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Program Schedule

7:30 – 8:30 am

Morning Mingle Check-in/Breakfast/Vendor Exhibits/Networking

(First Floor Lobby)

8:30 – 9:20 am

General Session Kick-off

(Fifth Floor Lobby)

9:30 – 10:30 am

Session I

Marketing Approaches that Don’t Break the Bank and Strategies for Managing

Your Most Valuable Asset

Presented by: Jung Park, Adjunct Professor - Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at

University of Colorado Denver & Pete Casillas, Market President & Publisher

at Denver Business Journal

(Room 3100)

FBI Cyber Security Threat Overview Presented by: FBI Special Agent, Denver Division

(Room 3200)

10:30 – 10:45 am

Break

10:45 – 11:45 am

Session II

Financing Your Enterprise Presented by: Kelly Quan-Bianucci

(Room 3100)

How to Start a Social Entrepreneurship Presented by: Joanne Posner-Mayer &

Meg Sagaria-Barritt

(Room 3200)

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

“Meet the Expert” Roundtable Lunch

(First Floor Lobby)

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Session III

How to Unsubscribe from rushing, stress and anxiety in 10 minutes a day to get more done, have more energy and be at peace in your mind

Presented by: Grace Estripeaut, CEO, Boost your Zen

(Fifth Floor Lobby)

Say YES! To YOU! How to set Boundaries Like a Badass Presented by: Jess Bonasso, CEO, Radiant Self Care

(Fifth Floor Lobby)

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Break

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Session IV

Selling From Your Centered Self Presented by: Toti Cadavid, President &

Transformation Strategist, U-Fulfilled

(Room 3100)

What and how of scaling is not one size fits all formula

Presented by: Nidhi Saxena, Owner, DatamanUSA, LLC

(Room 3200)

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Happy Hour Reception Vendor Exhibits/Networking/Door Prizes

(First Floor Courtyard)

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Breakout Session Descriptions

Marketing Approaches that Don’t Break the Bank and

Strategies for Managing Your Most Valuable Asset

CEOs are in charge of making strategic decisions to build

success in corporations. One of the KPI to measure a

CEO’s performance is ROI on long-term investments on

the sustainable success of the company. Who is the CEO

of your life and personal brand? This session

demonstrates a unique methodology in defining and

measuring happiness based on a universal unit of

measure. Learn how to build a meaningful and

measurable ROI model for your success and happiness.

Be the most successful CEO of your personal brand. Take

this information and learn how to implement these

strategies. Emerging privately held companies typically

are limited in their investments in marketing, despite the

adage that it “takes money to make money.” In the

second half of the session we will discuss some specific

marketing strategies and tactics that have been proven

to grow businesses and build brand awareness, while

generating a high return on investment (money and

time). Discussion to include: PR, guerilla marketing, social

media and search engine marketing, content marketing,

direct mail and email, digital advertising, and good old

fashioned networking.

FBI Cyber Security Threat Overview

The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating cyber

attacks by criminals, overseas adversaries, and terrorists.

The threat is incredibly serious—and growing. Cyber

intrusions are becoming more commonplace, more

dangerous, and more sophisticated. Just as the FBI

transformed itself to better address the terrorist threat

after the 9/11 attacks, it is undertaking a similar

transformation to address the pervasive and evolving

cyber threat. This means enhancing the Cyber Division’s

investigative capacity to sharpen its focus on intrusions

into government and private computer networks.

Join our FBI Special Agent, Denver Division, to hear how

FBI Cyber Investigations are handled. In addition, you will

learn about the types of crime that are trending and

mitigation strategies to combat these trends.

Breakout 2 Sessions

Breakout 1 Sessions

Financing Your Enterprise

Financing Your Enterprise is intended primarily for attendees who plan to raise debt and/or equity to finance their businesses, or who are interested in pursuing a path to entrepreneurship through the acquisition of an existing business. However, the session is also appropriate for founders, operators, advisors and investors interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape.

