Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Pam Fromhertz | Educator, Connector; restoring the land through workshops, speaking engagements, consulting and building community.

Our motto is Healthy Land, Healthy Animals, and Healthy People and the interconnection between them. It is based on holistic land management principles. I have noticed how many of us connect to the land, and I have seen improvements in the land-based on managing animals in a much more holistic manner. The land is our foundation – the healthier it is, the healthier we are. Read more>>

Khara Wolf | Marketing Agency Owner & Oboist

My favorite part of owning a marketing agency is watching other small business thrive and grow. I feel honored to be part of their journey and love that I can be there to celebrate their growth milestones. Marketing can be a tough road to navigate as a business owner. The foundation of my business is built on helping business owners easily navigate that process so they can invest in the marketing help they need with the highest return on investment. This leads to sustainable success for them and the community. Read more>>

Lacey Dippold | Photographer

My business helps the community because I don’t see this as just a business. I see this as a way to love and serve people I never would have met in daily life without my business. It’s a way that I get to stand side by side with them and sometimes fight for them. I’ve been able to help many of my clients with infertility, hardships, divorces, child loss and many heartbreaking issues. I also volunteer my time with Photographers Without Borders and serve internationally as well. Read more>>

Susan Ison | Cultural Services Director

I was one of those lucky volunteers whose work led to a career. After I graduated with a degree in Anthropology I needed to find my niche. Despondent after losing out (I came in second) on a job in Admissions at CSU I needed to do something that I felt was good for my soul so I started volunteering at the Loveland Museum. Fortuitously, the Curator of Collections resigned, I applied and got the position. Within a year the Director resigned and I then moved into that job. For several years my title was Museum Director. Read more>>

 Norah Jackson | Roarockit Skateboard Company

Through our DIY skateboard kits, we give people, especially youth, the opportunity to feel good about themselves, boost their self esteem, become skilled with their hands and contribute to their communities. Many at-risk or marginalized kids learn that they are creative, useful and valuable people as a result of building their own skateboards. For some, the accomplishment means they have learned to make a useful object for themselves, or have made a product to be sold. Read more>>

Janna Dewey | Licensed Therapist and Animal Behavior Consultant

My business is a unique one in multiple realms. I am a licensed therapist, focused on humans, as well as a behavior consultant, focused on animals. I have combined my life experiences and passions to be able to provide therapy services focused on the human animal bond. Within my career as a trainer, I have always been drawn to and then later focused on animals with behavioral sensitives such as fear, aggression, anxiety, etc. Read more>>