Entrepreneur Spotlight Series

Leah Buechley: Inventor of LilyPad Arduino

Leah Buechley is credited with the invention of the LilyPad Arduino for sewing with electronics. She went on to found and lead the Low-High Tech Group at the MIT Media Lab, where she was an associate professor.

Date: August 29, 2018
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
Location: CU ATLAS

Avery Bang: CEO of Bridges to Prosperity

Join us for an evening with Avery Bang, founder and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity -- a United States-based nonprofit organization that partners with local governments to connect their rural last mile via pedestrian bridges.

Date: September 7, 2018
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Location: Benson Earth Sciences Auditorium (BESC 185) | 2200 Colorado Avenue

Jessie Dixon: Chief Operating Officer of Havenly

Leeds School of Business is proud to host Jessie Dixon

Date: September 12, 2018
Time: 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Koelbel Building, Room S233, 995 Regent Drive

Jacob Segil: Co-Founder of Point Designs / Postdoc and Instructor at CU Boulder

He’s sold a medical device company, is cash-flow positive on his third venture, teaches in the engineering school, and is completing his post-doc.

Date: September 13, 2019
Time: 11:45am-1:00pm
Location: Discovery Learning Center (DLC), Room 1B70

David Brown and David Cohen: Founders of Techstars

Meet the Founders and Co-CEOs of Techstars. Entrepreneurs Unplugged attracts star entrepreneurs who share candid stories and insights in an engaging and infor­mal setting.

Date: September 13, 2018
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Wolf Law Building

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Ken Burns: Influential Documentary-Maker

An Evening with the nation’s most influential documentary-maker, Ken Burns. Every year, the Center of the American West presents the Wallace Stegner Award to an individual who has made a sustained contribution to the cultural identity of the West through literature, art, history, lore, or an understanding of the West. This year’s recipient is Ken Burns.

Date: October 2, 2018
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Macky Auditorium

Justin Gold from Justin's and Specdrums Founders

Justin Gold will share his startup story of how he founded Justin's while living in Boulder and leading the outdoor life. Then Specdrums, a startup founded by CU Boulder students and was recently acquired by Sphero, will tell how they met each other on campus and used resources to navigate their successful journey.

Date: October 3, 2018
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Village Center, 510 30th St.

Andrea Lake: Founder of YogaJunkie, StickerJunkie, MentorMojo and more

Andrea's been founding and running companies since she was 18 years old, and now stands as the CEO of TEEacher. A former participant on "The Apprentice," Andrea has a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, and we're thrilled to have her for a Lunch-n-Learn!

Date: October 17, 2018
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: Koelbel Building, Room S318, 995 Regent Drive

Brad Feld and Sam Zell: Community, Creativity, and #GiveFirst

The conference will begin with a discussion between Brad Feld and Sam Zell, moderated by Scott Peppet. Conference panels then will analyze and debate related issues.

Date: October 18, 2018
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Wolf Law Building

Michael Horvath: Co-founder of Strava

A lunch-n-learn with the co-founder of Strava, a mobile app that connects millions of runners and cyclists together.

Date: November 28, 2018
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Koelbel Building, Leeds School of Business, Deming Center

Sherisse Hawkins: Pagedip

Co-founder & CEO of Pagedip

Date: February 6, 2019
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Leeds School of Business

Abigail Posner: Head of strategy for Google’s Brand Unit

Comes to CU Boulder to share her path in advertising, product development, technology, neuroscience and anthropology, which has led her to a unique method for tapping our innate creativity to yield profound changes as a leader and an individual.

Date: March 5, 2019
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Macky Auditorium

Sarah Shrader: Bonsai Design

Owner and Co-founder of Bonsai Design, a world-class aerial adventure course design firm based in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Date: April 10, 2019
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Wolf Law Building