The Colorado Business Roundtable has launched a statewide campaign to highlight business owners, managers and employees in its âFaces of Businessâ series.
The roundtable will highlight 20 people from a cross-section of Colorado in what the coalition hopes will be an uplifting, non-political and non-partisan experience.
Habab Bala, Lloyd Lewis and Helen Hayes are in the inaugural class of honorees of the Colorado Busines Roundtables s statewide Faces of Business.Photos courtesy of the Colorado Business Roundtable
The first honorees are:
Helen Hayes, founder and CEO at Activate Workforce Solutions in Denver
Tami Maldonado-Vega and Jose Beteta, cofounders of RaÃces Brewing Co. in Denver
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Colorado State Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.
Olivia began babysitting as a teenager to earn extra money for her family. Now in her 30s, she recently earned an early childhood education credential and dreams of starting a licensed child care business in her home.
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Olivia is an undocumented immigrant; she came to the U.S. at 10 years old and is now trying to become a citizen. She asked Colorado Public Radio News to only use her middle name out of fear her participation in a story could negatively affect her citizenship application.
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