EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE TETONS
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VIRTUAL MONTHLY CHANCE MEETINGSDECEMBER 7, 2020, 5 - 6 pm MST via Zoom (login below)
Sometimes all you need is the right connection and a little inspiration. Well, what are you waiting for? Find both at our free monthly virtual networking event. You never know...
Theme: Our Path Forward, Together
In November, the Silicon Couloir board and staff held our annual strategic retreat to reflect and discuss how to best continue serving our community in the coming year. One outcome was a re-commitment to our organizational values of promoting a diverse economy with an emphasis on triple bottom line: profit, people, planet. In furtherance of our mission of service, we are also looking to you, our constituents and stakeholders, for feedback and ideas on how we can improve. Please join us for our end-of-year Chance Meeting on Monday, December 7th from 5-6 pm MST to hear about our plans and programs for the coming year(s). The overview will be followed by small group break-out sessions to gather your input. Your voice matters.
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NEWS AND NOTES
Announcing Silicon Couloir Company Directory
We have a new webpage featuring the remarkable companies in our ecosystem. This page will serve as a resource to community members, Silicon Couloir supporters, and investors. If you would like to be listed, please send an email with a brief description of your company and a high-resolution logo to rebecca@siliconcouloir.com.Welcome to New Trustees
Please join us in welcoming David Schwartz and Sandy Hessler to our distinguished group of Silicon Couloir Trustees!Trustees help Silicon Couloir build more organizational capacity and runway to continue doing great work for entrepreneurship in the Teton regional economy. We are so grateful for their support.
Mr. Schwartz co-founded Waterton Associates L.L.C. with Peter Vilim in 1995 and serves as CEO and Chairman. Mr. Schwartz is responsible for strategic decisions and leadership of Waterton’s business activities and operations. Mr. Schwartz participates on Waterton’s leadership and investment committees.
Prior to co-founding Waterton in 1995, Mr. Schwartz was a vice president of acquisitions for Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR-NYSE) and from 1985 through 1989 was with AMLI Realty Co. Mr. Schwartz received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
Sandy’s passion is to help people and teams catalyze the power within for maximum health, growth and success. She has over 30 years experience in business from blue chips to start ups along with a lifetime of study on human potential and consciousness.
She began her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble, then cofounded a start up called Imagitas which sold to Pitney Bowes in 2005 for $265 million. She has taught leadership, communications and marketing at Tufts, Miami of Ohio and Harvard Kennedy School where she served as Assistant Dean, running the office of career advancement, field experience and internships for students. For the last seven years she has co-created and taught the Start Up Intensive - 10 week, 200 hour boot camps and various leadership programs in Jackson Wyoming through Central Wyoming College while also doing private leadership coaching and consulting. She has her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, and advanced degrees from Harvard, Miami of Ohio and the University of Santa Monica. She is currently completing her PhD is East-West psychology. She is a mother of five and an avid adventurer.Highpoint Ciderworks Makes Strides
Highpoint Ciderworks has been busy. Following a long search for a location, Perez brothers Alex and Andrew recently moved into their new headquarters and brewery in Victor, ID.
Highpoint Ciderworks also recently launched a Kickstarter just in time for the holidays. Backers get cool branded swag or mug club memberships and support a thriving local business. Click here for Kickstarter.
Highpoint Ciderworks is a TEAMS company and credits Silicon Couloir connections with finding their new location.Business Crisis Coaching Is Here For You
Winter in the midst of a COVID surge presents new challenges to local businesses. If you would like confidential guidance from a trusted business mentor, please don't hesitate to reach out to schedule a Business Crisis Coaching session free of charge.HAVE NEWS TO SHARE?
As always, please feel free to send news of your company's press, events, successes, and milestones to Gary@siliconcouloir.com and we'll do our best to feature them in our newsletters!
ARE YOU A COMMUNITY CARETAKER?
Silicon Couloir strengthens our Teton regional community by empowering the entrepreneurial ecosystem. More than just business development, we believe in enriching our community character and enhancing our mountain town culture. Help us support business pioneers in the Tetons by becoming a community caretaker!
To offer your time or talent, please email us at Gary@siliconcouloir.com.THANK YOU TO SILICON COULOIR SPONSORS
Chance Meetings is December 7: Our Path Forward, Together