Daniel Knowles

Student Spotlight: Daniel Knowles - Giving Local Businesses a Helping Hand

May 6, 2020

This week鈥檚 student spotlight features Daniel Knowles, who is a sophomore at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder. Daniel studies finance and information management, in addition to minoring in political science and leadership. He is also very involved on campus, participating in numerous groups such as the Leeds...

Ron Basak-Smith

Alumni Spotlight: Ron Basak-Smith - Sustainable Packaging Solutions

April 29, 2020

Ron Basak-Smith received his MBA from CU Boulder in 2017, with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Sustainability. With both his parents being entrepreneurs, Ron knew from a young age that starting a business would be his path. And now, he is CEO of Sana Packaging , a sustainable cannabis packaging...

Emma Getty

Student Spotlight: Emma Getty - CBD Cookies

April 22, 2020

This week鈥檚 Student Spotlight features Emma Getty, who works full-time in the food industry and participates in the Evening MBA program at CU. After working full-time in finance and accounting for most of her career, she shifted into the food industry when she arrived in Boulder. She has always been...

Deming Center Innovations that inspire

Leeds School of Business Wins Innovation Program Award by the AACSB for Elevating Entrepreneurial Mindsets

April 21, 2020

The innovative Demystifying Entrepreneurship workshop series produced by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business, has received global acclaim in the 2020 Innovations That Inspire challenge by AACSB International, the world鈥檚 largest business education alliance. Leeds is one of the 25 business schools chosen this year,...

COVenture Forward Group In Office

Deming Center Launches COventure Forward In Support of Hard Hit Small Business and Entrepreneurial Communities

April 17, 2020

The difficulties created during the COVID-19 outbreak have hit nearly every industry in Colorado. Businesses and their leaders are facing unforeseen challenges and struggling to survive, pivot and even adapt to find new opportunities. The impact on the economy won't be fully understood for months, if not years. However, the...

HumanKindNetwork

Student Spotlights: Ana Corral and Lindsay Randall - Human Kindness Goes a Long Way

April 15, 2020

This week, we met with senior undergrad, Ana Corral and second year MBA student, Lindsay Randall to talk about the HumanKind network , a platform that connects people who want to get involved with individuals or organizations that need help with the COVID-19 crisis. Working with a coalition of full-time...

David Lopez Student Spotlight

Student Spotlight: David Lopez - Better Connections

April 8, 2020

Meet David Lopez, junior at CU Boulder studying Business with an emphasis in Real Estate. He is also the CEO and Co-founder of Internalyze , an online education platform working to help community college graduates break into tech by teaching them the sales skills they need in order to succeed...

Scott King

CU Entrepreneurs Stepping up to Solve Problems from COVID-19

April 1, 2020

As a retired entrepreneur and now coach for the Business Minor Capstone class, I鈥檝e had the pleasure of seeing how CU students can step up to the challenges of building a business from scratch. The BUSM 4010 capstone class allows students to think and act like entrepreneurs. The course walks...

Joe Sanchez Promogo

Alumni Spotlight: Joe Sanchez - Building Better Promotions

March 18, 2020

Joe Sanchez is a 2015 MBA alumni from CU that has spent the last year as co-founder of the tech startup, Promogo . Positioned as 鈥淎n App for Simplicity and Consistency鈥, Promogo works to provide software that joins everyone in branded events through one cohesive, user-friendly app. During his time...

creative distillation podcast leeds school of business

Announcing the Creative Distillation Podcast

March 11, 2020

The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is excited to announce a new podcast, Creative Distillation . Co-hosted by Associate Professor Jeff York , our Research Director, and Instructor Brad Werner , our Teaching Director, each episode distills academic research on entrepreneurship into actionable insights. What is the Creative Distillation Podcast? The...

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