Topics covered include: • Financing Your Start: Individuals and the U.S. Government • Financing Your Enterprise: Debt, Venture Capital & Private Equity • Purchasing the Enterprise

How to Start a Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurships focus on ways for organizations to develop, fund, and implement solutions to address so-cial and economic issues in our communities. Whether for profit, not for profit, or hybrid organizations, entrepre-neurs can fill an important space in helping solve many issues by utilizing their talents, resources, and connec-tions. Join Joanne Posner-Mayer and Meg Sagaria-Barritt with the Posner Center to learn how to set up a social benefit business and how to find the gaps, opportuni-ties and resources that exist to help launch your business.

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Breakout Session Descriptions

How to Unsubscribe from rushing, stress and

anxiety in 10 minutes a day to get more done, have

more energy and be at peace in your mind

Learn practical techniques to refuel for high energy and

focus during your day, feel calm and centered, even

when things are stressful around you, better manage

your frustrations and emotional responses so you can

preserve your energy and detox from the mental chatter

of negativity, worry and anxiety.

Say YES! To YOU! How to set Boundaries Like a

Badass

Is taking care of your business & others in your life

causing you to sacrifice your own soul, sanity & health?

Would you like to have more time for YOU?

Imagine...what it would be like to have more energy,

greater peace of mind & more joy in your life. Discover

how to eliminate self-sacrifice, plug your energy drains &

set boundaries in a way that honors EVERYONE involved

so you can have more time for YOU! This presentation

will teach you how to accomplish all of this!

Breakout 4 Sessions

Breakout 3 Sessions

Selling From Your Centered Self

Learn how to become your firm’s unstoppable rainmaker by using a powerful new approach to sales that allows you to use your intuition, emotional intelligence, and true personal brand to position yourself as trusted advisor, build trusting relationships with your ideal clients from the get go, and streamline for easier, smoother and faster sales!

What and how of scaling is not one size fits all formula

In this session you will learn the definition of scaling a business, difference between scaling and growing your business, the fundamental steps to scale your business in a manageable way and the mistakes to avoid throughout the process.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

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Since 2006, Linda’s been working with her partners in Bangladesh to bring premium-quality, sustainably-sourced teas from a previously-unknown growing region to the United States and the UK. The beautifully and sustainably packaged teas are sold through natural, specialty, conventional and mass grocery as well as foodservice channels ranging from fine dining to college & university to fast casual. Linda is also the CEO & Co-Founder of the mama ‘hood (a resource for new & expecting moms & their families) & Teatulia Tea Bar (a fantastic little tea bar/coffee shop), in Denver's LoHi neighborhood and in Boulder.

Previously, Linda was Vice President with Orange Glo International, where she launched OxiClean, Kaboom, Orange Glo and Orange Clean in the UK, Europe and Asia until the business was sold to Church & Dwight in 2006.

A native of Denver, Linda went to Arapahoe High School then headed East to earn her Bachelors’ Degree from Columbia University in New York City and MBA in finance from New York University. She now lives in downtown Denver with her film maker husband Adam and her two children. In her spare time, she hangs with her kiddos, sees movies and does yoga, runs or tortures herself with that Orange Theory thing.

Meet our Keynote Speakers

Linda Appel Lipsius, Co-Founder & CEO, Teatulia Organic Teas

The fourth of nine children, Jabs was born and raised in rural Montana, and his parents were immigrants from Russia and Poland. Jabs credits his family for providing him a strong work ethic, a sense of family and a love of music. In fact, this long-time musician’s entrepreneurial career began in guitar sales. Then, after a stint selling electronics in the early 1950s, Jabs’ first serious venture into the furniture business came in 1968 when he opened Mediterranean Galleries, a high-end furniture store with locations in Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Billings, Montana.

Five years later, the Mediterranean trend in home furnishings ran its course and Jabs chose to close the Galleries. Not long after, Jabs came across an opportunity that would become his life. In 1975, he purchased a one-location, struggling furniture business, called American Furniture Company – which he then renamed to American Furniture Warehouse.

Under Jabs’ leadership, American Furniture Warehouse has expanded into a fourteen-store operation that includes 12 stores in Colorado and 2 stores in Arizona. As he has been since the beginning, Jabs is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company and also oversees the company’s team of buyers. Today, American Furniture Warehouse is one of the top retail furniture companies in the U.S. and one of the largest privately-held businesses in Colorado.

An active member of the community and philanthropist, Jabs lends his support to a number of non-profit organizations. He serves as National Vice-President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and is actively involved with many not for profit organizations in Colorado.

