The Partnership Podcast Vail Valley Partnership

Erik is joined by Vail Valley Partnership President and CEO (and University of Colorado Alum!) Chris Romer to talk about the player-centric coaching style of new head football coach "Neon" Deion Sanders.  Coach Prime's innovative and immersive style is taking the college football world by storm and Chris breaks down for us how that parallels our business here in the  Vail Valley and what we can apply locally.

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Erik gets a chance to sit at the feet of the master, local legend Steve Leigh, when it comes to on-air presence, local radio strategies and the future of radio (spoiler...it's not going away...hyper-local content works!)  Let Steve's rich baritone voice wash over you while both entertaining and educating on what the local radio landscape looks like...and will the robots take over?  Listen and find out!

Check out all three of the local stations in the family here:
104.7 The Mile
977.7 KZYR
102.1 The Outlaw

Vail Valley Partnership's Christy Beidel and Erik Williams discuss the Modern Youth Apprenticeship Program CareerWise as well as CareerX, the career exploration services from Eagle County School District.  Learn how your business can take advantage of our growing workforce pipelines that are putting our students into positions that are serving both them and the companies they work for.
Christy and Erik also discuss the upcoming workforce luncheon, details below:

Workforce Luncheon, September 12, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Learn how your business can access our youth workforce pipeline! We will discuss job shadowing and internships through Eagle County School District, as well as the CareerWise modern youth apprenticeships that are training our next generation of valley professionals

RSVP for the Workforce Luncheon HERE

This podcast was originally recorded in 2021, but this amazing course is offered annually. For upcoming course dates, visit www.vailvalleyworks.org. 
We at Vail Valley Partnership are really excited about these guests. We've been following the work of Dr. Jill McCrory and Dr. Steve Swafford with Leadership Outfitters. These are two nationally recognized educators and they join us for a conversation about a one-day program they will be leading called Board Service Basics. This is coming directly from our interaction with businesses asking for more community diversity on their boards, as well as the community wanting to serve.
Topic Outline:
The “Nuts & Bolts” (organizational structure, governance, tax status, financial documents, Robert’s Rules of Order, etc)Roles & expectations of a board memberQuestions to ask when you’re approached to sit on a board of directorsFinding your passion & strengths as they relate to board serviceUnderstanding communication styles, emotional intelligence and motivating factorsIndividual & organizational valuesManaging healthy conflictWorking in and with teamsElements of powerful, healthy, and successful partnershipsImplementing steps for effective collaborationLocal Eagle County case studies

VVP's Erik Williams steps just a bit out of his comfort zone to receive a wellness IV live on the podcast.  If you've always wondered what it feels like?  What are the medical benefits?  Why is taking vitamins in this manner so much more effective?  If I'm not an extreme athlete, does this make sense for me?  Well...Erik asks all of the above and more while having the process done.  Listen to learn about this incredible newer service industry that's growing both here and around the country.
Or just listen in to see if Erik can handle the whole treatment!
Learn more about Vail iV Wellness and Recovery HERE

Erik heads down the road here in Riverwalk to the Diamond Building to visit Orisek Brothers Accounting.  Joe and Chris Orisek join him to talk about the importance of professional bookkeeping services in the valley and what are some of the most often asked questions by small business?
They also discuss how Joe and Chris came to be in this place, what it's like working with family (spoiler: more perks than pitfalls!) and what their vision for the future.
Join the Partnership Podcast for this look at an emerging business in our valley.
Find more information about Orisek Brothers Accounting HERE