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Headquartered in Denver, DaVita Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that provides kidney care, but shows a big heart when it comes to its philanthropy.

The DaVita Way of Giving is a locally-focused charita…

Co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart recap the progress they've made since launching Business Unconventional in October 2011.  

In addition to the growing live listening audience the show attracts …

Fifth-generation farmer John Wood, founder of U.S. Wellness Meats, and Rich Carr, founder of itsPaleo.com, discuss the popularity and health benefits of grass fed meats.

Wood started out raising anim…

Devon Read, Ryan Jordan and Amy Oliveira are the founders of Happy Owl Studio, an innovative maker of stylish and useful accessories for the Apple iPad and iPod.  The threesome not only work together…

Devon Read, Ryan Jordan and Amy Oliveira are the founders of Happy Owl Studio, an innovative maker of stylish and useful accessories for the Apple iPad and iPod.  The threesome not only work together…

Physician entrepreneurs and the role they can play in speeding new health-related treaments and devices to market are the subject of this segment. Our guest is Dr. Arlen D. Meyers, a noted Colorado p…

Diz's Daisys is a flower shop that serves the greater Denver area from one location in North Denver. It relies on high-touch customer service and word-of-mouth testimonials to rebut the conventional …

Wendy Brandes designs and sells fine jewelry that aims to surprise and delight her clients with designs that incorporate an eye for detail, sensuality, whimsy and couture craftsmanship.  In January 2…

Three lingerie models from Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie are in-studio wearing popular 2012 Valentine's Day outfits. This unique radio fashion show is also available as a video, here.

Valentine's D…

Valentine's Day is big business, with many retailers enjoying their best sales of the year. On this special pre-Valentine's Day edition, Business Unconventional features the owners of three businesse…

Dustin Mahoney, general manager, and Jerry Walters, golf expert, PGA Tour Superstore - Greenwood Village, Colorado, discuss The Booming Business of Golf (and Tennis). As Walters notes, Colorado is am…

Regular Business Unconventional contributor, Ellen Rohr, offers her insights on when - if ever - it makes sense for business owners to seek outside investors and/or venture capital.  Ellen is an expe…

Life Gift Cards offers an opportunity for employers and loved ones to pay for vital medical care and testing for individuals who do not have their own health insurance or who are under-insured.

Miche…

Life Gift Cards offers an opportunity for employers and loved ones to pay for vital medical care and testing for individuals who do not have their own health insurance or who are under-insured.

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Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr. and Bruce DeBoskey, regular B. Unconventional contributors, share the show's final segment.  Hillis, Certified Entrepreneur #1, is owner of HHH Enterprises in Abilene, Texas.…

The competitive environment in San Francisco is fierce.  Yet family-owned United California Glass & Door has beaten the odds and survived, even as many of its competitors had to close their door.  Da…

Diane Gibson and Brad Barenberg of Colorado's Craters & Freighters are in studio to discuss how they built the nation's leading provider of speciality shipping services.  Their company serves clients…

Diane Gibson and Brad Barenberg of Colorado's Craters & Freighters are in studio to discuss how they built the nation's leading provider of speciality shipping services.  Their company serves clients…

Internationally acclaimed recording artist Chaz DePaolo joins David Biondo, Daniel Buckley and Dean Rotbart in a candid conversation about the financial challenges faced by musicians, songwriters and…

B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1, Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., cites the philosophy of billionaire Mark Cuban, who stresses the power and importance of paying close attention to customers.  H…