This year‚Äôs Top 5 Young Professionals and Fan Favorite have been named_x000D_ _x000D_ ¬†Denver ‚Ä쬆The 2016 GenXYZ¬†ColoradoBiz¬†Magazine celebration, now in its 7^th¬†year, recognized 25 outstanding young professionals for their excellence in business on Sept. 29. Mayor Michael Hancock addressed the event, which drew more than 200 people, and¬†Denver Channel 7News Reporter & Producer Eric Lupher acted as emcee._x000D_ _x000D_ The 2016¬†ColoradoBiz¬†GenXYZ event was a night of surprises, including the top five winners and this year's Fan Favorite, who was voted on by their peers via social media. A panel of cross-sector judges decided which of the nominations received this year would be among the 25 finalists for the GenXYZ Awards‚Äï a difficult task, as the competition was fierce._x000D_ _x000D_ Here are the 2016 Top 25 Young Professionals and the Top 6 who won awards:_x000D_ _x000D_ ¬†Top 5 Young Professional Winners:_x000D_ _x000D_ Jessica Acosta:¬†Environmental Consulting Services_x000D_ Jeff Casimir:¬†Turing School of Software & Design_x000D_ Chanda Hinton-Leichtle:¬†Chanda Plan Foundation_x000D_ Jeremiah Owen:¬†Vivax Pros_x000D_ Peter Melby:¬†Greystone Technology_x000D_ _x000D_ 2016 Fan Favorite:_x000D_ ¬†Justin Levy:¬†Conscious Alliance_x000D_ With 600+ likes on Facebook_x000D_ _x000D_ Top 20 Young Professional Finalists:_x000D_ _x000D_ ¬†Gordon Bronson:¬†Seaward Hanfling Public Affairs_x000D_ Travis Conway:¬†SDR Ventures, Inc._x000D_ April Davis:¬†Cupid‚Äôs Cronies_x000D_ Stephanie Donner:¬†Galvanize_x000D_ Dan Epstein:¬†Unreasonable Group_x000D_ Keo Frazier:¬†McWhinney_x000D_ Cole Frock:¬†Batky Howell/Skill Distillery_x000D_ Kristin Golliher:¬†WildRock Public Relations & Marketing_x000D_ Nic Gray:¬†Hyprloco_x000D_ Adam Hasemeyer:¬†Spire Digital_x000D_ Natalie Henley:¬†Volume Nine_x000D_ Justin Levy:¬†Conscious Alliance_x000D_ Genna Moe:¬†The Art Base_x000D_ Jeremy Nicholas:¬†First Western Bank_x000D_ Jeremy Ostermiller:¬†Altitude Digital_x000D_ Jeffrey Schell:¬†The Quandary Group_x000D_ Reed Smith:¬†CoBiz Insurance_x000D_ Jensen Sutta:¬†Jensen Sutta Photography_x000D_ Matt Teeters:¬†Alpine Bank_x000D_ Blair Withington:¬†Forbes M+A Group_x000D_ _x000D_ About ColoradoBiz Magazine:¬†ColoradoBiz Magazine is the number one publication in Colorado for the latest and up to date statewide business insights. Coming up on our 44^th¬†year as a brand loyal publication we proudly cater to c-suite level executives and business owners, in print, online and in person._x000D_ _x000D_