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7 questions with Dana Perino ahead of Colorado’s Democratic Primary
ColoradoBiz spoke to Perino to get a look at the 2020 election from the frontlines, hear her insights into how the primary could affect the state and learn more about this historic election year.
Kate Greenberg ushers in a new age of Colorado agriculture
Greenberg is the first-ever female commissioner for Colorado, and at 32, probably the youngest. She differs in every obvious way from her recent predecessors, who were men of a certain age named Don (Ament and Brown) and John (Salazar and Stulp), all Colorado natives who were farmers or ranchers themselves.
Megan James: Improving the world with philanthropy, photography
Megan James has been photographing for seven years and donates 20% of her revenue to charities. Of the donations, half is donated to the client’s charity of choice while the remaining portion is donated to the ALS Association for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.
Women’s Bean Project: 30 years of finding self-sufficiency in a pot of soup
Each year, the project employs 60 to 70 women and distributes its products — which have expanded from bean soup into dog treats, spice blends, popcorn and more — to more than 1,000 stores and online retailers across the country.
Montanya Distillers' new rum is an ode to female distillers
The result of a four year journey of grit and determination, Montanya Distillers, a craft rum distillery in Crested Butte, recently released its newest rum, Valentia. The limited release rum was created to celebrate the progress women have made in becoming a vital part of craft distilling.
Holly Wilson: Finding entrepreneurship on the road to recovery
How the Crested Butte native’s own experience with addiction led her to owning two drug and alcohol treatment centers in Colorado. The centers, under the name Women’s Recovery, offer gender-specific, trauma-informed addiction treatment for women.
How Appit Ventures Eliminated Its Gender Pay Gap
By implementing a standardized pay scale at the company, CEO Amanda Moriuchi not only eliminated any pay gaps, but she has seen a palatable increase in employee engagement and loyalty.
Alina Nikishina is making accounting more engaging
Nikishina's recently launched startup, The Mastery Network, has transformed accounting-related topics and concepts into a fully functioning, engaging and creative e-learning program.
Sarah Tiedeken O’Brien leads with mentorship in mind
In eight years, Sarah Tiedeken O’Brien has climbed the ranks from entry-level employee to project architect and interior designer, and is now the youngest member of the executive team as a partner and owner.
Megan Durning is bridging divides to bring better healthcare
During her tenure with SCL Health and Lutheran Medical Center, she has executed business plans for new clinical programs and program enhancements that have resulted in important new sources of revenue for the hospital.
Hannah Krieger: Building everyday mentors for Colorado youth
As MENTOR Colorado’s executive director, Krieger has championed and grown quality improvement programs for 21 youth mentoring agencies.
Melanie Lewis Dickerson reaches for large-scale social change
As a portfolio manager with Community Solutions, Dickerson has led the development of the organization’s far-reaching advisory portfolio on large-scale social change. In addition, she serves as the president of the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative.
