Our city is home to so many incredible businesses and so we asked the founders how they came up with the ideas for their businesses and have shared their responses below.

Nicky Small

I lost my brother to suicide 4 years ago and decided to start the non profit (The JR Joker Foundation) In my brothers honor. The focus of men’s mental health & awareness suicide prevention came to my heart. With focus of helping men speak up. Read More>>

Cora Bracho-Troconis

It all started in October 2020 when, after a long career in the scientific field, I decided to share my passion for art with kids in our community. Friends from Boulder soon asked me to take over their children’s art classes, which were organized in PODS to help them continue their education during the pandemic. As demand grew, I began offering private in-home classes alongside PODS, and by early June, I had a realization: “I’m going to turn the garage into an art studio for kids.” Read More>>

Andrew Leahan

Andrew has always wanted to have a shop. Once we settled on the idea of a plant shop, the name of the shop was important. We wanted to have something that blended with who we were and where we opened our shop. The “Clover” aspect of the name was easy as Andrew is very proud of his Irish ancestry. Technically, we should be referring to him as Lord Andrew thanks to his land in Ireland. Ryan refuses, but perhaps somebody else will finally use the title! Read More>>