Your health does not stay at home when you go to work. It affects your energy, focus, decision-making, follow-up, and ability to show up for the people who depend on you.

In this episode of Connections That Matter, Andrew sits down with Gerri Kier from Complete Nutrition Alliance to discuss how nutrition, lifestyle choices, and individualized testing can help people better understand why they may feel tired, foggy, uncomfortable, or simply not at their best.

Gerri shares the personal health crisis that ended her successful photography career and led her into the natural health field. She explains why warning signs such as fatigue, headaches, digestive discomfort, and stiff or sore joints should not automatically be dismissed as normal aging.

Andrew and Gerri also explore practical ways busy professionals can make healthier choices during networking lunches, coffee meetings, happy hours, and other business events—without expecting perfection or trying to change everything overnight.

Episode Highlights

🔹 Simple ways to start your morning with better hydration and nutrition.

🔹 Warning signs that your body may not be functioning at its full potential.

🔹 How Gerri’s own health breakdown forced her to completely change careers.

🔹 Why individualized testing may provide better direction than guessing with random supplements.

🔹 Practical ways to prepare for networking events without arriving hungry and making impulsive choices.

🔹 Why lasting health improvements require lifestyle changes—not merely temporary solutions.

Why You Should Listen

🔹 Understand how your physical health can directly affect your business performance.

🔹 Learn how small, consistent choices can improve your energy and quality of life.

🔹 Discover why health and nutrition solutions should account for each person’s unique circumstances.

🔹 Hear an inspiring example of turning a major personal setback into a new purpose and successful business.

How to Contact Gerri
Complete Nutrition Alliance
Phone or Text: 303-815-3567
Email: gerri@completena.com
Website: CompleteNA.com

Gerri offers a complimentary 30-minute consultation to learn more about your concerns and determine whether working together would be a good fit.

Timestamps
2:18 – Simple nutrition and hydration choices to start your day.
8:01 – The health crisis that ended Gerri’s photography career.
13:32 – Using individualized testing to search for underlying causes.
21:15 – Making healthier choices at networking and social events.
24:33 – Creating sustainable lifestyle changes one step at a time.
30:35 – Why do-it-yourself health solutions can become frustrating and expensive.

What can happen when a new entrepreneur makes a vulnerable Facebook post asking for help? For Michael Weant, it led to a conversation over a beer with Tim Jordan, a mentorship relationship, and eventually a business partnership that became Service Catalyst.

In this special partnership deep dive, Tim and Michael share how authentic connection, consistent follow-through, complementary strengths, and a willingness to learn helped them build a community for service-business owners who want to stop being trapped in the day-to-day work of their businesses.

Episode Highlights

🔹 How one Facebook post led Tim and Michael to meet at Horse & Dragon Brewery and begin an informal mentorship.

🔹 Why Michael’s follow-through turned Tim’s advice into a meaningful, lasting business relationship.

🔹 The origin of Service Catalyst and its mission to make mentorship, practical education, and peer support accessible for service-business owners.

🔹 How weekly office hours create a safe place for entrepreneurs to ask questions, learn from one another, and solve real business challenges.

🔹 Why the right partnership can multiply results far beyond what either person could accomplish alone.

🔹 The importance of moral alignment, clear expectations, and testing a relationship before entering a formal partnership.

Why You Should Listen

🔹 Learn how to recognize the relationships worth investing your time and energy into.

🔹 Hear practical ways to build trust through generosity, accountability, and follow-through.

🔹 Discover why many businesses do not need more leads—they need a stronger sales and follow-up process.

🔹 Get practical scaling advice on documenting processes, building systems before hiring, and protecting time to work on your business.

🔹 Be encouraged to ask better questions, seek help early, and stay open to learning from every person you meet.

How to Contact

Service Catalyst: thecatalystcommunity.com
Tim Jordan: tim@thecatalystcommunity.com
Michael Weant: mike@thecatalystcommunity.com

Timestamps:

1:00 – What Service Catalyst is and who it serves.
6:16 – The Facebook post that started it all.
12:13 – Moving from mentor and mentee to co-founders.
17:25 – How to decide which relationships are worth pursuing.
20:06 – The common business problems Service Catalyst helps solve.
25:58 – What makes a partnership multiply results instead of create friction.
29:09 – Systems, calendar blocking, and scaling a service business.

In this episode of Connections That Matter, Andrew sits down with Desiree Gustafson, publisher of Loveland + South City Lifestyle Magazine. Desiree shares how she uses storytelling, intentional networking, and authentic relationships to spotlight the people, businesses, and nonprofits making Loveland, Berthoud, and Johnstown stronger.

From helping business owners clarify their “why” to bringing partners into the right rooms, Desiree offers practical insight on building a recognizable brand and becoming meaningfully connected in your community.

Episode Highlights

🔹 How Loveland + South City Lifestyle tells hyper-local stories across Loveland, Berthoud, and Johnstown.
🔹 Why consistency and relationship-building matter more than a one-time networking appearance.
🔹 The importance of building marketing around your authentic “why.”
🔹 How Desiree supports magazine partners through introductions, events, social media, and personal follow-up.
🔹 Why showing up in person can be more powerful than relying only on paid advertising.
🔹 A success story of helping a local entrepreneur grow a side business into a full-time passion.
🔹 Tips for attending networking events when you are new, introverted, or do not know anyone in the room.
🔹 How a wiener dog event can become a meaningful community-building opportunity.

Why You Should Listen

🔹 Learn how to make your marketing feel more personal, memorable, and authentic.
🔹 Get practical advice for networking beyond simply handing out business cards.
🔹 Hear how community involvement can create lasting brand trust.
🔹 Find encouragement to show up consistently, build real relationships, and take opportunities outside your comfort zone.
🔹 Discover why the strongest business connections often happen outside traditional networking events.

How to Contact Desiree

To learn more about Loveland + South City Lifestyle Magazine, advertising opportunities, community stories, or upcoming events, connect with Desiree through the publication’s website or social-media channels.
https://citylifestyle.com/lovelandandsouth
desiree.gustafson@citylifestyle.com | (970) 690-1419

Timestamps

0:48 – What Loveland + South City Lifestyle Magazine is all about.
2:15 – A month in the life of a local magazine publisher.
5:00 – Keeping business partnerships personal and relational.
7:07 – Why authenticity matters in marketing and networking.
10:41 – Bringing business partners into the right rooms.
11:44 – A local-business success story: From Scratch Farm.
14:17 – Building trust through consistent Chamber involvement.
16:04 – Networking tips for people who do not know anyone in the room.
17:28 – The possible Loveland wiener dog event.
20:58 – Sharing the stories that matter most in the community.