Lincoln, NE – Robert Kay is the owner of Star City Motor Sports in Lincoln, Nebraska, and an avid mountaineer. He is also a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver Business School, earning his BS in Finance and International Business in 1990. While he has conquered the challenge of owning a successful business, Kay’s sites are on reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.  Read more

AppIt Ventures, a software startup that got rolling after winning the 2012 Bard Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan competition (now the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition) at the CU Denver Business School, is going strong and just reached another milestone. Still at the helm of AppIt is company founder Rob Carpenter, who recently represented CU Denver in another prestigious competition—the University Startup Challenge at the University of Denver.  Read more

Leslie Martel Baer, a graduate of the Global Energy Management (GEM) Program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, recently gave a presentation in Germany at the Renewable Energy World Europe, Europe’s leading renewable energy conference and exhibition.  Read more

Business School alum, Amar Singh, has earned a feature story in the Denver Business Journal’s “Startups” section.  A 2001 graduate (MBA, MS Finance), Amar saw a niche when he launched Bombay Bowl, a “fast-casual” restaurant in Centennial that is changing the perception of Indian cuisine. Based on the success of his first quick-serve eaterie, which offers light, simple dishes that are healthy and fresh, Amar is readying for expansion to 25 locations around the Denver metro area.  Read more

Karl Miller, MS marketing ’00, has only secondhand experience with mothering, but that hasn’t stopped him from working his way into women’s hearts and minds. As senior brand manager for Kellogg’s, he’s responsible for the company’s award-winning multimedia “Childhood is Calling” campaign, which plays upon young moms’ memories of making Rice Krispies Treats with their mothers.  Read more

Just as a sustainable business is built on fundamental principles and a strong vision, so is a career in sustainability. Just ask Jennifer Mich, corporate responsibility analyst at ProLogis and one of the first students to participate in the Managing for Sustainability specialization at CU Denver’s Business School.  Read more