When Gov. Polis issued the order closing all personal service businesses on March 19, Nate Stephens and the other seven artists at Marion Street were left without their main source of income. So, Stephens began to grow a side business selling t-shirts for charity. Here is his story of innovation and resilience.
As the Colorado Attorney General she helped negotiate a $206 billion national tobacco settlement; won a court victory against the federal government to clean up the hazardous waste at Rocky Flats and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. As US Interior Secretary she resolved a 70-year water dispute between Colorado and California; and much more.
The 22-year old golfer, Jennifer Kupcho, shares her journey from Westminster's Ranch Country Club to playing in 19 professional tournaments on the LPGA Tour, in which she made more money than all but 38 players. And now, she's gearing up to play in 26 tournaments.
Throughout her career, working at the local, state, regional and federal levels, Howell has become a role model for other African American women and girls. Currently, she serves as one of twelve appointees to the Robert Wood Johnson-funded Colorado Healthcare Reform Executive Steering Committee and Turning Point Initiative.
Read the conversation below between ColoradoBiz and Archuleta as she shares knowledge and advice from her career, detailing her journey into politics and the movement that defined her career.
Kate Bailey launched her career as a reporter-editor at two ColoradoBiz sister publications. Like many in the media industry, she went to the “dark side” in the fall of 2013, entrepreneurially evolving her journalistic skills to craft her own public relations firm, largely serving luxury and lifestyle brands, including multiple Inc. 500 companies.
donnie l. betts (intentionally lowercase) was honored with this award for his work as a producer, filmmaker, playwright, actor and activist over the past 20 plus years.
Artists and creatives operate like any other businesses, however, typical resources for business owners aren’t always applicable to the creative industries. Which is why Zack Warkentin, owner of Warkentin, LLC, has dedicated himself to helping provide legal expertise and education to this population.
Smith initially joined the CBCA Leadership Arts program when he was tasked with managing The Underground Music Showcase for The Denver Post Foundation in 2009/2010. The showcase is a multi-day, multi-venue music festival that started in 2008 and has continued each year on South Broadway.
As one of the first companies in the tuition-payments space, Guild Education is paving its own way forward with a diverse team of employees, unique technology, partnerships and more.
Documents are fundamental to business operations, but physical pages are growing obsolete and can result in inefficiencies and risks. This is the foundational element behind Conga, a venture-backed company that looks to increase organizational productivity in the digital era.
What sets Savvy Amigo's technology apart, aside from its ski town headquarters, is the unique level of engagement, accountability and transparency provided in a peer-to-peer environment.
Sport Obermeyer has survived and thrived for 70 years in a rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive industry, due in large part to Obermeyer’s dedication to skiing and outdoor recreation.
Starting a business can be a daunting pursuit and to do it successfully, you need to have an idea of how well your environment and location can support you. This means acquiring a unique understanding of your state’s business ecosystem.
How the Crested Butte native’s own experience with addiction led her to owning two drug and alcohol treatment centers in Colorado. The centers, under the name Women’s Recovery, offer gender-specific, trauma-informed addiction treatment for women.
With his business partners, Stuckey has been involved in Frasca, Pizzeria Locale, a 2.0 joint venture with Chipotle, Tavernetta, and is currently working on a new project: Sunday Vinyl.
Rick Zelenka is a man of many talents and careers — aerospace and mechanical engineer, aerospace executive, longtime pilot and, most recently patent attorney. Now, he is adding a new title to this list: entrepreneur.
Colles isn’t a coach (although she used to be) or a team owner. But she is, for hundreds of young people, a conduit to a career in sports. As professor of Sport Management at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colles orchestrates the only accredited Sports Management academic program in Colorado.
Starting a business can be an incredibly daunting task. Even in the age of the internet, with unlimited resources at your disposal, it can be difficult to build a network, operate the business and find success. For this local entrepreneur, she found all this (and more) through a fitness franchise, 30 Minute HIT.
Following his Broncos career, Davis started his retirement like anyone else with relaxation and golf. This quickly turned to boredom and Davis kick-started his second career in business.
From struggling to find passion in his career to writing 13 books, Jeff Carson used self-publishing to shoot to the top of Amazon’s best-seller lists. Here, he talks about the benefits of the self-publishing, how he found success and why others should jump in.
Jimmy Sengenberger launched his Front-Range morning radio show in 2017. The three-hour show covers business and economics and features interviews with entertaining and engaging guests.
Clay Guillory calls founding the company in 2014 “a fortunate mistake. I started it in my garage, put an ad on Craigslist, and here we are.”
Pat Hartman first started the company with Ron Popma as a mobile cannery for breweries in 2011 but pivoted into sleeved cans based on a market need.
