A little bit about us & our mission
The International Business Circle (IBCircle) was born in 2004 from the need for Colorado-based international business decision-makers to stay on top of global changes.
Today, as our group grows beyond Colorado to other key parts of the USA and across the world, our mission is simple and clear: to connect our members and their families for growth. This growth can be for business or personal/social or both.
Our members share a vivid interest in foreign markets, economies, global best practices, geopolitics, and cultural differences - as well as in personal growth for themselves as business leaders and their families.
At IBCircle, you will find a selective, welcoming club with a diverse range of cosmopolitan professionals with extensive international business experience, including senior executives and serial entrepreneurs, each of whom possesses remarkable skills and contacts throughout the global marketplace.
Our Team
Maggie Fouquet: President & CEO
New Members Welcome Team
Magnolia Movido (Chair)
- Counsel, Snell & Wilmer and Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Countries Lived: The Philippines, USA
Malcolm Aylett
-Financial Advisor, Edward Jones
-Countries Lived In: UK, Brazil, Canada, Malta, Japan, USA
J.C. Whorton
-Lecturer, Author & Principal, Stratcom Advisors, LLC
-Countries Lived In: USA
Teresa Troester-Falk
-President & Founder, Blue Sky Privacy
-Countries Lived In: Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA
Rania Shamiyeh Hanson
-Business Development Specialist at WYSIWYG Marketing
-Countries lived in: Dubai, UK, Switzerland, Kuwait, USA
Global Advisory Board
John Aronson
-President/Founder at ESG Resiliency Plus, LLC & EcologicDNA, LLC
Bill Grabel
-CEO at Graebel Companies, Leading With Truth, Love, and Integrity
Susan Brushaber
-Attorney at Law Reinhardt LLP, International Law Firm
Robert Mulverhill
-Chairman of the Board, Executive Director at OctaneX Technologies, Inc.
Natalia Crofut
-Fractional CFO / COO
Bernard Amadei
-Founder, Engineers Without Borders-USA; Co-Founder, Engineers Without Borders-International; Founder, Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities at University of Colorado Boulder.
Doug Deardorf
-CEO at NiSoft
Dave Charmatz
-Principal, Mediaxiom LLC
David Cole
-President & CEO, Founder at EMX Royalty Corporation
Boli Medappa
-Founder and Principal Hermes Consulting Group, Inc., India360, LLC
Ski Millburn
-Managing Member & CEO at VAIREX air systems
Suraya Yahaya
-Fractional & Interim COO, Small & Med Co. Growth & Scale, Operational Optimization | Integrator for EOS™ Companies
New Advisory Board - US and Global Membership Development
Dr. Janet Walsh
CEO & President, Birchtree Global LLC
John A. K. Lowe: Chair
-President/Founder at ESG Resiliency Plus, LLC & EcologicDNA, LLC
Our Sponsors
At IBC, we enjoy the generous support of many exceptional international partners, and we highly recommend connecting with these top-notch international companies and their services.
Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Our organization provides an incomparable opportunity to reach countless executives and companies. Contact us for more information, and we can bring your business to a broader and unique audience.
IBC Member Testimonials
“Intellectual stimulation, intriguing dialog, challenges my ideas, fun people!”
— David Cole, President & CEO, Founder, EMX Royalty Corporation
“Why I show up for IBC, is to stay connected with the global business leaders in Colorado and to gain new insights on businesses throughout the world!”
— Bill Graebel, CEO, Graebel Companies
“It’s a global world! It makes good business sense to be part of an international community in Colorado that expands the world around us. And most importantly – it’s a great group with a fearless leader. As the world gets smaller, the organization seems to get better. I’m looking forward to the future.”
— Debra Duke, President, Duke Medical Research Group & Founder, President & CEO, MenoGeniX Inc.