NewCo Boulder 2014

The restaurant business is tough, and extremely competitive. Zeal is a one-year old Boulder restaurant working to prove a new model in the casual dining category, while hoping to set a new standard for quality Learn what we’re doing differently, what is and isn't working, and what elements are absolutely key to our success. Owner Wayde Jester will lead a candid discussion about the financial pressures to make this new model profitable and sustainable; how the teamwork and values of the whole team are essential; and the importance of community outreach and partnership efforts. Wayde will share his forecast and an outlook of next steps and plans to continue the growth and evolution of Zeal.

Presenters

Wayde Jester

CEO, Zeal - Food for Enthusiasts

Host Companies

Zeal - Food for Enthusiasts

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Zeal - Food for Enthusiasts 1710 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Zeal is promoting healthy living through casual dining. We source only high quality sustainable ingredients and prepare delicious meals that happen to be as good for you as they are good tasting. Our company culture is built around shared values and we inspire our team members to take ownership of our mission to provide nourishment for the body and the soul.

9:00am MST

Boulder Brands

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Join TJ McIntyre, EVP/GM Natural Brands, and Duane Primozich, EVP/GM Balance Brands, to learn more about our brands, the consumers we reach with our products, and how we are working to achieve our vision.

Presenters

Duane Primozich and TJ McIntyre

EVP & GM of Balance Brands, and EVP & GM of Natural Brands, Boulder Brands

Host Companies

Boulder Brands

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Boulder Brands 1600 Pearl St, Suite 300, Boulder, CO, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Boulder Brands is one of the largest natural consumer packaged food companies in the United States. Our vision is to change the way the world eats, one product and one solution at a time.

9:00am MST

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: This presentation will review the research, ideas, and philosophies behind BEN. This presentation will include a discussion of the five target industries, the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Colorado, the goals of BEN, and a general program overview.

Presenters

J.B. Holston

Executive Director, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado

Host Companies

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado 1035 Pearl Street, 5th Floor, Boulder, CO, 80304

Other

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description BEN identifies, promotes, and supports Colorado’s Gazelles: established high-growth companies that are likely to become Colorado’s next great ‘tentpole’ firms; and also identifies, promotes, and supports prospective gazelle companies by providing them access to the networks and resources they need to scale up and become a Colorado gazelle.

9:00am MST

Creative Alignments

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Panel and Q&A discussion focused on best practices in hiring and how companies ramp and scale to accommodate growth. We’ll provide insight into our own case studies and how we’ve helped companies grow their teams.

Presenters

Peggy Shell

CEO, Creative Alignments

Host Companies

Creative Alignments

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Creative Alignments 4760 Walnut St. Suite 106, Boulder, Colorado, 80301

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description Creative Alignments is a trusted partner and go-to resource to fully manage the recruiting and placement of new hires and provide ongoing talent acquisition insight and support. With a unique time and materials approach that is more cost-effective and efficient than traditional recruiting models, we work with businesses of all sizes, onsite or remotely, with a special focus on Colorado’s growth industries such as high tech (software/IT), creative services (marketing/design), and LOHAS (natural foods/products/services). We like to refer to ourselves as "Colorado's high growth hiring experts."

9:00am MST

Google, Inc

Limited Capacity seats available

Did you know that Google employs more than 250 people in our Boulder office? Join us to learn more about the Google projects and products, such as Google Drive, Geo, Payments, Display Advertising and Google Now; being worked on right here in your backyard.

Presenters

Scott Green

Engineering Site Director, Google, Inc

Host Companies

Google, Inc

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Google, Inc 2590 Pearl St #110, Boulder, CO, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

9:00am MST

Techstars

Limited Capacity seats available

During the Techstars session, you will experience what it truly means to live by our mantra, "Give First." Come hear from David Cohen, founder and managing partner, as he discusses how 150 companies a year participating in our accelerator programs apply these guiding principles to do more faster. They do it, in large part, with the support of our massive network of 3,000 entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporate partners that live by the same "Give First" philosophy.

Presenters

David Cohen

Managing Partner, Techstars

Host Companies

Techstars

Tuesday November 18, 2014 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Techstars 1050 Walnut St, Suite 202, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Techstars arms the world’s most promising startups with its massive interconnected network of successful entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporations that help them do more faster.

10:30am MST

Impact Hub Boulder

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters: Hannah Davis, Events and Program Manager Ian Scott, Owner and Creative Director Stevan Simach, CEO and Founder Session Description: Impact Hub Boulder is much more than a co-working space. We are the sum of our 400+ local members and 7000+ global members across 54+ Impact Hubs around the world looking to make the world a better place. Our goal is that everyone who touches the Hub, whether through using our workspace, renting a conference room or coming to one of our many acceleration services such as workshops of one-on-one advising sessions has become better off. To give you a flavor of what we do and who we are. Hannah will start off with a brief overview of Impact Hub and how you may be able to gain value from our community. Then Hub members will showcase their Impact work, to give you a small taste of some of the amazing organization that are making the world a better place here in Boulder. Hear from Root House, a creative studio whose mission is designing for the greater good. They help public agencies, organizations, and municipalities produce the media, the aesthetic, and the delivery of their message to ensure it reaches and resonates with their target audience. Essentially, they are story tellers. They tell compelling stories with graphics, animation, digital media, built environments and exhibits to connect people and place, to craft meaningful messages and memorable experiences. You will also learn about Tact, who works to improve humanity and the environment by accelerating national and international impact organizations with consulting services and software applications. Tact works at the intersection of strategy, technology, culture and impact helping organizations do more of what matters. There will be opportunity for participation in the dialogue around "impact in in business". Afterwards at noon, participants are invited to join the community at our monthly Member Lunch and get to know some of the folks that engage in different levels of capacity at the Hub (while enjoying free food).

Presenters

Hannah Davis, Ian Scott & Stevan Simach

Managing Director, Impact Hub Boulder

Host Companies

Impact Hub Boulder

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Impact Hub Boulder 1877 Broadway, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado, 80302

Co-working

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Catalyze the evolution of individuals and organizations making a profoundly positive impact on people and planet.

10:30am MST

Skoop

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Our route to market which has allowed us to have a mission based cause. We are dedicated to making it super simple for everybody to get the energy, vitality and health benefits of superfoods every day.

Presenters

Greg Stroh and Drew Grumhaus

CEO and COO, Skoop

Host Companies

Skoop

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Skoop 2438 30th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80301

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description We recognize that it’s going to take a lot to bring super nutrition to every American, so we’ve decided to give 10% of our sales to the cause. In partnership with the Chef Ann Foundation, Mission Nutrition is filling salad bars in school cafeterias across the country with fresh produce. For every serving of Skoop you buy, we’ll put a serving of fruits and veggies on a student’s plate. Yep, a thirty serving bag means thirty servings of goodness for tomorrow’s leaders, growing strong and healthy today.

10:30am MST

SomaLogic, Inc.

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Genes are great, but the real workhorse molecules of life are proteins. Understanding normal and disease biology requires the precise measurement of thousands of proteins, an impossible task -- until now.

Presenters

Larry Gold

Chairman and Founder, SomaLogic, Inc.

Host Companies

SomaLogic, Inc.

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
SomaLogic, Inc. 2945 Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO, 80301

Other

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description SomaLogic® is a privately held life science tools and clinical diagnostics company based in Boulder, Colorado. Our mission is to leverage our proprietary Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer ("SOMAmer") technology to: 1. Develop and commercialize powerful new proteomic life sciences research tools for the research community, including the discovery and development of new therapeutics by facilitating protein biomarker discovery and validation; 2. Discover, develop and commercialize revolutionary new life science research tools and breakthrough clinical diagnostic products that will transform healthcare.

10:30am MST

Zayo Group

Limited Capacity seats available

Dan Caruso, Chairman & CEO, will provide an overview of Zayo, how we are an innovator in our industry, our mission, vision, & values, and engagement & support of the startup community.

Presenters

Dan Caruso

Chairman & CEO, Zayo Group

Host Companies

Zayo Group

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Zayo Group 1805 29th Street, 2nd Floor, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States

Other

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description Accelerate our customers’ capabilities to enrich, entertain, teach, protect, and inspire the people of the world by providing enormous bandwidth and connectivity over our exceptional network infrastructure.

10:30am MST

Applied Trust

Limited Capacity seats available

Join AppliedTrust in the heart of Downtown Boulder for an insider's look at our unique culture. How does it really work to run a fully open-book company? Why does contributing to open source help build your sales pipeline? How do you keep top-level engineers challenged and entertained? What kinds of IT tools are essential for an agile startup? We'll answer all these questions and more in this action-packed hour!

Presenters

Paul Nelson, Ned McClain, and Trent Hein

Co-CEO's and Chief Architect, Applied Trust

Host Companies

Applied Trust

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Applied Trust 1033 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description We solve hard IT problems so you can make the world awesome.

10:30am MST

Metzger Albee Public Relations

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: y combining the messaging with the math, we’re multiplying our clients’ media coverage through an integrated fusion of PR, social media, SEO, web design and creative. This is the new open agency of the future, where a highly qualified team achieves collaborative resonance within markets, news and trends across the country and around the world.

Presenters

Doyle Albee

President, Metzger Albee Public Relations

Host Companies

Metzger Albee Public Relations

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Metzger Albee Public Relations 2503 Walnut St #301, Boulder, Co, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description From creating the world’s first websites to implementing the first social media programs, Metzger Albee, founded in 1991, has led the evolution of public relations, investor relations, marketing and creative services through the Digital Age. The agency develops and executes communications strategies for clients ranging from the Fortune 500 to venture-backed start-ups with the right mix of traditional media relations and cutting-edge new media techniques.

10:30am MST

DevelopIntelligence

Limited Capacity seats available

Companies today experience a variety of challenges in attracting, retaining, and growing their technical talent. In our session, we will explore the reasons behind these difficulties, and ways companies can use this information to improve their developer learning programs. We’ll discuss our evolution from simply providing training to individuals and teams, to providing total learning management guidance and support to overworked and under-resourced L&D and HR managers, and share how our company values and passions influenced this change. We’ll also share how we’re doing this without sacrificing our original mission of providing high-quality training at fair prices.

Presenters

Kelby Zorgdrager

CEO and Founder, DevelopIntelligence

Host Companies

DevelopIntelligence

Tuesday November 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:30am MST
DevelopIntelligence 3200 Carbon Place, Suite 101, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description Today’s developer learning model is broken – it’s inefficient, and often not in line with what developers want or need from technical learning. Because of this, companies are having a hard time attracting, retaining, and growing technical talent. DevelopIntelligence is on a mission to fix this. We’re fighting to save overworked and under-resourced L&D and HR managers from ineffective training platforms and wasted training dollars; our goal is to make them look like the rock stars they are. We help companies provide more and better learning experiences to their developers without increasing their budget.

12:00pm MST

Colorado Beer Trail

Limited Capacity seats available

We will introduce guests to the state of Colorado's craft beer industry and the Colorado Beer Trail’s unique role to promote it. Share a craft beer on us and hear how we connect consumers to our craft brewers & communities.

Presenters

Scott Conlin

CEO, Colorado Beer Trail

Host Companies

Colorado Beer Trail

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Colorado Beer Trail 356 1/2 Main St, Longmont, CO, 80501, United States

Craft Beer & Spirits

Sort by Neighborhood Other
Company Description Colorado Beer Trail strengthens and grows our craft beer industry through engaging marketing and promotion of our breweries, people, partners, and communities.

12:00pm MST

Big Red F Restaurant Group

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Boulder then and now. The changing climate of business in Boulder and the front range over the past 20 years. The entrepreneurial culture in Boulder: what has fostered that spirit, how do we contribute to helping it grow, what are our challenges in that endeavor.

Presenters

Dave Query

Founder, Big Red F Restaurant Group

Host Companies

Big Red F Restaurant Group

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar 928 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description We better ourselves, our guests, and community by bringing together delicious FOOD and DRINK PEOPLE you LOVE to see SERVICE that makes you SMILE in a PLACE that feels like HOME

12:00pm MST

SolidFire

Limited Capacity seats available

SolidFire will cover its vision of the Next Generation Data Center and how it is delivering on that promise by transforming how IT services are being delivered by service providers and enterprises globally.

Presenters

Jay Prassl

VP of Marketing, SolidFire

Host Companies

SolidFire

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
SolidFire 1600 Pearl St, Suite 200, Boulder, Colorado, 80302

Hardware Tech

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description The world has changed. Cloud computing is a primal force. It’s the destination where computing takes place today. SolidFire has made flash storage cloud computing’s most transformative property by delivering flexible, linear scalability of both capacity and performance. Its unparalleled storage architecture and passion for technological excellence give SolidFire its competitive edge.

12:00pm MST

Purely Elizabeth

Limited Capacity seats available

Elizabeth will give a talk on Purely Elizabeth's start, where we are now, and how we are becoming more innovative as a company. Then followed by a taste testing of the products.

Presenters

Elizabeth Stein

Founder/CEO, Purely Elizabeth

Host Companies

Purely Elizabeth

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Purely Elizabeth 3200 Carbon Place, Suite 100, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States

Sort by Neighborhood North Boulder
Company Description We believe that good health begins with what you put into your body. When you eat better, you feel better. It’s that simple. You are what you eat. That’s why we are passionate about using the highest quality, natural, and organic ingredients loaded with health benefits. But it doesn’t end there. In order to be healthy, we also need a clean environment, which is why we are committed to a sustainable planet. We hope you enjoy our natural foods and snacks made from the purest ingredients around.

12:00pm MST

Madelife

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: I hour experiential to move everyone one step closer to achieving their personal or career oriented goals. We feel the best representation of us is to do with you what we do for each other.

Presenters

Angelo Keely

Creative Director, madelife, Madelife

Angelo's background is remarkably international, technical, creative, and entrepreneurial.He co-founded the French sattelite campus of St. Edward's University which included the university's development of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as ground-breaking language and... Read More →

Host Companies

Madelife

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Madelife 2000 21st Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Other

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description create. culture. madelife is a launchpad for artists and entrepreneurs founded on mentorship and collaboration. Our mission is to support and promote artists and creative entrepreneurs. We do this in numerous ways out of our 6000-square-foot store, gallery, black-box theater, sound studio, and collaborative workspace in Boulder, Colorado. We curate indie-modern goods and art from hundreds of local artists and designers, create and distribute our own line of art apparel and housewares, host monthly rotating art shows, produce live events and performances, record and produce video and music projects, and launch creative careers through our unique Creative Accelerator program. Our core values are collaboration, mentorship, honoring the uniqueness of each person, and the drive to help creative people be financially successful.

12:00pm MST

Surna

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Tom Bollich, CEO, will talk about the need for new technology within the cannabis industry, which will allow growers to increase their yield and lower production costs. Without technological advances, supply will never be able to meet the growing demand.

Presenters

Tom Bollich

CEO, Surna

Host Companies

Surna

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Surna 1780 55th Street, Boulder, CO, 80301

Other

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description To create disruptive technology and equipment. From initial design and engineering through equipment selection, installation and implementation, we provide a more intelligent, affordable and efficient solution.

12:00pm MST

Quick Left, Inc.

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Sam Breed, CTO and co-founder of Quick Left, for an open dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of merging a services business and product business. We'll discuss everything from the financial side to the cultural side and everything in between. There will be plenty of time for questions too. And the keg is open for business. See you there.

Presenters

Jason Collins

Director of Engineering, Quick Left, Inc.

Host Companies

Quick Left, Inc.

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Quick Left, Inc. 902 Pearl St., Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Embrace the craft of software development and design along with new, open web technologies and our own management software so our clients can achieve their goals faster and more efficiently.

12:00pm MST

sovrn

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: sovrn is a company that has broken through the startup barrier. If you define a startup as a temporary organization in search of a scalable, repeatable business model, sovrn is there. Come hear about how they got there, and the mistakes they’ve made along that journey. Food and drinks will be provided since it's during the lunch hour. Come and enjoy!

Presenters

Walter Knapp

CEO, sovrn

Host Companies

sovrn

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
sovrn 1750 29th St. Suite 2036, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description To foster an ecosystem where independent and influential publishers can thrive.

12:00pm MST

SportsLabs

Limited Capacity seats available

SportsLabs builds responsive websites and mobile apps for college sports teams. We are excited to share with the Boulder community how we changed our technology horizon from custom quarterly deliverables to a long-term, product driven strategy. Our tactics include setting customer expectations, squad-based teams, scaling for global customers, re-usable components, shared code, common design assets and continuous integration builds.

Presenters

Bill Cullen

Product Manager, Mobile Apps, SportsLabs

Host Companies

SportsLabs

Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
SportsLabs 1468 Pearl Street Suite 200, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Create world-class sports sites and apps for top 100 university athletics programs.

1:30pm MST

Galvanize

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Galvanize Co-Founder and CEO Jim Deters will talk about how gSchool and galvanize U is disrupting education via it's 6 month training program for junior developers, and just announced accredited Masters of Engineering in Big Data.

Presenters

Jim Deters

CEO, Galvanize

Host Companies

Galvanize

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Galvanize Boulder 1035 Pearl St, 5th Floor, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Co-working

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Galvanize creates an “innovation ecosystem” designed to give entrepreneurs and innovators the best chance of success at the start of their next (or first) big thing. Through the three pillars of Capital, Community, and Curriculum, Galvanize builds a community greater than the sum of its parts to spark disruptive ideas and breakout companies.

1:30pm MST

StickerGiant

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: This workshop will teach NewCo attendees the 10 steps required to begin building a an open reporting system to track their business growth. We will cover anything from “Defining Your Goals” and “Targeting the Right Numerical Categories to Report” to “Achieving Weekly Growth Margins”. This will include detailed steps, best practices, real-life examples, and recommended resources.

Presenters

John Fischer

Founder, StickerGiant

Host Companies

StickerGiant

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Sticker Giant 11755 N 75th St, Longmont, CO, 80503, United States

Media

Sort by Neighborhood Other
Company Description StickerGiant helps people tell their stories, share their passions and get the word out about projects they are working on and passionate about. StickerGiant delights people with our great attitude, we impress them with our service, and provide a product that thrills them. We make great stickers and labels, we do it quickly, and we have fun together doing it. StickerGiant is committed to making a positive contribution to our local community by holding ourselves accountable to facilitating positive environmental stewardship. We only work with fair & sustainable vendors, and prioritize working with local businesses and hiring local employees whenever possible. By committing to a local focus, we not only support our local economy, but also reduce the carbon footprint associated with the distribution of our product supply chain. StickerGiant is pursuing a B-Corp certification, to help hold us accountable for "setting the new corporate standard for social and environmental performance."

1:30pm MST

Justins, LLC

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Justin Gold founded Justin’s in Boulder, Colorado in 2004. Starting with a good idea, great ambition, a simple food processor and an affinity for local, natural ingredients; Justin made his very first batches of his now-famous, culinary nut butters in his home kitchen. He packed them in 16-ounce jars, shared with friends and family, and then sold the jars to local natural food stores. The response was extraordinary: The company grew quickly, and in four short years Justin’s grew from its literal cottage industry beginnings to a successful national brand with a loyal following of passionate customers.

Presenters

Justin Gold

Founder, Justins, LLC

Host Companies

Justins, LLC

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Justin's 736 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Making the foods we love extraordinary, with an uncompromised spirit of innovation, sustainability and community.

1:30pm MST

Ninox

Limited Capacity seats available

NINOX will discuss our experience and challenges in launching and producing an apparel line utilizing materials from global manufacturers around the world including China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland, and finding production partners in North America.

Presenters

Greg Casals

Founder, Ninox

Host Companies

Ninox

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Ninox 1136 Spruce St., Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Other

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description The mission of NINOX is to be one of the world’s most respected and successful designers of sophisticated active apparel utilizing technical fabrics.

1:30pm MST

Parallel Path

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Your customers are discovering, deciding and making their purchases digitally. Parallel Path develops and executes strategies to reach the right person at the right time with the right message. We are opening the lid on how Parallel Path develops our digital marketing framework for start up and established businesses.

Presenters

Hardy Kalisher

10 Steps to Digital Marketing Success, Parallel Path

Host Companies

Parallel Path

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Parallel Path 4688 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80304

Sort by Neighborhood North Boulder
Company Description Parallel Path, a Boulder, Colorado Digital Marketing Agency, is a high touch data-driven digital marketing agency that helps our partners' achieve their business objectives of expanded awareness, customer/lead generation and customer retention and growth. Our proven integrated digital marketing framework strategically distributes content to the right person at the right time with the right message.

1:30pm MST

Rally Software

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Rally offers software and services solutions that drive agility – allowing companies to sense, create, and respond to change quickly and confidently. I will talk about adaptive steering, cadence and synchronization of business and development. I will also talk about the important of finding your social mission and doing well by doing good.

Presenters

Ryan Martens

Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Rally Software, Rally Software

Host Companies

Rally Software

Tuesday November 18, 2014 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Rally Software 3333 Walnut St., Boulder, Co, 80301

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description In a world driven by software, we are convinced that Agile can help accelerate the pace of innovation so that companies create products users love. At Rally, we are absolutely dedicated to making your entire company faster, leaner and more Agile. In fact, we think helping you be "on time and on budget" is a pretty low bar for success. We want you to consistently win product awards. We want to spike your net promoter score. We want you to be in control of your own destiny, because no matter how fast things change, you will have the speed and agility to create your next generation of growth.

3:00pm MST

Bootstrap Brewing

Limited Capacity seats available

We’ll talk about: Why we left high tech to follow our dream of owning our own business and why we chose craft beer. How special and collaborative the craft beer industry is. Why we named ourselves Bootstrap and how we did it on our own.

Presenters

Steve Kaczeus

owner/brewer, Bootstrap Brewing

Host Companies

Bootstrap Brewing

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Bootstrap Brewing 6778 N. 79th Street, Niwot, CO, 80503, United States

Craft Beer & Spirits

Sort by Neighborhood Other
Company Description To make really great beer and have a lot of fun!

3:00pm MST

Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place

Limited Capacity seats available

Meet the sisters of Shine and their potion maker in an innovative talk, about why they aren't afraid to step outside of the box to bring magic, love, and a holistic edge into all they create. They will speak about being community building entrepreneurs from the heart and helping others open to the possibilities within all of us.

Presenters

Jill Emich

Owner/Founder, Shine Potions

Jill Emich is co-founder of Shine Restaurant & Potion Bar, Shine Potions and theauthor of lifestyle cookbook Eat Drink Shine as well as a dance instructor atAlchemy of Movement. She blends all styles accompanied by uplifting beats, lyrics, and themes. Jill believes in transformation... Read More →

Jill Emich

Owner/Events Coordinator/Conscious Creator, Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place

Host Companies

Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place 2027 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Shine is committed to serving nutritionally inspired, locally-sourced organic food. What do we mean by that? Our kitchen is 100% gluten free. We make all our breads in house. We never serve white sugar or flour. We take the time to soak and sprout our grains, nuts & legumes in order to make them more nutritious and easier to digest. 85% of our food is organic. All of our beer is brewed on premise. All of our wines are sustainably grown from family owned vineyards. Most of our spirits are fair-trade and organic. We offer cold-pressed organic juices. Our housemade Potions & Elixirs have astounding health benefits. We work hard to keep our food affordable, clean & delicious. Shine hosts all types of public & private events and workshops to share what our amazing community has to offer. Peruse our calendar of events at Shineboulder.com. When you support Shine, you support our local economy.

3:00pm MST

Yellowbelly

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: We want to share our delicious food & vision with you guys!

Presenters

Michael Friedberg

Co-Owner of Yellewbelly, Yellowbelly

Host Companies

Yellowbelly

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Yellowbelly 2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80303

Sort by Neighborhood 29th St Mall area
Company Description To give people better options is quick service dining. That includes taste, healh & customer service

3:00pm MST

Anthem Branding

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Ted Church (principal), Pete Burhop (principal), and Michael Benjamin (creative director) for a conversation about Anthem Branding’s role as a new type of advertising agency. We’ve helped craft branding and design solutions for a variety of companies, including several involved in NewCo Boulder. We’re inspired by the unique link between a brand’s personality and extension items such as apparel, products, and digital/print collateral. Take a tour of our new space, and gain insight into our creative process and collaborative team environment.

Presenters

Ted Church/Michael Benjamin

Principal/ Creative Director, Anthem Branding

Host Companies

Anthem Branding

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Anthem Branding 2617 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80304

Media

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Anthem Branding is on a mission to deliver relevant advertising, design and merchandise solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.

3:00pm MST

Made In Nature

Limited Capacity seats available

We are on a culinary adventure to discover the world’s best-tasting, healthy organic foods that will inspire you to enjoy eating well. We are dedicated to bringing you the ripest, freshest tasting organic flavors we can find—without compromising taste, your health, or the environment. We do it to inspire your culinary creativity and to help you discover how to elevate the nutrition and taste of your favorite recipes with our bold fruit flavors.

Presenters

Doug Brent

CEO, Made In Nature

Host Companies

Made In Nature

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Made in Nature 1708 13th St., Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

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Company Description We are on a culinary adventure to discover the world’s best-tasting, healthy organic foods that will inspire you to enjoy eating well. We are dedicated to bringing you the ripest, freshest tasting organic flavors we can find—without compromising taste, your health, or the environment. We only work with farmers who are committed to certified-organic, sustainable, and eco-friendly agriculture practices.

3:00pm MST

Technical Integrity

Limited Capacity seats available

Talent management is an extension of your company’s brand, and often the primary way you connect to your community. In order to attract and retain top talent for your organization it is important to develop processes that honor your candidates and employees, treating them as you would your most valued customers. Technical Integrity will share success stories and lessons learned from the past four years in the Boulder and Denver startup community. You will leave with new ideas, novel approaches and several takeaways that you can put into action immediately.

Presenters

Dave Mayer

CEO, Technical Integrity

Host Companies

Technical Integrity

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Impact Hub Boulder 1877 Broadway, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado, 80302

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Company Description To build community, to build incredible teams in engineering organizations, and to lead an ethical revolution in the recruiting realm.

3:00pm MST

PivotDesk

Limited Capacity seats available

As a part of our mission to help startups with many of the challenges they face, we're launching a series called Been There, Done That, providing real and transparent stories about our business and others so we can learn from each others mistakes. We'll be sharing some of the successes and failures we've had in building a nationally recognized brand.

Presenters

David Mandell

CEO, PivotDesk

Host Companies

PivotDesk

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
PivotDesk 1910 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

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Company Description PivotDesk is an office sharing marketplace that helps companies find room to grow their business.

3:00pm MST

Slice of Lime

Limited Capacity seats available

Slice of Lime is on its fourteenth year of business. It took us 10 years to figure out how to really scale the business. It was not until we took a step back and defined what our true passions are, focused the business, and hired the right people that we really started to grow. This year, we were recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America. Our session will explore the winding journey we made as a company as we tried to find our "why."

Presenters

Kevin Menzie

CEO, Slice of Lime

Host Companies

Slice of Lime

Tuesday November 18, 2014 3:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Slice of Lime 1155 Canyon Blvd, Suite 110, Boulder, CO, 80302

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Company Description User Experience Design for web apps, mobile apps, and connected devices

4:30pm MST

Upslope Brewing Company

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Matt Cutter, Owner & Founder of Upslope Brewing Company, will walk attendees through his personal journey of starting his dream brewery. From a business plan on a shelf to a start up, to a now, full-fledged regional craft brewery, Matt tells the story of how Upslope came to be while sharing a bit of the beer that got him here.

