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Colorado Business Hall of Fame 2012

A crisp, cold beer in a silver can. A world-class bottle of cabernet sauvignon. A plush micro-fiber sofa sleeper. A down-filled leather après ski jacket. Investment capital to take your business to the next level.

Get to know this year’s Colorado Business Hall of Fame laureates, and you might be able to take care of some of your most pressing wants and needs. Now in its 23st year, the Colorado Business Hall of Fame pays tribute to the state’s business leaders while promoting free enterprise and community service.

This year’s class includes brewing executive Pete Coors; oil and gas veteran and famed Silver Oak vintner Ray Duncan; American Furniture Warehouse owner Jake Jabs; ski resort and catalog retailers David and Renie Gorsuch; and private equity fund chief and former corporate executive Landis “Lanny” Martin.

Kathleen Quinn Votaw is founder and CEO of Golden-based TalenTrust, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) firm that helps companies accelerate their growth by hiring exceptional talent. Kathleen is president of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Denver. Reach Kathleen at kvotaw@talentrust.com or 303-838-3334 x5.

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Your customers are buying you!: Liz, This is so true and written beautifully! Working with small businesses to help them revitalize their Customer Experiences, this I have found to be a huge contributing factor for initial customers who also become repeat customers.
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How to transform the worst job into the best: Came back to read your inspirational words again today. I'm going to print this out and keep it at my desk to help keep my outlook positive. Thank you!
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