Erick outside the Koelbel Building with his two English retrievers.

Erick Mueller (MBA’99)

Dec. 16, 2022

Impact is what drives Erick—as a founder, a teacher and a trainer of therapy dogs.

Brad Werner (left) and Jeff York (right) standing in front of the Boulder Flat Irons

Spotlight: Creative Distillation Is Changing Things Up! Season 4 Airs on Thursday, December 22, 2022

Dec. 15, 2022

Creative Distillation is back for its fourth season and is better than ever! For those new to our podcast, each episode of Creative Distillation is hosted by the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship’s Research Director Jeff York and Faculty Director Brad Werner , who distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights while...

Alumni Spotlight: Eddy Connors - Goodie Bag Food Co.

Alumni Spotlight: Eddy Connors - Goodie Bag Food Co.

Dec. 8, 2022

“Create a company that sustainably brings economic, social, and environmental wealth to the world.” This is the goal set by 17-year-old Eddy Connors for his future. Former Deming Spotlight feature and recent the University of Colorado Boulder ( Boulder) graduate, Eddy Connors , has a track record of creating companies...

Student Spotlight: Andrew Hummel - Hummdog.CO

Student Spotlight: Andrew Hummel - Hummdog.CO

Dec. 1, 2022

Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes, and so do their dreams! While some work to develop the next million-dollar idea, others pursue business for the joy it brings. This dream of bringing joy to a greater community inspired Andrew Hummel to create his sticker brand: Hummdog.CO. Andrew Andrew...

Elex Ayala standing in from of the mountains in Cape Town, South Africa, on top of a "Live on" sign

Student Spotlight: Entrepreneurship and Empowerment South Africa - An Engineer's Perspective

Nov. 17, 2022

Earning an engineering degree can be draining. After three years of college, I have become accustomed to wandering the halls of the Boulder Engineering Center with bloodshot eyes trying to make it through the next laborious homework assignment, mind-numbing midterm, and textbook reading quiz. All in the hopes that...

Student Spotlight: Pradyumna Rao -  AAEIO

Student Spotlight: Pradyumna Rao - AAEIO

Nov. 10, 2022

A sense of fellowship and belonging with others is important for a happy life. Finding and becoming a part of a community provides support and perpetual growth. This need for community becomes increasingly stronger in college, especially for international students. Pradyumna Rao is a graduate student at the University of...

Staff Spotlight: Mari Grodahl - Student Marketing Intern

Staff Spotlight: Mari Grodahl - Student Marketing Intern

Nov. 3, 2022

From startup competitions to community connections, the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is the place to enhance creativity, learn business skills, build connections, and get the resources you need to succeed. Located in room 236 in the Leeds School of Business next to the second-floor Violet Peak cafe, the Deming Center...

Community Spotlight: Sherri Picciano - Picciano Designs

Community Spotlight: Sherri Picciano - Picciano Designs

Oct. 27, 2022

As a rancher, much of your day is spent outdoors performing physical work like herding cattle to and from pastures, maintaining fences and other buildings, and taking care of sick or injured animals. There are no “days off” for ranchers, as they are constantly caring for their livestock and grounds...

Student Spotlight: Bruce Weaver - Waves Market

Student Spotlight: Bruce Weaver - Waves Market

Oct. 20, 2022

Large record labels such as Sony, Warner, and Universal have run the music and entertainment industries for years. As a result of this large corporate conglomerate control, many artists only receive two percent of the profits from the use of their work. To combat this, Leeds School of Business at...

EESA students and client left to right: Banzi (UWC), Josh (UF), Athenkosi Tima (CEO of Mamtolo Enterprise), Adler (ND), Alexis (), Mshumi (UWC)

Student Spotlight: Entrepreneurship and Empowerment South Africa with Alexis Grubman

Oct. 13, 2022

We traveled 5,000 miles and could not be farther from home. Away from friends and family and everything familiar. But we were all where we needed to be for that moment in time, And we could not be closer to changing the world. We started as students. Adventurous ones at...

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