Author: Finola Annibella

May Meeting – Guests Welcome! Peter Hancock, Professional Employment Group of Colorado

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After 15 years in recruiting and account management roles with national staffing firms, Peter founded Professional Employment Group of Colorado in 2019. In addition to running PEG operations, Peter is passionate about his roles on numerous nonprofit and workforce development boards where he strives to make Denver a great place to work and do business. Growing up in Wyoming and Montana, Peter developed a love for skiing, biking, running, golf and other outdoor activities, which now includes chasing after his kids. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with an emphasis in Finance.

April Meeting – Wendy Wadas, Supply Chain

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April Meeting – Wendy Wadas, Supply Chain

Supply Chain Disruptions – When will it end and why can’t things get back to “normal”?

Join the conversation that has been top of everyone’s mind and every earnings call over the last 3+ years – Supply Chain! 

All businesses, services and consumers are impacted by supply chains and this discussion will cover what the current state of supply chain is and discuss key contributors that continue to plague our global supply chains. 

Wendy will bring insights from her practitioner days as well as from her current role at Gartner where she is an Executive Partner working with Executives on their key challenges and priorities.

To get the conversation started, it is good to level set on what the definition of Supply Chain is:

A supply chain is a connected system of organizations, activities, information and resources designed to source, produce and move goods from origination to a final destination—typically from a supplier to an end customer. There are 5 primary processes that make up the supply chain: Plan, Source, Make, Deliver and Return.

Sounds easy enough, right? If yes, why are things so broken and is there light at the end of the tunnel?

March Meeting – Belinda Alford, Value Builder

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Belinda has a heart for small business owners.  She’s been one herself for many years and understands the excitement, challenges and stresses that come with managing a team, working with contractors, technology challenges from creating custom SaaS, taking care of client needs and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

She’s also dealt with the dark side of business when it comes to dealing with hackers, fraud and having to make the hard decision to shut down a business.

She has experience working with those in the real estate, mortgage, trades, marketing and wellness industries.

Ultimately, Belinda knows that the pride and joy of entrepreneurship is something that is stirred within the soul … it’s more than a passion, it’s a purpose, and for some, their calling.

Belinda is a Certified Value Builder Advisor and Integrative Business Coach with Poindexter Business Systems.  Today she’s going to be sharing about the 8 Factors that Drive Company Value.

February Meeting – Back to the Workplace Panel Discussion

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The post-pandemic office looks dramatically different than it used to.  Space is different.  So the way we use the space is different.  And the office dynamics have also changed.  What do these changes mean?  What should owners be aware of?  What should worker be thinking about?  How do employers navigate it all?

These 3 members will discuss this important topic at our February breakfast meeting:

Lisa Smith, PuzzleHR

Mike Butler, Office Interiors

Tanner Mason, Benchmark Commercial

January Meeting – Charles Fred, Strategy for Growth

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Charles Fred is an American Entrepreneur and Researcher.  Best known for a body of work to positively influence the success of small businesses.  He has inspired a movement to help entrepreneurs create conditions for a sustainable growth, and through this effort, to stimulate thousands of new jobs.  

In 2014, Charles Fred and his daughter, Jamee, co-founded TrueSpace, a firm that helps entrepreneurs move from the startup phase to the middle market.  In February of 2020, TrueSpace, in partnership with the Gallup Organization, announced the release of a multi-year research effort detailing the operating conditions that must be present for a small business to consistently reach the middle market.

Over his nearly 40-year career, Charles has founded and led three companies into the middle market generating over $220 million in enterprise value.  He is a long-time resident of Colorado, an elite masters distance runner, outdoor enthusiast and cancer survivor.  He and Julie, his wife, dedicate much of their time with their family, mentoring young people and entrepreneurs, and giving back to the community. 

Presentation Overview:

Join the conversation that began at Gallup’s Great Hall in Washington D.C. and published in the New York Time, Inc. and Forbes.

The research includes data from 2,500 business owners gathered by TrueSpace and Gallup to investigate the operating conditions that foster sustainable growth among post-startup companies.

The study builds on the results of a four-year ethnographic analysis by TrueSpace, which were used to develop a conceptual framework of five operating conditions associated with sustainable business growth. Gallup and TrueSpace used the framework to develop a quantitative instrument — called the Five Conditions Assessment — on which the current results are based.

Charles Fred, CEO of TrueSpace, will present the findings of the research and the significant implications for entrepreneurs and investors.