Max was trained at McKinsey followed by work with leading organizations across the for-profit and non-profit world including Google, The Charlie Rose Show, and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. He most recently served as the director of the investment leadership program at Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund. His passion: turning big ideas into reality.

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• The Weekend Reader: new media content publisher
• The Lift Seminar: productivity training brand
• Stagecoach Ventures: strategy + innovation advisory

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• MBA with honors from Harvard Business School
• George Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School
• Author: The MBA Oath (Penguin Portfolio, 2010)

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Evan was trained on Wall Street, but discovered he loves people and ideas more than models. He’s built a venture-backed retailer worth $50mm+. He’s built a family investing office with a number of successful exits. And he’s an active mentor at Techstars, Praxis and SKU.

Founder / Co-founder‍

• Tradecraft: family seed stage investment firm
• Treehouse: home improvement retail chain
• Wedgwood Circle: media investment network

Other

• Corinthian Health Services
• Texas A&M University / Kauffman Fellow
• Author: Get Backed (Harvard Business Press, 2015)

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A fourth-generation Coloradoan, Jim is a hands-on business owner with an acute eye for detail and a broad range of experiences. As a serial entrepreneur and senior-level leader, he has guided companies that range from metal products manufacturing, to retail children’s apparel, and everything in between. Jim has worn many hats including CEO/Founder, COO, and CFO. Outside of work Jim enjoys spending time with his family and serving on several non-profit boards.

Leo grew up in a large family on a small dairy farm in the Midwest and has built his career leading and performing accounting, finance, treasury, and risk management functions for national footprint operating companies – large and small, public and private.  In addition to his operating company experience, Leo has helped grow a portfolio of companies in the private equity sector.  Leo holds an MBA from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business, a BS in Accounting from Minnesota State University – Mankato, and he is a Certified Management Accountant.

Trevor began his career as a writer, working among the immigrant and Native American communities in Texas and Montana, before he found his way into entrepreneurship. He’s a serial founder and a former Managing Director with the global accelerator Techstars. At Techstars, he invested in 45 companies, led a program in partnership with the Amazon Alexa Fund, and worked on their first accelerator for mission-driven companies. He is interested in the intersections between personal, team, and company growth and is the author of the upcoming book, Levers: The Framework for Building Repeatability into your Business.

A.W. was born and raised in Virginia but became an adopted Coloradan after serving at Ft. Carson with the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group. He’s had the privilege of leading America’s best as both a Ranger-qualified infantry and Green Beret officer, commanding highly-enabled teams worldwide from Afghanistan to the Pacific Rim to eastern Europe. A recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, A.W. graduated with Distinction from the University of Virginia and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School where he was a Tillman Scholar. He loves backcountry skiing, fly fishing, and traveling with his wife and three daughters.

Born in Colorado and raised in South Dakota, Karen has spent over 20 years in finance, M&A and investing roles. Karen began her career working in investment banking and risk management at Goldman Sachs, in New York and Hong Kong.  She went on to spend seven years at TSG Consumer Partners, a consumer/retail private equity fund, and then five years at US Anesthesia Partners, a healthcare company focused on acquiring anesthesia practices.  She graduated from Dartmouth College with High Honors and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  In her free time Karen loves being active outdoors with her husband and her two children.

Tim Miller is a Colorado native with experience in entrepreneurship, private equity partnerships, and business mentoring.  Having started, grown, and successfully sold his own business, Tim understands the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurs face. Tim has a deep appreciation for family, relishes chances to explore the world and building things that channel his inner “MacGyver”. Tim holds an MBA from the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business and a BS in Finance from The University of Northern Colorado.

Jed began his career managing investment portfolios for families, corporations and endowments in Washington, D.C. before joining Bank of America’s Consumer & Retail investment banking team in New York City where he helped advise corporate clients and financial sponsors on strategic and financial transactions. A North Carolina native who loves the outdoors, Jed has traded Appalachian streams for Rocky Mountain rivers and spends his weekends fly fishing and hiking with his wife and son. Jed holds an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and a BS in Business Administration from Washington & Lee University.

Jake began his career in Deloitte’s International Tax Practice in Houston. He left Deloitte to become the CFO of a D2C e-commerce business where he oversaw the FP&A, accounting, and operations functions. Jake is a licensed CPA and holds a MPA from the University of Texas. In his free time, you can find him with his nose in a book or out rock climbing.

Molly is a Denver native. After completing a business degree at CU Boulder she moved to Australia to work with a non-profit in Perth, Australia for 7 years. She worked with young people and local churches in Australia, Asia, and Europe. Now she is back in Colorado and grateful to be a part of the Saturn Five team.