Paige Goss is a dynamic executive with an extensive background in growing technology professional services organizations. She currently serves as the Founder & CEO of Point Solutions Group, a company that creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, IT Infrastructure, and Engineering to improve the health, security, and well being of organizations. Paige’s career highlights her ability to build and scale companies from the ground up. She has experience not only in leading multi-million-dollar operations, but in starting operations, human resource, finance, and technology departments from scratch. Paige brings a breadth of experience in enterprise operations as well as federal government contracting. She is qualified to serve on strategy, compensation, and risk committees based on her background in security-based consulting and human resources.

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Sara van Rensburg serves as the President & CEO of The Colorado Thought Leaders Forum (CTLF), which was founded in 2009 to bring actionable, timely, value-rich content to the Colorado business community. During that time, many businesses faced serious challenges associated with a global economic downturn and were struggling just to survive, much less thrive. Rather than putting their highest focus towards bigger marketing efforts, founders Greg Greenwood and Bob Neuman had a bold, different idea. They theorized that by making relationships and helping other businesses succeed their highest priority, everyone involved would benefit even as they set their own businesses apart. A fifth-generation native to Colorado, Sara van Rensburg attended Colorado State University on a fine arts scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Psychology. Her areas of specialization include long-range planning and streamlining business process through the effective use of technology.

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DENVER, CO – February 2020 – Today, BEN Colorado and Silicon Flatirons are proud to announce the establishment of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado as an independent not-for-profit organization.

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DENVER, CO – January 2020 – The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network in Colorado (“BEN Colorado”) today announced it has appointed a Colorado BEN advisor member, Kay Henze, as it’s Executive Director effective February 1st, 2020. In this leadership role, Kay will oversee all operations of BEN Colorado, which is moving into its sixth year of operation. BEN Colorado has served more than 150 companies with engagement from over 300 advisors since it was founded in 2014.

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Bradley Cheetham is an engineer, 3x entrepreneur and lifelong commercial space advocate. He is best known as the Co-Founder and CEO of Advanced Space where he leads company operations and strategy for 20 employees to deliver flight dynamics and operations software and services to clients across the space industry. Cheetham earned a degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and received his Masters in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he has also conducted significant research on spacecraft navigation in support of a Doctorate of Philosophy. He continues to serve as lead instructor and curriculum developer for a graduate-level course in Commercial Spaceflight Operations at CU Boulder.

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Frank’s career in technology includes executive positions in both startups and large companies. Frank currently serves as the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Shotzr, which provides targeted imagery for digital marketing, as well as targeted creative material for digital advertising. In March of 2019, Shotzr closed a $3M Series Seed equity financing round led by Access Venture Partners. Prior to co-founding Shotzr with Mark in 2017, Frank served as President of Deluxe Media (owned by MacAndrews & Forbes), President & COO at Wazee Digital, (sold to Shamrock Capital and Investcorp in 2011), as well as VP of Sales and Business Development at Jabber and Ping Identity.

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When you’re born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, genteel grace and charm are just a natural byproduct of your upbringing. But Martha’s deep understanding of the art business and tenacious drive for business success are something all her own. Martha serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of, NINE dot ARTS, a company that bridges the gap between arts and business. They are an award-winning art advisory firm known for their curatorial creativity, management of large-scale, multi-phase projects, and forward-thinking vision. With knowledge and experience, they curate inspiring art collections that show beauty, creativity, and purpose. Martha left Alabama at 18 to expand her horizons and graduated from Colorado State University with a dual major – Communications and Fine Arts – to launch her journey. With her two diplomas in hand, she started her career with Walker Fine Art gallery in Denver, then moved on to the most prestigious art consulting firm (at the time) in the region, McGrath and Braun, from which NINE dot ARTS was born.

