University of Denver Autumn 2024

Inspired by entrepreneurs in his family, Zak Mbereko came to DU with a dream of being an entrepreneur. At DU, he found a community that championed his entrepreneurship dreams and scholarships that laid the groundwork for his success. Zak combined his passions for shoes and art into a thriving custom sneaker business. He has customized shoes for the DU gymnastics team, the Colorado College hockey team, and the University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders and family. With the launch of The Denver Difference campaign, we were excited to work with Zak to create custom sneakers for DU Chancellor Jeremy Haefner. The project was a showcase of Zak’s 4D Experience and his entrepreneurial excellence—and a celebration of DU’s future made possible by the campaign.

His DU journey is the 4D Experience: where academics, well-being and character development feed into career

preparation and post graduation success.

Check out the video of his process and the surprise reveal:

Help students like Zak achieve their dreams by making a gift in support of entrepreneurship or scholarships today! give.du.edu/scholarships

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UNIVERSITY OF DENVER MAGAZINE | AUTUMN 2024