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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...
Executive edge: Maria Garcia Berry
Look at any major project in the Denver area, and chances are Maria Garcia Berry, who founded CRL Associates, had a hand in making it a reality.She rattles off a list - the Pepsi Center, Coors Field, the Colorado Convention Center, Invesco Field at Mile High, Belmar, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, t...
Executive Edge: Eric Ridenour
Since he was a young boy growing up in Detroit's western suburbs, Eric Ridenour has had a passion for cars. He would pull midnight shifts on the railroad to earn a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, join General Motors as a powertrain engineer and ultimately spend 21...
Executive Edge: Udi Baron
All Udi Baron wanted was a good cup of espresso, breads and pastries reminiscent of those served in Europe. Little did he know his craving would lead to Udi's Foods - a multimillion dollar Denver-based food empire known for artisan breads, granola and gluten-free products.
Executive Edge: Tony Caine
While sitting in a barber shop in Aspen in September 2009, Tony Caine thumbed through Chris Davenport's book, "Ski the 14ers," and knew it was time to do something meaningful. "I climb and hike extensively and set a big goal to climb all 54 of Colorado's 14ers in one year," said Caine, 53, who acco...
Executive Edge: Maureen McDonald
Maureen McDonald has felt the vibe of Miami and its rich arts scene. She has learned from an abundance of Fortune 500 companies in Minneapolis. She experienced Portland's affinity for the environment and witnessed a unique program in Phoenix to solve problems. She's done it all over three-day whirl...
Executive Edge: Ryan Wood
Ryan Wood played fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, co-founded the billion-dollar Under Armour apparel company, and today the Longmont native is following his dream - ranching on 652 acres at his Sweetwood Cattle Co. in Steamboat Springs.
Executive edge: Margaret Kelly
Margaret Kelly walks into her office at RE/MAX headquarters to news that home sales in July plunged to the lowest level in 15 years despite low mortgage rates and bargain prices. "We knew there was going to be a fall because of the tax incentive ending. It's no different than cash for clunkers," sa...
Executive edge: Gary Brierly
When Gary Brierly was 8 years old, his father took him to see "The Mighty Hoosac" - a 4½-mile tunnel built in the 1850s through the Berkshire Mountains of Northwestern Massachusetts. His factory-worker father died of a heart attack when Brierly was 13, but years later while earning his Ph.D. in tun...
