Month: January 2022

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#158: Back to Bolton with Lindsay DesLauriers

Lindsay DesLauriers Bolton


This week we’re excited to have Lindsay DesLauriers, the co-owner and President of Bolton Valley Resort.

A mountain legacy, Lindsay’s father Ralph founded Bolton Valley back in 1966 and developed it into an iconic indie ski mountain in the Northeast. In 1997, her family had to sell the resort, but recently bought it back in 2017 with a group of local investors to restore and modernize Bolton Valley while maintaining its nostalgic charm.

With its broad terrain, back country connection, night skiing, and tight community, Bolton is a one of a kind world to explore in a small ski resort. Lindsay’s family is also set on bringing Bolton back to a four season operation, with its mountain biking trails, disc golf, and weddings.

Listen to Lindsay’s journey from her childhood on the slopes to the public and non-profit sector, and how that experience brought her right back to her “mountain island.”

Learn more at www.boltonvalley.com

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#157: Raising the Bar with Kevin Pellon

Kevin Pellon


Our guest this week is Kevin Pellon, the founder and CEO of raisedVT, live in our studio!

Listen in as Kevin Pellon explains what it means to him to be raisedVT and what it means to be a proud Vermonter, even if you weren’t born in the Green Mountain State. This retail clothing brand focuses on what makes Vermont, Vermont, with unique imagery from ski to farm culture, and from the Champlain valley to the top of Mount Mansfield.

Listen to learn about a great local entrepreneur building a brand for anyone who’s proud of where they were raised, regardless of where they live.

Learn more at www.raisedVT.com

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#156: Will Power with Byron Batres

Byron Batres


Our guest this week is Byron Batres, a wealth management advisor and financial planner in the Burlington area who is the founder and CEO of EZ-Probate.

After realizing the trials and tribulations of dealing with the court system for the probate process of wills and estates for families, he set out to build a turbo-tax like system to avoid the hassle during an already emotional time. Now EZ-Probate helps families prepare legal documents themselves and get through the process quicker.

Listen to learn about a great Vermont entrepreneur, the importance of estate planning before you need it and starting your own business in the Green Mountain State.

Learn more at https://ez-probate.com/estate-planning/
 
 

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#155: Getting Moms on the Go with Sascha Mayer

Sascha Mayer Mamava


Happy New Year! This week, Learning Life is talking innovation for moms with Mamava co-founder Sascha Mayer.

A certified B corp, Mamava was founded in 2013 by Mayer and Christine Dodson, now COO. Mamava has over 2000 lactation pods across the country, providing mothers privacy and security while breastfeeding or pumping, as well as digital resources, community, and advocacy.

Sascha began her career as a staffer for then-congressman Bernie Sanders after graduating from UVM. Moving on to working for a design firm, Sascha, a new mother at the time, frequently traveled to meet clients or go to conventions and realized there were no places to pump privately.

The first Mamava pod was launched in the Burlington Airport in 2013, built with design in mind, a product to solve a real-world problem and bring the conversation out in the open.

Listen in to learn how Mamava is disrupting the status quo and scaling up their business in Vermont.

Learn more at https://www.mamava.com/all-products and https://www.mamava.com/mobile-app

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