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Meet Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler: 2019 9NEWS Leader of the Year Finalist
Since 1999, 9NEWS has recognized outstanding leaders in the community. This year, 9NEWS has again partnered with the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation – an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce that educates and inspires people who want to make a difference as leaders in the community – to select and honor the next 9NEWS Leader of the Year, who [...]
Meet Anthony Aragon: 2019 9NEWS Leader of the Year Finalist
Since 1999, 9NEWS has recognized outstanding leaders in the community. This year, 9NEWS has again partnered with the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation – an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce that educates and inspires people who want to make a difference as leaders in the community – to select and honor the next 9NEWS Leader of the Year, who [...]
Know Yourself: Why It’s Important for Leaders
Know yourself – it’s a critical skill for leaders who want to make a greater impact. “If you know yourself and are clear about who you are as a leader, you can then understand how you engage and come to your community every day,” said Hollie Velasquez Horvath, a 2018 Colorado’s Civic DNA Fellow and director at Xcel Energy. And [...]
Meet The Networker of the Quarter
What would you do if you had access to 4,500 leaders in your community? Brent Geist, vice president of investment securities at FirstBank, a Leadership Foundation board member and Leadership Denver (LD) 2019 participant – has deepened his connection to his LD class and has made new connections with Leadership Foundation alumni on The Network, an online community just for alumni. Geist [...]
Looking Back At Leadership Exchange: San Diego
I was a very excited and grateful to have had the opportunity to attend Leadership Exchange (LEX) San Diego. The city of San Diego was compelling for a number of reasons. For instance, its size. The San Diego metro area is almost identical to Denver with both home to around 3 million people. However, the city of San Diego itself [...]
Reflecting on San Diego with Colorado’s Civic DNA
Since we landed back in Denver, I have been thinking about the impact that LEX San Diego made on me. As a As I dive into these values, I think about what I learned in San Diego and how we can bring that back to Denver. Inclusivity – anyone who wants to work with us is welcome. The all-women bioscience [...]
Sparking New Inspiration on LEX
The Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation gives participants of every program a chance to dive into learning something new and connecting with fellow leaders. When combined, that experience sparks the kind of inspiration that generates innovative ideas and changes our community. The Leadership Foundation’s annual Leadership Exchange (LEX) is a chance to do just that. I was among the 155 [...]
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Sparks Ideas for Denver
More than 1,200 acres. Thirty percent larger than Central Park in New York City. Twenty-nine cultural institutions and more than a dozen restaurants. Nearly 5 million unique visitors and 28 million visits every year. For nearly 150 years, San Diego’s Balboa Park has been a destination in San Diego for locals and tourists alike. As the 2018 Leadership Exchange (LEX) [...]