Recent Articles from Lynn Bronikowski
Executive edge: John Kelley
John Kelley beams when he reads an email about a 15-year-old boy whose behavioral problems turned around after he underwent a brain scan at Denver-based CereScan Corp., where the former chief executive officer at McData Corp. is CEO. "It’s satisfying to know we have had a positive impact on the li...
Executive edge: Wendy Mitchell
Ten years ago, shortly after Wendy Mitchell was named president and chief executive of the Aurora Economic Development Council, she took a risk – asking businesspeople what they thought of Aurora. "Our study came out to say that people thought Aurora was not a good place to do business, that Auror...
Executive edge: Greg Anton
Growing up in Massachusetts, Greg Anton would take a 30-second ride on a ski lift to zip down a 300-vertical-foot run at Blue Hills ski area. He would read about Colorado in ski magazines and dream of someday skiing here. So when it came time to go to college he set his sights on the University of...
Tax time 2012
With tax season right around the corner we turned to Jack Allgood, tax partner at Anton Collins Mitchell LLP for advice on tax issues in 2012. Q. Considering the state of the U.S. Treasury and the government’s projected deficit spending, has the IRS stepped up the audit process? A. Yes, clearly the IRS has increased […]
Executive edge: Alan Krause
A native of Alaska, where his father worked for the railroad, Alan Krause traces his interest in engineering to his lifelong passion for building things."In college I was a carpenter building houses at the time," Krause said. "I always liked to be involved in building and liked the fact that you co...
Executive edge: Lawrence French & Gregory Sargowicki
For his 16th birthday, Lawrence French cooked a Swedish smorgasbord for 35 guests. It was a dinner that would spawn a lifelong love of cooking and entertaining for the co-owner of Lakewood-based Lifestyles Catering."I thought I was going to get into a chef's position, but it just worked out that th...
Executive edge: Rhonda Maas
As a child, Rhonda Maas would run cattle on her family's Western Slope ranch homesteaded by her grandfather. There was no running water or electricity in the log cabin that was heated with a woodstove. She loved every moment of it. "It was always beautiful in the summertime. It was a good, dirty ti...
Executive edge: Rich Jennings
Rich Jennings' first job in the telecomm industry was in 1993 with Time Warner - starting a small system in Southern California that offered 30 channels and HBO. "I don't think anybody at that time could imagine what could be done with the technology," said Jennings, who last January was named Comc...
Executive edge: Carl Clark
Three years ago, Carl Clark, CEO of the Mental Health Center of Denver, threw down the gauntlet to his staff of 500 - to make his organization the greenest mental health center in the country.Mugs replaced disposable cups; bottled water was eliminated; staff were given Eco Passes to encourage bus r...
Executive edge: John Taft
In the mid-‘70s, John Taft drove his $2,100 Chevy Vega to Taos, N.M., walked into The Taos News offices and was offered a job as a reporter on a probationary basis. "I slept in my car for the first month I had the job because I was afraid of spending money on rent for a job I didn't have," said Ta...
Executive edge: Laura Merage
Laura Merage takes five minutes out of her busy day at Denver's RedLine gallery to quietly reflect on her life. "I think ‘Wow!' I came from a developing country as a woman and look where I am now," says Merage, 52, who at age 15 left her Tehran, Iran, homeland to pursue an education in the United S...
Executive edge: Kent Thiry
When Davita Inc. opens its $100 million headquarters near Denver's Union Station next year, the 14th floor penthouse will house a cafeteria with a huge terrace. "In most corporate buildings the top floor has the CEO, the board room and things like that," said Kent Thiry, CEO of the Fortune 500 comp...