Exceptional Admins, founded by Hilani Ellis, is a boutique executive search firm solely focused on placing administrative professionals with executives, innovators, and entrepreneurs for the purpose of strengthening and more efficiently accelerating business operations forward. As a former executive assistant herself, she knows first-hand that it is a selfless role and that every administrative professional has a unique set of skills and distinctive character, just as executives do. Hilani takes the time to thoroughly analyze the needs of each executive to then handpick the best professional for the role. Although Hilani’s primary focus is on the extraordinary quality of each placement, her business has more than doubled since its inception in 2017-and all from referrals! Listen as she describes her dynamic approach to fulfilling the indispensable role of administrative professionals in this episode of Industry Alchemist. 

CCP recently represented AVL Growth Partners, with the recent purchase of a 2,521 SF office condominium in Boulder.  AVL Growth Partners, established in 2009, is a full-stack CFO firm that provides complete financial management and operations services to growing companies.  Congratulations to AVL Growth Partners for your new location!

Listen to our recent interview with Mary Grothe, CEO of SalesBQ®. In this episode, Mary describes how she began her career at Paychex, a national payroll company. Her wildly successful sales process stunned corporate headquarters and they wanted to learn more from her! After a few years with Paychex, she “caught the entrepreneurial bug” and founded her very own sales company, Butterfly Creative. In 3 years at Butterfly Creative, the company raised revenue for every one of its clients. However, Mary describes to us some of the hurdles along the way that were important learning experiences for her. As a more seasoned entrepreneur in 2017, she relaunched her company, calling it SalesBQ®. Listen as Mary shares how SalesBQ® has tripled its revenue year-over-year since the relaunch and has become a top-level consultant, coach, and trainer for the clients it serves! Her entire journey will surely wow and inspire you!

From our work-family to yours, have a wonderful holiday and new year! We look forward to working with you in 2020!

For Dave Hieb, being an entrepreneur was as natural to him as breathing air. After graduating from CU, he founded an Internet services company which was merged with 5 other companies and went public in 4 years’ time. He then became involved with one of the earliest tech incubators in Colorado, running the angel investor group. After this, Dave spent 11 successful years as an investment banker, helping companies with his knowledge of raising capital and M&A transactions. As one last entrepreneurial effort, Dave decided he would like to build one more company. Listen to Dave describe exactly what happened to spur the concept for his new business. And in 3 short years, the revenue from his new company has blown away even his own seasoned projections.
Clove & Twine. It’s not a promotional product company that pumps out swag with client logos on them for the cheapest possible price and for the sole purpose of saturating a large group of people with brand visibility. It’s remarkable and branded gifts that people actually love. It’s as simple as that. Classy. Classic. Remarkable. Professional. These sophisticated products with a company’s logo are treasured gifts for valued clients, employees, club members, etc. In this episode, Dave tells us all about Clove & Twine and lists some of the reasons why the company has been so successful, so quickly. And for additional information about Clove & Twine, check out www.cloveandtwine.com.

Attorney Eric Voogt and his paralegals know all too well what a pain it is to make sure key parties in a legal case receive important legal documents such as subpoenas, summons, eviction notices, or restraining orders. These documents must be served by a specific deadline and by a third party not involved in the legal matter. Sometimes it’s difficult to make contact with the person to be served (known as a respondent), especially if they are trying to actively evade the serve. Typically a process server is hired to locate respondents and serve the documents. Occasionally, servers claim to have served the documents, when in fact, they have not. So, it is often a paralegal’s job to manage this entire process and obtain the proof that it has occurred; which can tie up their time with endless phone calls and sleuthing of their own. Eric and his team have come up with a better way to hire process servers and track the delivery of legal documents in real-time using technology. Listen as two of PROOF’s co-founders (Executive Director Eric Voogt and Director of Customer Experience Stefan Ramsbott) describe how the PROOF platform tackles these challenges with due process.

Whether you’re with a law firm, are a process server, or an individual without a lawyer who needs a process server for your case, give the episode a listen to get a code for your first serve free when you sign up on the PROOF platform. And for additional information about PROOF, please visit www.proofserve.com.

Column Commercial Partners, in partnership with Site Selection Group, recently represented Lobel Financial with their new lease at Tamarac Plaza.  Lobel Financial provides consumer financing for purchases of vehicles from auto dealers.  They have several branches around the U.S. including here in Denver. Congratulations, Lobel Financial, on your new location! 

As Owner and Director of Monfort Companies, Kenny and his real estate team initially focused on developing commercial real estate in rural communities within the Rocky Mountain region. Recently he has expanded their focus to burgeoning a thriving stadium district in the neighborhood around Coors Field, in Denver. Kenny gives us some insight into the plans underway for development in the LoDo area to encompass appeal to all ages in our Denver community.
As a fifth-generation Colorado business owner, Kenny’s family has long been a part of Colorado’s history. Originally in the agricultural industry, Kenny’s family was a pioneer in developing cattle feedlots and meatpacking plants in Greeley, Colorado. The family also owns the Colorado Rockies baseball franchise; since 1992. The Rockies played home games at the Mile-High Stadium until Coors Field was completed in 1995.
Now coming full circle, Kenny and his real estate team are working to build onto the family’s original investments to further develop vibrant communities for Coloradoans.

Amy Baglan is driven by a deep desire to help people find more meaningful connections in their daily lives. Listen to her describe the remarkable and winding path she traveled to start MeetMindful, a community for like-minded people who value mindfulness and wellness to meet and create meaningful romantic, platonic or networking relationships. Fast forward to now, another concept was birthed from Amy and the team at MeetMindful. Currently in public beta, Fabriq is a personal relationships manager designed to help people stay in touch and build stronger relationships with the people who matter most. Both companies embody the perfect combination of ethereal connections and today’s technology of digital apps. Don’t miss this inspiring episode.

Stacy Taubman is driven by one thing: helping people achieve. She is especially passionate about empowering teen girls, women and minorities. For more than a decade, she worked in secondary education as a math teacher, but a tragedy involving a student became a tipping point for Stacy to take her natural aptitude for leadership in a drastically different direction. In 2017, she founded RISE Collaborative - a community and workspace for all women to grow and achieve. RISE isn't just for start-ups or entrepreneurs, but also for women who work in corporate environments, small businesses, and nonprofits.  Additionally, it's a place where teen girls can do homework, receive mentoring and surround themselves with inspiring female role models. With weekly events designed for members to learn and inspire professional development, RISE Collaborative has quickly grown in both Denver and St. Louis. In this interview, find out more about Stacy’s journey and the enterprise she has built.