Market Meets Podcast

Market Meets: Isabel McDevitt with Boulder Bridge House

May 12th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 18 secs

boulder bridge house, bridge house, charity, colorado, community, david devine, heidi schamber, home insecure, homeless community, homeless shelters, homelessness, isabel mcdevitt, market meets, non-profit, opportunity, rachel rohrig, shelters, work force

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with one of Boulder’s Philanthropic warriors, Isabel McDevitt. Isabel currently is the CEO for Bridge House, which is a non-profit that supports the homeless population of Boulder and Beyond. She is impactful and passionate about creating new and unique opportunities in the workforce for this population. Get ready to get goosebumps for the incredible work BridgeHouse and Isabel are doing for our community.

Market Meets: David Janowiec with The Recess Factory

April 21st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 30 secs

boulder, colorado, david janowiec, erie, event planning, events, heidi schamber, hockey, market meets, mud run, obstacle course, planning events, podcast, pond hockey, rachel rohig, the recess factory

Our goal at The Recess Factory is to provide effective, unique, and impactful solutions designed to boost your event, be it small or a large organization.
Our team designs a solution tailored specifically to the needs of your situation in order to ensure you achieve your dreams of success. We all have dreams, eh?
Give us a shout, we'd love to hear about them.

Market Meets: Kathy Pear with Pear Project Services

March 31st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 29 secs

business, business life, furniture, heidi schamber, kathy pear, market meets, market meets podcast, office, office culture, office furniture, office life, office recycle, pear project services, podcast, rachel rohrig, recycle

Pear Project Services (PPS) helps businesses solve office furniture problems. The PPS team, led by Kathey Pear, brings creativity to the complex and often messy commercial move process. We are passionate about keeping reusable office furniture from being dumped into a landfill simply because there are no good alternatives.

PPS does not have “not-for-profit” status. We call ourselves an NJFP, “Not Just for Profit”, organization. The revenue stream that we generate from facilities decommissioning and product resale must cover the cost of our labor, vehicles, warehouse facility rental, and other expenses. While our primary goal is to help businesses solve logistics problems and keep furniture in circulation, without a revenue stream we would not be able to keep our doors open or provide our clients with a way to “Save the Furniture”.

We take no-longer-needed or excess furniture from larger companies and re-home as much as possible with not-for-profit groups, start-ups, and smaller companies that need good used furniture. Every project presents a unique combination of reusable products for us to donate, resell, recycle, and repurpose.

Creativity and the sincere desire to “Save The Furniture” is our secret sauce.

We are proud to report that only a small percentage of the furniture we handle ever ends up in a landfill.

Market Meets: Dan Garfinkel with Finkel and Garf

March 17th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 52 secs

beer, beer business, boulder, colorado, craft beer, dan garfinkel, heidi schamber, market meets, rachel rohrig, tap room

Finkel & Garf Brewing Company is a collaboration between Eric and Dan Garfinkel, a father (Finkel) and son (Garf). We share a love of well crafted beer and an appreciation for the life experiences we have enjoyed with a beer in hand.

Our reason for being is simple:

To make outstanding craft beer
To facilitate great moments among family and friends.
Our Brewery is centered around a 15 barrel brew house designed to produce beer for our Tap Room and for restaurants and stores along Colorado’s Front Range.

We are often asked why we chose to put toys in the Finkel & Garf crest rather than images of hops and barley. The answer is because we are all still kids at heart. Toys are fun and they remind us not to take ourselves too seriously.

Market Meets: Simon Berger with The Rooster Magazine

March 3rd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  23 mins 12 secs

apps, articles, boulder, colorado, comic, denver, digital print, happy hour, humor, magazine, market meets, marketing, print, publications, rooster, simon berger, the rooster, writing

Market Meets: Kelsey Hill & Skyler Sun with Hi Noon Design Studio

February 18th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  20 mins 34 secs

artistic, boulder, colorado, denver, design, graphic design, graphics, heidi schamberg, kelsey hill, market, market meets, matchbox conference, new business, rachel rohrig, real estate, skyler sun

Hi Noon is a design studio co-dependently owned and operated by Kelsey Hill and Skyler Sun in beautiful Boulder, CO. We design websites, brands, packaging, and everything else in between.

Market Meets: Peri Shaplow with Mandara CBD

February 4th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 14 secs

boulder, business owner, cbd, chief marketing officer, cmo, colorado, entrepreneur, hemp, mandara, mandara cbd, marijuana, marketing, medical, peri shaplow

Peri started her career as a brand strategist in NYC where she worked at advertising agencies big and small. From Lucky Charms to Meow Mix, Red Lobster, TGI Fridays and Febreze, Peri has worked with some of the biggest and most loved brands in America. She’s held the position as Strategy Director at Grey in NYC and Barkley here in Boulder. Her ability to understand the hearts and minds of consumers has led to strategies that have created tremendous brand growth and helped the brands she’s guided get into cultural conversation. Peri is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Mandara, a premium line of CBD products paired with a one-of-a-kind wellness coach program. “I love to grow things because at my core I’m a nurturer. It’s part of why I find the brand work I do to be so gratifying.” Peri also serves on the board of Mother House, a residence for at-risk pregnant women here in Boulder, and is the local lead organizer for Cycle For Survival, the nation’s largest indoor cycling fundraiser supporting rare cancers in partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Market Meets: Jesse Day with Niche Workingspaces

January 21st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 54 secs

boulder, colorado, entrepreneur, jesse day, niche workspace, real estate, shared workspace, working, workspace

Everyone knows the word co-working, and what typically comes to mind are large market share companies like WeWork or Regus or maybe even Industrious. Today we are interviewing Jesse Day, the Boulder Native that launched Niche Workspaces in Boulder. Talk about that local, ya’ll!
He is a Boulder born entrepreneur with a background in tech and e-commerce. In 2015 he made the big decision to transition into real estate and launched the local community based Niche Workspaces at 944 Pearl Street.

