Blake Hansen

Blake Hansen is the founder of Alturas, a private company that owns a diversified group of operating businesses. We believe that businesses exist to do good in the world and that sustaining businesses for the long term creates the most impact for our employees, customers, and communities. We see our employees, customers and communities as long-term partners.

Sistine Chapel

Like Great Art, Great Companies Have Depth

Great art has depth – that’s what my friend Josh Steimle taught me. It’s true. When you revisit greatest masterpieces, you find new things. There’s substance, thought, and meaning that you didn’t catch the first time. There’s nuance, texture, scope and possibly a hidden storyline or two. Great artists incorporate excellence in all aspects of their work, …

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Success just like failure can be detrimental to growth.

Early Success in Life, Just Like Early Failure, Can be Detrimental to Growth

Early success in life, just like early failure, can be detrimental to growth. I’ve met some people whose early success was their downfall. They struggle to live up to their past or the high expectations others have for them. In other cases, it’s failure that permanently steals confidence. Some never recover from early setbacks and …

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