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Alumni-Owned Ventures

From restaurants, to personal coaching, to publishing books, and even global nonprofit organizations, CU Denver alumni can be found throughout our communities. Patron a CU Denver alumni-owned business or venture and easily stay connected with the Lynx community. 

If you are a CU Denver graduate with a venture please share via the submission form at the bottom of this page.

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ABC Music Academy Business Mark.

ABC Music Academy

Lori Alcott '87 | Founder and Instructor

Business Category: Arts & Media Education Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
My goal is to provide expert instruction, ongoing brain development, opportunities to perform, and a place where you belong in a musical community.
AESOP Technology Business Mark.

AESOP Technology

Jeremiah Scholl '99 | Co-Founder and CPO

Business Category: Health & Wellness
AESOP Technology leverages advanced AI to develop a unique Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning Network model.
Barre Forte Business Mark.

Barre Forte

Sarah Brittenham MBA ’13 | Owner & CFO

Business Category: Health & Wellness Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Our method works every major muscle group with a goal of exhausting the muscles through precise movements to build strength and endurance, improve stability, and increase mobility.
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Brasserie Brixton

Amy Keil MArch '14 | Owner

Business Category: Restaurants Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Neighborhood focused, unpretentious French food and drink in the heart of Cole, Denver. Open for both dinner and brunch.
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BRAVE Series

Janyne McConnaughey PhD '06 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
The BRAVE series provides an opportunity to understand the lifelong effects of childhood trauma and both a path and hope for healing.
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Bright Eyes Creative

Alexandra Phillips MS '20 | Founder and Principal Creative Consultant

Business Category: Consulting Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Our mission is to help businesses and entrepreneurs build future-proof holistic brands that are infused with creativity, innovation, and inspiration through content, design, social media, and brand strategy that further your own mission, products, and services. 
Broadway Music Studios Business Mark.

Broadway Music Studios

Evan Reeves MS '22 | Owner and Lead Producer

Business Category: Arts & Media
For twenty years, Broadway Music Studios has provided a full array of audio recording services—production, tracking, mixing, overdubbing, songwriting, and more—for both creative and professional clients.
chickzen Business Mark.

chickzen

Jennifer Corbo Castellanos '93, MBA, MS '00 | Founder

Business Category: Consulting
"chickzen™ creates a pitch in three parts plus a tagline. We empower women to speak their truth using our tight formula that amplifies your voice, fosters growth and innovation, and enables you to transcend to new heights.
Coherent Care Women's and Maternal Wellness Business Mark.

Coherent Care: Women's and Maternal Wellness

Creinthea Chritz '11 | CEO and Founder

Offers Discount: 30% Off Yes Business Category: Health & Wellness Services Minority Owned Business: Black-Owned Minority-Owned Rural & Remote Women-Owned
Our clinic is dedicated to providing a safe, supportive space for women to address their mental health and wellbeing in regards to expectation in society to be the perfect student, co-worker, expectant mother, and caregiver. CU Denver alumni are eligible for 30% off initial psychiatric evaluation.
Coriander Flavors of India Business Mark.

Coriander Flavors of India

Harman Baidwan ’98 | Owner

Business Category: Restaurants
Comfort food with a twist. Known for its currie dishes, Coriander combines sauces, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, turmeric, and more spices to create elevated Indian food.
DAE GEE Business Mark.

DAE GEE

Joseph Kim '05 | Founder and Chief Officer

Business Category: Restaurants Minority Owned Business: Asian-Owned Minority-Owned
DAE GEE (which means pig in Korean) is a Korean BBQ restaurant constituted in providing the freshest and dynamic food available.
Denver Trivia League Business Mark.

Denver Trivia League

Julio Trujillo Licensure '14 | Owner

Business Category: Entertainment Minority Owned Business: Latine-Owned
 Denver Trivia League provides higher value, local, community-focused trivia to bars/restaurants in the Denver Metro Area.
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Deshaciendo Nudos. Untangled

Leticia Abajo '16 | Founder and Owner

Business Category: Consulting Education Services Minority Owned Business: Latine-Owned
"Deshaciendo Nudos. Untangled", DNU for family and friends, is a private practice centered in family education and coaching.
Domemasters, LLC Business Mark.

