Author: Finola Annibella

Charles Fred is an American Entrepreneur and Researcher.  Best known for a body of work to positively influence the success of small businesses.  He has inspired a movement to help entrepreneurs create conditions for a sustainable growth, and through this effort, to stimulate thousands of new jobs.  

In 2014, Charles Fred and his daughter, Jamee, co-founded TrueSpace, a firm that helps entrepreneurs move from the startup phase to the middle market.  In February of 2020, TrueSpace, in partnership with the Gallup Organization, announced the release of a multi-year research effort detailing the operating conditions that must be present for a small business to consistently reach the middle market.

Over his nearly 40-year career, Charles has founded and led three companies into the middle market generating over $220 million in enterprise value.  He is a long-time resident of Colorado, an elite masters distance runner, outdoor enthusiast and cancer survivor.  He and Julie, his wife, dedicate much of their time with their family, mentoring young people and entrepreneurs, and giving back to the community. 

Presentation Overview:

Join the conversation that began at Gallup’s Great Hall in Washington D.C. and published in the New York Time, Inc. and Forbes.

The research includes data from 2,500 business owners gathered by TrueSpace and Gallup to investigate the operating conditions that foster sustainable growth among post-startup companies.

The study builds on the results of a four-year ethnographic analysis by TrueSpace, which were used to develop a conceptual framework of five operating conditions associated with sustainable business growth. Gallup and TrueSpace used the framework to develop a quantitative instrument — called the Five Conditions Assessment — on which the current results are based.

Charles Fred, CEO of TrueSpace, will present the findings of the research and the significant implications for entrepreneurs and investors.

Kylee Glaser is the Senior Director of Inspirato and has a unique blend of experience in the design and acquisition of high-end experiential travel programs for Inspirato. Under her leadership, Inspirato established itself as a top experiential travel provider giving unrivaled access to world-renowned sporting events such as the Master’s Golf Tournament, Ryder Cup, Wimbledon, and NCAA Final Four. Along with the customization and contracting of luxury cruise charters and yachts, private safaris, private entertainment events, culinary weekends, and more.

Kylee fosters many social responsibility initiatives for Inspirato, including Board Member and Secretary of the Colorado Open Golf Foundation, Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, and President of the Denver Santa Claus Shop. A Colorado Historic charity, the Denver Santa Claus Shop (DSCS) is a nonprofit that collects and gives families the opportunity to shop for free toys each December. A non-denominational, all-volunteer-run organization, DSCS’s mission is “A Toy for Every Girl & Boy”. Kylee Glaser holds a B.S in Sports Management and Business from the University of Kansas.

Danny Lindau (pictured just above) will join Kylee to speak about the history of the toy initiative. He is the Director, Principal of The Colorado Group – a premier commercial real estate company for the Front Range for over 42 years.

Tom Tudor has been a distinguished speaker for twenty-five years, presenting a moving and informative narration of our nation’s most hallowed ground: Arlington National Cemetery.  Mr. Tudor, speaking to hundreds of organizations and institutions nationwide, is an authority on the history of ‘Arlington’ and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is visited by over four million people annually.  His comprehensive and compelling power-point presentation recently aired on C-SPAN  American History Television and he was a featured speaker at the National World War II Museum for Memorial Day 2016.  His presentation is one you don’t want to miss. 

Mr. Tudor served as a sentinel, then relief commander, at Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from February 1969 to Memorial Day of 1970.  He is the past President of the Society of the Honor Guard – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and is a Member of the Board. 

Mr. Tudor has been a business entrepreneur for over three decades; is a five term Rotary International Club President, is a graduate of the University of Iowa and is a member of the Theodore Roosevelt High School Alumni Hall of Fame, Des Moines, Iowa.  He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife, and is the proud father of two daughters.

Consider Mr. Tudor to make a profound contribution to the success of your next event.  Your attendees will leave standing taller with pride, honor and dignity for embracing the history of our nation’s ‘Arlington’ and the Tomb of the Unknowns.