Apex Activated

Apex Activated

A show where we talk candidly about community issues, recreation, and being part of a bigger picture. We are the heart and soul of our community, an official gathering place for healthy activities with old friends and new ones. Our guests from around the country will talk about activating their community. We may throw in some pop culture and inspire you to get socially, emotionally, and physically involved with your people. Grab your hype team and join us as we coffee talk about all the things!

Episodes

Join us as we talk to Marisa Kouba, the Active Adult Recreation Coordinator at the City of Thornton, about her journey to her amazing position. Between love and loss, this girl is one tough cookie! She teaches us how to handle grief and loss and how to keep going and celebrate each day.   We are so thankful that Marisa came into our lives, what she has taught us and how big her heart is!    
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June 20, 2025 • 62 mins
Break Stuff!   Yep, you got it right! We are breaking bottles and breaking through our barriers of what is holding us back in the latest episode of Apex Activated.   On location at Emotion with Owner Erica Valenzuela, who is teaching us to show ourselves and others grace as we navigate emotions and life. (Speaking of showing grace...the sound was a bit off due to breaking things, moving around room to room and all the th...
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Meet Kelly Schmidt, Director of Durango Parks and Recreation Director. 

 

Family, being outside and leading her community is where her heart is and we are here for it!

 

Kelly landed in Durango after living in Bentonville, Arkansas and she loves being part of the community and seeing the bigger picture as she brings her 25 years of open space fun to this amazing city! This Texas State alumni believes in accessible parks and recreat...

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May 16, 2025 • 71 mins
"You aren't a fish out of water, you are a mermaid walking." Join us as we chat with Mermaid Walking Boutique owner Ali Larsen.   This girl boss will inspire you to chase your dreams and build your people up. She is the ultimate hype girl, and we love visiting her boutique!   Sit with a cup of coffee and listen to this out-of-this-world woman and her incredible journey. @mermaidwalkingboutique Visit Arvada   Catch us anywher...
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May 2, 2025 • 48 mins

Third time is a charm with our coffee talk guest this week! We love our coffee talk chats. We get to catch up, share our fave shows we are watching, and just be together. We invited our bestie in this week and had the best chitty chat! We have tried three times to get this one on, and we always get sidetracked, so buckle up and get a sneak peek into what a day in our back office is like!

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April 18, 2025 • 54 mins
Did someone say pilates?   For the first time ever, we are on location with our guest! Join us for our chat this week with Cardinal Pilates and Nutrition Owner, Kat Boome.   Kat will inspire you to follow your dreams and forge your own path. Kat has the most gentle spirit and a beautiful and calming studio, and it will make you want to stop, breathe, and take care of YOU!   Listen on Podbean, Apple, iHeart, or anywher...
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April 4, 2025 • 53 mins
We are back!   Apex Activated is back, and this episode will make you cheer!   Join us as we chat with Dale Wilsher, a Career and Life Coach who helps people find and live their authentic truths.   Dale gave us things to think about, great insights, and steps to help us find our passions and what we believe in.   Catch this episode on Podbean, Apple, iHeart, or any other podcast platform.
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February 28, 2025 • 62 mins

LeAnn! If you do not know LeAnn Williams, the City of Fort Collins's Director of Recreation, you are missing out. 

She is a powerhouse—wife, mom and director—and she does it all with a smile on her face!

 

We had the best time chatting about what her team is up to in Fort Collins, how they are bringing new programming for their community and how she honors and celebrates her people at work.

 

We also snuck in some fun conversation ...

