Raised on a ranch in southeast Colorado, Tana Poppino has spent her entire life around horses. That love and a competitive nature drew her to the world of rodeo at an early age. She participated in the amateur rodeo ranks throughout high school and college but pursued a career at Grand River Dam Authority in their media and communications department which she enjoyed for 20+ years. [Read more...]
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Dr. Robyn Odegaard, Owner – Champion Performance Development
September 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
After high school, Robyn Odegaard honed her skills as a numbers junkie in a bank for several years. She was recognized for additional aptitudes and eventually transitioned to the world of computers at the bank and later moved on to project implementation and production support for a subsidiary of one of the Big 3 auto makers of the time.
While successful, she knew in her heart what she was doing was a job and not a career. She was paying the bills and earning promotions but she did not feel she was playing to her strengths since she had not yet identified her passion. [Read more...]
Ellen Covner, Custom Gardens, LLC
May 2, 2010 by 16 Comments
Early on in her career Ellen Covner, like many other professional women, noticed that working with men could be a very mixed experience. She also learned that group and workplace dynamics often had a style and language all their own that did not promote cooperation, creativity and “drive.” She came to realize that as important as it was to be self-supporting and have a good income, money was not a sufficient motivator to stay in a “good job.” After 20+ years practicing health law in major hospitals and law firms, she was ready for new challenges. She wanted a change that would renew her creativity and joy in her work. The call of the outdoors beckoned and enticed her to focus on promoting environments that nourish people and their properties. [Read more...]
