Marlo Vernon

Alumni Spotlight: Marlo Vernon - Independent Living with a Peace of Mind

Feb. 9, 2021

Meet Marlo Vernon , ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Leeds School of Business alumna and CEO of CarePenguin , a company bringing non-invasive activity-monitoring technology to market. Marlo studied Marketing and got her Entrepreneurship Certificate through the Deming Center at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder! CarePenguin Growing up in an entrepreneurial environment, Marlo’s family was always building...

Tim Visos-Ely

Alumni Spotlight: Tim Visos-Ely - StrideTech

Feb. 3, 2021

Meet Tim Visos-Ely, a 2019 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder alum and co-founder of StrideTech , a company that produces an embedded walker attachment that provides real-time haptic feedback when incorrect walker use is detected. Tim developed StrideTech by taking advantage of the many entrepreneurial resources at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder! Tim utilized Design for...

Alex Mulvaney

Alumni Spotlight: Alex Mulvaney - ShineOn

Jan. 27, 2021

Meet Alex Mulvaney, CEO and co-founder of ShineOn , a company providing a unique spin on the typical bike light. Alex graduated from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder in 2019 with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. Alex and his co-founders, Katherine Vega and Taylor Brooks-Murphy, have a combined history of 10 years of...

Brad Werner

Community Spotlight: Global Entrepreneurs Session with Brad Werner

Jan. 20, 2021

Meet Brad Werner, Faculty Director and Instructor of Entrepreneurship at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. He is also co-host of the Creative Distillation Podcast (season 2 out now!) Each episode focuses on a recent entrepreneurial study and highlights how the academic research is valuable to not only students, but...

Joni Klippert

Alumni Spotlight: Joni Klippert - StackHawk, Inc.

Jan. 13, 2021

Meet Joni Klippert, Founder and CEO of StackHawk, Inc. , a software company that makes it easy for developers to find and fix application security bugs. Joni is a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ native and a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder alumna. After graduating from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder in December 2004, she worked for a company called...

Jeff York study on leadership

Authenticity is Key Factor in Founders’ Sustainable Startups

Jan. 5, 2021

A strong sense of self is a positive indicator in the future growth, success and sustainability of entrepreneurial ventures, new research shows. A recent study by Leeds Associate Professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, Jeff York and co-authors Isobel O'Neila, associate professor in entrepreneurship and innovation from the Nottingham University Business...

GSF Committee

Community Spotlight: Get Seed Funding Fall 2020 Recap

Dec. 16, 2020

Get Seed Funding (GSF) is a micro-funding opportunity for ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder undergraduate and graduate students. While providing up to $500 in funding for entrepreneurial ideas in the making, GSF accepts applications on a rolling basis each semester. We sat down with Henry Kvietok, leader of the GSF committee, to discuss...

Maggie Grout

Student Spotlight: Maggie Grout - Thinking Huts

Dec. 8, 2020

Meet Maggie Grout, a Senior at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder studying Business Management and Entrepreneurship. Maggie is the founder of the nonprofit, Thinking Huts , which she started at age 15 after being fascinated with the idea of leveraging technology to create architectural solutions that increase educational opportunities around the world. Thinking...

LochlainnRenfrow

Student Spotlight: Lochlainn Renfrow - Entrepreneurial Ambitions

Dec. 2, 2020

Meet Lochlainn Renfrow , a soon-to-be graduate at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of the medical scheduling app, Hublete. Lochlainn grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has spent the last 5 years in Boulder, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥. He studies Information Management and Analytics, Operations, & Marketing with a Minor in Technology, Arts,...

Mark Hubbard

Startups & Sandwiches Sneak Peak: Mark Hubbard - Blizzard Brewing Company

Nov. 18, 2020

We are thrilled to be joined by Mark Hubbard of Blizzard Brewing Company , Australia’s highest and first brewery above the snowline and based in a ski resort, for our final Startups & Sandwiches event of the semester (4pm MT on December 3rd)! Mark is a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder alumn and...

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