Ascent Startup Summit

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See You at the (Startup) Summit.

Join us Thursday, April 20th for our second annual Ascent Startup Summit, powered by Collegiate Peaks Bank! 

Guests will enjoy community, inspiring startup stories, amazing food from Wesley & Rose, and more. All of this while learning about the progress of the Ascent accelerator, its cohort, and programs.

When: Thursday, April 20th, 3-8 PM

Where: The Ivy Ballroom (inside the Surf Hotel)

1012 Front Loop | Buena Vista, CO 81211

The Agenda

Agenda:

  • 3:00 – Welcome Comments – Jake Rishavy, Chaffee County EDC
  • 3:30-5:00 – Startup Stories w Emcee Chuck Sullivan, Founder, The Wright
    • 3:30 – Leo Tsuo, President & Owner, Weston Backcountry
    • 4:00 – Mark Hansen, Founder and CEO, Topo Designs
    • 4:30 – Annalise Loevlie, Co-Founder and CEO, Icelantic Skis
    • 5:00 – 6:30– BASECAMP
      • Dinner powered by Collegiate Peaks Bank
      • Reception powered by Aristata Communications
    • 6:30-7:00 – Ascent Cohort Updates
    • 7:00-7:30 – $135,000 Ark_Angels PROPEL Grant Awards!
    • 7:30-9:30 – Live Music in the Ivy Ballroom featuring the Ascent House Band!
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Meet The Ascent Winter ’23 Cohort!

Inspired By Excellence & Innovation

Backed by some of the best business minds in Colorado and beyond, participants in our winter 2023 cohort will experience a level of startup and scaleup support that has never existed in the Central Mountains business community. Until now. Get to know these ten very special purpose-driven businesses that are making a big impact in our community.

MEET THE COHORT

Meet The Keynote Speakers

You’re going to love our Keynote Talks on Founder Insights

The power of any accelerator program is the quality of its mentor and advisor network. Ours is world-class. From investors and serial entrepreneurs to seasoned ecosystem builders, our mentors come from a broad set of backgrounds and are committed to supporting your success. We are so honored three of our mentors will serve as our Keynote Speakers at the Ascent Startup Summit April 20th! 

Introducing Annalise Loevlie
CEO, Icelantic Skis

Annelise Loevlie grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and spent her childhood outside exploring the world and adventuring in her backyard. A childhood friend of Icelantic founders Ben Anderson and Travis Parr, she naturally gravitated to the idea of starting a ski company, and many moons later, is still here. As CEO, Annelise takes pride in creating a work environment that is safe, open, healthy, and poised for growth. Outside of running @icelantic_skis, Annelise finds joy in exploring nature with her friends and dog, Louie, gardening, practicing herbalism, cooking, dancing and singing loud.

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Introducing Mark Hansen
FOUNDER / CEO Topo Designs

With a childhood spent growing up in Pennsylvania, California and ultimately Colorado, Mark has always been drawn to spending time outdoors. From zipping through Denver streets on his bicycle, to bombing down ski slopes after his daughter, Mark is determined to wring out every drop of life out of any situation.

Prior to starting Topo Designs with Jedd full-time in 2008, Mark’s background ranges from teaching middle school, doing field biology work in Northern California and Oregon, to loading ice cream trucks and software design (not bad for an English Lit major).

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Introducing Leo Tsuo
FOUNDER / WESTON BACKCOUNTRY

Leo Tsuo is an entrepreneur that believes in creating businesses that are in line with his values and interests. Leo has an MBA from the University of Denver and a BS in Business from the University of Boulder. He is an avid snowboarder, split-boarder, ski-mountaineer, snowmobiler, and climber.

In 2006, he co-found a company utilizing an innovative process to manufacture raw materials for the solar energy industry. The investor base included French oil giant, Total and Dutch glass manufacturer, Scheuten and was eventually sold to a Chinese polysilicon company GCL.

Currently, Leo is the owner and operator Weston Backcountry, a local Colorado company that makes high performance snowboards, splitboards, and skis. Weston is known for the values-based approach to promoting and supporting the backcountry community, education, as well as sustainability.

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