2025 Colorado Spotlight Presenters announced!
Five inspiring Social Entrepreneurs from Colorado will step into the spotlight at the 2025 Colorado Showcase Livestream on Tuesday, December 16 for a shot at cash and in-kind awards!
Each presenter will take the stage for about 8 minutes—giving them space to tell their story, wow the judges, and win the crowd (ie. YOU!)
Meet the five presenters!
Will one of them win Colorado’s 2025 Crowd Favorite? Watch their 60-second pitches, then cast your votes to help decide the winner!
1. The CKD Dietitian
KidneyClarity™ is a course designed to provide clear, practical guidance on managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) through nutrition and lifestyle changes.
Currently in its beta phase, the program helps participants build the skills and confidence they need to live well with CKD. Along with this, we created the Kidney Kindness Fund, a pay-it-forward program inspired by a scholarship that changed my life. The fund uses revenue from paid services to offer kidney nutrition education to those in need without requiring proof of financial hardship, just by sharing their story. These efforts make up a Social Enterprise dedicated to raising awareness, providing support, and improving lives affected by CKD.
CEO: Sara Prato
LinkedIn: Sara Prato
Facebook: @the.ckd.dietitian
Instagram: @the_ckd_dietitian
Website: theckddietitian.com
2. Holaimpact
At HolaImpact, we are building a safe and affordable language platform that helps Spanish learners gain fluency, confidence, and authentic cultural connection through natural conversation practice with native speakers from underserved communities. Each conversation creates meaningful social impact by providing dignified remote work for mostly women facing vulnerable conditions.
CEO: Natalie Ipsen
LinkedIn: Holaimpact | Natalie Ipsen
Instagram: @holaimpact
Facebook: holaimpact
Website: holaimpact.com
3. Pretty Moving
Pretty Moving offers nature-based emotional coaching, workshops, and facilitator training designed to build emotional intelligence through play, reflection, and connection. Rooted in psychology, education, and mountain culture, our work equips guides, patrollers, SARS, and communities with tools to compassionately connect with empathy, self-awareness, and regulation.
Emotional intelligence is as essential as physical skill and knowledge in adventurous environments. Our programs blend somatic awareness, interpersonal neurobiology, and expression to foster resilience and authentic connection. We develop emotional intelligence by facilitating self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation. Pretty Moving’s mission is to shift mountain culture toward emotional connectivity, bolstering a safety net to support the emotional, physical, and mental trials of loss and grief in the backcountry.
CEO: Jenn Fortin
LinkedIn: Jenn Fortin
Instagram: @prettymoving
Website: prettymoving.com
4. The Third Place for Kids
Crowded, noisy public spaces often overwhelm the 1 in 6 U.S. children with developmental disabilities or sensory differences, which can be extremely isolating for entire families. The Third Place for Kids is Colorado’s first 3,000-square-foot, sensory-informed community center where children can play safely while caregivers connect in a calm, judgment-free environment. Unlike for-profit sensory gyms, we are a nonprofit organization that focuses on the well-being of the entire family, rather than prioritizing revenue.
In our first months, we have served over 350 families and enrolled over 100 members with a 99% retention rate, confirming both need and loyalty. Our goal is to strengthen this flagship and share the blueprint with communities across the country that still lack an inclusive “third place".
Co-Founder: Casey Brown
COO: Logan Brown
LinkedIn: The Third Place for Kids | Casey Brown | Logan Brown
Instagram: @thethirdplaceforkids
Facebook: thethirdplaceforkids
Website: thethirdplaceforkids.org
5. VIBEcare
Nearly half of all people who commit suicide have visited their Primary Care Provider (PCP) within one month of their death. In fact, over 70% of all behavioral health problems are treated in Primary Care, but PCPs lack the training, resources and time to effectively address these conditions.
VIBEcare is a digital health company expanding access to effective behavioral health services for Primary Care patients through a virtual telehealth and technology platform. We offer our Premium Turnkey Product at no charge to practices. We are the only company addressing this $200B market opportunity with both a turnkey and a SaaS product. VIBEcare was built by national experts in primary care and behavioral health integration so that PCPs can provide timely effective treatment to their patients and even save lives!
CEO: Indira Paharia
LinkedIn: Indira Paharia
Website: vibecare.org
Don’t miss the grand finale!
These ventures are READY to share their businesses with a larger audience. Watch the free livestream on Tuesday, December 16 from 6-8pm MT (8-10 EST)