interviews with purpose-driven leaders

Ellie Adelman is the Executive Director of The Village Institute, a holistic family development center which cultivates multi-generational ecosystems that uplift the power of refugee and immigrant families and bring them closer to their neighbors.

Sean Williams is the Founder/CEO of The Dad Gang, a global organization that is redefining the narrative and changing how the world views Black fatherhood.

Tiffany Feingold is the Co-founder and CEO of Guiding Bright Minds which was created to give parents of neurodivergent children a community to support them and provide them with the tools and resources for their journey.

Vanessa Jupe is the Founder and CEO of Leva, an ecosystem that supports pregnant and postpartum moms and helps women have happy, successful lives.

Ann Herbst is the Executive Director of Young People in Recovery, a national, peer-led organization that serves youth and young adults in recovery from substance use disorder.

Jen Henderson is the Founder & CEO of Tilt where they are working to revolutionize leave of absence for employers.

Ethan Hemming is the CEO of Warren Village which aims to provide opportunity and support for single parents in Denver who are coming out of homelessness or intergenerational poverty.

Dayna Scott is the executive director of Broomfield FISH Food & Family Resource Center which works to meet their neighbors’ basic human needs and help them thrive.

Stephanie Olson is the CEO and Founder of The Set Me Free Project which provides prevention education on human trafficking and social media safety and educate youth about healthy relationships.

Jenna Clinchard is the executive director of Rise Against Suicide which helps youth at risk of suicide by removing the financial and social barriers to treatment, enabling them to find hope and healing.

Rob Andrews is the CEO/President of CommunityWorks which helps people who experience barriers to employment go back to work through job preparation and job placement.

Peter Matthies is the CEO of Conscious Business Institute which provides businesses and leaders with a complete system for creating a more inspiring, life-giving, and empowering way to work and live.

Tammy Bellofatto is the Executive Director of Bayaud Enterprises which has a mission to create hope, opportunity, and choice with work as a means through which people with disabilities and other hurdles to employment can participate more fully in the mainstream of life.

Christie Stukenholtz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Senior Care Finder which helps individuals search, compare, and find the best senior living or care.

Carleigh Berryman is the Founder & CEO of Viva Vita which delivers virtual reality to older adults to help them live life to the fullest.

Michele Lueck is the Executive Director of Partners for Children’s Mental Health, a community-facing center established by Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine to improve youth mental health in Colorado.

Ian Palombo is the Founder of Denver Mental Health Collective which provides accessible and affordable mental health care to as many people as possible and promotes employee-centric, purpose-driven workplaces for clinicians.

Megan Scremin is the President & CEO of Special Olympics Colorado which serves people with intellectual disabilities statewide, giving them opportunities to train and compete in sports year-round and helping them become leaders in any way they choose.

Paul Sullivan is the founder of The Company of Dads which is the first media company and community platform created for Lead Dads.

Ray Merenstein is the Executive Director of NAMI Colorado which is on a mission to build communities of recovery and help by educating, supporting, and advocating for individuals and families affected by mental illness.