Throughout his career as a major furniture importer as well as in his early years in the Armed Services, Jabs has traveled throughout more than 50 countries and has made a lifelong study of various forms of government and business. He often speaks to high school and college students on topics such as the basics of business and the keys to success.

Jake Jabs, President & CEO, American Furniture Warehouse

Kelly Quann Bianucci, CEO & Co-Founder, Impresa Financial Kelly is an experienced entrepreneur who has been involved in building new ventures across several industries. She currently leads Impresa, the financial services partner to the automation and self-service technology industry. She most recently founded and led Discover Capital, a private equity firm which focused on investing in the self-service technology sector. Prior to that she worked for Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado to launch the Colorado Innovation Network as its appointed Executive Director. She has extensive experience developing and executing marketing, growth and innovation strategies for early-stage startups as well as Fortune 50 corporations. Kelly holds board, advisory, and investor roles for 10+ startups and non-profit organizations. She has a Kellogg MBA and a NYU Stern BS in Economics and Marketing.

Jess Bonasso, CEO, Radiant Self Care Jess Bonasso, also known as The Self Care Goddess, is a burnout recovery expert & professional speaker who helps modern-day, high-reaching super hero entrepreneurs struggling to juggle it all break free of self-sabotage, eliminate burnout & re-ignite their greatness! Having experienced burnout in both her 13 ½ year corporate career and as a heart-centered entrepreneur, Jess is no stranger to the pitfalls of trying to be a modern-day superwoman. In fact, her definition of success & quest for productivity zapped her radiance, destroyed her joy, sabotaged her success, and ultimately led her to burnout (and a spiritual awakening!) more than once. As a result of learning how to overcome her own challenges with self-sabotage & burnout, Jess now shares tools, tips & real-world healing strategies on how to break free of self-sabotage & eliminate burnout with other high-reaching super hero entrepreneurs so they too can re-ignite their greatness without sacrificing their soul, sanity, or health!

Toti Cadavid, President & Transformation Strategist, U-Fulfilled Toti is a seasoned multicultural branding, marketing and communications strategist with great expertise in both domestic and international markets. After a second near death experience, Toti went through a transformational journey to find her purpose and inner alignment. She then became a bestselling author, speaker, trainer, certified coach, and launched U-Fulfilled, a branding and leadership development company that helps executives and business leaders build real personal, leadership and corporate brand value. As a result, these conscious individuals develop the clarity and balance needed to be more effective leaders, and their conscious organizations reach much higher levels of effectiveness and success. Toti is a co-author of Pebbles in the Pond: Wave Four which, days after its release, reached bestseller status in nine countries.

Toti currently sits on the boards of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Health Foundation, Junior Achievement, El Pomar Foundation’s Denver Council, and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship. Toti has received numerous honors including Hispanic Magazine’s national Top Latina Business Entrepreneurs, The Denver Business Journal’s “Top Forty Under 40” and Businesswoman of the Year award by the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to name a few.

Toti holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business, a masters’ degree in Marketing, another master’s degree in Management & Organizational Development, and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship, all from the University of Colorado.

Pete Casillas, Market President & Publisher at Denver Business Journal Pete Casillas is the Market President and Publisher of the Denver Business Journal. In his almost 20 year career in the media industry, Pete has worked for organizations from coast to coast, including roles with the Denver Post, the Bay Area News Group, and the San Francisco Business Times. Pete graduated from UCLA, with a BA in Political Science and Anthropology, and he holds a MBA from Santa Clara University.

Pete is a “news junky” and is proud to lead a team of professionals dedicated to the creation of quality local news and information content. He is a fan and follower of technology trends. Pete is a volunteer board member of Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain, and the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

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Meet our “Experts” & Session Presenters Grace Estripeaut, CEO, Boost your Zen Grace lives to help you go from rushing, feeling frazzled and depleted to “WOOOOAH! This works!” so you can get ‘in the zone’ and thrive. In 2012, Grace founded Boost Your Zen, utilizing her extensive experience and passion for meditation practices to help professionals ditch overwhelm, exhaustion and burn out, and replace these with a sustainable approach to manage your day to day living.

