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You’d be hard-pressed to find someone more knowledgable about music in Fort Collins than Julie Sutter. An avid concert-goer, Julie’s experience with several music-based startups makes it no surprise that she’s the Community Manager at The Music District. Julie’s main squeeze at Techstars Startup Week and ARTup Week Fort Collins is The Music District’s free […]

Tyler Brooks, founder of Analytive, wants you to make sure your marketing is converting. He believes until you know your customer and how your products fit in the market, you can’t scale up. His talk at Startup week is How to Market to Your Dream Clients on Friday March 1st, 11:00am-12:00pm @ Cohere Coworking. Tyler […]

Ben Brickweg helps business owners figure out their exit strategy through his company, Sagewood Transaction Advisors. Whether you love your business or you’re ready to move on, a good exit plan can make sure your legacy lives on (and that you have the best possible chance for a great exit). Ben’s Startup Week talk is […]

Jean Ginzburg is a content marketing expert who thinks that you – YES, YOU! – can create better content. Not only that you can, but that you MUST. Jean’s talk at Startup Week is called Creating a Lasting Content Strategy for Your Business Using Tech Platforms on Friday, March 1st, 10:00am-11:00am @ Cohere Coworking. Let’s […]

Leslie Na is the founder of TruthBomb, a customer research company that focuses exclusively on small businesses and solopreneurs. Her insights into customer research and consumer behavior will knock your socks off. Leslie’s startup week panel is called Customer insights and research (why it’s mission-critical, how to conduct your own) and will be Thursday February […]

Seth Silvers is an expert in business storytelling. The founder of StoryOn, Seth knows that businesses have far more stories than they think about on a day-to-day basis. Seth is also the host of the Small Business Storytellers podcast which features stories from small businesses and entrepreneurs. Seth’s panel at startup week is called The […]

Ethan Bach is the artist behind Alt Ethos, a design firm behind some of Fort Collins’ most iconic technology art installations. He’s passionate about teaching fellow artists ways to treat creating art like a business. You can get to meet him during the ARTup Week Panel: Notes from the Field: Using Technology to Advance Artepreneurship […]

Katrina is a creative catalyst, an empath, and a writer. She’s a creative’s creative and the founder of Creative Katrina. You can check out Katrina’s Startup Week panel: Find the Root of Creative Blocks and Learn to Break Free on Thursday February 28th, 2:00pm-3:00pm @ The Articulate. Let’s get to know Katrina! I’m Katrina Pfannkuch […]

Raj Kumar is a dancer, an engineer, and a technology developer for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. He’s a dance instructor for the Kalapriya School of Dance in Fort Collins teaching Bharatanatyam and Bollywood styles. His story is a fascinating one and you can hear it in person at the ARTup Week […]

Jenny Morse is an expert in business communications and the CEO of Appendance, Inc. When she’s not teaching the generations to communicate more effectively and convey their credibility in written form, she’s contemplating the deeper meaning of emojis and trying to make emails more human. Jenny is presenting an interactive panel on improving your email […]

Candyce Edelen knows her stuff when it comes to growing your business to the next level. Her company Propel Growth specializes in scaling companies beyond the $5M revenue mark. You can check out Candyce’s panel: LinkedIn Prospecting for B2B Sales on Tuesday February 26th, 11:00am-12:00pm @ Cohere Coworking. Let’s get to know Candyce! Hi, I’m […]

A public speaker, a gifted career coach, and a passionate advocate for service-based entrepreneurs, Chrysta Bairre‘s efforts have created connections and opportunities that span throughout Northern Colorado. Chrysta will be presenting FIVE sessions at Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins: Business Beyond Privilege on Monday February 25th, 12:00pm-1:00pm @ Downtown Artery Gallery She Leads Social on...

Marj Hahne has a degree in engineering, an MFA, and she’s a copy-editor “by income”. But, most importantly: she’s a poet, and a bad-ass entrepreneur in her own right. Alongside Kathleen Willard, Marj brought together Ray Martinez, Leslee Becker, and Vauhini Vara to discuss creating literary art in Fort Collins. You can check out the […]

Mike Baron is an Eisner award-winning author right in our own back yard. If you’re a fan of The Punisher and Star Wars, Mike is someone you’re gonna want to get to know. His insights into the business side of writing are both timely and carry the weight of years of doing the work. Mike’s […]

Nikki Lachar and Tina Todd, co-founders of simplyHR, are shaking up the world of sexual harassment training. Crowdfunding Define The Line, their comic book-based team training tool, to the tune of $10,000, the comic book is taking root nationwide. Nikki’s panels are: Define the Line: How to create civility in the workplace on Monday February […]

Franklin Taggart is a creative coach, podcaster, advisor for the Loveland Business Development Center, and he’s one heck of a musician. He’ll be presenting 3 panels at Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins: Podcasting for Marketing, Sales and Customer Service on Tuesday, February 26th, 2:00pm-2:45pm @ The Innosphere, 5 Online Income Opportunities for Creative Businesses on […]

Peggy Lyle, the Director for the Downtown Fort Collins Creative District , is one of the foremost advocates for treating artists like the entrepreneurs they are. She’s got her finger located directly on the pulse of our growing creative community.

A creative community is composed of ALL KINDS of awesome entrepreneurs – and Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins brings together the best of the best. Today’s blog post/podcast features Sari Kimbell, Food Business Expert. Find more from Sari at SariKimbell.com , FoodBizSuccess.com , Instagram , and Facebook too!

In this pre-event episode gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins, we have 8 guests who remind us to think bigger and go further. Guests: Lu Cordova Denny Otsuga Barbara Bauer Emily Wilson & PJ Willams Cindy Skalicky Joe Somodi Peggy Lyle Season 1 of the StartUp FoCo Podcast was hosted by Vanessa Pagan.

In this pre-event episode gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins, we have 8 guests who remind us to do the work. From getting our message right to resources available at the library. Guests: Leslie Oliver, Comcast Angel Kwiatkowski Chrysta Bairre Ariana Friedlander Katie Auman Renee Walkup Nick Armstrong Kristin McMahon Season 1 of the StartUp FoCo Podcast was hosted by Vaness...

In this pre-event episode gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins, we have 8 guests who are from the Founders and Food communities of Fort Collins ranging the gamut from Human Resources to Catsup. Guests: Shelley Polansky Five Gestures of TRUST: Building a Customer Centric Business Tina Todd and Nikki Larchar – Crazy sh** employees do and what you can do about it 1099 Workers:...

In this pre-event episode gearing up for the 2018 Techstars Startup Week Fort Collins, we have 6 guests from the Artup Week and Music tracks of Fort Collins ranging the gamut from Graphic Novels to sold out concerts. Interview segments with: Chris Bates, James Lopez, Kit Baker, Mike Baron, Sara Durnil, and Steven Dourmashkin Season 1 of the StartUp FoCo Podcast was hosted by Vanessa Pagan.

In this inaugural episode, we have an in-depth conversation on what Revolution means with Charisse Bowen. We go into the lasting message in the lyrics from the Beatle’s song from 1968, Revolution that apply to current events happening today and how we can make change happen right in our part of the world. Season 1 of the StartUp FoCo Podcast was hosted by Vanessa Pagan.