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Bennett Black

Originally from Irvine, California, Bennett Black is a senior Finance major at the Leed’s CU School of Business. He is a lifelong entrepreneur, starting his first business at the age of 15 putting up open house signs for real estate agents, and is passionate about telling the stories of other young entrepreneurs in Boulder. He currently manages Bold Slate, a modern digital marketing agency specializing in small business website design and local SEO for contractors. Besides building his business, Bennett is passionate about music and plays the drums, piano, and guitar. His favorite song is Sleep Walk by Joe Satriani.

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CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #6: Matthew Nelson, Junior

  Name: Matthew Nelson Business: Electric Honey Experience CU Leeds Business Analytics and Psychology, Junior “What is the Electric Honey Experience?” The Electric Honey Expe…

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  Name: Matthew Nelson Business: Electric Honey Experience CU Leeds Business Analytics and Psychology, Junior “What is the Electric Honey Experience?” The Electric Honey Experience is an annual 2 night, 3 day camping festival that celebrates Creative Expression, Music, and Spirituality to raise money for charity. There is a wide variety of music from Grateful Dead covers and Indie Rock bands, to Industrial Techno and Future Bass Djs. Last year, other activities included Mountain biking, Tai Chi, Bouldering, Yoga, Slack lining, a Band performing atop a Mountain, Soc…

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CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #5: Ryan Juett, Junior

Name: Ryan Juett Business: Music Equipment Startup CU Leeds Marketing Major, Junior "Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re up to these days?" I'm a native Coloradan, raised in…

Name: Ryan Juett …

Name: Ryan Juett Business: Music Equipment Startup CU Leeds Marketing Major, Junior "Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re up to these days?" I'm a native Coloradan, raised in Parker, with an enduring passion for music that has persisted into my adult life. When not immersed in the LILY P4D business, I'm engaged in making and playing music, promoting my personal music brand. “What’s your major and what are you studying, what year are you?" Currently a junior at the Leeds School of Business, majoring in Marketing with a minor in music. “What led you to choose t…

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CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #4: Milad Hosseini and Vatsal Darji, Class of 2021

Name: Milad Hosseini Business: Clothing Brand Co-Founder CU Leeds Marketing Major, Class of 2021 Name: Vatsal Darji Business: Clothing Brand Co-Founder CU Leeds Marketing Major,…

Name: Milad Hosseini…

Name: Milad Hosseini Business: Clothing Brand Co-Founder CU Leeds Marketing Major, Class of 2021 Name: Vatsal Darji Business: Clothing Brand Co-Founder CU Leeds Marketing Major, Class of 2021 "Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re up to these days?" We are both recent alumni from CU and focus most of our efforts on growing our clothing brand Afterparty. “Obviously, starting your own venture is not the easiest things to do. What’s your strategy to manage your time?” We really don’t have a strategy. We are both committed to Afterparty as the fu…

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CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #3: Zachary Janczak, Junior

Name: Zac Janczak Business: E-commerce CU Leeds Advertising Major, Junior “What’s your major and what are you studying, what year are you?" I am majoring in advertising with a minor emphas…

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Name: Zac Janczak Business: E-commerce CU Leeds Advertising Major, Junior “What’s your major and what are you studying, what year are you?" I am majoring in advertising with a minor emphasis in business management. “What led you to choose that major?” I chose to study advertising because it fit my creative style as an entrepreneur, and offered the opportunity to develop my skills as a marketer. Nobody will know about your brand if you do not make others aware of what it is your company has to offer, and so I figured that advertising/marketing is a skillset that will forever b…

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CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #2: Khushang Hirpara, Class of 2022

Name: Khushang Hirpara Business: Using AI to Create Personalized Supplements - CLD-9 CU Graduate Class of 2022, Major in Entrepreneurship and Management Tell me a bit about yourself and what y…

Name: Khushang Hirpa…

Name: Khushang Hirpara Business: Using AI to Create Personalized Supplements - CLD-9 CU Graduate Class of 2022, Major in Entrepreneurship and Management Tell me a bit about yourself and what you're currently working on. I'm an award-winning founder and operator in Boulder that specializes in a variety of fields such as Design, Product Development, and Sourcing. But truly, I am obsessed with using leading technology and research to build products that make people's lives easier. I'm currently working on addressing the complexity and risk involved in researching and using supplementatio…

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Avry Stroeve
CU Entrepreneur Showcase Week #1: Avry Stroeve – Senior

Name: Avry Stroeve Business: Author and Coach on Social Media Addiction CU Senior in Entrepreneurship and Management    "Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re up to thes…

Name: Avry Stroeve …

Name: Avry Stroeve Business: Author and Coach on Social Media Addiction CU Senior in Entrepreneurship and Management    "Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you’re up to these days?" My name is Avry Stroeve. I’m graduating from CU Boulder in one week with a business degree in entrepreneurship and management. As soon as I graduate I’m focusing all my effort into building my sales skills, traveling, writing, and continuing to practice other hobbies. I believe we’ve been given a gift to enjoy and appreciate - that gift is life and the biggest way to enjoy and ap…

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Weekly Series: CU Entrepreneur Showcase

Sometimes, the only way to learn is through trial and error - pushing forward through the shadow that conceals what awaits us. Business is no exception. Learning how to truly become an entrepreneur ta…

Sometimes, the only …

Sometimes, the only way to learn is through trial and error - pushing forward through the shadow that conceals what awaits us. Business is no exception. Learning how to truly become an entrepreneur takes place outside the confines of the classroom. Through my own journey at the University of Colorado, I’ve come to meet many exceptional young entrepreneurs at the Leed’s Business School, and my mission is to tell their stories. You’ll see the inside scoop on their journey, their ambitions, successes and failures, and can give your advice and help them overcome a problem they are facing by …

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