Grace teaches experiential meditation, stress management workshops and Mindful Leadership to corporate employees and leaders. Her programs have been adopted by City of Denver, Delta Dental, University of Denver, Denver Health, University of Colorado Boulder, City of Lakewood - among others.

Jung Park, Adjunct Professor - Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Colorado Denver Jung has 20 years of consulting experience in design, branding, marketing, user experience, strategy, and business development. He also has over 10 years of experience as a start-up entrepreneur in all facets of entrepreneurship from funding to operations.

Leveraging his experience from consulting and his passion for strategy and entrepreneurship, Jung has built a unique platform of services. He provides a full suite of corporate consulting services in entrepreneurship, strategy, culture, marketing, and branding. Jung also delivers key notes, seminars and facilitates workshops on the subjects of corporate/personal branding, entrepreneurship, value, culture, diversity, and Asian-American empowerment.

As an adjunct professor at University of Colorado Denver, Jung teaches graduate level program on marketing, entrepreneurship and personal branding for the school of business and entrepreneurship center. Jung also serves as an advisory board member at the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Colorado Denver.

Joanne Posner-Mayer, Co-founder and Ambassador of Posner Center for International Development Denver native Joanne Posner-Mayer graduated from the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Colorado in 1973. She founded Ball Dynamic International, Inc. in 1991 and Fitball, Inc—intended to transform ball exercises for worldwide fitness use in health clubs, gyms and sports training programs—in 1993. As a result, she soon became an internationally recognized author on therapeutic use of the Swiss Ball, with speaking engagements on three continents.

Joanne helped fund the Posner Center for International Development, which houses 50 Denver-based, international nonprofits. Her parents were foreign immigrants to America, and her mother was a Holocaust survivor. Her entire career has focused on helping and serving people, and she continues that mission today through her charitable work.

Nidhi Saxena, Owner, DatamanUSA, LLC Nidhi, a certified PMP (Project management Professional) and certified Masters in Oracle Applications has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering with more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. She started her career as a programmer analyst and was working as Senior Systems Analyst, when she decided to start her own venture in 2000.

Nidhi founded DatamanUSA, llc from her home basement as a single person software solution provider. Today with her perseverance, persistence and patience, DatamanUSA, llc has grown multiple folds and has made a presence in the software industry.

Being a person who believes strongly in good values, Nidhi had been involved in lot of charitable acts, be it financially or time wise. Good education for all kids is the cause which is very close to her heart. She had been sponsoring school education for quite a few kids who were about to drop out of school due to financial reasons. Meg Sagaria-Barritt, Interim Executive Director, Posner Center for International Development Meg uses a multi-directional approach to development that supports learning and change for all parties involved. The opportunity to simultaneously support development endeavors worldwide and to facilitate the professional, personal and community development taking place in Denver at the Posner Center is one she finds truly exciting and inspiring. Meg has extensive experience with international development initiatives.

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Joel Appel, Owner, Launch Pad Ventures Industry Specialization – Consumer Joel has been an entrepreneur and business manager most of his life. After graduating from Claremont McKenna College and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Joel worked at the Quaker Oats Company for 8 years. He then co-founded Orange Glo International with his parents. The company’s brands included Orange Glo, OxiClean, and Kaboom, which they sold to Church & Dwight/Arm & Hammer in 2006. A year later Joel founded Launch Pad LLC which partners with inventors and entrepreneurs who have created such cool companies as Tortle, Brainetics, FullBar, Base Education, and Sleep For Life. Joel sits on the boards of First Descents and the Hoffman Institute. Joel is married to Tiffany Glucksman Appel, has two kids, and loves everything outdoors.

Heidi Naples Bendiksen Heidi Bendiksen Naples was born in Bay Ridge Brooklyn and grew up out in the country in Northwestern New Jersey at Lake Hopatcong. She has a degree in Psychology from Montclair State University in New Jersey and worked for small businesses in the health care field in business management.

Heidi and Steve moved to Colorado and they quickly realized that as beautiful as Colorado was, there was not much to eat other than Green Chili and Steak. Loving food and having worked as servers, they decided to enter the world of entrepreneurship in 1994, to open Heidi's Bagels and Ice Cream in North Denver. That became "Heidi's Brooklyn Deli" which grew over ten years to five locations. "Heidi's Brooklyn Deli" became a franchise in 2004 and there are currently 18 locations, 12 in Colorado and six in other states.

