PROCO360 | Best Podcast for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

Dave Tabor, PROCO360
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PROCO360 | Best Podcast for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

Live | Work | Love Colorado (TM). The notable entrepreneurs featured live with a SPIRIT immersed in Colorado. They work passionate, long hours, so these are not stories about “work-life balance." Colorado entrepreneurs know that some days you just get the view from your office, other days its a bike ride and beer with a client... in PROCO360 guests share their lessons, mistakes, and fascinating stories other can learn from. “LIVE – WORK – LOVE COLORADO” (TM).

  1. The Business of Doubling DEN Airport

    NOV 7

    The Business of Doubling DEN Airport

    Denver International Airport served 78 million customers last year. Aside from what I know about the logistics of getting to and through DIA, I was curious about how the “business” runs. I learned DIA is actually an enterprise with its own financials (which I’d assumed) and with complex pricing and operating relationships with the FAA and TSA, with elected officials in Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C., and with airlines, concessionaires, maintenance vendors, contractors – and travelers. This fascinating conversation ran long because there was so much to explore, and Phil let me keep doing that. Curious about the top two revenue streams? One surprised me. And yes, I asked Phil about “Bluecifer!”

    51 min
  2. How to Vote for Colorado

    OCT 24

    How to Vote for Colorado

    This was a scary episode for me write and record – and even scarier to release. Our world is SO divided that people might choose not like one another (or me) because of our political views. I’m not sharing my thoughts on who to vote for in this 10-minute episode – I’m sharing how I think about voting in the context of what I think makes sense to foster a Colorado business climate that is good for entrepreneurial growth. Thanks in advance for considering this episode with that in mind. And for listeners outside of Colorado, I think you’ll still find this interesting in the context of your state.

    11 min
  3. From Dishwasher to Restaurateur, and Casa Bonita Executive Chef

    OCT 10

    From Dishwasher to Restaurateur, and Casa Bonita Executive Chef

    Probably like you, I’ve watched the phoenix-like rebirth of the famous Casa Bonita restaurant by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.  Of course, we were all glad to hear that their plan was for the food to be great!  Their plan was to ask Dana Rodriguez, well-established chef and restaurateur, to be their executive chef.  That’s how I came to find Dana.    Dana’s restaurants you may know include Super Mega Bien, Work & Class, and her newest, Carne.  We talk about how Dana worked her way up as a Mexican immigrant who knew almost no English to a collaborator in new restaurants, to a successful (not always) owner.  And yes, we talk about Casa Bonita too. What a blast!

    34 min
  4. How E-Commerce Fulfillment Works

    SEP 26

    How E-Commerce Fulfillment Works

    I’ve always wondered about how a massive and fast-paced e-commerce fulfillment center works. Friends at Amazon have invited me to see theirs, and I look forward to that. Independent fulfillment companies also exist, and Colorado-based QuickBox is shipping TENS OF THOUSANDS of products each month from their facility in Aurora. Their customers include fast growing startups shipping direct – and fulfilling through Amazon.  Weird sounding I know, but you’ll learn about it in this episode.     Being a sales guy and entrepreneur, I wanted to see how a “get it out today” operation is organized and operated, knowing 100% that I could never do it.  Irene Scharmack gave me a tour, then we recorded this episode in her offices while everything I saw was still fresh.  The hardest part of the business may be that QuickBox handles RETURNS including products with “sell by” dates – how they manage all that... it’s impressive and fascinating!

    38 min
  5. Teacher from Lab to Fixing the Climate

    SEP 5

    Teacher from Lab to Fixing the Climate

    Colorado is increasingly becoming a hub for innovations that attack climate change. Laura Lammers, a geochemist and UC Berkeley teacher, had an idea for permanently sequestering CO2 in materials like concrete, and figured out the chemistry and processes to make that happen. Travertine was launched with $8.5 million in funding including from international powerhouse cement maker Holcim. This is a great story of a (now) Colorado innovator who when successful, has the potential to massively change our climate trajectory while creating jobs for US citizens.

    39 min
  6. Love of Friends and BBQ

    AUG 22

    Love of Friends and BBQ

    Friends and relationships was the recurring theme in my conversation with Jeff Kennedy about how 3 friends started Moe’s Original Bar B Que, and how they still strive to run it today. You’ll love Jeff’s story about getting the business going, including how they rented a hay truck, turned it into a kitchen, and SOLD OUT of product each of their first 100 days!

    36 min
  7. $17M in Sales Before Any Employees

    AUG 8

    $17M in Sales Before Any Employees

    I was so excited for episode #175 – the first ProCO360 episode featuring a product from the hair care and skin care industry. I had pent up demand for this interview with questions like: Does efficacy or marketing drive sales? If beauty products work, why do so many consumers have a closet full of partially used containers? Leah Garcia is FULL of enthusiasm for her science-based elastin formulations on which she based Nulastin products. Great stories about product development, including that the FDA doesn’t consider naiveté an attractive entrepreneurial quality! I was introduced to Leah by David Pritchard and my friends at Denver Angels!

    37 min
  8. Better Golf Swing, Better Attitude!

    AUG 6

    Better Golf Swing, Better Attitude!

    GOLFTEC has been around for almost 30 years, and I’ve known it is a Colorado company. Lately, I began to have a sense that GOLFTEC has a new energy, a new momentum, so I reached out to Joe Assell, founder and CEO. Wow, since I took GOLFTEC lessons several years ago, GOLFTEC has achieved notable milestones! 1) They’ve updated technology, so a camera alone (no more wiring up students) provides feedback. 2) GOLFTEC purchased SkyTrak which puts the company on a trajectory to provide instruction and golf simulators to at-home users, and most recently, 3) GOLFTEC did a deal with CBS and is providing branded OptiMotion swing analysis during live broadcasts. This company, with over 250 training centers and many more to come, has an amazing trajectory and intriguing future!

    36 min
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Live | Work | Love Colorado (TM). The notable entrepreneurs featured live with a SPIRIT immersed in Colorado. They work passionate, long hours, so these are not stories about “work-life balance." Colorado entrepreneurs know that some days you just get the view from your office, other days its a bike ride and beer with a client... in PROCO360 guests share their lessons, mistakes, and fascinating stories other can learn from. “LIVE – WORK – LOVE COLORADO” (TM).

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