Walt joined Denver Business Coach upon discovering both the firm’s shared passion for small business management, and its track record of success in years of coaching Denver businesses. Walt’s role as a business coach is to work with owners to help them address the important issues that often take a back seat to the everyday challenges that leaders face in operating a small business. Dedicating time together every month to focusing on these strategic issues is crucial to the ongoing success of their businesses. Walt will actively listen to your priorities involving Operations, Sales, HR, and Finance, then help you craft a plan to address each area of concern. He draws on his diverse career experience in multiple industries, including key roles in sales, engineering and executive management. Walt has years of sales and sales management experience in providing technology solutions to small and large businesses. As President of a commercial construction company, he carefully grew revenue through increased focus on customer loyalty practices. His experience also includes engineering roles in manufacturing and product development for Fortune 500 corporations. He is currently involved in his family-owned Education business, selling direct to schools in Colorado and around the country. Walt earned his MBA from the University of Denver, and received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. A native of Chicago, Walt has spent most of his career in Denver, and with his wife, Jean, raised three fabulous children. Cycling, playing softball, and non-profit Board and volunteer efforts also fill up his calendar.

Darrick's passion for small business was sparked at his family's marina on Lake Ontario at the age of 14. Whether he was pumping gas at 4 am, flipping burgers or cleaning bathrooms, he learned valuable lessons from his parents and customers about service, integrity and finance. Since then, Darrick held executive leadership positions in companies ranging from Fortune 500 firms to dynamic startups in a variety of service businesses. He currently owns and operates a golf course investment and management company. As part of Denver Business Coach, Darrick loves helping focused, enthusiastic entrepreneurs and business owners get the most out of their business. Whether you are having challenges with strategy, operations, people, marketing, sales or all of the above, Darrick will work with you to identify root causes of issues and help you develop a path to solutions that make sense. Darrick has a degree in Management from Clarkson University and an MBA from the Simon School at The University of Rochester with a focus on Entrepreneurship. Originally from Western New York, he currently resides outside of Denver with his wife Beth, two teenaged children and one overly energetic dog.

Steven is a Chicago native, a CU graduate with a degree in Psychology & Neuroscience, a Certified Change Management Practitioner, and currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership. He discovered his passion for small business during his undergrad at the University of Colorado at Boulder bootstrapping a summer house painting business. From that point on, he made sure that his studies and experiences lead him down the career path he set his eye on: to help small business owners achieve their own success in however which way they define it. Each organization is unique in its own way and encounter unique obstacles. That is why Steven takes the time to first and foremost get to know you and your business inside and out. It is necessary to fully understand each unique situation so that the most effective and efficient course of action can be taken. While each project is unique, his ultimate goal is to set you up for success by working with you to familiarize you with the right processes and systems you need to achieve success in your business for years to come. The world is a better place when small businesses succeed – we’re changing the world, one small business at a time! Whether your need is in sales & marketing, operational strategy planning, business analysis, leadership development, change & implementation management, or have a must-win project, Steven will work tirelessly to help you and your organization achieve the full potential of your success