by Becky Hurley Published: March 13,2010
Tags: Cindy Fowler, One on One
Cindy Fowler has blazed her share of trails, wearing multiple hats. The first she wears is one of a business developer for office furnishing and design company, OfficeScapes. For the past 11 years, she has built winning customer relationships with those from the private sector as well as from education and government services. The second is a [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: January 29,2010
Tags: Jason Lockwood, One on One
Once Tech for Less’ founder and owners were approached to sell the company to industry giant, ModusLink, a search began for just the right individual to provide transition leadership and to lead the $40 million electronics remarketer to new heights. Following more than a year’s search led by the Dixon-Midland Co., a Chicago-based investment firm, President [...] [...]
by John Hazlehurst Published: January 22,2010
Tags: One on One, online marketing, Tonya Hall
“I’ve always been an early adapter,” said local social media guru Tonya Hall, “so I signed up for MySpace when it was launched in 2003 — and I saw then that social media would change marketing in ways that no one could imagine.” A self-described military brat, Hall was born in Kansas and grew up in [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 8,2010
Tags: Colorado Springs Business Journal, One on One, Tad Goodenbour, Tad Goodenbour BKD
When you need an accountant, you need someone who is meticulous, organized and regimented. Tad Goodenbour, CPA and tax partner for BKD LLP, is nothing if not regimented and precise. He runs six miles each morning at 4:30 a.m. and works seven days per week. By way of apology for being a workaholic, he says, “My clients [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: December 18,2009
Tags: Champion Windows, One on One
Matt Colligan isn’t a psychiatrist, but he is an expert at dealing with people. As the division manager for Champion Windows of Colorado Springs, Colligan works with a variety of people — from sales managers to contract installers — during the course of a normal day at work. He relies on a strong customer service ethic [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: December 11,2009
Tags: James Stewart, One on One
By fifth grade, while living in Japan, James M. Stewart knew he would join the Air Force and fly helicopters. But Stewart actually “fell in love with airplanes and speed” during his training, and ended up flying fighters — including F-4 Phantoms during the Vietnam War — throughout his 23-year Air Force career, before retiring as [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 25,2009
Tags: One on One, Shawnee Huckstep
Shawnee Huckstep started TechWise eight years ago in Colorado Springs as an IT training company. Within a few years, she had to refocus and restructure the company, while struggling to pay down $1 million in debt. Today, the company is vibrant and debt-free, with a dramatically different focus. “We used to teach people how to keep their [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 20,2009
Tags: Kirk Oleson, One on One
From an early career with the Ford Motor Co. to today’s role as head of a national advertising and marketing agency, Kirk Oleson has mastered the art of results-oriented communication. The upbeat CEO expects to not only weather the current economic storm, but to increase Graham Advertising’s market share nationally and in the Pikes Peak region. Oleson [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 12,2009
Tags: commercial interior design, Jean Sebben Associates LLC, One on One
By age 5, Jean Sebben could “space-plan” and organize her brother’s snowball forts and tree houses. By eighth grade, Sebben knew she’d be a designer. These days, she eyeballs a space, immediately knowing how to improve the matrix and layout to benefit the people who work or live there — from dormitories to hospitals to offices. [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: November 6,2009
Tags: One on One, Wynne Palermo
Florida native Wynne Palermo moved to Colorado Springs during 1979. She experienced quick success as a real estate agent, and founded her own firm, Wynne Realty, six years later. She serves on the board of the Colorado Association of Realtors, and has been locally recognized as the Realtor of the Year. Palermo is serving a second [...] [...]
