Women Entrepreneurs Articles

OneKindCup

OneKindCup

Lauren Barnes and Kayle Migaki, University of Denver sophomores in the Daniels College of Business and Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, respectively, are the founders of OneKindCup. The two share their story about being involved in Pioneering Summer...

Slope Threads

Slope Threads

Sarah Laughlin (MBA 2019) launched Slope Threads in November 2018. Slope Threads allows vacationers to rent a full set of cold-weather wear—sent to the doors of their condos, hotels or homes, with a pre-paid shipping bag for its return. “People are happy to travel...

In the Weeds

In the Weeds

MBA@Denver student Whitney Sjostrom leverages campus programs to develop sustainable agriculture from afar In 2016, Whitney Sjostrom took a vacation. After serving as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces for 10 years, she planned to relax on the...

For the Love of Travel

For the Love of Travel

Imagine you’re on vacation in Italy. You spend your mornings sipping cappuccinos at a quaint café near the piazza, and your afternoons exploring sunny cobblestone streets with a cup (or two) of sweet, cool gelato. At night, you sit outside under string lights,...

Daniels Alum Opens Distillery in Denver

Daniels Alum Opens Distillery in Denver

Lauren Yeates (MBA 2017) thought she would spend her career climbing the corporate ladder. Instead, she built two companies from the ground up. Yeates was almost halfway through Daniels’ Professional MBA program when she left her job in the corporate world to launch a...