Almost two years ago, DU student Zoi Johns was meeting with her Pioneer Leadership Program (PLP) small group to brainstorm a community project. “On the count of three, say who you want to work with,” Johns recalls. The next moment launched them on a journey that would...
Vino Everywhere is a startup that revolutionizes the wine consumption experience. Whether it’s used for a wine night, a bachelorette party or a day at the beach, the company’s “Wine Straw” product is already grabbing the attention of investors. Michael Greenwood is a...
(1) The Garden Behind Mary Reed University of Denver’s (DU) campus has so many breath-taking spots, but one place that is hidden in plain sight is the garden area behind Mary Reed. The sound of waterfalls flowing in the background will make you forget that you are...
Rick Levi (BSBA 1972) considered the three best schools in the country to study hotel and restaurant management in the late 1960s. When he and his father flew from Cincinnati, Ohio, to tour the University of Denver campus, it was the first time he’d been to Denver. “I...
With five first-place finishes in the past two months, 2021 is shaping up to be one of the most successful years in recent history for Daniels students participating in case competitions. International Race and Case Competition For the first time in nearly a decade,...
Whap. Whap. Whap. A wooden bat beating a tin trash can. If you weren’t listening for it, you would have had no idea it was happening. But batters for the Houston Astros most certainly did. The sound was a sign, relayed from a camera in the outfield, trained on the...
Braving new frontiers is cool and all, but braving new frontiers in the food and beverage world—specifically the killer combination of baked goods and spirits—is next-level. That’s what DU alumnus Jeff Hopmayer (BSBA 1988) did after graduating from the Daniels College...
Lacrosse brought Samuel Harnisch (BSBA 2020, MS 2021) to the University of Denver. The Daniels College of Business kept him intellectually engaged after ACL injuries ended his career with the men’s lacrosse team. He enrolled in the Reiman School of Finance’s Master of...
Women in the finance sector are sparse—especially at the top. In a field that has been historically dominated by men, the higher up one goes on the leadership ladder, the fewer women there are. In financial services, 46% of employees are women, but women comprise only...
