Mary Nguyen is passionate about revitalizing downtown because she's a Denver native, born to Vietnamese immigrants who arrived in Colorado after the end of the war in Southeast Asia.

She's a graduate of George Washington High School and the University of Boulder, who began a career in finance before finding her sweet spot in hospitality, with a series of elevated casual restaurants under the Olive & Finch umbrella — opening three downtown since 2023, including Little Finch, a restaurant just off 16th Street at Blake Street.

As a small business owner and a member of the Visit Denver board , she says it's important — and personal — for her to support other businesses, and to represent Denver's struggling core . "Obviously, we've had challenges after COVID," she says. "We all want to

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