Recent Articles from David Mead
Colorado success stories: 3t Systems
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Discussions of cloud computing and Managed IT Services have become the rage. 3tSystems, through its strong commitment to client satisfaction and customer service, has grown dramatically – mostly from word-of mouth referrals – doubling in […]
Colorado success stories: ReadyTalk
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. ReadyTalk, provides audio conferencing, web conferencing and webinar services for companies. ReadyTalk emerged from the ashes of a dot-com-era bust, when its co-founders transitioned to a strategy to provide wholesale web conferencing services to infrastructure-based […]
Colorado success stories: Ayuda Management Corp.
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Maria Vogt and Sonya Yungeberg are co-owners who lead Ayuda Management which provides services to a select client base in the areas of general contracting/construction management, construction defect repair, homeland defense consulting/security system design and […]
Colorado success stories: Newsgator
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. NewsGator specializes in Enterprise Social Computing which involves integrating social media and social computing (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, etc.) at the enterprise level. The company started in 2004, but hit an inflection point in 2007 […]
Colorado success stories: Smashburger
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Smashburger is the fastest three-year start for a restaurant company – in history – to almost $135 million in system wide sales. I recently spoke with Smashburger CEO Dave Prokupek about the appeal and trajectory […]
Colorado success stories: Houg Special Services
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. When all of her high school friends were heading off to college in 1987, Jenyce Houg stayed in Denver to help her Dad, Doug, with the family trucking business. She immersed herself in learning all […]
Colorado success stories: Broadnet Teleservices
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Imagine if you could call your entire target audience on the phone and engage them in conversation – all at the same time. You know, those very people that make a difference to your […]
Colorado success stories: BluSKY Restoration
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Terry Shadwick, co-founder and CEO of BluSKY Restoration discusses how the company has developed a consistent record of growth despite the recession. BluSKY provides emergency response for water damage, fire damage, flood damage and […]
Colorado success stories: Regis Learning Solutions
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Recently Chris Carosella and I spoke with Michael Vaughan, CEO of Regis Learning Solutions to discuss their strategy for disruptive innovation in training and education. Regis Learning Solutions (RLS) has a unique approach to […]
Colorado success stories: GolfTEC
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Recently I sat down with Joe Assell, co-founder and CEO of GolfTEC to review the strategies and approaches that the company has taken to reach its current level of success. Mead: How did you […]
Colorado success stories: Qualvu
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of Colorado company success stories as told by CEOs and business owners. Recently I spoke with John Williamson, CEO of Golden-based Qualvu, which has introduced disruptive innovation to the world of consumer focus groups, surveys and qualitative consumer market research. Qualvu was recognized as a 2010 Colorado […]