Ski resorts are busier than ever these days and Sunlight Mountain Resort is no exception. Are we seeing a rebirth of the family & wallet friendly ski-area? Sunlight Mountain Resorts Troy Hawks talks about the current boom traffic as well as the twists and turns the family friendly ski-area has made to get through the pandemic.

Angie Anderson has been a fixture at the chamber for over a decade. Recently named the President & CEO, Anderson offers an inside perspective on the challenges of the past year and how the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association looks forward to continuing collaboration with community leaders on a vision to make this the “ideal mountain community.”

Carolyn Tucker explains her work helping job-seekers build skills through workshops, resources and personal-assessment tools available through the Colorado Workforce Center.

Mike Mercatoris sits down with Mike Lowe to talk about the unprecedented challenges we've all faced over the past year. Lowe shares how Coventure has supported economic resiliency in helping to face individual challenges and meet the needs of our local small business community.

Dave Portman and Andrew Reed share a brief history of 1st Bank discuss the new Paycheck Protection Program and discuss how the industry has kept up with the twists and turns of the pandemic.

The Northwest Colorado Small Business Development Center exists to help small businesses grow and prosper by providing free business-consulting and education services and low-cost training. With more requests than ever before from people seeking assistance in starting or growing a business, Director Erin McCusky, speaks about the SBDC's pandemic response as a Federal, State and local organization in support of rural economic development at the community level in Northwestern Colorado.

Natalie Noakes, founder of Aspen Nannies experienced 4-years of double-digit growth servicing tourists and vacationers in the international resorts of Aspen, Steamboat and Breckenridge Colorado. Mike Mercatoris checks in to hear Natalies story and ask, Will todays uncertainties be met with increased demand and/or regulation? Are there necessary changes or pivots ahead? Listen as Noakes shares her insights on the childcare industry, COVID19, business with Aspen Nannies, and what lays ahead.

Krista Klees, Executive Vice President for Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate is one of the Roaring Fork Valley’s foremost Real Estate experts with decades of experience helping people and families become a part of the Roaring Fork Valley Community. Mike Mercatoris asks how SSF and the local Real Estate market has adapted, pivoted and changed  in the era of COVID19.

Lifelong skier Peter Arlien moved to Aspen, Colorado shortly after graduating college, became a ski patroller and raft guide, met his wife, got married, had kids and never looked back. Settled in nearby Carbondale, Peter speaks about the long-haul, his 4-year search for the perfect blend and his moments of inspiration that led to the genesis of Mountain-Flow Eco-Wax.

Aaron Badolato moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado to enjoy family life and settle down from his former life of cold-calls and hustle in the the world of risk management and financial planning. Aaron now balances family-run business “Sweet Coloradough” while maintaining a mid-cap growth mindset as an active investor, sharing rules for how to use house-money with defined risk-management strategies.