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February 14, 2025 • 70 mins
It's love day, and we love our friends over at NRPA!   Join us as we chat with Cara Myers, who gives us the inside scoop on marketing at NRPA, being a stepmom to the best girl ever and finding love!   Cara is the Marketing and Engagement Manager at NRPA, and she has found her home with some of the best of the best. She cohosts their podcast, gets us going with National Park and Recreation Month, and is always there to lend an ...
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January 31, 2025 • 64 mins
Love! Root everything in love! WOW!   Join us today as we talk with Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler, Founder of The Equity Project, TEDx speaker, author and someone you will want to know!   Proximity matters; rooting everything in love is what matters. The words may be simple, but the work is hard, which is okay!     Dr. Dwinita left us speechless and reminded us to never believe it cannot be you! This episode is just in time fo...
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Apex Activated is dropping a great episode right now!   If you are looking for hope and some good in our community, look no further than our own Arvada West High School. These students are making waves, taking names, and are our future. Join us as we sit down with their leader, Principal Porter.   If you are looking for hope and good in our community, look no further than Arvada West High School. (Hint: he gushes over these ...
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What an amazing first year it’s been for Apex Activated!   From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank every listener, guest, and storyteller who’s been a part of our journey. You've made us laugh, brought tears to our eyes, and challenged us to think about the tough things in life. Every conversation has been a learning experience, with fun facts, exciting tidbits, and things we never knew before.   We couldn’t have done ...
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Apex Activated is so thankful for our next guest and her heart for Arvada!   Listen as we talk to Kami Welch, President and CEO of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce. For 11 years, Kami has been at the helm of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce and leading the charge for healthy businesses and a thriving community.   She is moving mountains and bringing professional development, family-friendly workplaces and business engagement to a ...
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Apex Activated is bringing you a special episode this week to share one of the best programs our community offers, PorchLight: A Family Justice Center, and to kick off Colorado Gives Day! Candace and Brandon join us to chat about all things PorchLight, bringing light to domestic abuse, elder abuse and more and how to get help if you or a loved one needs it. You will feel inspired, but more importantly, we want to raise awareness...
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November 15, 2024 • 63 mins
Apex Activated is full of fun chatter today, featuring one of our favorite mamas and business owners, Lisa Glenn!   She is not just the wife of our ahhhhmazing Jeff Glenn; she is also a woman raising a family with grandbabies, running a thriving business and helping in the fight against the childcare shortage.   Find out what makes her tick, what being the owner and director of The Cottage School in Boulder entails, what fun p...
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Apex Activated has a fun chat today that will make you walk away feeling empowered!   From getting to the core, being authentic and talking about women in leadership, Lisa, the Business Development and Strategy Lead for BerryDunn’s Parks, Recreation, and Libraries Practice, shows us what drives her, what leadership means, and how she is a true heart leader!   The key to everything she does is relationship-building and empoweri...
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You will want to get up and do all the things after meeting our next guest, Sandy Martin!

Executive Director of Community Table Sandy Martin joins us to discuss feeding our community, fundraising, writing grants, and starting Jeffco Head Start. I mean, how hard is it?  

Sandy's favorite part of serving is feeding the people in her community. Food feeds the stomach and soul, and no better person can lead the charge!

Community Table...

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October 18, 2024 • 58 mins
Apex Activated on Ice!   Meet the man who has a passion for the youth in our community and all things hockey!   You can call him Kibby, and he is all about getting our kiddos on the ice, doing physical activity, and parks and recreation. Check out this fun episode where we learned a few things about ice, ice baby!   Also, check out Arvada Hockey Association and the amazing programs they run!
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October 4, 2024 • 52 mins
Listen in! GIVEAWAY ALERT!   Hear from the big man himself! We finally sat him down and chatted about everything from shrimp and grits to not being the new kid on the block anymore and our exciting program coming up, "Million Coaches Challenge."   Listen in to the podcast that has sass, laughter, and some serious talk about coaching our youth and how we can help coaches with resources.   Comment and tell us what show started...
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It's sass meets class in this exciting podcast featuring Public Information Officer for Arvada Police Department, Dave Snelling. Who is the sass, and who is the class? You tell us!   He took a gamble and joined us on the podcast, and boy, oh boy, was it full of sass!   From smack talk about a big fire versus police softball match-up on October 13 to why Dave does what he does, this chat was everything we hoped it would be an...
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