Mick Freeman is CEO & Executive Director of Bridge Entrepreneurs Network Colorado, a leading nonprofit supporting high growth companies and their entrepreneurial leaders with expert, curated advisors who have successfully navigated significant business challenges and changes. He brings over 25 years of professional experience in public, private, and non-profit management across multiple industries and stages, including startups, scale-ups, turnarounds, Fortune 500s, national and international nonprofits, state government, and universities. He's passionate about social enterprises, leadership development, education, and elevating entrepreneurship as a means to boosting self-determination, resources accretion, and societal impact. He serves on the Colorado Financial Services Board, has an MBA from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degree from UNCG, and is the father of three CSU Rams