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Ruth Garcia serves as the COO of Fear Free Pets. Fear Free provides online and in-person education to veterinary professionals, the pet professional community, and pet owners. Their courses are developed and written by the most respected veterinarians in the world and they have become one of the most transformative initiatives in the history of companion animal practice. Ruth’s passion for animals combined with her track record of building successful businesses and her business and academic acumen brought her to Fear Free. In her role as COO, Ruth is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Fear Free, including sponsor relations, strategic alliances, sales, strategy and CE course development. She manages a team of ten out of the Denver-based Fear Free office.

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Collin Jones serves as the President of Living As One. Founded in 2014, Living As One fills a void in the professional video market for a highly resilient live streaming solution unlike any other. They now serve a growing number of multi-location nonprofit and for-profit organizations across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia through their Multisite Platform. The Multisite Platform is a turnkey streaming solution designed from the ground up to deliver video to remote locations with unprecedented reliability and quality. The complete offering includes Multisite Encoders for realtime video capture, LAN and Cloud distribution for scalable delivery, Multisite Decoders for live/DVR playback, and weekend support.

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Tod Earhart serves as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Manager at Burlywood Tech. They have proven ability to deliver innovative, customer-focused enterprise storage products to market; And a unique background in storage controller technology with HP, WD, AT&T, Micron, & InPhase. Burlywood’s history and IP stem from storage controller technology that was built to manage high defect and high error rate media. With decades of storage controller expertise, the Burlywood team has built an architecture that allows for rapid integration of customer specified requirements across interfaces, protocols, FTL, QoS, capacity, flash types, and form-factor.

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George Heinrichs is the CEO of ANDE, the global leader in Rapid DNA. With a mission to use Rapid DNA to create a safer world, ANDE’s pioneering work is already having major impacts on a wide range of applications in the U.S. and internationally. They are the first firm to receive approval from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a rapid DNA identification platform that complies with new standards under the Rapid DNA Act of 2017.

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Bob Paulsen is the Co-Founder, CEO, and President of PlayerLync,  a modern learning software that integrates mobility, digital forms, content distribution, and daily performance management into a single solution that helps operational teams deliver exceptional customer experiences. Mr. Paulsen oversees and manages 60 employees, along with all aspects of the business.

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Lorena Cantarovici is the CEO & Founder of Maria Empanada: a Denver-based restaurant chain that earned national recognition as the leading brand of artisan empanadas in only six years. She developed an on-trend, differentiated, and highly scalable craft casual food concept, and currently has 50 employees.

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Matt Fiedler, Co-Founder & CEO of Vinyl Me, Please, launched the company back in 2013. Vinyl Me, Please is currently located in Denver with 23 employees and ships exclusive records around the world. For our February CEO Spotlight, we asked a Fiedler a few questions about growing his company, what he’s focused on for 2019, and his journey as a CEO.

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Lee Mayer, Co-Founder & CEO of Havenly, moved from a New York apartment to a home in Colorado in 2012 and sought professional expertise on how to design and decorate her new space. She was stunned by the cost of traditional interior designers, which cost homeowners an average of $6,294…

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Our Network Companies have a lot to offer, and in an attempt to help with holiday shopping, we would like to present some gift ideas from growing companies in Colorado. Click here for some holiday inspiration!

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Hammerstein discusses the greatest influence attracting companies to Denver and how businesses should be strategically thinking about real estate.

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Poor ethical standards have crippled companies like Enron, Volkswagen, and Wells Fargo, which become examples of why it is necessary to maintain good business ethics. Patrick Quinlan, Co-Founder & CEO of Convercent, and Philip Winterburn, Co-Founder & CPO, saw promise in empowering companies by introducing an ethics platform that allowed companies to measure the ethical health of their organization.

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BEN Colorado is pleased to announce that Cooley LLP will participate as an Innovation Partner in the program’s Sustainability Initiative.

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The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado (BEN Colorado) is pleased to announce that IMA Financial Group will participate as an Innovation Partner in the program’s Sustainability Initiative. As part of the partnership, Vice President Chris Walters will work closely with BEN Colorado to support the continued growth of scale-up companies in Colorado. 

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