Maytinee Phoohom is a University of Colorado Denver Alumna with her MBA from the Business School. Her CU Denver education has helped her find success in the professional world. How did you hear of CU Denver? Originally, I first heard about CU Denver when I did an Auditing class during my undergrad with a professor at Assumption University who is also an alumni of CU Denver Business School.  Read more

Every once in a while you cross paths with a woman whose drive, perseverance, and accomplishments far exceed the status quo. This woman inspires and humbles you. You admire her unceasing dedication to the things in life that matter most to her. You aspire to attain the same level of selfless service and generosity. You are proud to call her a friend, a co-worker, a family member, or mentor.  Read more

Being 23 years old, an entrepreneur, and the CEO of Recoup Fitness, certainly comes with challenges. Among these challenges is gaining the respect of those around you, including the older generation of business leaders. Through hard work, trial, error, and engaging with numerous successful people, I’ve learned a lot. Here are my four tips to be taken seriously as a young entrepreneur: 1) Passion Passion is key to anything in life and business is no exception.  Read more

Dr. Blair Gifford will be recognized as one of the recipients of the 2015 Excellence in Global Health Award on behalf of the Center for Global Health at the Colorado School of Public Health. The purpose of this award is to recognize and publicly honor those individuals, institutions or organizations based in the state of Colorado that have made an exemplary contribution to the improvement of the health of populations in low and middle income countries over an extended period of time.  Read more

Coming from an arts background, Josh Brandner knows something about following his instincts. Although he already had a successful career in TV and film, he sensed he could go even further. Despite some initial reservations about pursuing a graduate degree in business, Brandner now sees that his instincts were right: The Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in the CU Denver Business School has broadened his skillset and overall marketability.  Read more

“On behalf of the Board of the World Federation of People Management Associations, WFPMA, it is a great honor and pleasure for me to inform you that after a thorough process followed by a global Committee lead by Peter Haen, Immediate Past President of WFPMA, you have been selected to receive the WFPMA ´George Petitpas´ Award 2016.” This was the letter Wayne F.  Read more

In a world driven by business, college graduates with a solid base of business knowledge have a distinct edge in the job market. This “difference-maker” objective is driving the new Business Fundamentals minor for non-business majors. The innovative program, offered by the CU Denver Business School, begins this fall and consists of five, one-semester courses that are specially designed for students who are outside of the Business School.  Read more