ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year 2015 finalist: Craig Lieberman
Lieberman started importing Australian crisps in 2003, then began making them in Colorado with Fresca Foods in 2007.
The woman behind Denver's community workspace movement
Before Ellen Winkler made a name for herself in Denver, shaping work spaces, she started her career on construction sites in New York City.
ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year 2015 finalist: Brent Handler
Handler has grown the tech-savvy travel club to more than 10,000 members and 350 employees since he started the company in 2010.
ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year 2015 finalist: David Cohen
Since serial entrepreneur Cohen started Techstars in Boulder in 2007, it has become the gold standard for startup accelerators.
How to build business relationships that last
November is National Entrepreneurship Month and, as someone who works with small business owners, I can’t overstate how much I appreciate today’s entrepreneur.
DIY intellectual property: Really, how hard can it be?
There isn't any legal reason or rule that prevents a person from filing their own intellectual property paperwork. I say go for it — what is the worst that can happen?
Steps to solve the senior safety puzzle
Erik Listou and Louie Delaware connected on a shared area of expertise and concern in 2011 – home safety for seniors. That grew into the Louisville-based Living in Place Institute.
RII Sports Technology uses data to give football coaches an edge
Tom Woods doubled down and started a second business built off the model of his first, but the new idea was rooted in football – the perfect elixir for a die-hard sports fan like Woods.
DCPA founder Donald Seawell dead at 103
Donald R. Seawell, founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, has died. He was 103.
Giving back in business
This summer, I had the privilege of traveling to Naro Moru, Kenya to participate in a community service project with Denver-based non-profit Edge of Seven and the Kenyan NGO ACCESS.
The sweet spot: When to file for your patent
Under the current first to file rules, whoever files first on an invention is the inventor who will receive a patent even over another later-filing inventor who came up with the idea first.
Cultivating next-gen rock stars
As a business leader who is constantly searching for—and competing to attract–the best talent in the Denver area, I can honestly say I am committed and have a vested interest in grooming talent in our great city.