The learning has never stopped! Heidi is now embarking on a new journey, with her two daughters to share all they have learned (a lot of it the hard way), with others by acting as advisors and coaches to small businesses, restaurants and those interesting in franchising. Jenee and Juliana have spent literally their entire lives working side by side with their parents and Jenee owns and operates her own franchise. Juliana is graduating from The University of Greenwich in London this summer. Their goal is to create relationships and see others thrive!

Sarah Ehrhardt, Partner, Michael Best Industry Specialization – Wealth planning encompassing: estate, business succession and charitable planning Sarah works with clients in the Denver, Salt Lake City and Milwaukee offices from varied family and financial backgrounds on estate planning, business succession, and trust and estate administration matters. The foundation of her practice is the strong relationship she forms with her clients.

She has the ability to make estate planning techniques easy to understand and difficult or sensitive topics easier to discuss. Her clients trust her for confidentiality as well as sound advice.

She works with clients to devise plans tailored to their needs, utilizing appropriate tax planning techniques to maximize assets transferred to beneficiaries. Sarah has been recognized for her work by professional organizations including the Financial Planning Association of Southern Wisconsin, which presented her with its Leadership Excellence Award in 2013.

Jean Galloway, Partner, Galloway Group Industry Specialization – Consultant: Culture and leadership/strategic planning/corporate social innovation Jean formed Galloway Group (now Prosono Group) in January 2000, focused on forging mutually beneficial partnerships between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Galloway’s previous work as a public relations practitioner and her many years securing sponsorships and implementing award winning community programs at 9NEWS give her an advantage in positioning Prosono's clients in the areas of strategic philanthropy and cause marketing. Jean was integral in the formation of important community programs, including 9Health Fair, 9WHO CARE, 9CARES, and Buddy Check 9. (continues on the following page)

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Meet our “Experts” & Session Presenters Galloway’s leadership has been recognized in Denver and on the national scene. She has receive many prestigious awards, including: Outstanding Woman in Business in the field of communication by the Denver Business Journal, Emerging Business of the Year by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, and the International ATHENA Award presented by CWCC just this year. She has served on numerous boards including the Denver Post Community Foundation Board of Directors, MSU Denver Community Cabinet, Volunteers of America, and The Denver Foundation to name a few.

Beth Gruitch Industry Specialization – Restaurants and hospitality When people say the restaurant business is in your blood, Beth Gruitch is a believer. Her great grandparents, three generations before her, must have passed down the gene. They owned and ran a diner, setting the standards that have lead to Beth’s record of critical acclaim.

Beth earned a four-year business degree in Restaurant Hospitality from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and graduated with several offers on the table. Gruitch officially joined the ranks of Levy Restaurants in Chicago, managing some of the group’s high-end concepts like Bistro 110 and Voila. This was the turning point in her career where she realized she

only wanted to work with people who shared her passion for food and wine and took pride in the product and service they offered.

Gruitch found herself back in Colorado and accepted the general manager position at Panzano in February 1999, where she met Jennifer Jasinski. During their tenure at Panzano, the duo led the restaurant to the top of Denver’s culinary mountain - consistently named one of the top 5 Denver restaurants for food and service.

In 2003, Gruitch and Jasinski decided to leave their posts to begin their first venture into restaurant ownership. The following year they opened Rioja and soon to follow they opened Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall Bar and Kitchen, and later, Stoic & Genuine in Denver’s Historic Union Station and opening soon Ultreia, also in Union Station.

Perhaps her business partner, Jasinski says it best. “Beth makes sure all the best happens for our guests. She hires the best service staff, gives them complete and thorough training and coaches them to perform. She’s the reason people rave about our service.”

Rioja, Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall and Stoic & Genuine have been consistently listed among the top restaurants in Denver by the Rocky Mountain News, 5280 Magazine and the Gabby Gourmet Restaurant Guide and Rioja has been annually awarded four stars by AAA since 2008.

Beth is involved in the myriad charitable events in which her restaurants participate and serves on the executive board of Denver Civic Ventures at the Downtown Denver Partnership.

