Dan King was a co-founder of Ecovate Inc (dba ReadyTalk) in 2000 and remained its CEO through 17 years of bootstrapped growth until the company was sold to PGi in 2017. Under Dan’s leadership, ReadyTalk was repeatedly recognized by CoBiz Magazine and Outside Magazine as a Best Company to Work for. In 2008 Dan and his brother Scott were recipients of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Rocky Mountain region.
Dan is a long-time Colorado resident and received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he also lettered in track and cross country. Dan is still a competitive masters runner. Since turning 60, Dan set seven American age group records covering distances from 1 mile to 1 hour, including breaking the world record for the mile with a time of 4:49 at the age of 61.
Dan is currently mentoring students, entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Boulder/Denver area. Outside of work interests, Dan loves spending time with his wife and two daughters, and enjoying the great CO outdoors!
