It probably involves a man pounding a red-hot piece of iron on an anvil.
But if you conjured up a statuesque blonde completing the same task, welcome to the 21st century and the studio of Jodie Bliss, Monument blacksmith and metal fabricator extraordinaire.
A tour of Bliss Studio and Gallery reveals a busy, in-demand blacksmith whoâll celebrate her 10th anniversary at the shop this fall.
Bliss is a native of Monument, where her mother owned High Country Feed and Tack and taught Bliss how to drive a forklift and âboss boys around.â
âI didnât have to break a stereotype in my head of women being unable to do anything,â the Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate said. âI had a strong mother.â
Randall Niemann has been promoted to chief strategy officer by Active Release Techniques in Colorado Springs.
Dr. P. Michael Leahy, the company s founder, remains as president and was also named chairman. Edwards had been vice president of brand licensing and management and general counsel at ART and previously was a lawyer in the intellectual property group at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie. Niemann had been vice president of sales and service at ART and previously was chief operating officer of Open Sky Education.
Scott Flexman has been hired as vice president of sales and marketing for The Broadmoor. He has more than 37 years in the hospitality industry, including as complex director of sales and marketing for the Caribe Royale Orlando/Buena Vista Suites; vice president of sales and marketing for the Fontainebleau, Miami Beach; director of sales and marketing for the Landsdowne Resort in northern Virginia; and vice president of sales and marketing for the Boca Raton Resort & Cl