Market Meets: Jamie Nelson with Ember Beauty & Barbering

January 7th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  21 mins 33 secs

airstream, barbering, boulder, colorado, ember beauty, events, hair, hair saloon, make-up, saloon, styling, weddings

Women everywhere are still trying to figure out “how to have it all.” I’m no different. Here was my dilemma: How could I feed my desire to own my own business, maintain a work/life balance, be a present and available mother and wife and continue to work on my passion as a hairdresser?

I’ve always been a girl who knows what she wants and goes for it. It’s almost to a fault because I don’t stop to think before I jump. Graduating from beauty school, I knew I wanted to work at a salon on Pearl Street. That is where I envisioned myself and a few short years later, that is where I ended up. I was blessed to work for three of the most amazing mentors around. They were all stylists, they were all women and they were all just who I wanted to be in the industry. The salon culture was based around leadership and life-happiness. Instead of having product reps come into the salon to teach us how to sell more product, they had leadership coaches come in to teach us how to be happier. This created a better work environment – and what I noticed – higher sales and a more team-based environment (which you don’t always see in salons). I quickly saw what was happening and I jumped all over it. I invested my own time and money to work individually with the leadership coach. At the time, I thought I was simply preparing myself to be a manager one day. Little did I know, this self-development would put me on the path that led me to do other great things in my life.

Being a stylist in commission-based salons led me to want to do something different. I had maxed out at my dream salon, and I had added being an educator for an international production company to my plate. Yet I still found myself getting bored. I needed the next step. It was time to open my own salon. The first rule in business is to be able to give people what they want. You have to fix a problem for them. I wanted to fix the problem for hairdressers. Hairdressers are constantly leaving salons and starting over. Why? They get bored, there is no more potential to grow, they decide hairdressing is not a career or they lose their passion for hairdressing because they burn out. I wanted to do something different. So, I asked myself, what could be done that hasn’t been done before and give experienced hairdressers a chance to feel enlightened again? Instead of an answer, I got a question: “What do I like best about hairdressing?” The answer is: “People”: The connection I feel with others. The power of touching their hair and becoming a part of each other’s lives. The ability to mentor other stylists and help them see things in themselves that they are afraid to see. But let’s not forget the one thing that also keeps people going: the money. This led to other questions: How can I use my skills as a hairdresser to connect with my clients on a deeper level? How can I use my leadership to mentor other like-minded stylists? How can I make hairdressing a career, instead of a job, for so many who have a passion for it? So, I created a mobile hair salon to bring something different to the beauty industry and as a way to train and mentor other stylists and honor their creativity.

Market Meets: Dan Mackin with Red Hawk Properties

December 17th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 4 secs

boulder, colorado, community, dan mackin, entrepreneur, investment, millennial real estate investment, real estate, red hawk properties, sales

While not technically a Colorado native, Dan prides himself on knowing more than most when it comes to the beautiful state. He has lived in the state for over 20 years and doesn't plan on leaving any time soon. One of his specialties is educating. He believes that every client should make an educated purchase, so he ensures that you understand each step that you take in your real estate transaction. If you have any questions then get in touch with him. He'll make you feel welcome from the start.

Market Meets: Martyn Church with Eco Snow Removal

December 3rd, 2019  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 8 secs

eco, eco snow removal, lawn care, martyn church, mindfulness, planet, singing bowls, snow removal

Martyn is the owner of Eco Snow Removal, located in Boulder, Colorado. His unique life story adds an enriching dynamic to the world of business and life in general. Once given only a short time to live, Martyn prevailed to become a world traveler, outdoorsman and extreme sportsman. His passion for life, people and relationships is at the core of everything he does.

As a consultant, Martyn has directed programs for companies such as Merck, Tommy Hilfiger and Glaxo Smith Kline. In addition, he served as the principal contact to the investment management company, Vanguard, coaching their leaders and facilitating staff trainings on a regular basis.

As a leader, Martyn has held key positions spanning multiple fields including retail corporations, residential summer camps, educational institutions and not-for-profits. Groups of all sizes, from a small Board of Directors to a staff of over 200 young adults, have had the benefit of his dynamic, effective leadership style.

Now a successful business owner and entrepreneur, he applies his rich background and knowledge in his own business practices. His vibrant personality and charisma appeal to the masses and his story has captivated many audiences.

Market Meets - Whitney Elkins-Hutten with Good Egg Investments

November 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 20 secs

boss, boss babe, entrepreneur, investments, real estate flips, real estate investments, syndication

Whitney has created and been a part of many businesses. She is inspiring with her many successes and less than successes.

Market Meets - Ryan McCue with Tiny Home Connection

November 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  27 mins 12 secs

boulder, business minimalism, colorado, commercialrealestate, community, market, marketmeets, sustainability, tinyhome, tinyhomeconnection, wearemarket

Ryan McCue is a visionary and passionate entrepreneur inspiring people to become a part of the minimal lifestyle by building, buying and living in tiny homes.

Market Meets - Paul Dreyer with Avid4 Adventure

November 11th, 2019  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 19 secs

active lifestyle, adventure, avid4 adventure, kids summer camps, outside, paul dreyer, summer camps

Market Meets Paul Dreyer the Chief Empowerment Officer of Avid4 Adventure!