Patrice (Taylor) Barber

RE-imaging and partnering with Programming to curate our Winners Welcome, connecting 50 new winners to 10 new connections each including past alumni, Economic development , finance, marketing and sales partners supporting business owners in scaling their organization. Participating in monthly meetings with Partner committee, Alumni committee, Events, and Board strategic planning

Fueling innovation, economic development and job creation through entrepreneurship.
Board Chair Oct 2019 to present.

Appointed President Oct 2017 to 2019. Curated TIE International Summit 2019 and TIE Con NW 2018 regional conference bringing in over 40 speakers and attendees from China, Dubai, Japan, and across the US as revenue generating 2 day conference ( first time in 10+ years). Launched Colorado Startup Power Rankings, Annual TIE Gala Awards event and re-established… Show more

Fueling innovation, economic development and job creation through entrepreneurship.
Board Chair Oct 2019 to present.

Appointed President Oct 2017 to 2019. Curated TIE International Summit 2019 and TIE Con NW 2018 regional conference bringing in over 40 speakers and attendees from China, Dubai, Japan, and across the US as revenue generating 2 day conference ( first time in 10+ years). Launched Colorado Startup Power Rankings, Annual TIE Gala Awards event and re-established partnerships with over 14 partnering organizations. Increased female membership by 25%+; facilitated over $650k in funding for TIE companies in 2018.

Appointed COO 2011-2014. Launched Business 4 Breakfast series. Lunch and Learns as part of the Innovation Pavilion partnership. Won chapter of the year award in 3 categories.

Member since 2008.

There are over 60 chapters worldwide & in most large cities internationally. TiE Rockies now TIE Denver was announced as a finalist for the prestigious “Best Performing Chapter” Award by TiE Global. There are only 4 finalists out of the 60 chapters. The TiE Rockies Chapter was started more than 10 years ago and has over 200 members, www.denver.tie.org. We office at AMG Bank and Trust - FANUM co working space. TiE Denver has an outstanding leadership team that brings corporate executives interested in innovation and supporting entrepreneurship together with owners and teams taking their business from ideation to exit. Companies seek to grow over $1M in revenues by leveraging the outstanding network of professionals focused on helping each other and the start-up community. We have mentoring programs, outstanding speakers, educational programs, bootcamps for start-ups, and many networking activities.

The four pillars of TiE are Networking, Mentoring, Learning & Funding. Show less

Clean Tech Open is the worlds largest global Clean tech accelerator with over $1B in funding to the award winners. State Director responsibilities include supporting economic growth of Clean Tech in the state and region, fostering the team spirit of the mentors, judges and support team; outreach to state community partners, and funding sources, and welcoming prospective applicants as they step into this highly acclaimed and competitive program, thriving in 8 regions across the United states, 6… Show more

Clean Tech Open is the worlds largest global Clean tech accelerator with over $1B in funding to the award winners. State Director responsibilities include supporting economic growth of Clean Tech in the state and region, fostering the team spirit of the mentors, judges and support team; outreach to state community partners, and funding sources, and welcoming prospective applicants as they step into this highly acclaimed and competitive program, thriving in 8 regions across the United states, 6 countries abroad and selected as the partner to the United Nations, UNIDO program. Show less

CTC (now part of Colorado Clean Tech Industry Association); connects emerging Clean Technology companies to the resources, funding and network they need as they take products from pilot to production. Collaborations with a wide range of incubators and accelerators with a focus on Clean Technology.
Strategic Partners include Investor groups, SBA, SBDC, Banks, Accelerators, Incubators, Government grant agencies. Community Partners include City and State economic growth centers and Academic… Show more

CTC (now part of Colorado Clean Tech Industry Association); connects emerging Clean Technology companies to the resources, funding and network they need as they take products from pilot to production. Collaborations with a wide range of incubators and accelerators with a focus on Clean Technology.
Strategic Partners include Investor groups, SBA, SBDC, Banks, Accelerators, Incubators, Government grant agencies. Community Partners include City and State economic growth centers and Academic Institutions Show less