Transitioning from a corporate leader to a small-business consultant, Steven Benoy found his calling in partnering with local Denver businesses to overcome team and operational hurdles. He thrives amidst endorphin rushes in the outdoors and loves finding ways to support his local community. Steven has proudly served as a Big Brother to two remarkable Littles for over a decade. He has volunteered his business acumen to Big Brothers Big Sisters of CO by serving on their board. Having seen first-hand the impact of addiction on loved ones, he is committed to contribute to the transformative Hazelbrook mission.
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Jeremy grew up in an underprivileged community in East Texas that was ravaged by substance abuse. In High School, Jeremy volunteered for numerous non-profit organizations, including, Head Start and programs designed to help individuals and families achieve the best versions of themselves. Jeremy has numerous friends and family members that have struggled with substance abuse and are now dedicated to sober living. Jeremy is honored to be a part of Hazelbrook Sober Living’s team.
Jeremy holds an LL.M. in Taxation from SMU Dedman School of Law, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from The University of Texas at Tyler. Jeremy is the managing partner of Wysocki Law Group, P.C. Previously, Jeremy was a partner at Krendl, Krendl, Sachnoff & Way, P.C., which authored numerous volumes of the Colorado Methods of Practice, a legal publication published by Thompson Reuters addressing numerous corporate topics, including, without limitation, the formation of businesses, operating agreements for limited liability companies, mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary duties, taxation, loan facilities, raising capital for businesses and the dissolution of businesses.
Jeremy specializes in mergers and acquisitions, taxation, non-profit organization law, general corporate and business law, the formation of businesses, business structures, operating agreements for limited liability companies, raising capital for businesses, the sale or offering of securities, loan facilities, corporate governance and compliance, fiduciary duties, licensing and regulatory compliance, intellectual property, exit strategy, business succession and the dissolution of businesses. Jeremy formed, bought, sold, merged, consolidated and/or broken apart thousands of businesses throughout a multitude of industries, including, without limitation, closely held businesses, publicly traded businesses and non-profit organizations.
Jeremy represented clients, including non-profit organizations, in connection with the sum of greater than Five Billion Dollars ($5,000,000,000.00) in transactions.
Jeremy served as a member of a rule change committee for a Colorado regulatory body where he worked closely with government officials in connection with the enactment and implementation of Colorado laws, including, without limitation, laws pertaining to the organizational structure of, management of and financial reporting of certain license holders in the state of Colorado. Jeremy served as a keynote speaker at numerous symposiums and events in connection with a host of mergers and acquisitions topics, including, without limitation, the formation of companies, corporate structure, the sale or offering of securities, corporate governance and compliance, licensing and regulatory compliance, finance, taxation, and securities.
In his spare time, Jeremy loves racing vintage cars, boxing, training in Jiu Jitsu, exploring life with his wife and three (3) girls and coaching his girls’ various sports teams.
Carlos Gonzales was born and raised in Pueblo, CO. He is the youngest of his mother’s three children. The majority of his career has been set around helping those in need. He has worked in Child Youth and Family Services for El Paso County DHS, Coordinated a WAGEES program for one of the largest Latino Serving Organizations in the state, Servicios De La Raza, and is currently works as a Community Programs Specialist for the Colorado Department Of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole.
Carlos believes in leadership development and stays involved in the community. He is a committee member for the La Raza Youth Leadership Institute that works with Latino youth across the state. As a child of an incarcerated individual Carlos has seen first hand the impact someone involved in the criminal system has on the family. He believes in restorative justice and second chances and has collaborated with multiple community organizations across the state.
Geno is in long term recovery and highly entrenched in the recovery movement today. Since managing to navigate his way through the darkness of hardcore drug addiction and incarceration, he has since dedicated his life to helping others do the same. Geno is the Co-Founder and Director at Hazelbrook Sober Living and Recovery which is a thriving sober living and Peer Recovery organization in Colorado. He is a CCAR Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and has education in Business Marketing and Management at The University of Colorado as well as Real Estate and Property Management at CCA. Geno is currently a Professional Mixed Martial Artist, and spends the time he is not working helping others at the gym training. Martial Arts is more than just a hobby or sport for him but a huge part of his recovery, knowing how much Martial Arts and Fitness have helped him and others in their recovery journey he wishes to be able to use his knowledge and experience as a means and platform to help others!
Since his 2-decade-long journey through active addiction led him to recovery, Michael’s passion to serve the community has grown into bridging the gap in the continuum of care for individuals transitioning from inpatient treatment, and are seeking affordable, safe and sober housing. Michael has worked in the Sober Living community since 2012 in Los Angeles and Denver and served as Program Director from 2016 – 2019 of Mile High Sober Living. He is an NCRPSS, nationally certified recovery coach and an active participant in a 12-step program. He co-founded The Hornbuckle Foundation in 2015 to provide more Sober Living options in the Denver metro area and the Hornbuckle Foundation’s SoulRepo house opened in 2016. In 2019 the mission of HF was simplified to focus on providing assistance where support was limited. Raising funds for individuals to recover in safe and structured environments allows HF to be a unique contributor to a part of the recovery process believed to drastically improve an individual’s chances of obtaining sustainable recovery. Michael is a member of good standing with NAADAC (National Association of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors) Michael’s supervisor is Allison Harden at Beyond Betty.
Starting in childhood, and growing in intensity through her teenage years, Jess lived through a traumatic upbringing, surrounded by drugs, alcohol and damaging verbal and physical abuse. She was constantly uprooted, attending 12 different schools overall, living on her own as a high school senior and starting her first job at 14. Jess had no choice but to grow up, and fast. She participated in sports and used fitness to cope, gaining strength (both mentally and physically) and self-confidence. In her teen years, though short lived, she found troubles of her own. Hanging out with gang members, skipping school, standing in front of pointed guns, getting in fights, witnessing the highs and lows of various drugs, with some experience of her own, and putting herself in risky and dangerous situations where she knew nobody. Jess found her way back, and graduated high school with honors, receiving a Community College scholarship and the Metro Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award for changing her life in a positive way. The fire inside her burns brighter than the fire around her. A pivotal moment in 2013, Jess took a leap of faith, leaving her 12-year career as Lender Operations Manager with Land Title Guarantee Company. After fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities, she also stepped down from the Credit Union of Denver, where she’d been an active member of both the Supervisory Committee and Board of Directors for 10 years. She started from scratch and redesigned her life. She became an ISSA certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, helping clients get out of their own way and making their perceived impossible, possible. ‘Addressing and healing our internal struggles or past trauma will provide the external results we desire; it is a matter of body AND mind.’ She sees Jess found her niche. She uses fitness as a platform to motivate others to be their best, by being her best. Since then, Jess has directly, or indirectly, inspired, motivated or coached 100’s of people in accomplishing something they’ve never done or never believed they could, in addition to the positive outcomes in health and wellness, recovery, professional and personal goals and life skills. She has a heart for giving back, volunteering her time within the sober community and advocating for those less fortunate. She is on the Board of Directors for Range of Motion Project, providing mobility to amputees without access or resources, is a CCAR Recovery Coach, Spartan SGX Coach, Tough Mudder Ambassador and Coach, is a WBFF Pro Fitness competitor and a Elite Spartan Competitor, to name a few! If you do not believe in yourself, no one will do it for you. – Kobe Bryant It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy. – Steve Jobs