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  • 2nd.MD, Clinton Phillips, Healthcare Entrepreneurship, Medici, Preventive Healthcare

Success Isn’t the Point | The South African-born founder behind a $460M healthcare exit reflects on faith, failure, and why success means more than money.

Clinton Phillips reflects on faith, failure, a $460 million healthcare exit, and why the true measure of success lies in who your work ultimately serves.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
Ophelia Dahl, co-founder and board chair of Partners In Health
  • Global Health, Health Equity, Health Systems, Ophelia Dahl, Partners In Health

The Ecosystem of Health | Ophelia Dahl, co-founder of Partners In Health, on the complexity of equitable health care.

A conversation about proximity, patience, and the long work of building systems that allow care to endure beyond the moment of crisis.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Beyond the Algorithm, Business Leadership, Business Partnerships, Complementary Strengths, The Complement Theory, WDR Aspen

The Complement Theory

A reflection on why business success—whether in Aspen or South Africa—depends on finding partners who balance your strengths.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Business Leadership, Business Resilience, Grenville Salmon, Pace Car Rental, South African Entrepreneurship

Play the Cards You’re Dealt: Grenville Salmon on Building a Billion-Rand Business from a Borrowed Car

From waiting tables at Spur to leading South Africa’s fastest-growing car rental empire, Grenville Salmon built Pace Car Rental through resilience, resourcefulness, and relentless optimism.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Andrew Ernemann, Aspen Real Estate, Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s, Business Leadership, Luxury Real Estate, Stories

From Ski Slopes to President of Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty: Andrew Ernemann on Aspen’s Evolution and Leadership

Bryan Welker sat down with Aspen native and Sotheby’s International Realty president Andrew Ernemann to trace his path from champion skier to industry leader—and how Aspen’s transformation mirrors his own journey of resilience, reinvention, and
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Beyond the Algorithm

Our Aspen Origin Story

Discover how WDR Aspen, a local agency with deep roots, has been telling brands’ stories for 25 years. We build lasting connections by putting grit and community at the heart of our marketing.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Aspen Marketing, Authentic Marketing, Local Business, Roaring Fork Valley, Stories, WDR Aspen

Lessons from 25 Years in Aspen: Building Trust Through Authentic Marketing

After 25 years in Aspen marketing, WDR Aspen’s Bryan Welker shares hard-earned lessons on authenticity, community, and storytelling that keep local brands winning beyond the algorithms.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder
  • Injury Recovery, Movement, Pain Relief, Roaring Fork Valley, Stories, Structural Therapy

Back Into Balance

Aspen structural therapist Ben Dowson, founder of Structural Therapeutics, helps people restore balance and strength—proving the body’s ability to adapt is greater than we imagine.
  • President, CRO and Co-Founder