Founded in FoCo 2025: Full Schedule

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5:00pm MDT

Kick Off Social (Offsite)

Monday March 10, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT

Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center [Offsite]

Join us for our kick off social to meet fellow attendees, volunteers, and the community. We'll also hear from two local entrepreneurs about their journey and how they've navigated the challenges of founding and growing their business.

Kick Off Social takes place downtown at the Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center on Mountain Ave. We recommend parking in the garage across the street.

Moderators

Jana Sanchez

Chief Alchemist, Alchemy With Words

Jana Sanchez has been helping companies get results for more than 20 years. With an extensive background in organizational management, marketing, and facilitation, she helps companies get clarity to know where they need to go, and which tools will get them there. She’s an entrepreneur... Read More →

Speakers

Dain Johnson

Engineer-turned-Psychologist, Rev 0 LLC

Dain Johnson is an engineer-turned-psychologist who coaches technical experts to become high-performing organizational leaders. Dain spent ten years working on and leading high-tech projects destined for the ocean floor to the lunar surface before becoming a leadership coach. He began... Read More →

Jamie Blanchard-Poling

Founder/Owner, Compost Queen PBC

Jamie Blanchard-Poling is the founder and owner of Compost Queen PBC, located in Fort Collins. Jamie's desire to create a better environment through sustainability has led her to be an entreprenuer, educator, sustainability expert, and expert certified composter (CCOM). She started... Read More →

Monday March 10, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center [Offsite]

Featured, Evening Event

Format Social Event, Fireside Chat

9:00am MDT

1 Million Cups: Connecting Entrepreneurs, One Coffee at a Time

Wednesday March 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

Prairie Sage 1

Based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012—a free program designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country. Through the power of volunteers, 1 Million Cups has grown to more than 180 communities.

As a program of the Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups works with entrepreneurs, empowering them with the tools and resources to break down barriers that stand in the way of starting and growing their businesses.

We meet in a hybrid model every Wednesday morning at 9am to hear presentations from 2 business owners. Join us!

March 12th session will take place on-site at the Fort Collins Senior Center as part of Founded in FoCo.

Learn more about their weekly meetup here >

Speakers

Jana Sanchez

Chief Alchemist, Alchemy With Words

Sharon Pitkin

Content that connects, Something Polished

Sharon is a (primarily technical) communicator, connecting experts with the customers who need to understand what they do. With careful editing and content writing, she gets your words out to the right audiences. Together, you’ll create something polished: an RFP bid, website copy... Read More →

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