Colin Stewart is the Founder & CEO of STEM Childcare, a facility in Castle Rock, CO dedicated to providing an environment that is both safe and nurturing for children from six weeks to six years old, allowing your child to explore their passions and creativity while cultivating their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. On this episode of The Drop Off, Colin joins Nicole Riehl to discuss his unusual journey into creating and developing this facility, the interesting economic realities and challenges of childcare facilities, recent policy changes, and much more. Colin brings a dynamic perspective, an impressive background, and tremendous insight into everything he throws himself into, and this conversation with Nicole is no exception. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review, and subscribe.
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On October 4, EPIC brought together Colorado business leaders across industries to celebrate “Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Success” EPIC’s 14th Annual Business Leaders Dinner. The event was a tremendous success with over 220 area business leaders, EPIC members, and partners in attendance. In case you were not able to join, part of the evening featured a Fireside Chat with Natriece Bryant, Director of State Property for the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administraion and Elliot Haspel, Director, Climate and Young Children at Capita. They brought unique perspectives on early care and education solutions at the local, state and national level. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe.
On this episode of The Drop Off, Ryan joins Nicole Riehl to discuss PNC’s deep commitment to early childhood education and care, how their philanthropic giving contributes to solving larger systemic problems in society, and how they empower their employees to advocate for the causes they most believe in. He discusses his involvement with EPIC, with other civic organizations, and describes how EPIC is uniquely suited to continue to be at the forefront of many of the state’s most important conversations. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe.
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Mile High United Way listened to the community’s needs and is building an Early Childhood Education Center with a focus on the infant and toddler age. Listen to our podcast below on how this is a “…journey that can be challenging, yet so worth it” with the use of EPIC’s Design Lab.
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Stacie Packard is President of Delwest Management Corp, a Denver-based real estate development firm focused on creating value within local communities through a unique combination of leadership and partnership. With a portfolio including multi-family rental properties (both luxury and affordable), whole communities of single-family homes, and renovated historical homes and buildings, Delwest is considered by its urban, federal, and financial partners to be among the top metro-area real estate development companies. On this episode of The Drop-Off, Stacie shares her personal and professional journey that involves understanding affordable housing from a multitude of angles. She joins Nicole Riehl to discuss how childcare and affordable housing are interrelated, how her company is working on innovative solutions to these issues, and why the work of EPIC is so vital. The episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review, and subscribe.
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Ep. 15: Colin Stewart on the Realities of Owning a Childcare Facility
/in PodcastsColin Stewart is the Founder & CEO of STEM Childcare, a facility in Castle Rock, CO dedicated to providing an environment that is both safe and nurturing for children from six weeks to six years old, allowing your child to explore their passions and creativity while cultivating their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. On this episode of The Drop Off, Colin joins Nicole Riehl to discuss his unusual journey into creating and developing this facility, the interesting economic realities and challenges of childcare facilities, recent policy changes, and much more. Colin brings a dynamic perspective, an impressive background, and tremendous insight into everything he throws himself into, and this conversation with Nicole is no exception. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review, and subscribe.
Ep. 14: A Live Fireside Chat featuring Natriece Bryant and Elliot Haspel
/in PodcastsOn October 4, EPIC brought together Colorado business leaders across industries to celebrate “Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Success” EPIC’s 14th Annual Business Leaders Dinner. The event was a tremendous success with over 220 area business leaders, EPIC members, and partners in attendance. In case you were not able to join, part of the evening featured a Fireside Chat with Natriece Bryant, Director of State Property for the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administraion and Elliot Haspel, Director, Climate and Young Children at Capita. They brought unique perspectives on early care and education solutions at the local, state and national level. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe.
Ep. 13: Ryan Beiser on PNC Bank’s Commitment to Early Childhood
/in PodcastsOn this episode of The Drop Off, Ryan joins Nicole Riehl to discuss PNC’s deep commitment to early childhood education and care, how their philanthropic giving contributes to solving larger systemic problems in society, and how they empower their employees to advocate for the causes they most believe in. He discusses his involvement with EPIC, with other civic organizations, and describes how EPIC is uniquely suited to continue to be at the forefront of many of the state’s most important conversations. This episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review and subscribe.
Ep 12: Christine Benero on Mile High United Way’s Game Changing Project
/in Design Lab Highlighted, PodcastsMile High United Way listened to the community’s needs and is building an Early Childhood Education Center with a focus on the infant and toddler age. Listen to our podcast below on how this is a “…journey that can be challenging, yet so worth it” with the use of EPIC’s Design Lab.
Ep. 11: Stacie Packard on the Intertwining of Affordable Housing and Childcare
/in PodcastsStacie Packard is President of Delwest Management Corp, a Denver-based real estate development firm focused on creating value within local communities through a unique combination of leadership and partnership. With a portfolio including multi-family rental properties (both luxury and affordable), whole communities of single-family homes, and renovated historical homes and buildings, Delwest is considered by its urban, federal, and financial partners to be among the top metro-area real estate development companies. On this episode of The Drop-Off, Stacie shares her personal and professional journey that involves understanding affordable housing from a multitude of angles. She joins Nicole Riehl to discuss how childcare and affordable housing are interrelated, how her company is working on innovative solutions to these issues, and why the work of EPIC is so vital. The episode is available on podcatchers everywhere. Please rate, review, and subscribe.