Please join us in welcoming Michael Baker as a new EPIC Network Member. Michael is the President of Gold Crown Management Company, a commercial real estate firm based in Denver since 1972. Gold Crown Management Company owns and manages a portfolio of multi-family, parking, industrial and retail assets. The firm also advises large institutional clients, such as the University of Colorado, Centura Health and Colorado State University, on complex real estate projects. Michael is a proud former Board Member of SafeHouse Denver, Inc. and the Reisher Scholarship Program, and a current Board Member of the Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. Welcome, Michael!
EPIC, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children
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What's Good for Children is Good for Business.
About us
What's Good for Children is Good for Business. Executives Partnering to Invest in Children, EPIC, is a collaboration of business leaders, nonprofits and foundations promoting early childhood care, education, health and parenting as the highest priority of public and private investment in Colorado. We are the business community's advocate for early childhood investment in the workplace and in our communities. Colorado business leaders, in partnership with nonprofit organizations and foundation, have a unique opportunity to band together to develop and implement a strategy to prepare tomorrow's workforce. The sooner children start on the right path, the greater the return to them and to society. The benefits build, one on top of the other. Through the work of EPIC we: 1) Educate the business sector on the importance of early childhood development and the implementation of Colorado's current programs for early childhood education, wellness, and care for children birth to age eight. 2) Equip the business sector with tactical approaches to increase the level of child and family support they provide to their employees and with corporate giving strategies to advance their investments in the early childhood sector. 3) Engage business leaders to be early childhood advocates and champions of the economic and societal benefits of investing in very young children. 4) Energize business leaders to lead a campaign to reform the allocation of and amplify Colorado's public and private resources to make the investment in very young children the highest priority at all levels of government. EPIC is the business community's advocate for early childhood investment in the workplace and in the political sphere. We support pre-kindergarten, full-day kindergarten and affordable, quality child care for all Colorado children. We promote family-centric worksite wellness practices for all Colorado employees.
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- Industry
- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Employee Assistance Programs, Early Childhood Investment, Business Networking, Language Development and Early Literacy, Corporate Book Drives, Advocacy, Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit, Social Impact Bonds, and Lunch and Learn Series
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711 Park Avenue West
Denver, CO 80205, US
Employees at EPIC, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children
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Celia Dietrich
Executive Chair & Founder at Dietrich Partners
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Stephanie Itelman
Social impact Executive (Prev Bain, Bellwether, Aspire)
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Cassie Leyva
Development, Operations. and Communications
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Marianne Hodge
EPIC DOFG | Ananlytical Thinker | Generating Connectedness | Early Care and Education Advocate Talks about #non-proft #operations #equity…
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EPIC employees Ellen Braun and Aya Takemoto got a sneak peek at the future of aviation! They joined Denver International Airport - City & County of Denver Dept of Aviation (DEN) on a tour of the new Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation (CEEA), set to open in 2026. We're thrilled to be partnering with DEN to identify the operational plan for a small child care facility on-site for CEEA participants. What an amazing day seeing this space come to life! #Aviation #Equity #Education #ChildCare #DEN #EPIC
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What an incredible Tuesday evening we had launching into our Annual Business Leaders Dinner. It was an honor to bring together so many local leaders, elected officials and early childhood experts to celebrate EPIC’s achievements over the past year and recognize those dedicated to advancing our efforts. We'd like to thank the following people who helped make the evening so impactful: ▪️ Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Mike Johnston, who shared special remarks during the VIP Reception and main program ▪️ Aparna Mathur, Senior Manager in Economics at Amazon and former Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, who joined Nicole Riehl for "A Discussion on Bipartisan Efforts to Support Families and Pathways for Action" If you enjoyed the event and are ready to launch into action, we invite you to engage as an EPIC member: https://lnkd.in/gvBDGcAf
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We were thrilled to honor Brad Busse with the 2024 EPIC Award at our Annual Business Leaders Dinner last night. Brad’s outstanding leadership in Colorado and his dedication to expanding access to quality child care and early education sets a remarkable example for our business community. To sum it up, "Brad is epic." Please join us in congratulating Brad! https://lnkd.in/gDrxbGmg
EPIC Award Winner 2024: Brad Busse
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🚀 Today is the day! 🚀 We're excited to gather and celebrate this year’s achievements in child care and early childhood education by launching into our 15th Annual Business Leaders Dinner. EPIC members, sponsors and partners — we'll see you tonight at Infinity Park Event Center! We are also thrilled honor Brad Busse as the 2024 EPIC Award recipient and Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado as the Delta Dental of Colorado Delta Dental of Colorado Early Childhood Champion Award recipient. And let's give an extra shoutout to Community Hospital, which was just recognized in WesternSlopeNow.com Nexstar Broadcasting Inc: https://lnkd.in/gWKWBF7p
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and EPIC, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children are excited to host the National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action on December 3-4, 2024 in Washington D.C.! This is an exclusive opportunity to learn from industry experts and innovators who are solving for workforce retention and recruitment challenges plaguing the business sector. This event is by invitation only and slots will fill quickly. For optimal consideration, the interest form is due by September 13, 2024: https://lnkd.in/gVhEsaXX
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EPIC President and CEO Nicole Riehl was thrilled to visit with Arizona leaders last month when she served as a presenter at the Greater Phoenix Chamber Workforce Summit to speak on Exploring Effective Child Care Solutions for Employers. The session was facilitated by Melinda Morrison Gulick of FIRST THINGS FIRST and also included panelists Patrick (Fitz) Fitzhugh from USAA and Anna Hunter from the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
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Exciting news for Grand County families! The Grand Kids Learning Center is expanding to meet the growing demand for quality child care, aiming to serve more than 130 children. To make this vision a reality, Grand Kids Learning Center was selected as an EPIC Project of Promise. EPIC will help guide the expansion of the Granby child care facility with comprehensive feasibility assessments, facility and financial modeling, and strategic planning. Together, we are committed to increasing access to quality, affordable early child care and education, ensuring that children in Grand County can reach their full potential while their parents thrive in the workplace. Learn more about our role in the expansion and how the local community can support Grand Kids Learning Center's lumberjack-themed fall fundraiser. https://ow.ly/VjQE50TgxyW
Guest column | Grand Kids Learning Center announces plans to expand, asks for community support at upcoming fundraisers
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Thanks to Barefoot PR, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Marty & Phyl Ruffalo, El Pomar Foundation, GoldBug and Pinnacol Assurance for supporting child care and early education via your Friends sponsorship for our Annual Business Leaders Dinner on Sept. 10! We are excited to gather and celebrate achievements in advancing early childhood efforts in Colorado. Attendance is open to EPIC members, sponsors, key partners and guests by invitation only.
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The PGA TOUR BMW Championship came to Castle Pines last week, and Nicole Riehl had the honor of hosting EPIC partners Sue Renner, Loryn Duke and their families for the special event. Sue and Loryn won tickets to the tournament at our member happy hour in July, complete with VIP golf cart rides (courtesy of driver Nicole).
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