Katrina Hull, Partner, Michael Best Industry Specialization – Global Brand Protection encompassing: trademark prosecution and enforcement and related intellectual property issues Katrina serves as a partner and advisor to companies seeking to establish and protect intellectual property in the global marketplace. Clients value her responsiveness, as well as her practical advice for resolving problems quickly and cost effectively.

With a strong affinity for actions that minimize both risk and litigation, Katrina helps businesses develop global trademark protection strategies, including registration of brands and enforcement of rights. She has successfully helped clients secure trademark registrations and enforce trademark rights throughout the world. Within the U.S., Katrina’s practice encompasses registration, as well as protection of nontraditional marks, such as product such as product configuration, building décor, color, and other types of trade dress.

Katrina’s experience with intellectual property issues is broad, spanning the financial services, consumer products and manufacturing industries, as well as educational institutions and restaurants.

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Meet our “Experts” & Session Presenters Lindsey Laurain, Founder, ezpz Industry Specialization – Consumer Lindsey is team ezpz's visionary leader and directs all of our marketing and innovation efforts. She is extremely positive, loves to give more than receive and has an undying drive to achieve her goals. Lindsey is also known for being extremely honest and is always, without apology, herself (which is pretty great!). She is a firm believer in goal setting, hard work and passion. Follow your gut, network and surround yourself with smart people who have expertise where you don’t.

Lindsey is a wife and working mom to three wild boys who serve as her inspiration, her in-home product testers and her ezpz models.

Traci Lounsbury, President and Owner of Workplace ELEMENTS Industry Specialization – Solutions for Commercial Interiors Traci is a born leader with more than two decades of experience at the helm of three successful commercial interiors businesses. At just 25, she structured an earn-in agreement to buy her first business, JCL Commercial Interior Products, which she grew into one of the largest manufacturers’ representative firms in the nation. She went on to co-found ELEMENTS in 2008 in a merger she orchestrated between her second firm, SPACES, and a competitive dealership.

Since its inception, ELEMENTS has built a thriving business in four product divisions (architectural products, furniture, flooring, and technology) that work together seamlessly with a complete service division to deliver client workspaces from concept through occupancy. The company has become one of the largest woman-owned businesses in Colorado with revenues topping $70 million annually.

In 2015, ELEMENTS also formally partnered with the Fort Collins-based dealership Workspace Innovations to form a new company called Workspace Innovations: An ELEMENTS Partner. The company, which finished 2016 at $10 million, offers expanded service capabilities, access to premier product lines, and deeper local support to clients in Northern Colorado and Wyoming.

Traci has an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Colorado State University. She is a 2015 recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award and national Enterprising Woman of the Year award. She serves as a board member for the Downtown Denver Partnership and is a driving force behind the women entrepreneurs programming at The Commons.

Jenee Naples, President, Hanavan Holdings International & Proprietor, Heidi's Brooklyn Deli, Brighton Industry Specialization – Food-service franchising, contract & project management, small business development Naples Franchising Systems, Inc. was founded in 1994 by Steve and Heidi Naples, the parents of Jenee. She has spent her entire life in and around the family brand, Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli and the foodservice industry.

In 2009, she explored fine dining and became the General Manager of Sushi Hai, a full service restaurant occupying 5000 square feet and three levels along with a 2000 square feet full service lounge and bar on the fourth level. The restaurant had seven sushi stations, a full service hot kitchen and two bars. She managed the daily operations of the business including scheduling, maintenance, event planning, budgeting, liquor inventory and ordering. She oversaw 60+ plus employees and reported directly to a partnership ownership of three individuals.

In 2011, Jenee moved on from fine dining and went back to her roots to become the Director of Franchise and Vendor Relations for Naples Franchising Systems. She maintained and grew the relationships with all franchisees in the network across six states before becoming Vice President 2016. Over the next several years, Jenee, handled the relationships with 40+ vendors and manufactures, worked closely with key franchisees, distribution and manufacturing partners to establish distribution channels, determine manageable pallet sizes and negotiate market stable pricing down to the consumer in addition to monitoring the distribution channels across six states and negotiating pricing and programs.

Jenee formed her own holding company in November 2015 when she brought in her first venture, a Heidi's Brooklyn Deli franchise of her own in Brighton, Colorado. They just celebrated their one year anniversary this year.

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