Class Notes

Alejandro Brown (IntlAf’18) is the founder of I-70 Things, a page on Instagram (@i70things) with more than 400,000 followers. Some of the account content serves as entertainment and some content is safety-oriented for those traveling the I-70 corridor through the Colorado mountains. “I wanted to be able to provide an outlet for people to not only share what they’ve seen but also check it out before they go to the mountains or before they come home,” Alejandro told The Denver Post in January.

Indigo Fischer (Mus’19) is the artistic operations manager at The Music Academy of the West, based in Santa Barbara, California. Her role is focused on supporting the academy’s annual summer festival and year-round programming, which includes coordinating the logistics of guest artists, creating the festival schedule and helping produce over 120 master classes, concerts and competitions each summer. She told the CU College of Music in an interview last fall: “I had such an amazing undergrad and am so grateful for my time in Boulder. I miss the Flatirons, the farmers market, but mostly the community at the College of Music — I can’t wait to visit!”

At 15 years old, Peyton Leggett Relkin (Mgmt’20) worked with racehorses and loved the lifestyle of being outside while traveling the country. While at CU, Peyton focused on entrepreneurship, which led her to co-create the app Nature’s Playbook with her mother. Today, Peyton and her husband live in a van with their young sons and travel the country. Relkin hopes that the Nature’s Playbook app — which serves as a space for nature lovers to upload photos, videos and information about the outdoors — becomes a tool for others to get outside and connect with nature.

AboutBoulder.com honored Bennett Black (Fin’23) with the Entrepreneur of the Year award for his achievements in the digital marketing industry. Bennett founded Bold Slate, a firm that offers comprehensive services including custom website design, search engine optimization and paid lead generation. Bennett’s innovative approach has revolutionized the way home service businesses establish their online presence, generate leads and build customer trust.