the beginning of Bud Ahearn's career. As awe inspiring as that is, his story continues - a story that touches the world and continues to inspire and impress. Learn more about our local hero, General Joseph A 'Bud' Ahearn.
RELATED LINKS: Community Reach Channel || CH2M HILL || CIMCO || Engineers Without Borders Denver || Engineers Without Borders USA || KEYWORDS: Bud Ahearn, Chris Pelley, CH2M Hill, CIMCO, Capital Investment Management Company, Two-Star General, Air Force, Community Reach, Hero - , bytes=10920754
LISTEN TO: Chris Pelley & General Joseph 'Bud' Ahearn

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Who would have guessed...

They are the best employees for this important and difficult work
1596_ 8/25/14 - Who would have guessed that employees with autism would have a near perfect safety record or that they would be the best employees for this important and difficult work. Bill Morris made a discovery about six years ago and it's a win/win for everyone! Bill says, "Blue Star Recyclers is expanding our mission of creating local jobs for people with autism and other disabilities by opening a new facility in Denver, CO this October. Like our operations in Colorado Springs, we will provide certified electronics and bulb recycling, and hard drive shredding services for businesses and residents in the Denver area. Blue Star Recyclers will be sharing space with two outstanding organizations…Listen for more details…
RELATED LINKS: BlueStar Recyclers || Alpine Waste & Recycling || Autism Society of Colorado || CIMCO Private Wealth || Community REACH || FEI Event || Slideshow || KEYWORDS: Bill Morris, BlueStar Recyclers, Autism Society of Colorado, CIMCO Private Wealth, Community REACH, FEI Colorado, bytes=4482092
LISTEN TO: Bill Morris, CEO, BlueStar Recyclers

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Celebrity status in the realm of...

What do Leonard Nimoy, Krista Marks, Vinton Cerf, have in common
1600_ 8/11/14 - [archives/2010-09-27] ...Celebrity status in the realm of science and technology; business, commerce and community, creators, educators, visionaries, philanthropists, leaders, adventurous, courageous people! You will find them and many more stand-out-leaders from actor, astronaut, genius to outspoken critic. Visit the w3w3 Podcast Directory for a comprehensive collection of our most important business leaders over the past eleven years. You won't find all these celebrity interviews any place else. Ask Google: Mike Fries, Lucy Sanders, Ted Turner, Dan Caruso, Larissa Herda, Steve Bigari, Jim Crowe, Denise Brown, Ping Fu, Mark Endry, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Heidi Roizen, Seth Levine, Jon Nordmark, Nancy Phillips, Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, Donna Auguste, Sam Addoms, Helen Greiner, Roy Dimoff, Greg Maffei, Vinton Cerf, Guy Kawasaki, Jay Walker, Sam Pitroda, Rick Patch, Terry Gold, Michael Powell, Richard Truly, J.B. Holston, Holli Baumunk and 1000s of more interviews can be heard 24/7 at w3w3.com. We have been doing this since January 1999. Check it out...our Podcast Directory makes it easy...
RELATED LINKS: About w3w3.com || w3w3.com Sponsors || w3w3.com Blog || Podcast Directory || KEYWORDS: w3w3® Talk Radio, Leonard Nimoy, Krista Marks, Vinton Cerf, Mike Fries, Lucy Sanders, Ted Turner, Dan Caruso, Larissa Herda, Steve Bigari, Jim Crowe, Denise Brown, Ping Fu, Mark Endry, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Heidi Roizen, Seth Levine, Jon Nordmark, Nancy Phillips, Stephanie Smeltzer McCoy, Donna Auguste, Sam Addoms, Helen Greiner, Roy Dimoff, Greg Maffei, Vinton Cerf, Guy Kawasaki, Jay Walker, Sam Pitroda, Rick Patch, Terry Gold, Michael Powell, Richard Truly, J.B. Holston, Holli Baumunk

Women working to empower women

Social entrepreneurship to empower destitute women
1535_ 5/01/14 - It was 2012... Social entrepreneur Connie Duckworth founded ARZU, (which means “hope” in Dari), in 2004, to empower destitute women weavers in rural Afghanistan. Connie serves pro bono as Chairman and CEO. Starting with 30 weavers, ARZU has transformed into a learning laboratory for holistic grassroots economic development —today employing some 700 women, providing access to education and basic healthcare, seeding multiple micro-business start-ups, building community centers, pre-schools and parks, and creating award-winning fair-labor rugs—all in a country ranked as “the world’s worst place to be a woman.” Ms. Duckworth retired in 2001 as a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, the first woman to be named a sales and trading partner in the firm’s history. She tells us she really wanted to re balance how she spent her time. So she envisioned 1/3 business activities, 1/3 philanthropic activities and 1/3 family oriented activities. ARZU became the focus of her philanthropy.
RELATED LINKS: ARZU Studio Hope || Community Reach Channel || CH2M HILL || CIMCO Private Wealth || Community Reach || ACG DEnver/CIMCO Social Enterprise Event 2012 || KEYWORDS: Bud Ahearn, Chris Pelley, Connie Duckworth, ARZU, Studio Hope, Social Entrepreneurship, Afghanistan, Women, Philanthropy, CIMCO, Capital Investment Management Company,
LISTEN TO: Connie Duckworth, Founder ARZU

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Women and IT...

