Brand Storytelling / Julie Dugdale

Brand Storytelling

University of Denver • June 2025

Korbel Honors: Celebrating 60 years of the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs

[Non-bylined] Former Secretary of State and Korbel Alumnus Condoleezza Rice’s recent message to the Korbel community was clear: Democracy as we know it hangs in the balance—but there is hope in tomorrow’s leaders. “When you’re in the middle of an avalanche, you can’t stop it; you just have to decide how you’re going to dig out,” the former Secretary of State told the audience at DU’s Korbel Honors 2025 celebration. “We’re in a little bit of an avalanche right now.”

Johnson & Wales University Magazine • April 2016

Doctoring the Menu: Food as Medicine

Clad in a crisp white apron and chef’s hat, Eric Sharer ’08 zips around a gleaming kitchen setting mixing bowls, utensils and ingredients on the island countertop. Butternut squash, cumin, paprika, chickpeas, kale — the foods and spices pile up beside the cutting board as Sharer consults his recipe. “We’re going to make something really fun today,” he tells his aproned co-chef, “using things you typically have on hand at home.” The scene is straight out of a cooking demo TV spot, but there’s no studio audience, and Sharer’s 40-something co-chef isn’t a morning show host; she’s a patient enrolled in a 12-week weight-loss program at the Stram Center for Integrative Medicine in Delmar, New York, outside of Albany.

EpicLife • November 2014

Assignment: Altitude

When the pale rays of the morning sun first peek over the ridgelines of Kirkwood Mountain’s wild terrain, casting a hint of the day’s promise over the rugged hills and horizon, most people haven’t yet stirred.

Successful Independent Business • September 2014

Single-issue independent trade magazine excerpts

Two features, three departments

EpicLife • June 2014

Perfect Pour

Warm weather in the mountains means new ingredients, fresh menus, and lighter fare from the grill. Here’s how to complement your order with the perfect bottle.

EpicLife • June 2014

Looking Up

<< This digital story, no longer online, was a two-part scrolling feed with the latest update at the top; difficult to capture the dynamics in a PDF. >> The air had never been sweeter. The view never more sublime. At 13,824 feet above sea level, Eric Holle sat on a rock, drinking in the wind, laughing with the kind of joy that comes from the hardest fought accomplishment. The granite angles of Jagged Mountain cascaded to the earth beneath him as he inhaled the wild scent of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. He found the summit register—the running log of mountaineers who reach the summit and record their arrival—and signed his name. Beside it, he penned “100 / 100.”

EpicLife • April 2014

Adventure Served: Garden Dining In Beaver Creek

Every Wednesday into early autumn, Greenwood whips up a rustically elegant feast for his lucky guests with fresh ingredients pulled from the hillside garden near the original cabin of homesteader and lettuce farmer Frank Bienkowski—known as “Beano”—who arrived in the early 1900s.

EpicLife • April 2014

My First Time: Kirkwood

It’s not the biggest ski area, nor the flashiest. Celebrities don’t flock to the tucked-away resort 50 minutes south of Heavenly and South Lake Tahoe, and there’s nary a Ritz or Hyatt to be found. But the terrain is unrivaled. The powder is magic. And the people? Well, the people give Kirkwood its character.

EpicLife • March 2014

Community Spirit

Six months ago, Colorado was paralyzed by the most catastrophic flooding in more than a century. Monsoon-like rains damaged or destroyed more than 16,700 residences, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes—or what was left of them—in search of shelter, water, and food. Belongings were ruined; houses swept away; lives lost.

EpicLife • March 2014

Make It Epic

Parlez vous Francais? Not to worry—you’ve got plenty of time to learn before next season.

EpicLife • March 2014

Power Talks

When your company employs 22,000 people and hosts seven million skier visits a year—on the pristinely groomed slopes of 10 resort areas, 18 hotels, 127 restaurants, and more than 200 lifts— energy consumption is a big deal.

EpicLife • January 2014

Snow Going: Winter Driving Tips

Sometimes, there’s only one way to get where you’re going: through a snowstorm.

EpicLife • January 2014

Top Jobs: Mountain Safety

Imagine a perfect day on the mountain. You’re cruising, picking up speed, sailing over the rollers as exhilaration courses through you. You’re not skiing out of your comfort zone—the terrain is well within your abilities. The thing is, your abilities aren’t the problem.

EpicLife • December 2013

Alpine Eats

10 culinary delights to satisfy a mountainous hunger.

EpicLife • December 2013

Top Jobs: Ski Patrol

Like much of the working world, Dusty Calfee once sat in a cubicle—until he realized what he was missing beyond the desk. These days, his “office” looks a little different. White-capped peaks replace white-washed walls, and overhead lighting comes in the form of Colorado sunshine at 12,000 feet.

EpicLife • November 2013

The Epic Race: Episodes 1-4

They come from all over: Florida. New Jersey. California. Colorado. Minnesota. They’re father and son. Husband and wife. Flying solo. They’re the intrepid—and they’re bringing their game faces (along with a whole lotta gear and their Vail Resorts Epic Passes). More than 300 skiers and snowboarders have entered the race of their lives: The Epic Race.

Epic Life • November 2013

New Slope Style

When Lindsey Vonn shows up in your ’hood, you know something big is afoot. In this case, you might say, something epic. The Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Cup ski racing champion made an appearance this fall at Mt. Brighton, one of two Midwest ski resorts recently acquired by Vail Resorts.