How Tim Connelly Delivered the Denver Nuggets to the Playoffs
Connelly came to the Nuggets in 2013 by way of the New Orleans Pelicans and earned a promotion to team president in 2017. His strategy with the Nuggets has bucked the NBA norm.
Business Leaders
Janine Davidson leverages Pentagon experience to lead MSU
In her role as president of Metropolitan State University of Denver, Janine Davidson aims to "reorient the university and double down on career issues." Students are looking at education as a career catalyst, and MSU Denver has invested heavily in career-oriented curricula aimed at aerospace, piloting, brewing, health care and other industries.
John Fischer is growing his enterprise one sticker at a time
StickerGiant was born in a basement in the wake of the 2000 election when John Fischer hocked a generic "He is not my president" bumper sticker. That led to brokering stickers, then StickerGiant went into the printing business in 2012.
Neil Fisher is brewing WeldWerks to the top
Working with a contract brewery to boost volume in 2017, WeldWerks encountered a crossroads. So, Fisher and his team turned to innovation and pushed boundaries. Today, the brewery is rapidly expanding to meet demand.
Rusty Gregory's iconic rise to the top of Alterra
Alterra’s portfolio of world-class destinations includes Mammoth, Steamboat and Winter Park, as well as partners like Aspen and Jackson Hole. That’s by design.
Heather Lafferty quadruples reach of Habitat Denver
Lafferty joined Habitat for Humanity International as a regional director in 1999 after seeing a help wanted ad in The Denver Post. She moved over to Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver in 2003.
Andy Neinas gives rafting a new life in Cañon City
Neinas has diversified beyond recreation alone: Echo Canyon has expanded from whitewater into dining and lodging with the 8 Mile Bar and Grill and luxury cabins and increasingly elaborate glamping tents.
Alice Jackson Guides Colorado Toward a New Energy Future
Xcel's way forward includes cutting carbon emissions 80% from 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero carbon by 2050. In doing so, Jackson hopes to help provide reliable electricity in a safe, economical and sustainable manner.
Most Powerful Salespeople 2019: Proofpoint's Tyler Murphy
Focused on strategic partnerships that can each deliver tens of millions of dollars annually, Murphy has worked to execute agreements, manage relationships and develop go-to-market Tier-1 MSPs and systems integrators.
Most Powerful Salespeople 2019: Transworld's Al Fialkovich
Fialkovich and his wife, Jessica Fialkovich, launched Transworld’s Denver office after more than a decade buying, building and selling successful businesses in the wine, spirits and retail industries in Colorado and Florida.
Face of Law: Rich Benenson
Rich Benenson is managing partner-elect for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, law and lobbying firm. With 12 offices across the Western U.S., plus Washington, D.C. and Atlantic City, Brownstein is where business, law and politics converge.
UMB's Mariner Kemper Champions the Arts
The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts honored UMB Financial Corporation Chairman, President and CEO Mariner Kemper with the 2019 John Madden, Jr. Leadership Award for continuing UMB's comprehensive and sustained commitment to the cultural sector through his philanthropy, leadership, business practices and personal passion for the arts.
Attorney Dave Ratner honored by Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts honored attorney Dave Ratner, principle at Creative Law Network with the Colorado Attorneys for the Arts Volunteer Attorney of the Year award for dedicating his legal practice and volunteer service to the creative industries, including stewarding the development and growth of CBCA’s Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) program across Colorado.
Muralist Armando Silva Honored by the CBCA
The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts honored Greeley artist Armando Silva of Artmando Studio with the EY Next Wave Leadership award for his work as an artist, teacher and performer in Greeley who supports the community through performance paintings, engaging murals and an annual hip hop dance festival.
The CBCA Honors Meredith Hutson of Presenting Denver
The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts honored Meredith Hutson, founder and executive director of Presenting Denver with the 2019 PNC Bank Cultural Leadership award for her work with the dance-focused nonprofit.
Good Company: Associated Content Founder has a Brand-New Aim
The 48-year-old Harvard graduate’s portfolio of work has run the gamut from early stage, venture-backed startups to some of the largest publicly traded global media and technology operations in the world, mostly from the comfort of his hometown, Denver.
Robert Thompson Maintains His Ethos While Evolving His Denver Concept
Punch Bowl Social’s flagship location opened in 2012. By December, there [were] be 23 sites nationwide.
Saunders Construction CEO Wears All the Hats
Schmidt’s succession started in 2007, during a recession that hit the construction industry especially hard. a
105-Year-Old Institution Run By "Family" Man
UMB Bank's Mariner Kemper says to “Do what’s right, not what’s popular."
Trendsetter JB Kellogg Relishes Risk
When CEO JB Kellogg founded Madwire with his dad in 2009, it was a risky time to launch a startup.
Female Founder Builds a Global Empire with a Single Questionnaire
When Browning founded her first company in 1985, The Browning Group, “Female entrepreneurs in Colorado were few and far between,” she says.
Ned Breslin Isn't Afraid to Expose his Shortcomings
Breslin and his team strive to deliver better programming to the more than 10,000 Colorado children who are living in situations of abuse or neglect.
First-Time Entrepreneur Ben Wright: Gone Global
When Velocity Global CEO Ben Wright realized domestic companies had a growing need for international employees but didn't want to incorporate on foreign soil, he founded a PEO firm with a network spanning 187 countries.
Local Electrical Company Leader Leverages Technology to Advance Operations
In a field that isn't exactly known for innovation, Anderson leverages technology to advance his firm's operations.
