OUR PEOPLE
Make All The Difference
Joe "Hark" Herold
Founder/CEO
Hark has extensive experience working with teams of all types in applying the Design Thinking methodology to a wide range of challenges. A retired US Air Force colonel, Hark has helped military, academic, private industry and non-profits tackle their toughest challenges. He’s facilitated sessions for the Air Force on challenges such as reintegration of surveillance and cyber warfighting organizations; integrating public/private partnerships into the GPS and Precision, Navigation, and Timing constellations; and partnering the US Air Force Academy with other academic institutions to increase Colorado Springs student participation in cyber development programs. He holds Masters degrees in National Security Strategy and Public Administration and is a graduate of executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School, Carnegie Mellon University School of Design and the Wharton School of Business. By integrating Design Thinking practices with the Adaptive Leadership framework, Hark moves teams from Design Thinking to Design Doing.
"People feel powerless when change is done to them, but powerful when done by them."
OUR PEOPLE
Design Thinking Denver Strategic Partners
Nathan Greenlee
DTD Partner
Team & Culture, Ltd.
Nate Greenlee is a startup founder and executive. Mr. Greenlee has helped launch software, big data and new space companies. Space Adventures, LTD has currently sold over $500 Million in Private Space Flights to the International Space Station. These companies span the financing gamut from bootstrapped, angel-funded and VC funded companies. Mr. Greenlee is currently a co-founder at Team & Culture, LTD and Time Wrangler. Nate is also highly active in the community helping in several capacites such as Community College Of Aurora Entrepreneurship Advisor, WeWork Veterans In Residence Mentor, Denver Founders Network Organizer, and former Denver Startup Week Founder & Growth Track Chair. Nate is a Colorado Native, has flown in the Ilyushin Il-76 Zero-G plane in Star City, Russia, and worked in Antarctica for the National Science Foundation at the age of 18.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African proverb.
Clay Cousins
DTD Partner
Elevate Momentum
Clay believes that every person has the capacity to live the life they choose. He is driven by the desire to support people in achieving their goals, overcoming their limiting beliefs and contributing meaningfully to teams and communities. For over 15 years, Clay has supported individuals and businesses in achieving their goals. His diverse experience and unique skills provide him with the ability to ask insightful and challenging questions. A natural innovator and persuasive speaker, Clay improvises and shapes creative solutions with ease. He has a track record of building collaborative teams, guiding strategic partnerships and delivering effective and sustainable solutions in diverse markets.
Chris Chopyak
DTD Partner
Owner at Arlosoul: Visualize Innovation
With exceptional business knowledge, experience drawing for and with business, and an international client-base, Chris brings a commitment to accelerating business performance and results through the practical application of innovative thinking and doing. Author of the bestselling Picture Your Business Strategy (McGraw-Hill, 2013), she has managed multi-year, large-scale projects over the course of her 20+ years as a business strategist.
Philippa Cousins
DTD Partner
Elevate Momentum