Consultant Pages

Human Resources

Business humorist Courtney Berg turns typical HR and management issues into fun learning experiences. She draws from her years of human resources and operations management experience to bring boring employment concepts to life. Courtney has built HR departments from the ground up and has experience from front line supervision to vice president in both HR and operations in a variety of industries. Her goal is to bring her knowledge and experience to business owners, making management easier for them.

Courtney is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). In December 2008, Courtney was featured in a “How To Conduct Annual Employee Reviews” in Inc. Magazine. Courtney is also a 2009 Denver Business Journal “Outstanding Women In Business” nominee. She received the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce “Chamber Champion” award in 2011. Courtney has a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management from the University of Northern Colorado.

Consulting Expertise Includes:

Human Resources

Reanna Werner, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is the founder and Chief Problem Solver at HR Branches. She is an innovator who is ready to bring professional HR to small businesses. Over her 20+-year human resources career, she has had the unique ability to experience many markets and industries through the “HR eye”. The demand for easy to access HR services for small businesses became prevalent when her husband opened up his CPA firm, he was constantly asked HR questions by his small business clients. Reanna quickly realized that small businesses have been left behind in the world of HR. Now, she has made it her life’s work to fix that.

Recently, the Colorado Springs Business Journal named Reanna a 2020 Rising Star, and HR Branches Received 2nd place for the CSBJ Best in Business: HR Firm.

Retail

Diane Muno is the owner of 3 retail businesses in Estes Park, CO since 2006 proving gift and apparel products and services.

Prior to her retail launch she was in Health Care Receivables Management for 15 years in both the hospital and private sector environment.

Diane currently serves as the Secretary for the Estes Park Hospital District term ending May 2023. She is a founding and current board member of Estes Park Economic Development Corporation. She is past president for the board of Estes Valley Partners for Commerce and Estes Park Wedding Association.

Intellectual Property Management |

Angel Investments, Venture Capital

Denichiro “Denny” Otsuga is an experienced business advisor and entrepreneur. Denny was the co-founder of a specialized intellectual property management consulting business. The company experienced rapid growth and was subsequently acquired by a publicly traded company.

Denny was trained as a scientist; he holds a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and worked in a biotechnology startup venture company bridging science and business operations. Additionally, Denny has worked in venture capital firms and a boutique management consulting firm specializing in innovation and innovation ecosystem development. He has also held senior management positions in various universities, overseeing intellectual property management and technology-based venture startups.

Through his wide-ranging career experience, he has a wealth of experience in negotiating and executing various agreements. Specifically, Denny has negotiated; patent licensing, non-disclosure/confidentiality, collaboration, consortium, sponsored research, grants, and corporate sponsorship. Several agreements led by Denny are valued more than $1M. Denny also has experience in business strategy, equity financing in pre-seed/seed stages, investor pitch, and angel investment.

Denny is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs, and he has been actively contributing to the growth and success of startup companies through his involvement with Rockies Venture Club, a non-profit angel investor network organization.