We sit down with Carolyn MacCloud, the founder of MAC5 Creative Marketing, a boutique marketing consultancy providing comprehensive marketing support for small businesses in Northern Colorado. Carolyn has a fascinating story, as her life has taken a number of interesting turns, including helping launch the largest woman-owned business in Boulder, speaking as a national advocate for women in the area …
Taking the Leap Ep. 7 – Dr. Carole Keim, MD
This week we’re talking to Dr. Carole Keim, MD, about her medical practice “Doctor at Your Door”, a pediatric medical practice that specializes in home visits for children in and around Boulder, CO. Dr. Carole has a fascinating story, covering her international medical education and experience practicing in multiple countries before setting up her practice in Boulder to help return …
Taking the Leap Ep. 6 – Louis Toenjes, MBA
This week we’re talking to Louis Toenjes, the Director of Marketing for St. Amand, an international importer and exporter of small-batch and craft spirits throughout the world. Louis comes to us not as the founder, but as the second generation of leadership within St. Amand, bringing new life to their search for family-owned breweries and distilleries, and enhancing their process …
Taking the Leap Ep. 5 – Michael Linsley
The life of a gifted opportunist. This week we’re talking to Michael Linsley, the creative artist behind Art Drenched Life, a ceramic architectural art studio with a mission of bringing more beauty into common spaces. Michael has a fascinating history as an immigrant to the United States working as a software programmer, growing a consulting business, and literally hanging up …
Taking the Leap Ep. 4 – Anna Bond, JD
“When you’re blending law, and lives, and people I don’t think you have a more complex area to exist than family law.” -Anna Bond, JD This week we talk to Anna Bond, the owner of Bond Family Law, a boutique family law firm in Boulder, CO. Anna goes through the hurdles and challenges of learning a field of law without …
Taking the Leap Ep. 3 – Michael Pharris, CPA
Interview with Michael Pharris, CPA. Today we discuss: How a tax return represents the culmination of a year of planning A career in every corner of the accounting world That Tax Planning is not a seasonal exercise but a year-long process How a skilled tax professional more than covers their cost in a combination of planning, tax reduction, and risk …
Taking the Leap Ep. 2 – Steven South
Interview with Steven South, founder and CEO of LSE Builders Group. Today we discuss: Building professional skills via experience over education Breaking into a competitive market with high barriers to entry The difficulties and process behind commercial real estate development Advice for dealing with the challenges of growing a business to several million in revenue within a short period of …
Taking the Leap Ep. 1 – Dr. Chris McGilvray
Interview with Dr. Chris McGilvray, DM. Today we discuss: Running and operating a brick and mortar business Being a research practitioner How to balance multiple boards, a full-time job, and a full-time business, on top of being a parent Observations and advice for pursuing multiple professional goals simultaneously