January 16, 2026
[Denver Business Journal] Opportunity Rewritten: How the AI Boom is Changing Colorado’s Tech Job Market
Denver-area software developers and training organizations scramble to adjust as AI and tech industry changes reshape the job market. By Jackson…
August 21, 2025
[ColoradoBiz] Tech Apprenticeships Create Career Paths Beyond College
ActivateWork’s Founder and CEO, Helen Young Hayes, was interviewed for an article by ColoradoBiz about how tech apprenticeships in high-demand fields…
August 7, 2025
[University Business] High Tech CTE: How Higher Ed Can Capitalize On an Emerging Market
ActivateWork’s Founder and CEO, Helen Young Hayes, was interviewed for an article by University Business about how career and technical…
July 18, 2025
[Work/Shift] Op-Ed: Degrees of ‘Abundance’: A Postsecondary Path Forward Showcased in Colorado
This op-ed was written by Roger Low, CEO of Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (CEEMI), and Landon Mascareñaz, chair of Colorado’s…
May 4, 2023
[Work/Shift] Curating a Match: Bridging the Gap Between Jobseekers & Employers
This story originally appeared in The Job by Work/Shift, a newsletter about the connections between education and work by veteran journalist Paul…
February 24, 2023
[Podcast] Colorado Voices on Tech: A Conversation with Helen Young Hayes
Colorado Voices on Tech: A Conversation With Helen Young Hayes [Podcast]
January 27, 2023
[Interview] CEO Spotlight with Helen Young Hayes Founder & CEO of ActivateWork
ActivateWork Founder and CEO Helen Young Hayes was featured in a CEO Spotlight on Denver’s Talk Station 630 KHOW in January 2023. Listen to the…
December 15, 2022
[ColoradoBiz] Helen Young Hayes Talks Talent Pipeline Disruption [Guest Column]
This guest column was written by ActivateWork founder and CEO, Helen Young Hayes, and was originally published by ColoradoBiz on December 15, 2022.…
December 12, 2022
[Forbes] Can Apprenticeship Meet The Demands Of The Future Of Work?
Alison Griffin of Forbes.com sat down with ActivateWork founder and CEO Helen Young Hayes to paint a picture of today’s apprenticeship landscape.…
October 4, 2022
[CO Public Radio] Certificates and Apprenticeships Are Increasingly a Pathway to Well-paying Technology Jobs in Colorado
This article originally aired on Colorado Public Radio on October 4, 2022. Listen to the audio segment here. Certificates and Apprenticeships Are…