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The Colorado Business Roundtable engages with leaders from academia, business, community and government to improve the business climate in our state by unapologetically amplifying the voice of business. Business is a force for good in our community, and we’re here to tell the story. On our podcast, A Seat at the Table, President Debbie Brown welcomes thought leaders to discuss the pressing business issues of the day. Our belief is that when business succeeds, people succeed, our communities succeed. Take your own seat at the table and listen in on these vital conversations.
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Monday Jul 27, 2020
Running a Nonprofit Like a Business with Arc Thrift CEO Lloyd Lewis
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Lloyd Lewis is the President and CEO of Arc Thrift, where he has served in that capacity for more than 15 years. In this time, he has grown the organization from 500 employees in 2005 to more than 1,000 today, including over 300 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Additionally, Arc has funded over $100 million dollars to 15 Arc chapters across Colorado, who help individuals and their families with I/DD find jobs, housing, medical services, and services in schools. He is the proud father of a 16 year-old son, Kennedy, who has Down syndrome.
On this week's episode, Lloyd shares how he grew Arc Thrift and turned the company around. He discusses treating a nonprofit like business, how the organization is weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, what it did to give back, and more about its enterprise mission of supporting and emboldening those with intellectual disabilities.
Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Immigration and Workforce Policy featuring Megan Peiffer
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Megan Peiffer is Immigration Policy Director for Colorado Business Roundtable. Megan brings 14 years of public policy experience comprising of 8 years in government affairs in the State of Iowa developing and executing legislative strategy on behalf of various member associations, and 7 years of public affairs and strategic communications experience in a variety of states, including Colorado. A political enthusiast from an early age, Megan began her career during high school working for congressional races, a presidential campaign in college, then as intern in Washington, D.C. for the Office of Federal Government Relations for Iowa State University, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science.
On this week's episode, Megan discusses the grant that brought her to work for COBRT on issues pertaining to immigration and workforce development. She shares what the goals of the grant are, and what she's learned so far about things like job availability and how immigrants fill them (in industries like computer science, for instance), the amount of taxes paid by immigrants and much more. Her insights are compelling, and with several months left on the grant, are likely to continue and deepen.
Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
American Petroleum Institute Colorado featuring Lynn Granger
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Lynn Granger is the Executive Director of Colorado for the American Petroleum Institute, whose mission is to promote safety across the industry globally and to influence public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry. API has more than 600 members that produce, process, and distribute most of the nation’s energy. The industry supports 10.9 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization. In its first 100 years, API has developed more than 700 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.
On this week's show, Lynn shares her personal journey starting in the United States Army, continuing as she worked for the Colorado Department of Revenue and Colorado Concern, and finally saw her land at API. She discusses her exact role at API, the extraordinarily strange legislative session of 2020, and partnerships she has fostered such as with One Colorado on a "Pride in Energy" event.
Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown.