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Meet Eddy Connors, a Sophomore in the Leeds School of Business and Founder and CEO of BerBeda ! Eddy grew up in Bronxville, New York, and decided to take a gap year after high school graduation to explore the world and find out what he wanted for his future. Following...

Meet Laurie Jones, founder and CEO of Plain Skincare ! This fall, Plain Skincare released Rideau Organics , an all-natural, organic, and plant-based product that incorporates camelina seed oil to provide extra moisture. Their goal is to combine nature’s benefits with a serious science approach and create a skincare product...

Meet Casey Nunnelly and Sabina Rizzo, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ alumnae and co-founders of Byte Bar s , the no-regrets vegan energy bar. Casey and Sabina both attended CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and studied Communication, where Casey was also a member of the CU Women’s Ice Hockey team. Byte Bars Casey and Sabina...

Meet Brianna Lucero , the Deming Center’s Student Marketing Intern who has been working with the Deming Center since 2019! Brianna is a graduating senior at the Leeds School of Business studying Marketing and Information Management. Brianna has been an outstanding addition to the Deming Center team over the past...

Meet Mason C. Moran , a senior at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ studying Creative Technology and Design. Mason is the founder of Modulla Shoe Company, a company designing a new kind of athletic shoe that is versatile with interchangeable soles. Mason grew up in a small town in North Dakota and has...

Meet Cal Brackin , a graduate at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and CEO of On Board Innovations, a civic-minded company using visual strategies to bridge communication gaps between the citizens, professionals, and policymakers. Cal is studying Strategic Communication Design to further develop his design skills and weave them into his passion for...

We want to wish a warm welcome to our new program coordinator, Maddie Light ! Maddie is from Burlington, Vermont. She received her bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Geography at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ in May 2019. Currently, she is in the process of making jewelry out of wood and recycled beads...

Meet Andrew Ferraro and Ben Cunningham, founders of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s VC Club and startup initiative, Startup Mill. Both are studying Finance at the Leeds School of Business. Ben and Andrew created their initiative while remote during COVID-19. The VC Club is a student-led organization designed to bridge the gap between...

Meet Tomas Schugurensky, a senior at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and CEO of Built Different Studios , a boutique lighting business. Tomas is studying Environmental Design with a focus in architecture, as well as pursuing his Architectural Lighting Design Certificate offered through the Architectural Engineering program. Tomas created Built Different Studios because...

Meet Juan Esteban Duque , a CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Alumnus and founder of Tupró , a platform that provides a business portal to services and professionals in Colombia. Juan grew up in Colombia and lived in China before coming to the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ to pursue a degree in...