Recent Articles from Maria Cote
CEBA winner: OtterBox
It’s advice many of us heard from our parents when we were young. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” Curt Richardson, CEO and founder of OtterBox, runs a company based on that simple philosophy. “It’s our golden rule,” Richardson says. “If you decide to buck it, you’ll be in trouble.” That the […]
CEBA Samaritan Institute Award: Family Tree
If you ask Scott Shields to describe the mission of Family Tree, he has a very short answer. “We help people who haven’t been blessed to have the opportunities in life that most of us do,” says Shields, who has been CEO of the nonprofit organization for three years. Family Tree, the winner of this […]
Executive Edge: Bev Sloan
Bev Sloan is quick to answer the question she hears often when mentioning her job. "They ask, ‘How can you do it? Isn't it sad?'" says the CEO of Denver's oldest and largest hospice. "I've been with The Denver Hospice for 11 years, and I can say honestly it's not depressing at all," she says. "It's...
Colorado Business Hall of Fame: Ann Padilla
It's one of her favorite lines, Ann Padilla says with a laugh. "When people ask me what business I was in, I give them a quick answer," says the retired founder and owner of Sunny Side/Temp Side. "I tell them I was in the business of helping people put food on the table and a roof over their heads....
Colorado Business Hall of Fame: Bob Young
The long list of awards from organizations like the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce and publications like Colorado Parent Magazine reveal Bob Young’s passion. Philanthropy and family. The founder and chairman of Alpine Banks of Colorado would add one more to that list. “I’ve been banking all my life, and I never wanted to do […]
Holiday getaways
Sure, there's nothing like home for the holidays. Nothing like a calendar crammed with social gatherings after that parade of company Christmas parties. Nothing like weeks spent buying and wrapping (or conniving someone to do that for you). Nothing like a constant barrage of visitors who can't wait...
Top Company 2010: Odell Brewing Co.
Walk into the main entrance on your way to Odell Brewing Co.'s tasting room and you'll pass a reception area decorated with signs that will catch your eye.
A seductive dancing Dracula in Denver
What better way to celebrate Colorado Ballet’s 50th season than with passion, drama and a bit of horror. And what great timing. Vampires are more popular these days than the Grateful Dead were in the ’60s. “Dracula will draw the crowds,” says Colorado Ballet Artistic Director Gil Boggs. “Even those who think ‘Swan Lake’ and […]
Gen XYZ: Amy Sufak, 36, Red Energy Public Relations
Amy Sufak didn’t let a little thing like a bad economy stop her from launching a successful public relations and advertising agency. “It was a little scary to take that kind of chance,” says Sufak, 36, who started Colorado Springs-based Red Energy Public Relations in 2008. “But what I found out was that a lot […]
Gen XYZ: Matt Shoup, 29, M&E Painting
Sometimes, a little hardship is just the incentive needed for a successful venture. In March 2005, Matt Shoup was laid off from his corporate job. Recently out of college, with debts and a mortgage to pay off, he faced his challenge head on. “I had no money to my name,” Shoup says. “But I had […]
Best Companies to Work For in Colorado 2010: Medium
Rally Software CEO Tim Miller attempts to be modest when talking about his company's consistently strong showing in the Best Companies to Work For program. But he doesn't quite pull it off."There are a lot of great companies out there," says the CEO of the Boulder-based software company, which also...
The King is in the house
Some would say that a mere exhibit at a museum would never draw crowds into a city. To that, Cathey McClain Finlon, president of the Denver Art Museum, would simply say, “Tut, Tut.” The Denver Art Museum’s “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs,” is drawing those crowds by the thousands, not only from […]