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Student Spotlight: Zach Klaus

Oct. 30, 2019

Zach Klaus has always like tools and it鈥檚 part of the reason he chose to study mechanical engineering here at CU Boulder. He鈥檚 a sophomore in the College of Engineering & Applied Science and is also pursuing a minor in applied mathematics. We caught up with Zach to learn about...

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Faculty Spotlight: Cynthia Banks

Oct. 23, 2019

Cynthia Banks has been teaching entrepreneurship at Leeds School of Business for over three years. In addition to teaching, Cynthia is the Faculty Director for Global Initiatives and runs a consulting business, New World Vistas. She has a Bachelor鈥檚 degree from Colorado State University in business and an MS in...

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Field Trip to Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha

Oct. 16, 2019

Last week, a group of CU Boulder students were introduced to the quickly growing Boulder-based kombucha company, Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha , on a field trip with the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at Leeds School of Business. The startup story Early on Friday, we gathered around a conference table in their...

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Founders of Ratio Beerworks Return to CU

Oct. 9, 2019

This article is part of a new series, Connecting Community and Classroom, where students will share stories from guest speakers in their entrepreneurship classes. Jason zumBrunnen and Scott Kaplan, founders of Ratio Beerworks recently returned to CU Boulder after graduating almost 20 years ago. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit strange鈥 commented Scott...

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Leeds鈥 Deming Center Wins Global Award for Entrepreneurship Education

Oct. 9, 2019

Leeds School of Business won the 鈥淓xcellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award鈥 at the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Annual Event in Stockholm, September 26-28, 2019. The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship鈥檚 innovative education on high growth ventures stood out from a pool of 50 centers that applied...

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New Venture Launch Class Initiates Pilot

Oct. 7, 2019

Sometimes our most entrepreneurial students can feel constrained by a university setting. After all, who is not familiar with famous college dropouts who went on to be successful entrepreneurs like Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs? This Spring, Leeds is launching an exciting new class targeted to...

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Alumni Spotlight: Sara Fruman

Sept. 24, 2019

Sara graduated from CU Boulder in 2011 with a degree in Journalism & Mass Communication concentrating on Entrepreneurship and International Media. She was part of the first cross-campus entrepreneurship program that is now known as the business minor. 鈥淚 spent the last 10 years asking myself when it would be...

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Student Spotlight: Kevin Haley

Sept. 18, 2019

A passion for renewable energy Kevin Haley is an evening MBA candidate here at Leeds focusing on entrepreneurship. He鈥檚 also the director of member value and engagement at the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) where he oversees the membership program, new business development and engagement with Fortune 500 companies on...

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Investment Updates from the Deming Center Venture Fund

Sept. 11, 2019

Richard Branson, founder, investor, philanthropist, and casual King of Marketing once said, 鈥淭he best way to learn about anything is by doing.鈥 For the student members of the Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF), nothing could be more true. DCVF is a graduate student-run investment fund, providing real capital to real...

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Alumni Spotlight: Chris Woodruff

Sept. 6, 2019

Meet Chris Woodruff, the Chief Experience Officer with Last Drop Wrench . Chris graduated from CU Boulder in 2001 with a degree in English and later received a Masters in Real Estate Development at Auburn University and an MBA from Clemson. While pursuing his MBA, Chris met Steven Owens, now...

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