Helping Habit is a minority owned (Latinx) and operated social enterprise company.
Nicholas Gardner is the CEO and co-founder of Helping Habit. A native Coloradan, Nicholas is a former Colorado State Public Defender who's committed to bettering our local communities by working with nonprofits. When he's not working on growing a startup, he can be found spending time with his family, rafting Colorado's rivers, or serving on the board of Joyful Journeys, Aurora Warms the Night, and advisory board of Jeffco Eats.
Ben is also an attorney and 5th generation Coloradan. He has 10 years experience leading teams, and and grew a company to 75 employees and $2M in ARR. Ben love spending time with his family and is passionate about volunteering with animals
Mark is an experienced leader with C-Level roles in startups and public companies. He's served as a startup advisor, fractional CTO, mentor, investor and SaaS Pioneer with 10+ years experience with social enterprises.
Full-stack software engineer with 15+ years of professional experience in data-oriented analysis, a knack for problem-solving, and a passion for logic-driven concepts. In my spare time, I develop game experiences and steer the ship at A Level Above. Learn more about me at www.mikeduin.com.
Ken is the President at Manitou Springs Community Foundation and former Mayor of Manitou Springs. He enjoys creating and working with visionary and highly effective teams and communities.
Tasha VanMarter is the Executive Director of Joyful Journeys in Adams County. She has a Masters in Sociology and has dedicated her life to helping others improve theirs. She believe that it’s not what you have in life that’s important, but what you give to those around you…even if all you can give is a smile.
Barb is the Executive Director of Jeffco Eats. She has a strategic focus on childhood hunger and nutrition. Specialized in capacity building through community engagement and collaboration. Serve Title One schools and Section 8 apartment communities. Collaboration is strategic to reduce food insecurity and increase nutrition.
Dr. Patrica is a high energy, visionary leader offering natural organizational acumen and delivering dramatic improvement for positive organizational culture, operations efficiency and staff performance. As the former Academic Director of Leadership and Organizations and Strategic Human Resource programs at DU, she is a facilitator of organizational transformation, independence, positive cultural change, and quality improvements with a total commitment to organizational success.