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GenXYZ Top Five: Leah Pilcer, 26
It’s not uncommon for someone to make a little money waiting tables, flipping burgers or juggling employee schedules to help pay for college. It’s a little more unusual for that same person to fall in love with the business. “I started in restaurants early on to save money for college and it was an environment […]
GenXYZ: Christopher Hemming, 35
Strategic connector, Hemming is the president of C10, a private network of C-level businesspeople and technology leaders that hosts exclusive events in cities across the U.S.
New commerce secretary seeks to tap Colorado’s export potential
Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker kicked off her nationwide listening tour with business leaders and Department of Commerce employees with a series of stops in Colorado. Over a two-day period in July, she met with employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder. […]
Frackers and farmers
Story and Photography By Lee Buchsbaum As the tents go up at Front Range farmers’ markets each spring, it’s a sure sign of the immense and healthy bounty to follow. Beginning with bags of locally produced, organic, leafy greens, followed by bulbous tomatoes and an assortment of zucchinis, peppers and squash, the farmer’s market season […]
State of the state: Green design
“You work in a trailer? Cool!” File that under most uncommon overheard utterances ever. How about: “You take your daily coffee in a pile of recycled shipping containers; containers that were rescued from sordid past lives at sea weathering menacing storms to bring Americans treasures from the Orient?!” Yep, that has a decidedly edgier ring […]
Colorado cool stuff: Fig & Yarrow, J.M.F.T., Dave’s designs, XYZbot
FIG & YARROW APOTHECARY PRODUCTS While studying contemplative psychology at Naropa University in Boulder in 2010, Brandy Monique opened an Etsy storefront to sell “organic handcrafted apothecary products,” such as mouth rinse, hair tonic and underarm lotion. “I was just a broke student trying to get by,” she says of the launch. Two months later, […]
Small businesses love Colorado
Colorado small businesses owners rated their state as among the most supportive in the nation, according to the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey. “In surveying thousands of small businesses across America, we found that clear and consistent licensing regulations and relevant training programs were among their top priorities,” says Sander Daniels, co-founder of Thu[...]
King Coal’s uncertain future
Bucking a nationwide trend, 2012 marked the second straight growth year for Colorado’s coal miners. Only two states among the top 10 coal producers – Colorado and Illinois – increased production last year. But trapped between a glut of natural gas and falling demand for its premium quality coal, p...
Made in Colorado 2013 Winners
Twenty-five companies were honored at the Made in Colorado & Colorado Manufacturing Awards on April 16: Consumer Manufacturer of the Year: Eagle Claw Commercial Manufacturer of the Year: Reynolds Polymer Technology Inc Re-Shore Manufacturer of the Year: Geotech Environmental Equipment Here are the other honorees: Albeo Technologies Aleph Objects, Inc. Ball Aerospace dpiX Gibson Athletic [&hell[...]
Colorado’s Most Powerful Salespeople: Tyler Murphy
Tyler Murphy, 30 Channel account manager, McAfee Inc. (an Intel company), Englewood WHAT HE DOES: Supports the McAfee SecurityAlliance Partner community in the Northeastern United States. Other duties include recruiting, on-boarding and managing all SaaS & SMB focused resellers between New York and Maine. SALES PRODUCTION: In his first year as channel account manager, Murphy […]
Colorado’s Most Powerful Salespeople: Shelby Cooper
Shelby Cooper, 36 Director of wholesale sales and account management, InterCall, Denver WHAT HE DOES: Runs the largest and most established wholesale team in the conferencing industry. He ensures that product, billing, marketing, operations and other internal organizations are all aligned to provide channel partners with the resources and sales support necessary to grow their […]
Colorado’s Most Powerful Salespeople: Reed Smith
Reed Smith, 33 Vice president, employee benefits, CoBiz Insurance, Denver WHAT HE DOES: Manages $2 million in recurring revenue for CoBiz by delivering high performance health-care strategies to clients. SALES PRODUCTION: Since joining CoBiz Insurance in January 2010, Smith has delivered three consecutive years of 25 percent to 50 percent growth for the firm’s benefits-consulting […]