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How CVS Controls Founder Lyle Kurtz Changed Canadian Rodeo Forever
What does it actually take to build something that lasts nearly 50 years and then hand it off to the next generation without losing a single step?
Lyle Kurtz didn't set out to become one of the most quietly influential figures in Canadian rodeo history.
He was a Saskatchewan ranch kid who came to Alberta for the oil and gas industry, spotted an opportunity, and launched CVS Controls with his wife Marie on August 13, 1978, with no money, one handshake deal struck on a Mediterranean honeymoon, and an absolute refusal to quit.
In this episode, Dr. Chad Hewlett sits down with his friend and…
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