Jamie Hamilton started his insurance career in 1982, earning designations of AAI, ARM and CPCU. He has also served as President of the Independent Agents of Western Colorado, on the Board of Directors of the Independent Agents of Colorado and received their Young Agent of the Year award in 1988. Jamie’s agency is 120 years old with revenues of over $6,000,000. Jamie is active in many community ventures, including his role as Chairman of the NJCAA JUCO World Series. Jamie enjoys spending time with his wife Debbie of 36 years. They both enjoy frequent trips to Denver to visit daughter Sarah and ..read more

Jeff Kuhr is the Director of Public Health for Mesa County. He is an active participant in statewide policy and program development, serving on the Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Commission and Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds Advisory Committee. In Grand Junction, he serves on the boards of directors for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. Jeff has a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Nebraska. He has been a local public health director for 18 years. **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Spoti ..read more

Doug Simons represents the third-generation of Enstrom’s Colorado-based, family-owned business. Having worked part time at Enstrom’s while attending Mesa College in the mid 70’s, Simons first exposure to the industry was mucking-out butter fat that had been tracked into the freezers. He later married Jamee Enstrom and joined the business full time in 1979. Doug spent his formative years in the confectionery industry learning the art of candy making under the watchful tutelage of his father-in-law, Emil Enstrom and company founder, Chet Enstrom.  He then worked his way through every aspect ..read more

Susan's family settled in Avon in the early 1880's.  They farmed and ranched there until development of the ski areas put an end to ranching there in the 1980's.  Her and her family moved their ranching operation to Burns (still in Eagle County) in 1982 and they are still raising cattle there. She continues to work and live on the ranch with her mother to this day. **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Spotify About Heidi As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to ..read more

An Irish girl living in Colorado, Kate moved for work and stayed for love. Two options were presented to her - Hong Kong or Colorado. She chose Colorado and made one of the best decisions of my life. She traveled a lot for work managing global strategic planning processes across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. Travel and seeing new cultures is one of her greatest passions. Kate and her husband were lucky enough to fulfill a lifelong dream and got to travel the world together for a year.  She comes from a line of entrepreneurs and started her own business in 2018 called "The Strategy Architec ..read more

Gayle and Bob have been married for 37 years. They have 4 grown sons and 7 grandchildren. Bob graduated from the University of Colorado, BA, and the University of Southern California, MD. He has been in private pediatric practice for 30 years and is the coauthor of the "On Becoming BabyWise" series (A series of 9 books on parenting infants through adolescents).  Gayle has been a school teacher, stay at home mother, and most recently received her Masters degree in counseling from Denver Seminary. Bob and Gayle have taught faith-based parenting classes for over 25 years. *Learn More About T ..read more

An American-born author, mathematician, and political commentator, Dr. James Lindsay has written six books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory. Dr. Lindsay is the Founder of New Discourses, an organization dedicated to shining the objective light in the subject darkness.   Dr. Lindsay is currently promoting his new book "Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody." Dr. Lindsay has been a featured guest on Fox News, Glenn Beck, Jo ..read more

Matt Burgess is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, an Affiliate Faculty in Economics, and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the University of Colorado Boulder. Matt's research focuses on three areas: (i) understanding the future of economic growth and its implications for climate change and society; (ii) understanding and reducing political polarization of environmental issues; and (iii) using mathematics to understand and predict how complex human-environment systems behave.   In addition to his research and teaching, Matt is a ..read more

Emily Rose Compagno is an American attorney, TV host, and former National Football League cheerleader who currently appears as a contributor on Fox News Channel. She is a co-host of Outnumbered. **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Spotify About Heidi As a homegrown Coloradan with a passion for keeping the spirit of our state alive and well, I started this podcast to bring the people of Colorado together to celebrate the amazing state we call home! Come along on this journey with me as I travel across our state in my vintage RV, interviewing folks who ..read more

Megan Stark, a Colorado native wandering around with a million ideas and creating community wherever there is opportunity to grow. She grew up with entrepreneurial parents and in athletics where she formed that leadership and community energy.  She attended CU where she pursued a bachelors in Psychology. After college she moved to California for 6 years for career purposes and moved back in early 2020 with her fiancé and two dogs. They eloped September 2020 and are settling back into their roots here in Denver. **Follow Heidi on Social Media! ** Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn ..read more