Introducing the 2020 GenXYZ Finalists
The top 25 young professionals will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Jan. 16
For the last nine years, ColoradoBiz has celebrated the most influential young professionals from across the state. These professionals represent the best (and the future) of the Colorado business community.
Each year, a panel of editors, business leaders and former winners narrow down GenXYZ nominations and select the best and brightest based on their achievements — both in and outside of work — as well as their potential for even greater success. The 2020 batch of nominees represents the diversity of Colorado business, reaching across a multitude of industries, job roles and business entities.
Now, in GenXYZ’s 10th year, 50 finalists were culled from hundreds of nominations and on Jan. 16, 2020 the top 25 young professionals (including the Top 5 most influential) will be revealed during a celebration at Mile High Station.
This event is not to miss. Not only will the 10th anniversary class be revealed and revered, guests will have the opportunity to network, dig into delicious food, enjoy music from a live DJ, participate in an elevator pitch contest and get their photo placed on a cover of ColoradoBiz. Purchase your tickets today.
But without further ado, here are the GenXYZ finalists for 2020:
Mike Albert, partner at Design Workshop
Nick Armstrong, owner of WTF Marketing
Allison Blevins, COO at Proximity
Dustin Brackett, CEO of Hive Digital Strategy
Paige Brophy, executive director at Outdoor Lab Foundation
Rob Carpenter, CEO and founder at Valyant
Dana Castronova, lead product development engineer at Comptek Technologies
Justin Cohen, shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Zoey Dewolf, director of state government affairs in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain western region of Sanofi
Jeremy Douglas, director of client engagement at Catapult PR
Megan Durning, VP of strategy and business development a lutheran Medical Center – SCL Health
Nadia Garas, project communications manager at Flour and spokesperson at Denver Transit Partners
Liam Girard, division president at Collegiate Peaks Bank
Lynn Granger, executive director of the Colorado Petroleum Council
Christopher Griffiths, shareholder of Griffiths Law PC
Clay Guillory, founder and CEO of Titan Robotics
Preston Hare, president and CEO of Lot Spot
David Hassoun, founder and CEO of RealEyes Media
Saul Huerta, senior associate at the Greenhouse Family of Companies
Erik Huffman, founder and CEO at Handshake Leadership
Bremmer Kneib, SVP and corporate banking group manager at PNC Bank
Hannah Krieger, executive director of Mentor Colorado
Melanie Lewis Dickerson, portfolio lead of Community Solutions
Andrew Lyon, founder and managing partner of Focused Energy
Taylor Merritt, CEO of Merritt Aluminum Products Company
Sam Morris, president of Blue Star Recyclers
Alina Nikishina, co-founder and program architect of The Mastery Network
Chris Olsen, owner and president of OE Construction
Josh Oqueli, principal architect, founder and CEO of Bonsai Design + Build
Miriam Peña, director at the Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships
Joseph Poling, operations manager at Good Day Pharmacy
Liddy Romero, founder and executive director at Worklife Partnership
Jason Runung, financial advisor at Summit Wealth Group
Rosie Sanchez, manager at ACM LLP
Elexis Schroder, founder and head of haus at SchroderHaus
Jimmy Sengenberger, president and CEO of Liberty Day Institute and Millenial Policy Center, AM radio show host at Salem Denver
Scott Shrake, director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship at Colorado State University
Tony Smith, president of R&R Engineers
Laura Smith, owner of All Star Cleaning Services
Javier Tafoya, regional vice president at AXA Advisors
Cesar Tamariz, chef de cuisine at Kachina Cantina
Sarah Tiedeken O’Brien, partner and owner of Vertical Arts Architecture
Devon Tivona, co-founder and CEO at Pana
Alice Tran, VP of marketing at Mobile Solutions
Tyler Van Eeckhaut, project manager at Mortenson
Elia Wallen, CEO of Travelers Haven
Michael Walters, SVP at KeyBank
Martine Wells, shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Tracy Wesley, director of software development at Proximity
Kate West, director of community development at Eaton Senior Communities
Join us Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at Mile High Station for the GenXYZ 10th Anniversary Party. Buy your tickets today. This event is brought to you by presenting sponsor ACM and associate sponsors Norwich University and Versatility.
