Julia Marvin is Thornton’s youngest city councilor. She has fought to bring more transparency to council and city processes, advocated for using CARES Act funding to help the most vulnerable residents, and fought for policies to support working families. Last summer, she helped launch a city council committee focused on equity in police oversight, transportation, communications and amenities.
Meyer’s fintech Colorado Springs-based startup, Masii.com, currently focuses on Thailand, where he says nearly 20 million people are underbanked. Millions have used his website to learn about, apply for and build better credit.
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.
Hayes, who founded Activate Workforce Solutions to create onramps to economic success, was recognized for supporting Colorado’s technology workforce.
Now is the time to take back the power you give to the negative conclusions about your life and re-write the script between your two ears. Your behavior will follow the conclusions and assumptions your mind creates.
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.
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.
WZW Family Law focuses on financially and emotionally complicated matters and represents clients in every Colorado county.
Following a nationwide search, Colorado Community College System selected Dr. Marielena DeSanctis as the next president of Community College of Denver, succeeding Dr. Everette Freeman, who is retiring December 31 after seven years of service. Dr. DeSanctis, a distinguished scholar who has led academic, equity, and innovation programs in various roles, brings demonstrated leadership and commitment to advancing access to higher education, increasing student success, and closing equity gaps.
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.
The Foundation works to fulfill the development's responsibility laid out in the Green Book to promote and nurture lifelong learning, sustainable and healthy living, alternative transportation and affordable housing.
Kurt Culbertson's lifelong appreciation for the outdoors continues at Design Workshop, a 130-employee landscape architecture firm that has made its mark on mountain resorts throughout Colorado and urban projects across the country. Get to know Culbertson and nine CEO of the Year finalists.
Spinster Sisters gained a fast following with its lines of natural soaps with ingredients like lavender, pomegranate and oatmeal, and expanded into moisturizers, bath bombs and other products made at the company's "Microsoapery" in Golden. After a solid 2019, sales are up 70% in 2020 with a big uptick in hand sanitizer sales and the launch of a new mask spray.
After a flurry of grant-making, the foundation switched over to recovery mode, advocating for paid family leave, collaborating with Bonfils-Stanton Foundation on relief for artists and launching the Black Resilience in Colorado Fund to double down on racial equity. Soto and the Denver Foundation are committed to continued action in these tough times.
One of his first moves as CEO was to start hiring people with disabilities. arc is now one of the largest integrated employees in Colorado: 350 of 1,400 employees have intellectual disabilities. The move contributed to a big growth spurt.
With 27,000 owners at four resorts and annual revenues north of $100 million, Breckenridge Grand Vacations is the largest year-round employer in Summit County, with a staff of 650, and a philanthropic anchor.
Benefiel's "road map" charts a course to grow beyond traditional manned security into adjacent value-added services. HSS is broadening its technology portfolio. One new product, Spotlight, helps secure medical devices.
Before the 2008 launch of Blue Canyon, Stafford and his co-founders thought the coming micro-satellite boom would be hampered by a lack of mass production. The company started making navigation and power systems, then began manufacturing entire satellites. Now, their new factory is projected to output about 20 satellites a month in the next two to three years.
In 2018, The Wild Animal Sanctuary acquired 9,000 acres near Springfield in southeastern Colorado. The property allows for 100- to 300-acre habitats and about 80 animals. The preserve could ultimately house upwards of 1,000 animals.
Heinrich, 60, came to the Denver Art Museum as a curator of contemporary art in 2007 and stepped into the director role in 2010. He has since helped elevate the century-old institution by shepherding a number of gifts to the permanent collection.
James worked on Gov. Jared Polis' Congressional campaign and President Barack Obama's finance committee in 2008. But it was her brother's 10-year prison sentence that led her to align her entrepreneurial and political inclinations. James morphed her political consulting career into another venture, the Cannabis Global Initiative, then moved into cannabis edibles and opened her second dispensary, Simply Pure, in 2015.
James Beard Award-winning food historian Adrian E. Miller built a career by breaking from convention … three careers, actually. Now he’s into his third career as an author and the nation’s premier soul food scholar. He’s also a certified barbecue judge who has lectured across the country on such topics as Black chefs, chicken and waffles, kosher soul food and soda pop. Adrian’s latest book covers the culinary contributions Black people have made to American barbecue.
Emily Griffith Technical College launched a new admissions intake model and student lifecycle process to support students on their educational journey. To support this process and oversee the new department, the school has hired Joshua Jones as the Career Navigation Manager.
Amy Lynch, Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast Mountain West Region, shares the steps she followed while navigating her career, even when external forces and unexpected circumstances were at play
