Kelly Huff has tattoos and no PGA teaching credentials, which means he's not your typical golf instructor. Yet, if you want to book time with him, you’d better be on the South Broadway Country Club website the third Monday of…
They’re uncommon achievers, whether as entrepreneurs, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, visionaries critical to their companies’ success or, in some cases, all of those roles. This year’s Top 25 Young Professionals figure to continue making a difference professionally and in their communities…
The International Franchise Association (IFA) named Tyler Fuss, owner of LIME Painting in Northern Colorado as a 2023 Franchisee of the Year. Fuss was honored at the 63rd IFA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, for being an outstanding franchise…
A cousin of John Street once expressed surprise that such a creative soul would be drawn to a career in business. Street, an accomplished clarinet and piano player who studied business and accounting at Notre Dame, reasoned that he’s “ambidextrous”…
Matt Barnett is the co-founder of The Basketball Social House in Centennial, Colorado. The 21,000 sq. ft. venue has a variety of basketball courts, private suites, digital games, gourmet kitchen, a full bar, and an upscale lounge. The first of…
Jimmy Bemis is the co-founder of The Basketball Social House in Centennial, Colorado. The 21,000 sq. ft. venue has a variety of basketball courts, private suites, digital games, gourmet kitchen, a full bar, and an upscale lounge. The first of…
This year’s Top 25 Young Professionals vary in their backgrounds and their professional pursuits – they’re leaders in banking, real estate, nonprofits, law, entrepreneurship and architecture, to name just a few. Some are lifelong Coloradans who couldn’t conceive of living…
It probably wouldn’t be breaking news if I informed our readers that the mainstream media missed something big. But you can’t always fault the press. Colorado’s daily news outlets, with shrinking staff and resources, competing in a 24/7 news cycle…
Every child dreams of becoming a doctor, professional athlete, or a fire fighter … not many kids dream of cooking barbecue for a living. For me, barbecue goes back to my early childhood in Clarksville, Texas where I learned that…
In a world filled with an abundance of reasons why we as humans are different from each other, how do we find hope that we can come together to create a better world? That’s a hugely philosophical question. But I…
Running a small business is hard in any environment; it’s even more challenging during this unpredictable time with supply chain issues and pandemic recovery. However, by committing to innovation, community and some love, small businesses can shift, thrive, and show…
Last month during Women’s History Month, we celebrated the contributions of women throughout history and today. As a female business owner myself, I empathize and understand the struggles of women-led businesses that continue to be hit hard by the impact…
The U.S. recycles just 33% of its waste. That creates greenhouse gases from extraction of virgin materials as well as emissions from landfills. Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP Robotics in Louisville, aims to change that with robots.
An 18-year career as an educator showed Timeri Tolnay the pain points of curriculum adoption firsthand. She founded EdCuration in 2018 to solve the problem and launched an online marketplace for educational programs the next year.
McIntosh and co-founder Lisa McLaughlin set out to create an online platform that would bring users in recovery for addiction and substance abuse "the best treatment in the world," McIntosh says.
Aaron Young started Kaart in 2006 with the idea of providing GPS mapping services to developing countries. A pivot to software development and professional service sparked a growth spurt about a decade ago. The company now has 160 employees, including 100 at the Grand Junction headquarters.
"The way we build software and procure software has to change," says the 38-year-old Klippert. "The code is changing so fast and so often, the idea that a third party who hasn't seen the code before could actually fix it was no longer true." StackHawk takes a different approach. "We help software engineers find and fix application and security bugs before they deploy to production,” Klippert says.
Summit Biolabs emerged from CU’s SPARK Program that aims to commercialize research at the Anschutz campus. While Summit’s COVID-19 tests have been widely used, Lu is again focused on cancer.
Motley’s mission with Mentor Spaces is to “scale mentorship for underrepresented communities.” Now 15 employees, Mentor Spaces counts SAP, Omnicom Media Group, GM Financial and TIAA among its clients.
Hall and CEO Andrew Smith connected with "a well-pedigreed group of senior robotics engineers" in Colorado and decided to launch the company from Golden. Now 140 employees, Outrider has landed nine Fortune 500 customers since it emerged from stealth mode in February 2020, including Georgia-Pacific, and has closed on $118 million in funding to date.
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.
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.
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.
After starting three successful startups, Mario Ciabarra launched Quantum Metric in 2015. The company helps brands create better digital products faster by aligning their teams.