Domemasters, LLC

Timmy Edens '10 | Founder, CEO

Business Category: Arts & Media
Domemasters LLC provides immersive dome and Virtual Reality solutions for deep connecting brand experiences. Work includes multiple Superbowl installations and taking projection domes from the arctic circle to Burningman.
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ELLSWORTH

Megan Ellsworth '20 | Singer-Songwriter

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
People recognize Ellsworth as a lyrical storyteller and an infectious performer. Her songs are raw and distinct while enjoyably reminiscent of folk greats before her.
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Embher

Melanie Adams '08 | Founder

Business Category: Retail Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Embher is the first brand of flame-resistant clothing designed exclusively for women that is office to job site ready!
ESTATE Architecture, LLC Business Mark.

ESTATE Architecture, LLC

Business Category: Architecture Engineering & Design Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
ESTATE Architecture, LLC was established in Sarasota, Florida and focuses on design services ranging from architecture to interior decorating.
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Etchells Publications

Richard Etchells '72 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing
Rick Etchells developed and maintains the magazine indexes for both Route 66 Magazine and American Road Magazine in addition to several of his own publications.
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Ethnic Matching: Academic Success of Students of Color

Donald Easton-Brooks MA '95, PhD '06 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Education Minority Owned Business: Black-Owned Minority-Owned
An in-depth exploration on the impact of ethnic matching in education, the paring of students of color with teachers of the same race.
Fiebig Architecture Business Mark.

Fiebig Architecture

Michael Fiebig MArch '08 | Owner

Business Category: Architecture Minority Owned Business: First-Generation Student
Fiebig Architecture is a design and forensic architectural firm, providing traditional architectural services, along with code consulting and expert witness forensic evaluation services to solve the toughest building problems out there. 
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Florishion Consulting and Coaching LLC

Danette Shaifer MBA ‘22 | Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer

Business Category: Coaching Consulting Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
At Florishion the mission is to help clients identify, design and implement solutions that attract, develop and retain top talent.
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fooLPRoof Contemporary Art

Laura Phelps Rogers '13 | Owner

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
We provide access to a stable of artists to purchase works from the gallery and to also consider our art consulting, leasing and fabrication capabilities to help our clients with both residential and commercial projects as well as site-specific works in the commercial and residential sectors. 
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Forever Wild, Forever Home: The Story of The Wild Animal Sanctuary of Colorado

Melanie Shellenbarger PhD '08 | Co-Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote Women-Owned
Less than an hour north of Denver roam more than 500 large carnivores now living at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado. The book honors the nobility of the animals who call the Sanctuary home, and the heroic labors of those who care for them.
Freestyle Architects Business Mark.

Freestyle Architects

Jim Barney MArch '02 and Karen Barney MArch '01 | Founder

Business Category: Architecture Engineering & Design Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote Women-Owned
We offer a broad range of experience in the design of residential, commercial, civic, and historic preservation projects, in the Gunnison Valley and beyond.
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From Margins to Medicine: A First-Generation Student Health Equity Guide on Overcoming Adversity with Diversity

William Mundo '16, MPH, MD | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Minority Owned Business: First-Generation Student Latine-Owned Minority-Owned
Going from the margins of society as an immigrant child in the United States to becoming a First-Generation physician in his family’s history, William Mundo describes his path to medicine while at the same time overcoming the adversity of being a minority student in medicine and higher education. 
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Global Livingston Institute

Jamie Van Leeuwen PhD '07 | Founder

Business Category: Nonprofits Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote
The mission of the Global Livingston Institute is to convene global communities to learn and advance best practices in community development and create equitable, sustainable, and culturally responsive solutions to challenges in the areas of health, economic development, and the environment.
Gnomad Golf Business Mark.

Gnomad Golf

Brandon Fryman '10 | Founder and Owner

Business Category: Entertainment
We are a mobile golf simulator company specializing in on-demand golf entertainment.
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Good Play America Foundation

Alejandro Henao MS '13, PhD '17 | Founder

Business Category: Nonprofits Minority Owned Business: Latine-Owned Rural & Remote
Our mission is to bring joy and the potential of soccer to the children of Colombia by providing resources and giving them hope to turn their dreams into reality.
Holidaily Brewing Company Business Mark.

