What is BLDRfly?

BLDRfly explores the people shaping the future in + from Boulder. Our city has so many amazing people who develop cutting-edge products and ideas. Nothing happens without a founder or developer’s vision and passion. Here we celebrate the amazing wellspring of talent and energy that Boulder cultivates and nourishes — both the local community and the world at large.

Stay tuned for podcasts, videos + events centered on the amazing people who intersect with Boulder and spin its vibrant energy forward.

Collaboration is another BLDRfly pillar. We want to tap into the amazing skill, talent and vision of the Boulder community and serve as the vehicle for its flight. If you have an idea for a project you’d like to bring to life, reach out to BLDRfly editor Tatyana Sharpton at tatyana@hageymedia.com.

We have a monthly digital publication schedule with weekly email dispatches of BLDRfly’s newest features and other content. Each month we center content on a loose theme. As we mature, we’ll introduce a print publication.

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BLDRfly Founder and Editor, Paul Hagey

I’m an award-winning journalist who moved to Boulder from Oakland, California in summer 2016, to live the mountain life. I received a Master’s degree in magazine journalism from the University of Missouri in 2009. My wife and I celebrated the arrival of our daughter, Dylan Elizabeth, in April 2019, when we also moved into our new North Boulder home.

Since graduating, I’ve freelanced for a mix of national and regional magazines, wrote a series of feature magazine articles on the natural history of the Missouri Ozarks (where I lived for a year after graduation), covered the city beat at a Berkeley, California, newspaper, and worked as a daily reporter at a trade publication.

In addition to my day job running the Boulder-based content agency HageyMedia, I serve as executive editor at the residential real estate brokerage consulting firm T3 Sixty.

BLDRfly is a long-brewing local news idea that first took root in Oakland and is now taking flight in Boulder. In short, I believe in local journalism’s vital role in fostering intelligent conversations, bringing a place to life and facilitating a thriving community, and am baking these beliefs into BLDRfly. Let’s take flight together.

Assistant Editor, Tatyana Sharpton

I’m a Colorado-based artist and writer specializing in editorial management, digital marketing, and clear, growth-oriented and mission-driven messaging. My background comes from a mix of fine art with a Painting BFA attained from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, an interdisciplinary interest in collaboration and over ten years in sales, customer service and writing.

Today, I create elevated content that keeps brands connected to their clients, inspires brand loyalty, reaches new audiences and strengthens authentic storytelling.

I work with mission-driven brands and professionals across the U.S. tapped into health & wellness, coaching and empowerment, community events, live music, commercial & editorial campaigns, and fitness.

By creating a story-focused marketing strategy, your brand’s content library will not only expand but create an engaged community — reflected in follower growth, lead generation, new traffic to company websites, and increased sales.

Technology, Erin O’Brien

Erin O’Brien of EOB Consulting built and manages the website.