Two Brave Unicorns with Keri and Jill

In this Mission Moment, Two Brave Unicorns hosts Keri Cotterman and Jill Holmes welcome Vance Brown — entrepreneur, mentor, mediator, founder of Exponential Impact, and yes, a real-life unicorn builder.
What starts as a conversation about entrepreneurship and building a billion-dollar company quickly becomes something deeper: a candid exploration of family business, fractured relationships, customer-first leadership, faith, fear, failure, and the courage it takes to begin again.
You’ll hear:
How Vance helped build a unicorn company, and why that is not what he is most proud to have accomplished. 
Why customers should come before employees, owners, and money.
The hidden cost of family business conflict and founder fallouts.
What entrepreneurs need to understand about staying power.
Why faith, failure, and course correction are essential to building anything meaningful.
How relationships, repair, and peace have become central to Vance’s next chapter.
This episode is honest, soulful, funny, and full of hard-earned wisdom for anyone building something, losing something, questioning something, or trying to find their way back to what matters.

Keri and Jill sit down with Jake Kloberdanz (OneHope Wine, Estate Eight) to talk purpose-driven business, building community like a “grandma’s kitchen table,” and why stewardship—not just ownership—creates impact that lasts.

This episode of Two Brave Unicorns welcomes Dan Hirleman, PhD of Purdue University and The Data Mine to talk about his mission to ensure every student leaves college with a competitive edge and story to tell interviewers.  You don’t have to like or even know anything about data science to enjoy this insightful episode.  We manage to even weave in Favor Flav, the Oscars, and Orcas!

A heartfelt, insightful conversation with Erica Thornley, Vice President of Product Development at Colorado Gives Foundation. From personal stories to statewide generosity, discover the heart and innovation behind Colorado Gives Day. Take a Mission Moment.
What begins as a conversation about Colorado Gives Day quickly opens into something deeper: the personal story that fuels Erica’s work and the transformative role nonprofits can play in people’s lives.
Filled with insight, heart, and a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s largest giving movements, this episode is a reminder of what happens when community, purpose, and innovation collide.

From satellites to AI, quantum physics, and the unexpected lessons of beekeeping, this conversation bridges space science and everyday decision-making in a way that’s accessible, thoughtful, and deeply human…
…and we promise that there are no PhD requirements to enjoy this conversation!
 
Take a Mission Moment with us, and you will learn about cultivating positive futures leveraging strategic foresight!
 
In this episode of Two Brave Unicorns, Keri Cotterman and Jill Holmes sit down with Dr. Joel Mozer, the first-ever Chief Scientist of the United States Space Force. You will hear them talk about exploring curiosities, innovation of the past and future, and the discipline of thinking beyond what’s right in front of us.
 
With more than 30 years designing and deploying advanced space systems, Dr. Mozer shares how staring at clouds led to a career shaping national defense, how strategic foresight helps leaders prepare for the unknowable future, and why innovation often comes from asking better questions and not having faster answers.
 
Take a mission moment with us to explore strategic foresight and remember to do good, do it now, and do it often!
 
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A heartfelt, insightful conversation with Erica Thornley, Vice President of Product Development at Colorado Gives Foundation. From personal stories to statewide generosity, discover the heart and innovation behind Colorado Gives Day. Take a Mission Moment.
What begins as a conversation about Colorado Gives Day quickly opens into something deeper: the personal story that fuels Erica’s work and the transformative role nonprofits can play in people’s lives.
Filled with insight, heart, and a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s largest giving movements, this episode is a reminder of what happens when community, purpose, and innovation collide.

Meet Keri Cotterman and Jill Holmes in the spirited kickoff of Two Brave Unicorns — hear how a spontaneous idea turned into a purpose-driven show celebrating everyday heroes, the nonprofit origin story that brought them together.
And yes… the moment Jill casually confirms she was in the room when Kanye tried to take Taylor Swift’s VMA.  Should we have led with that?
This is the only episode featuring just the hosts; every episode after this brings in mission-minded guests with stories that deserve the spotlight. Take a Mission Moment with us.