Perspectives

I have accepted two new opportunities to share my expertise at the national level, joining the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) and the Advisory Board of the Center for American Entrepreneurship.

As Board Chair, Wendy advises Big Green, a national nonprofit on a mission to put fresh, healthy food on every table in America. Through community-led initiatives and strategic partnerships, Big Green increases food security, improves health and wellbeing, strengthens communities, and protects the environment, one garden at a time.

In a recent analysis by Brookings Institute, “Overcoming Bias in Small Business Relief in Colorado,” authors outline the Energize Colorado Gap Fund’s successful approach to serving Colorado’s sizable small-business community—particularly rural, black, hispanic, women, and veteran-owned businesses.

Early on, my mother told me: “Make potential your North Star.” In this interview with former Cintrifuse colleague Tim Schigel, I explore my entrepreneurial journey and success strategies—from taking risks to building relationships.

In the fast-changing landscape of ecosystem development, our challenge is to combine talent, innovation, inclusion, and connectivity—the key drivers of economic vibrancy.

Startup communities filled with like-minded, passionate, risk-taking entrepreneurs are the heartbeat—the cultural and economic engine—of the innovation economy.

Ecosystem builders are experts tasked with the responsibility of leading the entire region to embrace and accelerate innovation.