Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center and MCG (Market Creation Group) had a special celebration during First Friday on June 4th. MCG is located in the Santa Fe Art District which opens its doors for First Friday Art Walk, every first Friday of the month.

MCG hosted family-friendly festivities including an ice-cream social, face painting, magic, drinks, healthy snacks, including Clif Kid Twisted Fruit, and an art auction with 50% of art sales going to the children served by the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center.

MCG is also hoping to encourage attendees to register on-site for the upcoming Denver Century – 22-mile Family Ride which follows the Platte River Greenway Trail from Invesco Field to Littleton. 10 registrations earn the Children’s Law Center a free registration to give to a foster family! Register & help a foster family ride for free!

Organic. Adventurous. Complex. Performance-oriented. Those are just a few words that describe Suzan Bond and the work she does as an organizational strategist and executive coach. Suzan focuses on companies that are in the growth phase of business. Kinda like the “teenage years”, as she describes it, where things can get really confusing, messy and there’s lots of change. Suzan Bond & Co. delivers real results along the way–not just a 500 pound page report on your desk at the end of the engagement.

The goal of her work? Bring clarity to chaos. Highly intuitive and based on years of business experience, Suzan Bond & Co. helps companies successfully transition from the startup phase through the growth phase to a more scalable, sustainable business. Her style? Direct. Customized. Iterative. Fun. Results-oriented.

The business world is dynamic. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, something shifts and you need to adjust. Getting clear about exactly what’s happening and what to do about it can be challenging—especially when you’re in the middle of it. Sometimes you just need an outside view to help you assess the situation, create a strategy and execute your plan. No problem is too small, contact Suzan with your questions and let her help you get on the quick path to success.

I met Suzan at Centennial Park in Boulder on a clear warm morning. We hiked a short ways up the trail and found a great spot to stop and get some photos in and around the magnificent rock formations. Suzan immediately backed up her self proclaimed natural and adventurous personality as she climbed around some precarious slots and holds to get the best shots possible. At that moment, I knew the rest of the day would be fun as we could push the boundaries of what most people are normally willing to do for good photos.

The next couple of hours found us taking in the views overlooking downtown Boulder, climbing trees, and wading in the creek. She’s beautiful. She’s brilliant. She’s fun + outgoing, and I’d trust her skills anytime for business strategy, organization, and coaching.

I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure, the conversation, and the company with Suzan and felt comfortable and relaxed throughout. She made my job easy and it was one of the most memorable photo shoots I’ve had.

I had the pleasure to shoot Kevin Purdy on his mountain bike with a beautiful day in and around some trails in Louisville/Boulder, CO as material for his website.

Trailsnet.com is a website dedicated to gathering all the useful information and locations of trails for everyone. RecTrails, including Rail-Trails and Multi-use Trails, are good for your health, good for the environment, and good for all ages and abilities. They are usually easily accessed and often handicapped accessible. In other words, they are the perfect trails for nearly everyone.

The site provides information on a wide assortment of trails all over the country including mountain bike trails, recumbent bike trails, rail-trails, hiking trails, horseback riding trails, snowshoe trails, & cross-country ski trails. New trails, information, and photographs are being added frequently. When you’re looking for the next venture to share with the family, reference the websites free information to help plan your route.

Gwen Bell is on the cover of the May issue of Experience Life magazine and they did a magazine tour to get the word out — both about the magazine and about the power of social media to spread great ideas in innovative ways.

The 5 stop tour included local Denver/Boulder spots including Delight, Atlas Purveyors, Boulder Bookstore, Gwen Bell’s Peart St. office, and The Bitter Bar.

It was a great success and following are some photos I captured to document the events.

Gwen Bell, the greatest little social web practitioner around, graces the cover of the May issue of Experience Life magazine. Beyond the cover story, Bell teamed up with, editor in chief, Pilar Gerasimo and developed a 5 stop Zine Tour. The campaign aims to accomplish a few different things through getting the word out about the magazine (which already has a reach of over 2 million), to demonstrate how the power of social media can spread great ideas, and to highlight some of the best local businesses along the way in the Denver/Boulder area.

The first stop on the tour kicks off tonight at 6pm at Delight.com warehouse – 1111 S Bannock St, Denver, CO and I hear rumors that a Cupcake Truck is going to roll up at some point and deliver some goods.

Bell approaches her social media trainings and lessons as what she describes as ‘laptop yoga’. Technology has brought an influx of information and client relations for businesses to sort through and a plethora of devices and portals to help them remain connected to it. She’s able to enlighten clients on the latest social tools, how to best utilize each, and also how to step away to live a healthy, balanced life.

Experience Life is a publication that’s dedicated to healthy living and this month’s feature of Bell makes perfect sense in showing us how to navigate through this overwhelming tech boom without burning out.

I’m honored to have the opportunity to cover and document Gwen and the tour. I met with Gwen yesterday at her Pearl Street Mall practice for some fun promo photos. She had the idea to interpret the balance of technology and her yoga practices. We setup two yoga mats on Pearl to capture each, her and the laptop, working out together and pulling back from the hustle to clear the mind and re-energize. Check out more photos after the jump. The laptop performs a perfect Downward Facing Dog don’t you think?

Come out to Delight tonight and check out the dates of the next stops in the Zine Tour and register to attend. Listen to Gwen speak, grab a free copy of the magazine (among other stuff), and take advantage of the opportunity to meet and network with the great people of this area.

The second part was taken in South Boulder on Highway 93 overlooking a cattle ranch with the flatirons in the background as well. Watch out for the little tractor that pulls out, messes around, and heads back to the house.

Comments and feedback welcomed.

Music: The Head Changers – Which Way To Run – “Live Joints” Vol. 1

These guys are long time friends and one of the best jambands on the scene. Check em out and support them by snagging their “Live Joints” Vol. 1 release which includes this song in its entirety.

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