Berg often seen around this burg

Jan Berg was glad-handing the crowd at the Boulder Chamber’s “Celebration of Leadership” event on Thursday, April 4.

Virtually everyone she hugged (and Berg seems to know everyone) knew her as the membership and events director at the chamber — a place she worked from October 2006 until recently.

Berg has decided to strike out on her own as a consultant. She told us she’s currently working with other organizers of the 2013 Bolder Boulder foot race.

Even if you don’t know Berg’s name, you probably have seen her around town. Before she joined the chamber, she was a mortgage lender. Before that, she was director of sales and marketing for the U.S. Ski Team under Bill Marolt.

You know who he is, too — the former University of Colorado athletic director is now head of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body of Olympic skiing and snowboarding.

Boulder Startup Week 22013 will be held May 15-19, featuring dozens of networking and business education events and the opportunity for 24 job-seekers to apply for free airfare to meet with Boulder companies.

In addition to events, this year’s emphasis will be on bringing in front-end, back-end and full-stack developers. Twelve people flew in last year, and three have relocated to the Boulder area.

Sean Helvey was a “Fly-In” for Startup Week 2012 while working toward a master’s degree in computer science at New York University, and now he lives in Boulder.

“I was amazed at the tech community in Boulder,” he said. “There were so many smart and friendly people here. I knew as soon as I finished my degree, I’d be back — and now I am.”

For more information, visit BoulderStartupWeek.com.

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