Holidaily Brewing Company

Karen Hertz, MBA ’05, Owner

Business Category: Restaurants Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Holidaily Brewing Company was founded to redefine the beer experience for those with gluten sensitivities, making the joy of a cold one accessible to everyone.
i am detour Business Mark.

i am detour

Thomas "Detour" Evans '08, MBA '12 | Artist, Author

Business Category: Arts & Media Books & Publishing Consulting Minority Owned Business: Black-Owned Minority-Owned
Thomas Evans, a.k.a. Detour, is an all-around creative specializing in large scale public art, interactive visuals, portraiture, immersive spaces, and creative directing.
Indigo Bee Co. Business Mark.

Indigo Bee Co.

Emily Brereton '10 | Owner and Maker

Business Category: Retail Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Indigo Bee Co. was grown out of a passion to create beautiful, quality, handcrafted items.
Inhouse Orders Business Mark.

Inhouse Orders

Marcus Gallegos '21 and Jian Peng MS '19 | Owners

Business Category: Restaurants Services Minority Owned Business: Minority-Owned
Inhouse Orders is a simple, easy-to-use online ordering platform built to maximize revenue retention, minimize hassle, and mobilize data & analytics for independent and family-owned restaurants.
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Japanese Arts Network

Courtney Ozaki '06 | Founder

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Asian-Owned Minority-Owned Women-Owned
We raise-up the artist’s experience as a person of Japanese descent in America, and provide opportunity and resources for them; recognizing the struggles they might face as part of a marginalized community.
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JRM Creative

Brandon Fryman '10 | Owner

Business Category: Arts & Media Consulting Services
Currently we specialize in creative directing and production design for digital marketing and media advertisements around the Denver-metro area.
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Kaspo Inc.

Matt Kaspari '05, MS '10 | President and CEO

Business Category: Consulting Retail
The mission is to Bring Brands to Life through the strategic use of branded merchandise.
Kicking Gas Business Mark.

Kicking Gas

Derek Hoshiko '01, MS '05 | Co-Founder

Business Category: Engineering & Design Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote
Kicking Gas is a grassroots Whidbey Island-based climate justice organization that works to make home electrification measures accessible and affordable to those who need them in the Puget Sound area.
Liquid Luck Productions Business Mark.

Liquid Luck Productions

Ian Kellett '13 and Lauryn Kellett '14 | Owners

Business Category: Arts & Media Services Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Liquid Luck is a Colorado-based video production house that specializes in business branding, documentaries, and television series. 
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Living on the Patio

Julie Beckwith '95 | Creator

Business Category: Consulting Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
A blog intended to help others who want to expand their living space outdoors to take advantage of the research and construction we’ve already done so you won’t be starting from scratch.
M2 Lending Solutions Business Mark.

M2 Lending Solutions

Chris Murphy MS '01 | President, Founder, and Principle

Business Category: Consulting Services
M2 Lending Solutions is a full-service independent Denver mortgage lender and home loan company serving only Colorado. 
Marta Spirk Business Mark.

Marta Spirk

Marta Sprik MA '12 | Founder

Business Category: Coaching Consulting Minority Owned Business: Latine-Owned Women-Owned
All about helping people step into their entrepreneurial potential.
McBoat Photography Business Mark.

McBoat Photography

Shameka McBoat '06 | Owner

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Black-Owned Minority-Owned Women-Owned
McBoat Photography is a Global Wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Event and Portrait Photography Company photographing clients all over the world since 2005. We offer a 10% Military Discount and a 20% Non-Profit Discount.
Megan's Place, LLC Business Mark.

Megan's Place LLC

Bryan Smock Licensure '13 | Owner and Executive Director

Business Category: Services
Megan’s Place provides care for children with developmental disabilities ages 3-18.
Mile High Fitness & Wellness Business Mark.

