Seasoned, passionate, direct, and creative startup operator and CEO. Advisor to fast-moving early and mid-stage companies, executive teams, and leaders.Sought-after speaker on topics including women in leadership. fear in entrepreneurship, and building connections with millennials at work. Sue is a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, a seasoned marketing and strategy professional with diverse experience in growing B2B and B2C early- and mid-stage companies, products, and leadership teams. Sue has led, financed, grown and sold multiple web-focused startups.Sue is the co-founder and CEO of MergeLane, the startup accelerator targeting companies with at least one female in leadership. Applications for the 2016 MergeLane class open on Sept 1, 2015, and the class begins in February 2016.In the accelerator off-season, Sue is the Chief Catalyst at Boulder Ideas, a consultancy that activates high-capacity people, products and companies to see their highest potential, the numerous avenues of reaching it, and the movable barriers in the way. Through Boulder Ideas, Sue works with single leaders, executive teams, or departments on strategic planning, offsite facilitation, conscious leadership, or sales, marketing and growth strategy. Sue is an active mentor with Techstars Boulder. She is an adjunct professor of law and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado School of Law. She is an angel investor in a number of dynamic technology companies, including: Zestful, Kapta, FG Angels Syndicate on AngelList, Shinesty, Pana, AdsNative, Ozuke, Verbalize It (acquired 2015), Ubooly (acquired 2014 by Cartwheel), RaptMedia, PaySimple (acquired 2016), Always Prepped (acquired 2015 by Alma), and Meriwether Group.See Sue's TEDxBoulder talk on Embracing Fear for Growth and her Ignite Boulder talk on mentorship as parenting.