Career Treks
Since 2014, the Leeds Career Trek program has brought over 600 students to visit companies all throughout the United States. Attending a career trek allows our students the chance to learn from and network with alumni, immerse themselves in different company cultures, and be presented with unique opportunities. Previous companies that have hired Leeds students after attending a career trek include NBCUniversal, LinkedIn, The Walt Disney Company, Slack, Salesforce, Ralph Lauren and The New York Times.
Students are responsible for funding their Leeds Career Trek experience and we do have financial stipends available. We have given out over $75,000 in stipends since 2014. Are you an individual or business interested in donating to our trek scholarship fund? You can make your tax deductible donation here.
All Leeds undergraduate students are eligible to apply for treks.
Please use the links below to apply for the corresponding career trek.
Stay tuned for additional trek opportunities and company visits.
Denver Industry Career Treks (open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students who have declared their area of emphasis):
Management (open to all Leeds students)
Date: January 30th
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 AM
Companies: Viega
Students will visit Viega's North American headquarters in Broomfield, which offers a firsthand look at advanced manufacturing, global operations strategy, and how a century-old family-owned company drives innovation, sustainability, and market leadership in a highly technical industry.
Students can also explore a wide range of internship opportunities across HR, finance, marketing, IT, legal, and customer success.
Sales
Date: February 6th
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Companies: Insight Global
Join us for an exclusive career trek to Insight Global, where you’ll get an inside look at one of the nation’s leading staffing and professional services firms while connecting directly with their team. During the visit, students will learn about Insight Global’s culture, career paths, and hiring opportunities—and a portion of the experience will be used for preliminary interviews. Students who express strong interest and are a good fit may be invited back for second-round interviews at a later date. This is a unique opportunity to build relationships, gain real-time recruiting exposure, and potentially fast-track your candidacy. Seniors preferred.
Sustainable Finance (open to 2nd, 3rd & 4th year undergrad and graduate students!)
Date: February 20th
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Companies: Janus Henderson
Join us for an immersive half-day experience at Janus Henderson, designed to connect students with industry leaders and explore careers in ESG and sustainable investing. The day kicks off with coffee and networking before diving into an overview of Janus Henderson and their approach to ESG. You’ll hear directly from professionals during a panel on ESG career pathways and how sustainability is embedded into their roles, followed by a meaningful volunteer activity over lunch. The experience wraps up with an inside look at Janus Henderson through a guided office tour and a career conversation featuring practical tips from their Talent Acquisition team. This is a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and gain real-world insight into purpose-driven careers in finance.
Accounting
Date: February 27th
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Companies: CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), CohnReznick, and KPMG
Accounting students will get an inside look at the profession through a trek featuring CliftonLarsonAllen, CohnReznick, and KPMG. By visiting three firms that operate at different sizes, students can see firsthand how workplace culture, client engagement, and career paths vary across the public accounting landscape. The trek helps students identify where they may be the best fit before recruiting season begins.
Consulting
Date: March 6th
Companies: Bain
Marketing
Date: March 6th
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Companies: BHI
Finance
Date: March 27th
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Companies: CoBank
Out-of-State Career Treks (open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students who have declared their area of emphasis):
Austin, Texas: Sales and Technology
Dates: March 30th – April 2nd
APPLICATION COMING SOON!
Denver Mini-Career Treks (open to 1st and 2nd year students looking for exploratory options):
Date: February 20th
Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Company: Fidelity Investments
Date: March 5th
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Company: Education First
Join us for an engaging career trek to EF Education First, a global leader in international education and cultural exchange, offering programs in language training, educational travel, academic degrees, and cultural exchange, founded in Sweden in 1965 with a mission to open the world through education. They provide immersive experiences, from language schools and boarding schools to guided tours and university prep, serving students, adults, and educators worldwide.. This visit will give students an inside look at EF’s mission-driven work, global culture, and the variety of career paths available across business, sales, marketing, and program management. This is a great chance to explore a globally focused organization, learn about the travel industry, and build connections.
Date: March 26th
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Company: UCHealth Marketing
Burridge Center Finance Treks:
Additional information and application links available here.
Questions? Reach out to leedscareer@colorado.edu.
This was single handedly the best thing I did with my time while at Leeds.
- 2019 Career Trek Participant
Leeds visits Chicago every other year as a part of our career trek series. Our latest focused on the differences between for-profit and non-profit businesses and visited companies such as the Chicago Cubs, Google and YWCA.
Leeds visits Los Angeles every other year as a part of our career trek series. Our latest trek focused on the entertainment, marketing and media industries and visited companies such as Disneyland, CBS, Netflix and Snapchat. We will be visiting LA again in the spring of 2024.
Leeds visits New York each year in November as a part of our career trek series. We have visited a variety of companies within the fashion, media, marketing and technology spaces. Previous companies have included Chanel, Fendi, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, L'Oreal, The New York Times, NBCUniversal, LinkedIn and Spotify. Each year is different and so we cannot guarantee we will visit these companies again. We also set up coffee chats and/or shadow days with our alumni across the city.
Leeds visits San Francisco each year in the spring as a part of our career trek series. Our latest trek focused on the technology and sales industries. We visited companies such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, Slack and Twitter.
Leeds visits Seattle every other year as a part of our career trek series. Our latest trek focused on the operations, sustainability and technology industries and visited companies such as Amazon, Lyft and T-Mobile.
This trip made me so proud to be a part of Leeds and I am now more excited than ever to start my professional career.
- 2017 Career Trek Participant
Denver
Interested in pursuing a job or internship in Denver? Attend the Denver Career Trek! Learn about industries and company cultures and meet alums and potential future employers all in Denver. The Denver Career Trek typically occurs twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring.
"Loved this trek! It was really awesome to get some insight on different companies and what they do. I liked the diversity of the companies we visited. I would do this again in a heart beat!" - Denver Trek Participant, Marketing '16
Previous visits included Craftsy, SolidFire, Zayo Group, Red Door Interactive, Elevated Third, MillerCoors, Uber, Ibotta, ReadyTalk, Ping Identity, Sterling-Rice Group, Metric Theory, KPMG, Grant Thornton, McKinsey, Denver Health, and many others! Email leedstreks@colorado.edu for additional details or to apply.
I LOVED the fact that we met CU alumni from many of the companies. This made it very easy to network with them because we all had something in common. The diverse selection of companies we visited gave us insight on the many stages and types of companies. I've never considered working for a startup until the trek and now I can't stop thinking about it!
- 2018 Career Trek Participant