The Trend is Changing for Start-up Entrepreneurs
1535_ 4/30/14 - It was 2007... Statistics show that better than 50% of new entrepreneurs are female. Many business people are surprised to hear that there is a growing number (contrary to popular belief) of women getting into and making a very productive and rewarding career in Information Technology (IT). As a result, many women of varying ages and interests are taking the entrepreneurial plunge. In walks Lucy Sanders, CEO and Founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), headquartered at CU Boulder. Lucy is a Bell Fellow and points out (proves) there are many female entrepreneur success stories or as she and her team states it, they are “NCWIT Heroes”. If you have any interest in this burgeoning growth phase of Women and IT, check out the first in this series of amazing true-life stories. CU-Boulder Women-In-Technology Advocate Inducted Into Hall Of Fame , who directs the National Center for Women and Information Technology on the CU-Boulder campus, has been inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, considered one of the most prestigious recognitions for women working in technology and science.
RELATED LINKS: NCWIT Home || NCWIT Heroes || NCWIT Blog || CO Coalition for Gender and IT || NCWIT w3w3 Channel 2007 || KEYWORDS: NCWIT, Lucy Sanders, Women in IT, National Center for Women & Information Technology NCWIT Heroes > Channels: NCWIT Bytes: 6525913
LISTEN TO: Lucinda Sanders, CEO and Founder, NCWIT

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Discipline is key...

He's ejected more players than any other NFL Referee
1512_ 3/11/14 - Monthly, ACG Denver hosts events with winning people in a variety of industries. Larry is interviewing Mike Carey, an inventor who owns or shares eight ski apparel patents, is the co-owner of Seirus Innovation, a private manufacturer of ski and snowboarding gloves, face protection and other cold-weather accessories. In addition, Mike has been a college and professional football game official for over 29 years, the past 19 of which, as an NFL referee. Mike is known for his crisp, distinctive signals, clear, well-described stadium communications and swift disciplinary actions; he has ejected the most players of all the active referees in the NFL. Mike shared lessons he learned from running a very successful company, being a senior NFL referee and working with elite teams and athletes. He talked about how 'he slows down to go fast' on the field and in business; how he continuously "hones his craft" both at Seirus and on the field; and how he has created and maintained elite teams on the field and at work. Additional accolades include: Inductee: Boy & Girls Clubs National Hall of Fame - 2008; Honorary Doctorate Degree, University of Santa Clara, Inductee: San Diego Officiating Hall of Fame, 2008. During the discussion, Mike was interviewed by Holly G. Green, CEO of The Human Factor ...Listen for more ideas...
RELATED LINKS: ACG Denver || Seirus Innovation || ACG Channel. || Economy Builders. || KEYWORDS: Mike Carey, Seirus Innovation, NFL, ACG Denver, Holly Green, The Human Factor, Entrepreneur, Ski, Snowboarding Gloves, Face Protection, Cold-Weather Accessories, bytes3035118
LISTEN TO: Mike Carey, Co-Owner, Seirus Innovation & NFL Referee

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Colorado - the leanest adults... The reality is

Over half of Colorado's population, 58% is overweight or obese
 1492_ 1/29/14 - Rotary Clubs official motto "Service Above Self" is a breath of fresh air in the healthcare mix. We are speaking with John Hughes, President of the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast, here at the 7th Annual State of the State Reception hosted at the Governor's Residence. Joining us is Gabriel Guillaume, Interim President/CEO of LiveWell Colorado a relatively new organization, formed in 2009. Live Well Colorado is working to create opportunities for healthy eating and active living in the state of Colorado as a means to reducing and preventing obesity. We all know obesity is a big issue across the country and while many think it's not as much of an issue here in Colorado - the leanest adults... The reality is over half of our population (58%) is overweight or obese, and that we are in the top states to have a very fast growing rate of child obesity. So while we have the leanest adults in the country, that's not true of our youth. So we have a good idea of where we are heading if we don't address this problem now and a systemic manner. "By that", Gabriel said, "It's not just about programs. It's about effective partnerships that can move potential policy forward, that can change, improve the environments around us so that healthy eating and active living behaviors aren't just the option for some, but the default opportunity for everyone in our state." Hughes pointed out that they have a unique opportunity in this event by bringing together the governmental representatives, state legislators, Governor Hickenlooper, the attorney general and the treasury secretary for Colorado, who have the legislative and administrative responsibilities when it comes to healthcare. Part 1 of 2...listen for more....
RELATED LINKS: Rotary District 5450 || Rotary Club of Denver Southeast || Health One Cares || LiveWell Colorado || KEYWORDS: John Hughes, Gabriel Guillaume, Rotary Club, LiveWell, Colorado, Overweight, Obese, Effective Partnerships, Service Above Self, State of the State Reception, bytes=5081028
LISTEN TO: John Hughes & Gabriel Guillaume

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