Get Inspired: Meet 5 Who Changed Denver

In need of a little inspiration as you think through those resolutions? We’ve got you covered. Recently five community leaders, who are also alumni of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s programs, shared how they’ve changed the game in their community.

Pioneer Colorado

Find out from Andrew Freedman, alumnus of Leadership Denver ’12 and director of marijuana coordination for the Office of Gov. John W. Hickenlooper,  why Colorado continues to take risks—and how that’s paying off for us.

Imagining 2020

What’s it like to develop the city’s first cultural plan in 25 years? Karla Raines, Leadership Denver ’08 alumna and principal at Corona Insights, and Ginger White, Leadership Exchange participant and deputy director of Denver Arts & Venues, share the lessons they learned.

What If “What’s in It for Me?” Is the Most Powerful Leadership Question in the World?

Dafna Michaelson, alumna of Leadership Denver ’08 and president of the Journey Institute, shares stories of powerful community transformation that have come from asking, “What’s in it for me?”

Lessons Learned while Building a Global Nonprofit

Douglas Jackson, Legacy Denver alum, former board member and president and CEO of Project C.U.R.E., explains the power of passion and purpose in leadership.

Learn more about the work of the Leadership Foundation at denverleadership.org.

Danielle Mellema is the communications and marketing specialist for the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.

[Photo by: Adam Meek]