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Matt Hayden: COventure Forward Entrepreneur

Jan. 30, 2022

In 2020, Matt founded The Elevated Colorado Management Services “We are a property management firm specializing in homeowner associations (HOAs) and manage private homes too throughout the Eagle River Valley.” Matt joined COventure Forward for guidance in differentiation, ideation, and an outside perspective. “It was such an unstable time for...

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Steve Busch: COventure Forward Highlighted Mentor

Oct. 28, 2021

Through COventure Forward , our featured mentor of the month, Steve Busch , has worked with hotels, restaurants, insurance agencies, clothing companies, and tech startups. As Principal Consultant at Human Resources Strategies, LLC , his specialty is human resource management, more specifically, finding the right people, developing talent, and leveraging...

Heather Browning

Heather Browning: COventure Forward Highlighted Entrepreneur

Oct. 28, 2021

Heather Browning , of Colonial Benefit Group , joined COventure Forward for help with marketing and business development. The pandemic has been a great time for businesses to explore networking and marketing on social media. This is what her mentors Stephen Miller and Janet Eden-Harris have helped her with. Colonial...

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Season 3 of the Creative Distillation Research Podcast Features Stanford Professor Charles Easley

Oct. 10, 2021

The latest Creative Distillation research podcast delivers a spirited discussion with the author of a study on effectiveness of entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities. Does participation in entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities affect entrepreneurship activities? That is the question at the heart of the latest episode of the...

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Rebekah Hartman - OZO Coffee Company

Sept. 30, 2021

Many of you will already know the OZO Coffee Company , but they are far more than just a local coffee shop. This mission-driven business seeks “to support and connect diverse communities through coffee. Supporting Locally Owned businesses is essential to growing and strengthening our communities! The crew at OZO...

Allie Clark

Allie Clark: COventure Forward Mentor

Sept. 30, 2021

Working with startups such as Frequent Flyers , Allie Clark is a fantastic resource to the COventure Forward community. She also mentors at the Boulder Small Business Development Center and CU Venture Partners . As Counsel at the local Sage Law Group , Allie has ample experience with intellectual property,...

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COventure Forward Featured Mentor: Erick Mueller, Executive Director of the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship

Sept. 3, 2021

We have a very special feature for this month. Erick Mueller is the linchpin of COventure Forward and one of our most versatile mentors. Too many businesses to list here, most of our features so far and many more to come have been in touch with Erick throughout their journey...

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COventure Forward Entrepreneur: Fawn Anderson, Co-Founder of Our Friendly World

Sept. 2, 2021

Fawn Anderson is the spark of Our Friendly World , a multimedia platform pursuing social, racial, and economic justice through the art of friendship. Their podcast series thoughtfully discusses changing the world with the friends we show up for, seeking wisdom about our culture and experiences, and transforming the way...

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Yev Muchnik - COventure Forward Mentor

July 29, 2021

Working with startups such as Retro Simple and Thinking Huts , Yev has been a great help to our program. Her experience as Managing Attorney for Launch Legal and founder of ESQLegal make her perfectly suited for advising early stage startups. Specific areas of interest are alternative financing models, decentralized...

Joshua Ellis

Joshua Ellis - COventure Forward Entrepreneur

July 29, 2021

Joshua operates Retro Simple, an app that pairs students with faculty that have enough space to rent to a student. With the Boulder housing market and many students taking out loans to cover living expenses, this helps make college more affordable. For faculty who want some extra income, they can...

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