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# Kym McNicholas and the Extreme Tech Challenge S11 Ep37
- URL: https://www.philmckinney.com/kym-mcnicholas-and-the-extreme-tech-challenge-s11-ep37/
- Published: 2015-12-08T13:00:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T14:08:41.000Z
- Author: Phil McKinney
- Tags: Past Shows, Studio Sessions, Boulder, Colorado, creativity, Extreme Tech Challenge, Innovation, Kym McNicholas, Podcasts, radio show, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-03-26 05:08

Download [Kym\_McNicholas\_and\_the\_Extreme\_Tech\_Challenge.mp3](http://traffic.libsyn.com/philmckinney/Kym%5FMcNicholas%5Fand%5Fthe%5FExtreme%5FTech%5FChallenge.mp3?ref=philmckinney.com)

In this weeks show, Kym McNicholas joins Phil to share her surprise and enthusiasm for Colorado, and specifically the Boulder, start-up scene along with sharing her work with [Sir Richard Branson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%5FBranson?ref=philmckinney.com) and the [Extreme Tech Challenge](http://extremetechchallenge.com/?ref=philmckinney.com).

Some of the topics the two cover include:

- Kym reveals some surprises on Phil and his "personal time" activities and his secret weapon at trade shows
- Colorado and the Boulder start-up scene
- The difference between the startup culture in Colorado and Silicon Valley
- The Extreme Tech Challenge and Sir Richard Branson's involvement
- Discuss the process to select the top 25 out of thousands of companies submitted
- Discuss the 5 in the top 25 companies that are from Colorado
- Kym and Phil's share their favorites of the top 25 companies in this years Extreme Tech Challenge

You can listen to the audio for the [December 6th show](http://traffic.libsyn.com/philmckinney/Kym%5FMcNicholas%5Fand%5Fthe%5FExtreme%5FTech%5FChallenge.mp3?ref=philmckinney.com).

The top 25 companies in this years Extreme Tech Challenge are:

![top25-extreme-tech-challenge](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5b/b8/5bb8ac0c-fd54-4eb9-a76b-b472ce9fa849/content/images/killerinnovations-com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/top25-extreme-tech-challenge.png)

Note: No killer question this week.