Class of 2023
Every year, NOCO Style rounds up 30 of the most successful and inspirational 20-somethings in Northern Colorado to tell their stories and celebrate their victories. It’s no easy task: This year alone, we received nearly 400 nominations from community members who are fortunate to know such talented young people. Their stories impacted us, and we’re excited to share our favorites with you in this special issue.
This year’s honorees couldn’t be more different from one another. The group includes a local farmer, a self-taught tattoo artist, the lead singer of a funk rock band and a diverse crowd of leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs. For the first time ever, we’re featuring all 30 honorees in print (in no particular order), with their full Q&As available online. Meet them in the following pages, read what people had to say about some of them and scan the QR codes next to their bios to read more at nocostyle.com. Trust us, you’ll want to soak in all the wisdom they have to share.
Age: 28
Occupation: Owner and founder of Fort Collins Barbershop
Age: 29
Occupation: Owner and founder of Lighthouse Fitness
Age: 24
Occupation: Executive director of FoCo Cafe
Age: 28
Occupation: CEO of After School Kindness
Age: 29
Occupation: Business Development Manager at CrossCountry Mortgage, co-founder of NOCO Women in Business
Age: 24
Occupation: Owner and founder of NeuroX Innovations
Ages: 28 & 29
Occupation: Owners and founders of Life in Noco and Ascend Media
Age: 28
Occupation: Owner and founder of Well Fed Farmstead
Age: 29
Occupation: Owner and founder of Sweet Justice Photography, Cache Creative Studio, Stella the Photo Booth and Plentiful Platters
Age: 28
Occupation: Social studies teacher at Franklin Middle School
Age: 28
Occupation: Owner and founder of The Movement Apothecary
Age: 27
Occupation: Owner and founder of Tap Truck Fort Collins
Age: 29
Occupation: Guitarist and lead singer of Graham Good & The Painters
Age: 27
Occupation: Executive Director of Future Legends Complex, co-owner of Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC and Northern Colorado Owlz
Age: 29
Occupation: Executive Director of the Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center
Age: 29
Occupation: Marketing director at Caring Pathways
Age: 29
Occupation: Director of operations and personal training/nutrition at Pursuit Private Training Facilities
Age: 28
Occupation: Product design and development manager at Gnara
Age: 29
Occupation: Geospatial data scientist with the CSU Geospatial Centroid
Age: 28
Occupation: Owner and founder of aStash
Age: 28
Occupation:Senior facility operations coordinator at the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas
Age: 27
Occupation: Community engagement manager at Weld Food Bank
Age: 29
Occupation: Owner and founder of Growth Marketing Media
Age: 25 & 27
Occupation: Hairstylist (Madison), owner and founder of NOCO Insurance Advisors (Zach)
Age: 27
Occupation: Tattoo artist, Co-owner of Witch of the West Tattoo Collective
Age: 29
Occupation: Artist, gallery manager at Artworks Center for Contemporary Art
Age: 20
Occupation: Animator
Age: 26
Occupation: Owner and founder of Country Kickup
Age: 29
Occupation: Realtor
Age: 27
Occupation: Community health coordinator at UCHealth, Founder of Love Wyns
