Meet the Leaders Behind Your Favorite Colorado Brands

Join us for a revealing, feel-good conversation with the people building some of Colorado’s most loved consumer brands. This is the official Soft Launch celebration of Buy Colorado Day, and it is designed to be inspiring, intimate, and very fun.

We will confirm invitations by email. If you are in the first 150, you are in.

Date

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Time

5 to 8 p.m

Location

Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey (inside the actual distillery)

Capacity

First 150 RSVPs receive invitations

Cost

Complimentary (RSVP required)
21+, and everyone gets one free drink on us

Why you should come

Meet the humans behind the brands. Hear the real stories, the hard lessons, and the big bets.

Get insider perspective. What is next for Colorado brands, and what it takes to scale without losing your soul.

Celebrate Colorado commerce. This is a new state recognized shopping holiday, and we are doing it with intention.

What to expect

A fast moving, candid conversation with brand leaders, plus time to connect, explore, and toast to Colorado.

Run of Show:
5 p.m: Doors, mingling and welcome drinks
6 p.m: Panel conversation with Colorado brand leaders
6:45 p.m: Audience Q&A
7:00 p.m: Social time, meet the speakers, and more mingling

Featured voices (speakers to be confirmed)

We are finalizing the panel now.
Expect executives from some of Colorado’s best known consumer brands.

Annelise Loevlie
CEO of Icelantic Skis
Jake Gardner
CEO of Westbound & Down Brewing Co
John McCarvel
former President and CEO of Crocs

A Once-In-A-Lifetime Setting

We are hosting this inside the distillery at Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. It is an iconic Colorado space, and the perfect place to celebrate the brands that make Colorado, Colorado.

Quick Questions

Is this free?

Yes, complimentary with RSVP. And you get a free drink!

Is my RSVP guaranteed?

Invitations are first come, first served, capped at 150.

Can I bring a guest?

No +1s. Share this page with your friends.