Mile High Fitness & Wellness

Kim Farmer ’94 | Owner

Business Category: Health & Wellness Services Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Denver’s #1 Corporate Wellness and Mobile Personal Training Company is national and works with organizations and individuals across the county.
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Native Coffee Club

Jake Stechmeyer ’13 | Owner

Business Category: Restaurants Retail
Colorado’s coffee subscription delivering specialty coffee, free drink cards, and merchandise from different local roasters to your door.
Occasions Catering Business Mark.

Occasions Catering

Jeremy Bronson MBA '99 | President and Owner

Business Category: Services
Occasions is your destination for creating unforgettable culinary experiences. We pride ourselves on crafting menus that cater to your unique tastes and vision.
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Once Again: A Novel

Catherine Wallace Hope '92 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
An imaginative, emotional debut novel for fans of Ann Patchett about one woman's fight to save her daughter from repeating a deadly fate.
oVertone Haircare Business Mark.

oVertone Haircare

Maegan Scarlett ’12 | Co-Founder

Business Category: Retail Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
It’s conditioner that colors your hair. 
Philippe Ernewein Business Mark.

Philippe Ernewein

Philippe Ernewein MA '03 | Co-Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Coaching Consulting Education Services
Philippe Ernewein offers teaching, writing, coaching, consulting, and student services. 
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Polymath Press

Robert Lewis '18 | Owner and Executive Editor

Business Category: Books & Publishing
Founded with a mission to publish only the finest in both fiction and non-fiction.
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Rainbow Dome

Therin Zimmerman '10 | Co-Founder

Business Category: Entertainment Health & Wellness Minority Owned Business: LGBTQIA+
Rainbow Dome is a queer-centric hub that gathers people across differences to experience joy-in-motion through art and activities.
Raw Creative Denver Business Mark.

Raw Creative Denver

Mike Blea MArch '14 and Breton Lujan MArch '14 | Owner

Business Category: Architecture Engineering & Design
Raw Creative is a design and fabrication studio based in Denver, Colorado.
Rob Shearer Film Business Mark.

Rob Shearer Film

Rob Shearer '12 | Owner

Business Category: Arts & Media
With a passion for telling stories, Rob Shearer is constantly finding ways to translate a client’s product or brand into an engaging and compelling story. 
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Sarah Herkes Photography and Design LLC

Sarah Herkes MA '16 | Owner

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Minority-Owned Women-Owned
The maternity, newborn, and family photographer for moms who want classic and timeless images to cherish for years to come. 
School of Breaking Business Mark.

School of Breaking

Chase Evered ’07 | Co-Founder

Business Category: Health & Wellness Services
We offer Breaking and Hip-Hop dance classes and programs for students of all ages and backgrounds. 
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Smith Board Co

Dakota Smith MBA '23 | Founder

Business Category: Retail
Smith Board Co aims to provide a truly personalized ride for every wakesurfer out there.
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SPEAKEASY

Lynn Aliya MA '00 | CEO, Founder, and Author

Offers Discount: 15–25% Off Yes Business Category: Books & Publishing Coaching Consulting Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
The SPEAKEASY METHOD™ is a radically new approach to that will transform the way you speak in public.
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The Baraniworks Fine Arts Service

Joseph Barani '00 | Artist

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote
Barani is based in Sheridan, Wyoming.
The Chocolate Therapist Business Mark.

The Chocolate Therapist

Julie Nygard '94 | Founder

Business Category: Retail Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
The Chocolate Therapist is a unique chocolate, wine and coffee shop with on-site chocolate production. We handcraft small batches of our chocolate bars, patties and chocolate meltaways with all-natural chocolate ingredients.
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The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times

Anita Sanchez PhD '88 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Coaching Minority Owned Business: Indigenous-Owned Women-Owned
The Four Sacred Gifts opens your mind and heart to an indigenous worldview that will ultimately free you from fear and empower you to find peace even in the conflicts of our tumultuous world.
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The Free Agent Mindset: How contrarians are Shaping the Future of Work

Scott Jones '15 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing
The Free Agent Mindset is about finding your place in this new work environment and positioning yourself as an independent worker.
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The Gracie Greene Adventure Series

