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How Clay Guillory turned his passion into profit
Clay Guillory, 32 Founder & CEO | Titan Robotics Colorado Springs Clay Guillory’s 3D dream has come a long way in five years, from a humble garage-based hobby to a team of 22 selling large-format printers worldwide. Titan Robotics nearly tripled its revenues from 2017 to 2018 and is on track to double revenues from 2018 to 2[...]
Justin Cohen’s commitment to giving back is contagious
Justin Cohen, 35 Shareholder | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Screck Denver Justin Cohen believes everyone should have access to legal help, even if they can’t afford to pay. Since joining Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in 2012, Cohen has represented dozens of pro bono clients, donating countless hours of work. His commitment to giv[...]
The 2019 Best Small Companies to Work for in Colorado
ADPERIO, INC. In a job market with a record-breaking 2.6% unemployement rate, company culture is of the utmost importance for Colorado employers seeking outstanding employees. Which is why each year, ColoradoBiz, in partnership with ICC: Innovate. Coach. Consult., seeks and awards the companies (small, medium and large) th[...]
The 2019 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work for in Colorado
In a job market with a record-breaking 2.6% unemployement rate, company culture is of the utmost importance for Colorado employers seeking outstanding employees. Which is why each year, ColoradoBiz, in partnership with ICC: Innovate. Coach. Consult., seeks and awards the companies (small, medium and large) that go above and[...]
The 2019 Best Large Companies to Work for in Colorado
Image courtesy of PopSockets. In a job market with a record-breaking 2.6% unemployement rate, company culture is of the utmost importance for Colorado employers seeking outstanding employees. Which is why each year, ColoradoBiz, in partnership with ICC: Innovate. Coach. Consult., seeks and awards the companies (small, med[...]
How to create an intentional culture in your workplace
Regardless of whether leaders are deliberate about crafting a company culture, it still exists in every organization – the good, the bad and the ugly. The companies in the 2019 Best Companies to Work For in Colorado award program are serious about creating a culture based on intentional effort and aligned behaviors. Many organiza[...]
The 2019 Best Companies to Work for in Colorado
Colorado’s record-breaking 2.6% unemployment rate means employers have to work that much harder to attract – and keep – outstanding employees. That’s something this year’s nine Best Companies to Work For in Colorado finalists — including three winners — take to heart. “Companies participate for one of two reasons: [...]
Millennials and the next recession
In recent months, there’s been much talk about a looming recession. And whenever there’s mention of another recession, millennials get embroiled in disastrous scenarios. Hence, headlines like these: “The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials” and “The Next Recession Will Wreck Millennial Parents.&rdq[...]
Two Colorado Cities Rank Among the Best in US for Starting a Company
Denver and Colorado Springs both made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 50 best U.S. cities for starting a business. While Austin, Texas took home the prize as the best metro area for startup growth, Denver followed at No. 4 — falling just behind Salt Lake City and Durham, N.C. at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Col[...]
How to plan for a second location
You did it: In the age of e-commerce and same-day deliveries, your first brick-and-mortar store exceeded expectations and now you’re thinking of opening a second location. The odds, by some measures, are on your side: Recent research finds that brick-and-mortar stores are still popular, especially among younger shoppers who [...]
A culture of preparedness drives innovation, growth
Key presentations delivered without the benefit of a peer review. Proposals submitted at the last minute without a proof-read to catch a misplaced decimal. Wasted hours spent in meetings where there were no prepared agendas or defined outcomes. If these scenarios have a familiar, anxiety-conjuring ring ̶ you are not al[...]
Clues that you’re not recruiting strategically
If your answer to the question, “what’s your recruiting strategy?” is “LinkedIn” or “Indeed,” then you don’t get it. Posting jobs is a recruiting tactic, and one that you should use, but it’s a long way from a recruitment strategy. A recruiting strategy incorporates multiple ta[...]
Nonprofits apply business tactics to support budget, mission
From animal shelters offering yoga classes amid adoptable felines to a library friends’ group that transformed traditional fundraisers into a year-round used bookstore, business-based efforts are burgeoning in support of tight budgets at Colorado nonprofits. “Raising revenue that doesn’t come from foundations or [...]
Survey finds that good art is good business
Building a successful brand takes a lot and, according to a new report from art consulting and curation firm, Nine dot Arts, curating art that expresses an organization’s brand, mission and vision can help your company stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace. “Art that reflects who you are and the st[...]
Escape the daily grind at C Lazy U Ranch
With the fourth quarter and winter well underway, it’s a great time of year for holiday parties, annual strategic planning and corporate retreats. Far away from the stresses of life and business, C Lazy U Ranch might just be the perfect getaway for the whole company — not to mention that this time of year there are a sl[...]
How to get hired during the holidays
It’s a common warning for job-seekers that no one hires during the holiday season. And there’s all kinds of reasons why. Some people feel that everyone is too busy, so it isn’t even worth trying to find a job. Others feel that no one is in the office during these times, so why bother. And, of course, there&rs[...]
Together We Grow expanding with new center, executive director at CSU
Kristin Kirkpatrick will serve as the executive director of the TWG Center for an Enhanced Workforce in Agriculture. Together We Grow (TWG), a consortium of some of the world’s largest agribusiness interests focused on building a skilled, diverse and inclusive agricultural workforce, is building an educationa[...]
Advancing women to the boardroom is good for business
In 2010, fed up with the lack of women on company boards, a group of women in Boston started a grassroots campaign to build public awareness and momentum around the issue of board diversity. At the time, women represented only 10% of board members on the Russell 3000 Index (R3000). So, the group (appropriately named 2020 Women on B[...]
The Wild West of Hiring: What, why and how to measure results
An entire new industry of vendors has sprung up to answer your every question about hiring talent. Employers are spending about $20 billion a year on these new tools — most without knowing whether they work. Recruitment has moved into the Wild West, according to Wharton’s Peter Cappelli in his May Harvard Business Revie[...]
Your employees have voices. Listen to them.
All of us have had friends or acquaintances who, when speaking with them, rarely let you get a word in. You wait for a moment to interject. When one arises, you comment, but your point or question is quickly swept away as the person returns to his or her train of thought. Not much fun, right? Sadly, that type of one-sided dialogue [...]
