With $100 and an idea, John Pope founded Blue Sky Group Inc. in Laramie in 1998.

Pope, a University of Wyoming graduate, will tell his entrepreneurial story as the guest speaker at e2e Laramie’s meeting this month. Pope, now CEO and president of Gas Sensing Technology Corp. (formerly known as WellDog), will speak during e2e Laramie’s meeting Wednesday, Jan. 28, 5:30-7 p.m., at the Laramie Hilton Garden Inn.

Blue Sky Group, of which Pope is CEO and president, became an umbrella for his business ventures, which includes Gas Sensing Technology Corp., Centennial Woods Inc., Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation (NDC), Blue Sky Batteries and Clear Creek Partners. Pope’s companies generate, collectively, more than $25 million in sales annually and employ more than 150 people.

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