Dave Ness

Dave has a colorful history in business primarily focused in the start-up world. Dave’s startup ventures began with Fortis Riders in 2000 where he served in Atlanta, GA as Vice President of Sales & Marketing and helped grow the new company to over a million dollars in revenue. Today, Fortis Riders is one of the largest companies of it’s kind and has debuted on the INC 500 list several times. Dave remains one of it’s largest shareholders. Dave left Fortis Riders in 2004 to help start Modern Downtown Developers, Inc. in Denver, Colorado. “Modo” quickly became one of the largest and most active Condo Conversion companies in Denver with over 40 investors and over 130 doors developed. With the real estate market downturn in 2008, Modo Developers was shelved, and Dave made the lateral move to become a real estate agent. In 2011 Dave founded Thrive Real Estate Group. Since then, Thrive has sold over a billion dollars of real estate. Dave is father to 3 amazing children and is married to a beautiful, ever-talented wife. In his off-hours, Dave loves exploring Denver via bike with his family, road-tripping to Steamboat and Grand Lake, skiing double black diamonds, climbing Colorado’s peaks, camping, reading business books – and drinking good whiskey. Dave can be reached at: dave(at)ThriveDenver.com or 303-946-1840.