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Five secrets for startup success
We can learn much from those people who have successfully pursued their passionate purpose. One of them is Bob Metcalfe. During the recent StartupCamp4 at ITEXPO 2011 in Austin, Radish Systems was one of five companies chosen to present our pitch to an audience of 500 telecom professionals and a panel of three judges. It […]
Top Company 2011 finalist: Birko
Birkowww.birkocorp.com Years in business: 58Location: HendersonCEO: Mark Swanson (watch an interview with Mark and VP Kelly Green on ColoradoBiz TV)Employees: 67Company snapshot: Birko provides the meat, poultry and food industries with specialty chemicals needed for cleaning, sanitation and as aids in production. Its product line includes more than 200 formulations – from cleaners and sanitizers […][...]
Boston’s biomedical bonanza
In today’s world of Twitter and Facebook, the rage is all about, “I, I, I” and “me, me, me.” As business leaders, we know success comes from “we” and “us.” However, when I consider the message learned on the Leadership Exchange trip to Boston recently, it strikes me that there is an important twist to […]
Your job – or your health?
Recent national job reports show slow improvements in the labor market, with employment gains evenly divided between an increase in hires and a decline in layoffs and firings. In a job market still facing challenges, reducing the number of workers who are laid off or fired is essential to building a healthier labor market, strengthening […]
Top Company 2011 finalist: Latisys
Latisyswww.latisys.com Years in business: 4 Location: Englewood CEO: Peter Stevenson (watch an interview with Regional Sales Director Bryan Walsh.) Employees: 150 Company snapshot: Latisys provides colocation, managed hosting, managed services and disaster recovery to enterprises, service providers, small to midsize businesses and government agencies. The company has more than 1,000 enterprise customers and more […][...]
The secret to smart hiring
In addition to being a Sales ,Management and Leadership coach/trainer, I also help companies hire the “right” salesperson. “Right” meaning not what your gut tells you, which is a “subjective” emotional decision, but by using “objective”, non-emotional data that removes emotions from the process. It prevents a hiring manager from being “sold” in an interview […][...]
Top Company 2011 winner: Denver Rescue Mission
Denver Rescue Missionwww.denverrescuemission.org Years in business: 119Location: DenverCEO: Brad Meuli (watch an interview on ColoradoBiz TV.)Employees: 150Company snapshot: The Denver Rescue Mission is the oldest, full-service Christian charity in the Rocky Mountain region. “Our chief goal is to restore the poor and homeless to society as self-sufficient community members. Through the provision of food, shelter […][...]
Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship
Colorado, like much of the rest of the nation, is grappling with how to deal with the implications of globalization and productivity gains over the past two decades. These trends have been gaining ground over the years, and both have led to a reduction in jobs. This issue was at the forefront during the Denver […]
An internship on steroids?
The Northeastern University Cooperative Education Program began 100 years ago with four employers and eight students. Today some 2,500 students participate annually in the program. Some people might label it an “internship program on steroids.” But it is more appropriately described as guided work experiences combined with a rigorous academic program. When the program began […]
GENxyz Top Five: Krista Paul
If there’s such a thing as a born entrepreneur, then Krista Paul is it. “I remember when we were quite young, we used to go to the convenience store on the corner after our dance classes,” says Chelsea Palmer, who has known Paul since age 4 and nominated her as one of Colorado’s most influential […]
GENxyz Top Five: Ted Church
Try to figure out what “Sesame Street,” Burton snowboards and Google have in common. If you know Ted Church, you have the answer. The president and founder of Boulder-based Anthem Branding has helped each of those companies recognize its brand. “Basically we’re a hybrid ad agency,” says Church, 38. “We’re an advertising, design and merchandise […]
GENxyz Top Five: Christian Vanek
He might be better known for what he doesn’t believe in as a leader than what he does. He doesn’t believe in top-down management. He doesn’t believe a workplace needs to be stiff and formal. And he doesn’t believe in sitting in his office behind a closed door. In fact, the CEO of SurveyGizmo doesn’t […]
