Denver E.S.E’s in the News
Hotlines: Denver ESE Collective, Part 1 + 2
Meet Andy Magel, founder of the Denver ESE Collective. "ESE" stands for Employment Social Enterprise, and in this episode of Hotlines, the first of a 2-part conversation, Magel sits down in the CRJ studio with producer Ryan Conarro and Darren Smith from Remerg to explain what an ESE is: a business where creating and supporting jobs for people facing barriers is the primary mission, blending enterprise with social purpose…
This Colfax corner strives to change perception of prison system
Denver7's Ryan Fish spoke with the founders of Convict Coffee and R&R Head Labs. Both are working to better the lives of people in, or getting out of, the criminal justice system.
Women's Bean Project empowers Denver women with employment and confidence
On any given morning inside a warehouse off Alameda Avenue in Denver, you'll find a hard-working group on an assembly line, carefully and proudly producing boxes of goods for sale to the community. Each box is "made with love," as it says on the side, along with the names of women who assembled them….
Mile High WorkShop + Melanzana Featured on 9news
Sarah Lesyinski 40 Under 40
Congratulations to Sarah Lesyinski, CEO of One Good Turn & Cafe 180 for being named one of Denver Business Journals 2026 40 under 40!
New legislation will guarantee gate money, vital identification documents, data reporting from CDOC, and transportation for people leaving incarceration
Denver, CO–February 19, 2026–The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) celebrates the introduction of the Reentry Readiness Act (HB26-1256) –legislation that demands support and dignity for those returning home from incarceration.
This Denver mom once feared losing everything. At Women’s Bean Project, she found stability — and freedom.
Brittany Persichitte, who graduated from the Women's Bean Project and now works for the nonprofit, stands in the organization's production facility in Denver's Athmar Park neighborhod. Dec. 23, 2025.
Prodigy Coffee Refills Purple Door Space, Carries on Mission
"The work of empowerment and opportunity among underserved teens and young adults will continue."
For People's Pickles, it's about the people, not the pickles
DENVER — Marcus Weaver is using his own experiences and a crunchy, sour snack to help others make their lives a little better.
Weaver is the executive director of Lower the Barrier and founder of People's Pickles, which he describes as a community-driven job training program that helps marginalized individuals, like people coming out of homelessness, prison or rehab.