Idaho Cutthroat Business

Boise Metro Chamber

Conversations with Idaho's business leaders and policy makers. Produced by the Boise Metro Chamber. Music provided by Boise's own, Right Shoes.

  1. 07/18/2022

    26. Todd Christensen

    Idaho Cutthroat Business is joined by Todd Christensen, Chief Marketing Officer for CapEd FCU. We hear about his background and professional journey to his current role with CapEd. Todd talks about the credit union's founding during the Great Depression to provide loans to educators. Wonderfully, CapEd has taken on an educator role by developing a financial app to help kids learn financial literacy. Finally, Todd tells us about his favorite local small business.

    33 min

  2. 07/11/2022

    25. Nick Schlekeway

    Idaho Cutthroat Business welcomes Nick Schlekeway, founder and CEO of Amherst Madison, to visit about growing up in Eagle, Idaho. Nick also shares the lessons he learned from sports, his time with the Boise State Broncos Football Program, fighting fire, and starting in real estate. We also visit about his favorite local small business.

    28 min

  3. 06/27/2022

    24. Representative John Vander Woude

    Cutthroat Business is joined by Rep. John Vander Woude. We visit about his background (2:25) and some examples of when testimony changed where he was on a vote (6:22). He also talks about the pros of a citizen legislature (10:49) and the challenges of starting your freshman year in that body (13:07). Finally we ask Rep. Vander Woude about his advice for entrepreneurs (15:07) and his favorite local small business (17:38).

    22 min

  4. 06/20/2022

    23. Françoise Cleveland

    Cutthroat Business is joined by, Françoise Cleveland, Government Relations Public Policy Advisor for the AARP. We visited about her background (6:03), including running a small business with your spouse (10:21). Françoise lets us know what the AARP is doing to help older Idahoans (13:31) including: unpaid family caregivers, retirement security, and consumer advocacy. Finally, we visit about her favorite local small business (30:30).

    35 min

  5. 06/13/2022

    22. Jessica Flynn

    Cutthroat Business is joined by Jessica Flynn.

    43 min

  6. 06/06/2022

    21. Mike Peña

    Cutthroat Business is joined by Mike Peña, Partner at Colliers. We learn about Mike's background (5:00) and the future of growth in the Treasure Valley (10:55). He also educates listeners about the pandemic's impact on growth (12:48). We also asked about multi-family housing as a hot product, as well as industrial growth (15:38). Finally, we asked Mike about his favorite small businesses (23:57).

    50 min

  7. 05/30/2022

    20. Phil McGrane

    Cutthroat Business is joined by Phil McGrane, Ada County Clerk and Republican candidate for Idaho's Secretary of State. We ask Phil about his background (3:20) and his impression of the primary election in general (16:23), as well as his own race (20:30). Phil tells us about his vision for the office of the Secretary of State (27:45), and gives advice for anyone considering running for office in the future (38:38). Lastly, we ask him about his favorite local small business (41:07).

    47 min

  8. 05/23/2022

    19. Millie Hilgert

    Cutthroat Business is joined by Millie Hilgert, owner of Re-Pop! Gifts. Millie tells us about her background and how she started her own store (3:05). We asked Millie what drives her about her business (7:48), and how pop culture inspires her art. She shares some of her favorite films (13:35), as well as advice for other entrepreneurs (17:06). We discuss why moving downtown was a great move for her business (18:57), and finally, she shares some of her favorite local small businesses.

    28 min
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Conversations with Idaho's business leaders and policy makers. Produced by the Boise Metro Chamber. Music provided by Boise's own, Right Shoes.

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