Helen Young Hayes named CTA talent champion of the year
Hayes, who founded Activate Workforce Solutions to create onramps to economic success, was recognized for supporting Colorado’s technology workforce.
Business Leaders
Long-time listener
A fan of Denver's AM 950 "The Fan" after college, Sharan vowed to work for a radio station. Now, Sharan’s KKFN is a polished aural blend of host conversation, guest interviews, colorful audio clips and the occasional watershed moment.
How to find fulfillment beyond work
Corporate consultant John Garrett quit his day job as a CPA to pursue stand-up comedy. After a decade-long entertainment career, he’s back in the corporate world, helping companies reach their potential by encouraging employees to seek fulfillment beyond work.
Entrepreneurs
A Denver entrepreneur wants to level the playing field for physicians
As a physician agency, RMPA takes the lead to help physicians get the value they deserve in their employment and service contracts with hospitals and health systems, while advancing the physician’s professional and personal goals.
SBA honors tribal entrepreneurs during Native American Heritage Month
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is committed to the health and success of tribal entrepreneurial development and is working aggressively to increase access to funding and opportunities for rural Native American-owned small businesses.
Josh Freed is leading the work-from-home transformation
About 40% of U.S. employees now work away from a company office, and Proximity is at the front end of the transformation. Proximity is poised to grow even more as various property owners and businesses launch coworking initiatives.
GenXYZ
Joe Goorman works hard and gives back
Since starting Commercial Concepts by American Furniture Warehouse five years ago, Goorman has built a successful portfolio of over $40 million in project sales and has won ColoradoBiz’s “Best of Colorado” office furniture dealer three years running. His dedication to community service is a result of his mission to give back.
Margaret Selzer's vision transforms living spaces
Selzer’s full-service interior design firm specializes in resorts, vacation destinations and challenging projects in mountain locations like Snowmass, Telluride and Vail, as well as Big Sky, Montana, and Lake Tahoe, California. In the past three years alone, RIVER+LIME has seen 30% year-over-year revenue growth.
Jordan Deifik's coworking space and mentoring program for Colorado attorneys
As the co-founder of LawBank, the largest and first-ever coworking space for attorneys in Colorado, Deifik has brought together more than 115 lawyers from diverse backgrounds and experience. LawBank initiated and created the first-ever Mentoring Circle group for solo and small law firm attorneys through the Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program supported by the Colorado Supreme Court.
Women in Biz
Faces of Business: discover your purpose and live your passion
The Faces of Business campaign profiles 20 real-life business owners, employers and employees from every age group and demographic. Meet two inspiring women who both believe that business, and the faces behind companies, can help people succeed.
Margaret Selzer's vision transforms living spaces
Selzer’s full-service interior design firm specializes in resorts, vacation destinations and challenging projects in mountain locations like Snowmass, Telluride and Vail, as well as Big Sky, Montana, and Lake Tahoe, California. In the past three years alone, RIVER+LIME has seen 30% year-over-year revenue growth.
Kayla Garcia leads to make impactful change in her community
In addition to leading Molson Coors’ community affairs and investment strategy for Colorado, Garcia manages the company’s national community programs for Hispanic, Asian, sustainability and United Way partnerships. She also serves on state and national nonprofit boards that reflect her passions.
People on the Move
InBank adds senior bankers and expands to Boulder/Northern Colorado Market
Expansion plans include loan production office in Boulder and greater presence in Boulder County and NoCo
RSM promotes four new owners in Denver
Meet the Denver employees who are the new partners and principals, as voted by the RSM board of directors
Colorado kombucha leader hires new head of marketing
Colorado-based Rowdy Mermaid, the fastest growing kombucha brand in the U.S. is announcing the hire of Sheila Rosen as the brand’s director of marketing. Rosen joins Rowdy Mermaid after spending 18 years at Sterling-Rice Group (SRG), the nationally recognized brand-building firm headquartered in Boulder.
