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 will be named live [...]
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 that’s just one skill [...]
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 is The Networker of [...]
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 is the eighth most [...]
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 panel was the highlight [...]
