Many of this year’s Best of Colorado winners embody the art of specialization. They don’t pretend to be something they are not, rather they concentrate on one element and aim to perfect it. That in turn has clearly helped them make a name for themselves.

Our readers (Best of Colorado customers) not only remember them but make a concerted effort to vote for them. That’s a tremendous accomplishment in this era of overwhelming messages, marketing and mindshare. But that takes time. Here at ColoradoBiz, we’ve heard many serial entrepreneurs and CEOs depict their success as a climb rather than a meandering journey. After all, the highest summits are always uphill and rarely scaled on the first day.

So, here’s to this year’s Best of Colorado winners. They have found a way to perfect their craft, grow their brand, and be recognized for their specialization. They have scaled the summit of success.

BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM

BOULDER CPA GROUP

Boulder CPA Group specializes in tax for small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals, from planning to compliance and forward-thinking strategies. The team of CPAs, tax managers and administrative assistants prides itself on providing services that go beyond knowing the tax code, striving to develop personal relationships that create a true partnership.

BEST ADVERTISING AGENCY

DELVE

Headquartered in Boulder with offices in New York, Poland and Belarus, DELVE is a technology-first digital consultancy that believes in the power of data and measurement in brand and performance advertising. The firm provides data, media, and AdTech consulting services for e-commerce, financial services, travel and nonprofit brands.

CEO Greg Sobiech, who founded DELVE in 2011, has more than 20 years of experience working for consumer brands as an analytics and marketing leader. He spent the first decade of his career in paid media where he held multiple director roles, including director of online marketing for Bath & Body Works.

BEST LAW FIRM – CORPORATE LITIGATION

IRELAND STAPLETON PRYOR & PASCOE P.C.

With offices in Denver, Fort Collins and Grand Junction, Ireland Stapleton represents international, national, regional and local organizations, as well as individuals, in commercial and private disputes, alternative dispute resolution and litigation-avoidance strategies. The firm’s goal is to achieve favorable and cost-effective results by understanding clients’ business and financial objectives, utilizing staff and technology and aggressively advocating for clients’ interests.

BEST LAW FIRM –EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP

Brownstein works with employers of all sizes and across industries, prioritizing learning each client’s business, culture and goals. Whether partnering with human resources and in-house counsel, providing diligence and post-closing guidance on a transaction, evaluating new legislation, advising on potential or filed litigation, or drafting employment policies and agreements, Brownstein’s team proactively anticipates issues and neutralizes them to create solutions.

BEST LAW FIRM – ESTATE PLANNING

OTIS & BEDINGFIELD LLC

Otis & Bedingfield’s estate planning practice encompasses the drafting of wills and trust documents, enhancing asset protection and planning for special needs of a spouse, child, or grandchild, as well as the tax planning required to develop a comprehensive estate plan. The more complex area of this practice involves the use of family limited partnerships, various types of irrevocable trusts, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance trusts, revocable trusts, and powers of attorney. The firm has offices in Loveland and Greeley.

BEST LAW FIRM – FAMILY LAW

GEM FAMILY LAW LLC

GEM Family Law in Denver represents individuals facing divorce or a child custody battle, or who need help creating a new or modifying an existing estate plan. Attorneys of the women-owned firm have more than four decades of combined legal experience.

BEST LAW FIRM – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

CREATIVE LAW NETWORK

Simply put, Creative Law Network represents creative people and businesses. That includes authors and publishers, business owners and entrepreneurs, films, influencers, musicians, photographers and videographers, trademark and brand owners, and visual artists. The firm has offices in Denver and New York.

BEST LAW FIRM – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

HOLLAND & HART LLP

Holland & Hart provides tailored M&A advice at every stage of the business lifecycle. The firm represents buyers, sellers, private equity funds, venture capitalists, other investors and portfolio companies.

BEST LAW FIRM – PERSONAL INJURY

CHENEY GALLUZI & HOWARD LLC
Attorneys at Cheney Galluzi & Howard are trial lawyers who are willing to take a case as far as it needs to go. Areas of expertise include motor vehicle accidents, bad faith insurance, ski accidents, premises liability and more. The firm offers free initial consultations to discuss cases and answer questions.

BEST LOBBYING LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

CAPITOL FOCUS LLC

Capitol Focus works with clients to promote legislation and regulation that best serves their respective needs and interests. The firm represents clients before the state legislature as well as administrative and regulatory agencies and Congress. Capitol Focus also can increase a company or organization’s profile and effectiveness and ensure it is part of the policy debate.

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN

YELLOWDOG

YellowDog works with small businesses, large corporate clients, nonprofits, local restaurants, musicians and local artists. It handles all kinds of graphic design projects, from design strategy to branding suites including logo creation and brand guidelines, photo manipulation, packaging design, illustration, as well as large- and small-format print.

BEST MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

ESTOUND

In business since 2006, estound serves primarily mid-market clients. It has developed a system called UMS (Unified Marketing System) to put marketing, sales and executives on the same page and working from a set of common goals with shared resources, in an environment of accountability.

BEST STAFFING/RECRUITING/EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Z3 TALENT

Z3 Talent is a leading executive search firm for entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses and private equity-backed companies. It helps growing businesses identify and recruit exceptional talent.

BEST VALUATION CONSULTING

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUSINESS ADVISORS

As business sale experts, the pros at Rocky Mountain Business Advisors identify a client company’s unique value propositions that best meet buyers’ objectives. The company’s marketing of a client’s company includes a comprehensive overview of the business, including its history, operations, staffing, key employees, the industry in which it operates, the market, and growth opportunities.

BEST MOVING COMPANY

JOHNSON STORAGE & MOVING

Founded in 1900, Johnson Storage & Moving is a global logistics company that helps families, government and businesses store and move their goods around the world. From its founding in Denver, the company has expanded to multiple locations spanning six states.