Eric Wilson PhD '14 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Education
The adventures of Gracie, an inquisitive seven-year-old, and her four-year-old brother, Matteo, are chronicled in this thoughtful and engaging series of eco-conscious children’s books.
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The Next Summit LLC

Alex Derr MPA '20 | Founder

Business Category: Education Health & Wellness
The Next Summit takes a digital approach to educate the public about leave no trace and mountain safety.
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The Songwriter Diaries Podcast

Caroline Stump '20 and Megan Ellsworth '20 | Creators

Business Category: Arts & Media Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
The Songwriter Diaries is a podcast that explores the songwriting process by interviewing fellow songwriters, mentors, and industry professionals, Stump and Ellsworth showcase a wide array of valuable perspectives on pursuing a career in music.
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The Vivid Leader

Jahnavi Brenner MS '05 | Founder

Business Category: Coaching Consulting Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
The Vivid Leader is a leadership development coaching and consulting firm that aims to create organizations with high engagement, performance, and productivity. 
Three Hive Strategy Business Mark.

Three Hive Strategy

Gregory Sturr '95 | Owner

Business Category: Consulting
Three Hive Strategy provides fractional expertise to startup and high growth companies who understand building a strong internal People foundation and discipline about data driven decision making is critical to successfully scaling a business. 
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Understanding Nonprofit Law and Finance

Erik Estrada MPA '06 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Education Minority Owned Business: Latine-Owned Minority-Owned
This book addresses the 48 fundamental principles of nonprofit law and finance, comprised of 24 legal principles and 24 finance principles.
Unravel Coffee Merchants Business Mark.

Unravel Coffee Merchants

Steve Holt '011 | CEO and CO-Founder

Business Category: Restaurants Retail
Unravel Merchants is a specialty green coffee company co-producing remarkable Ethiopian lots. Leveraging the combined production and processing experience of Steve Holt and Ashenafi Argaw, it offers direct access to the farm level and cater profiles to fit green buyer’s and roaster’s preferences.
Untapped Learning Business Mark.

Untapped Learning

Brandon Slade M Ed '11 | Founder and CEO

Business Category: Consulting Education Services
Untapped Learning is an education startup that helps middle school, high school, and college students who have executive function challenges like ADHD and dyslexia. 
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West Side Girl

Anita Solick Oswald MS '97 | Author

Business Category: Books & Publishing Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
West Side Girl chronicles the colorful and oftentimes unpredictably eccentric characters and adventures of Chicago’s West Side in the 1950’s and 60’s. 
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Wheelchair Sports Camp

Kalyn Rose Heffernan '09 | Producer and Front-Person

Business Category: Arts & Media Entertainment Minority Owned Business: Accessible Ownership
Combining humor, playfulness, middle fingers, and an undeniable love for the groove, Wheelchair Sports Camp is certainly not your average hip-hop act.
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Women's Global Empowerment Fund

Karen Sugar MA '08 | Founder and Executive Director

Business Category: Nonprofits Minority Owned Business: Rural & Remote Women-Owned
The mission of Women’s Global Empowerment Fund is to support women through economic, social and political programs, creating opportunities while addressing inequality; strengthening families and communities.
Workplace Elements Business Mark.

Workplace Elements

Traci Lounsbury MBA '93 | Owner and CEO

Business Category: Engineering & Design Minority Owned Business: Women-Owned
Our branded house of studios blends furniture, technology, construction, and experiential design to build spaces where meaningful interactions are encouraged.
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You Can Play Sports

Todd Stoltenberg MBA '13 | Creator

Business Category: Books & Publishing Education
You Can Play Sports is the first and only touch & feel book dedicated to a variety of youth sports.
Zomo Business Mark.

ZOMO

Ryan Anderson ’15 and Alysia Davey '15 | Owners

Offers Discount: Mention you're a CU Denver alum Yes Business Category: Restaurants Minority Owned Business: Asian-Owned Minority-Owned
 Influenced by their families’ migrant history, the menu offers a unique mix of Asian and American cuisine.

CU Denver Alumni

CU Denver

Lawrence Street Center

1380 Lawrence Street

Ste 1201

Denver, CO 80204

alumni@ucdenver.edu

303-315-3601

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