Presenters

Matt Cutter

Founder, Upslope Brewing Company

Host Companies

Upslope Brewing Company

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
Upslope Brewing Company 1898 S Flatiron Ct, Boulder, Colorado, 80301

Craft Beer & Spirits

Sort by Neighborhood East Boulder
Company Description Upslope Brewing Company seeks to deliver superior quality, hand-crafted ales & lagers using only the purest ingredients packaged in cans for the on-the-go beer enthusiast.

4:30pm MST

The Kitchen Community

Limited Capacity seats available

In his NewCo Presentation, Kimbal Musk will discuss his mission to create community through food across America by building Learning Gardens. Learning Gardens are catalysts for community-wide behavioral improvements in childhood nutrition, socialization, and student achievement in underserved neighborhoods across the country. Attendees will learn how The Kitchen Community, a three year old non-profit organization, has been able to reach over 100,000 children across America by building over 180 Learning Gardens so far in Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles and how we plan to double our impact by 2016.

Presenters

Kimball Musk & Kirsten Nobman

CEO & Director of Development, The Kitchen Community

Host Companies

The Kitchen Community

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
The Kitchen Community 1980 8th Street , Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Other

Sort by Neighborhood Downtown
Company Description Community through Food.

4:30pm MST

ZEAL Optics

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Join us for a behind the scenes look at the passion and innovation that goes into every piece of our eyewear and the logistics required to grow our products from plants to finished products available on store shelves in nearly two dozen countries around the world. From inspiration, to innovation, it all happens here at ZEAL’s Boulder HQ.

Presenters

John Sanchez

President, ZEAL Optics

Host Companies

ZEAL Optics

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
ZEAL Optics 1230 Spruce St., Boulder, CO, 80302

Other

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Company Description ZEAL Optics is a unique line of eyewear born out of the need to create. To define ourselves among the masses of sameness ZEAL is rooted and based on three founding principles: Passion: To make eyewear in the most sustainable manner possible. Purpose: To create a better world and outdoor playgrounds through social responsibility. Adventure: To enhance outdoor experiences by building the best optics in the world.

4:30pm MST

Pivotal Labs

Limited Capacity seats available

Session Description: Starting with the early days of XP (extreme programming) and the formation of Pivotal Labs, we'll discuss the foundational suite of practices that has enabled us to deliver software for some of the most demanding companies, reshaping the teams we work with, and software development.

Presenters

Kevin Olsen

Director, Pivotal Labs

Host Companies

Pivotal Labs

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
Pivotal Labs 1701 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302

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Company Description To transform how the world builds software

4:30pm MST

ShipCompliant

Limited Capacity seats available

Founder and CEO Jason Eckenroth will share how ShipCompliant's software has helped wineries, breweries, distilleries, and alcohol importers bring products to market faster and reach new sales channels. The presentation will focus on how the bootstrapped company's innovation has always been driven by its core values, which center on authentic empathy, a passion for possibilities, being accountable for outcomes, and building in leverage to create exponential impact.

Presenters

Jason Eckenroth

CEO, ShipCompliant

Host Companies

ShipCompliant

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
ShipCompliant 1877 Broadway, Suite 703, Boulder, Colorado, 80302

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Company Description ShipCompliant is the industry leader in creating SaaS compliance and transaction platforms for the beverage alcohol industry. We create solutions people use and love, reducing time to market and enabling new sales channels for wineries, breweries, distilleries, and importers of alcohol.

4:30pm MST

Simple Energy

Limited Capacity seats available

We started this company because we want to change the world and we knew the best way to do it was to get everyday people to act like they care. We motivate people to save energy.

Presenters

Yoav Lurie

Simple Energy, Simple Energy

Host Companies

Simple Energy

Tuesday November 18, 2014 4:30pm - 5:30pm MST
Simple Energy 1215 Spruce Street, Suite 30, Boulder, Colorado, 80302