Better Together: The Colorado Collaborators Who Make My Work Better

There is a version of running a small business where you keep your head down, guard your clients carefully, and treat everyone in your industry as a potential threat. I have never been interested in that version.

The business owners I admire most, the ones who seem to actually enjoy what they do, tend to operate from a completely different place. They refer generously. They celebrate each other publicly. They believe that someone else winning does not mean they lose.

That mindset is more common here in Colorado than anywhere else I have experienced. And it has genuinely changed how I run my business.

What Collaboration Actually Looks Like

Last year, a project came my way that was bigger than I could take on alone. It needed more than I could deliver by myself, and the right move was to bring in someone I trusted completely.

I called Lisa Sundell.

Lisa runs Sundell Solutions and works primarily in WordPress, which means we are technically in overlapping territory. But what I have learned from working alongside her is that the overlap is exactly what makes the relationship valuable. We think about websites differently, we serve clients differently, and when a project comes in that is a better fit for the other person, we say so without hesitation.

Knowing I have Lisa in my corner has made me genuinely more ambitious. I can say yes to bigger conversations because I know I am not alone. And knowing that she wants me to succeed, just as much as I want her to succeed, is one of the most energizing parts of my professional life.

That is what an abundance mindset looks like in practice. Not a philosophy. A phone call.

The B2B Community I Am Proud to Be Part Of

I want to be clear that this post is about my B2B collaborators specifically. I have far too many incredible clients and networking friends to name here without leaving someone out who deserves to be included. But these are a few of the Colorado business owners I find myself recommending constantly, and I wanted to say so publicly.

Samantha Markey runs Plandipity Doers and is one of the most creative people I know when it comes to social media and photography. If your online presence needs content that actually looks and sounds like you, she is the person I send clients to.

Jess Millhiser at JMills Consulting works with business owners who are ready to scale but not sure how to get from where they are to where they want to be. She helps people build the structure and strategy to grow without burning out, which honestly is work that complements a website build beautifully.

Connie Kercher coaches ambitious women entrepreneurs who are ready to stop being consumed by their business and start being propelled by it. Her clients are the kind of high-achieving solopreneurs who often come to me next, because when you step into that level of leadership, your website needs to keep up.

Mandy McGowan at Elevating Profits brings financial clarity to service-based business owners who are ready to understand what is actually happening in their business. Clear books and a clear website belong together. I refer clients to Mandy regularly.

Stephanie Schoolmeester is a life and business coach who helps heart-centered women reconnect with their intuition, regulate their nervous systems, and build soul-aligned businesses through energy work, equine-guided transformation, and soulful coaching. Her clients are doing deeply intentional work on how they show up in the world, and that work deserves a website that honors it.

Jenn DePauw at Organized Priorities helps professionals build sustainable systems so their days are driven by intention rather than chaos. When someone is finally getting their business organized from the inside out, getting the website right is usually next on the list.

Why This Matters for Your Business

If you are building something in the Denver area or anywhere in Colorado, I want to encourage you to invest in relationships like these. Not transactional referral arrangements, but genuine professional friendships with people who understand what you are building and want to see it succeed.

The right collaborators do not just send you clients. They make you braver. They make you think bigger. They remind you, on the days when it is hard, that you are not doing this alone.

That is the community I have found here. And it is one of the things I love most about this work.