Vigeo Exchange: Recent Episodes

Joshua Coffie & Josh Airman

Welcome to VX, where we converse on business, industry, home building, architectural trends, design, professional development, learning, and loads of other tomfoolery. Can't wait for you to join us! Follow us on Twitter @VigeoExchange Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vigeo-exchange/support

Join us this week as we walk through our first episode of our beer, cider, and distillery small business series

In this conversation, we'll discuss PARADOX BEER COMPANY with JEFF AIRMAN anndddddd:

Why authenticity is so important in the micro-brewery space
How agility and pivoting on market forces can help save and even increase business
Why building customer experience is imperative in building a brand
Why IPAs are the 20 y/o white man's version of the pumpkin spice latté
How staying true to your mission surpasses economic difficulty
Why strong customer feedback improves your product
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through the third and final part of our How to Create a Great Business series. In this conversation, we'll discuss: - Why the USPTO moved their attorneys from DC to NY - How guiding principles can be used for greatness - Don't broadcast your values, simply live them; how broadcasting values is detrimental to the health of the business - Why keeping overhead and temptation to a minimum should be your default business policy - Why hiring the right way can provide good employees while minimizing heartache - Staying an optimal size as a business is infinitely better than growing until you can't remain ethical - Our quest to discover great businesses in the wild - and so much more!

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Join us this week as we talk about the importance of working IN the business vs. ON the business. In this conversation, we'll discuss:

The week in news and how crazy the World became in just a few months
Similarities between Dick Cheney and Joe Biden
Our new choose-your-adventure podcast
The difference between working IN and ON the business
Why it's so important to understand the difference
How to switch between the 2 successfully to mature yourself, your career, and your business
What to do when you have a squeaky wheel on your team or in your business
What it means to be willing to do whatever it takes to become the best possible version of yourself
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through the second part of our How to Create a Great Business series. In this conversation, we'll discuss:

Why going crazy with benefits your employees actually want builds sustainable trust
How building lifelong employees is difficult but an essential practice
Why "hire slow, fire fast" will create a toxic business environment
How innovation drives trust and success in a business, even in failure
6 things successful innovators have in common
7 ways to properly solicit feedback from your employees
How "bad ideas" create a leadership culture
What it's like to teach Josh to talk like he has chew in his mouth
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through the procurement and supply chain lifecycle for the modern US business.

In this conversation, we'll discuss:

How the Amazon effect is still driving small business decisions
The lifecycle of product design through fulfillment
Why it's so hard to get product post-COVID
How lost product can actually save bad business decisions
What it's like to build your own DIY pizza oven
Why Josh is so lost for words
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through a grab bag episode of current affairs in the US, business, and a variety of topics you had no desire to know about.

In this conversation, we'll discuss:

Why Tastemade is your new channel for 2020
The role of HR in business and whether it's necessary
The importance of leaders leading the business, not managers
What it's like for Josh to turn 5 this week
Why America needs to embrace MATGA (Make American Trucks Great Again)
How living in an apartment makes podcast recording fun
How gerbils make great Apocalypse hors'devours
What the remainder of 2020 may bring for the United States
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through Diversity and Inclusion and what it means to business.

In this conversation, we'll discuss:

What diversity and inclusion are and what they're not
How a business benefits from D&I programs
How values and diversity intertwine
The importance of representing your community as a business
How CoDiv is helping make D&I a reality in Colorado
How easy it is for Josh to segue into topics during a podcast
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we walk through the things you can do to make your business great.

In this conversation, we'll discuss:

The importance of purpose in a business
How intentionality drives all decisions in a great company
The importance of generational impact
Whether businesses have an obligation to the community they live in
If Josh will ever make it as a professional rap artist
and so much more!

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Join us this week as we build our own list of the top 5 things that makes a business great.

In this conversation, we'll discuss:

Our top 5 things that make a business great
How to measure your greatness
Our hypothesis on whether it's possible to have a great business
If Josh's neighbors hate him for his use of a grill
and so much more!

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A quick introduction to the Vigeo Exchange podcast.

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Join us this week as we explore the age old question of what makes a good business

In this conversation, you’ll discover:

Why ethics and culture are important in business
How metrics are used to measure compliance and success
Common measurements for keeping a business on track
How psychological safety and business psychology impact a business' future
What motivates the workforce
and so much more!

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Join us as we use a prize wheel to answer your most common questions, along with a bunch of random questions to keep the conversation interesting. You'll hear about Nick Offerman, corona virus, Chinese food, and more!

In this conversation, you’ll discover:

Why construction is so expensive
Who we would have dinner with if given the chance
How we let off steam
What the most important room of the house is
What we do when things go wrong
Why we don't shave our beards
What happens when you're best friend wants to lead your home project
Our favorite toolsets
Why construction workers always look so mad
and so much more!

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Join us as we pick the brain of Josh Airman, lead designer at Vigeo Construction and Consulting, on changes in design for 2020, what life looks like after COVID, and what it's like to build homes in Colorado.

In this conversation, you’ll discover:

How design is changing in 2020 and in the post-pandemic world
The effects of COVID-19 on design
The history of tight-space homes
What the Well Building Standard is all about (https://www.wellcertified.com)
How building in Colorado is different than other locations

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Introduction to our business, how we started out, and what we're doing to change the world!

In this conversation, you will discover

How Vigeo started and what makes the company different
What to expect when you're hiring a contractor
How the construction industry is changing and what that means for the market

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