CONFLUENCE COMMUNITIES

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CONFLUENCE COMMUNITIES WHEAT RIDGE POULTRY JOHNNY’S AMBASSADORS MT. EVANS HOME HEALTH CARE & HOSPICE SIGNARAMA BRIGHTON 6 WAYS TO HELP WORKING PARENTS CONIFER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JCM SKINCARE BERGEN PARK REALTY GOLDEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS SUPERIOR MEDICAL SOLUTIONS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA IMAGINE CHOICE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY MAXIMIZE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING KAHANE COACHING WAMBOLT & ASSOC./ROBERTS & ASSOC. SOOPER CREDIT UNION ASPEN PARK VET HOSPITAL

Candace Stange Tiff any Sweeney Creating Places That Tell A Story

When Ti any Sweeney and Candace Stange joined Con uence Cos. seven years ago, the company was just wrapping up its third project. Since then, the Golden-based developer and general contractor has completed six multifamily communities, created a property management division to operate them and started a co-working business. “ ere’s always something new happening, and there’s no such thing as the question, ‘Do you know how to do this?’” Sweeney said. “It’s, ‘We’re going to do this, and we need to gure out how.’” Neither Sweeney nor Stange set out to pursue careers in construction, real estate development or property management. Sweeney fell into her role as vice president of property management for Con uence Communities by accident. She wanted to be a real estate agent, but soon found it was a di cult profession and was struggling as a new broker. While shopping for an apartment, a property manager asked her whether she’d considered a career in apartment leasing. Although she was reluctant at rst, she soon concluded that the job really wasn’t that di erent from selling houses — she’d still be helping people nd a home. After working at Windsor Property Management for 10 years, she joined Con uence to start its property management company. “We started with nothing and created this amazing company with 40 employees, six communities and opened a co-working business,” Sweeney said. And many key women on the Con uence Communities, LLC property management team are women, including all of its community managers. Stange also was new to the construction industry when she joined Con uence Builders, LLC. She had a background in corporate accounting and accounting for hedge funds when she started at the construction rm’s new property management business. “It was the people of Con uence that drew me to the industry,” said Stange, now the company’s controller overseeing day-today accounting operations. “When you come to work, there’s something new every day. When it comes to employees, there’s no HR department. It’s us guring out what’s best for our employees. Bene ts like exible hours for mothers to prioritize putting the needs of their kids rst. And helping team members start or grow their families with supplemental adoption and fertility treatment bene ts.” One thing both women appreciate about Con uence Cos. is that the opportunities for growth and advancement are seemingly limitless. All employees are constantly being trained for advancement into their next role with the company. “If you want a certain role and we don’t have it, we can create it,” Stange said. Con uence Cos. President Tim Walsh said he is extremely proud of how Sweeney and Stange have developed into key leaders at the company he founded 15 years ago. He said he appreciates how they encourage the members of their sta s to grow with the company. “During the seven years they’ve been with Con uence, Ti any and Candace have developed skills that are instrumental to ensuring the company’s success,” Walsh said. “I’m so pleased with their accomplishments and know that whatever we ask them to do, they will use their creativity to gure out a way to do it.”