Utah Valley People

UTC David and Wendy Ulrich Educational Event: Seven Ways to Leverage and Harness Meaning for Employees

-Co-authors Dave and Wendy Ulrich tell Utah Technology Council members how to motivate employees and add purpose and meaning to their work- A happy employee with purpose and meaning is an effective employee and makes for a healthy corporate culture. This was the core message delivered to Utah Technology Council (UTC) (http://www.utahtechcouncil.org) members at UTC’s [...]

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Three Snapp Conner PR Partners Perform Three-Peat in vSpring Capital’s v100

  -Cheryl Snapp Conner, Jeremy Kartchner and Clayton Blackham each capture v100 award for the third consecutive year- Hat tricks, turkeys and three-of-a-kind. Any way you say it, a three-peat is impressive and Snapp Conner PR has accomplished just that. Cheryl Snapp Conner, Jeremy Kartchner and Clayton Blackham, three of the agency’s partners, have achieved [...]

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Property23 Listed in Utah Valley BusinessQ 2011 Top 10 Startups to Watch

- Company’s extraordinary growth in a down economy, shared management, disciplined practices create ideal company & culture – Property23 announced that it was ranked number six in Utah Valley BusinessQ magazines 2011 Top 10 Startups to Watch list.  Each year, UV BusinessQ creates a UV50 list, including the 30 fastest growing companies, 10 top revenue [...]

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Salt Lake City CrowdPitch, Mar 24th

CrowdPitch, an event put on by FundingUniverse, is a 2 hour event where 5-6 companies are selected to present their ideas to an audience of their peers and a panel of experts. Starting with a free meal and introductions, presenters then have just 4 minutes to wow the audience before a brief Q&A from the [...]

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Launch Leads Gives Back By Mentoring Non-Profits

Launch Leads, a fast growing business-to-business lead generation and executive level appointment setting company, recently joined the Community Foundation of Utah, a foundation that mentors non-profit organizations through the goal of harnessing Utah’s entrepreneurial spirit in service to the common good through smart philanthropy. The Community Foundation of Utah was founded by Greg Warnock and [...]

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Entrepreneurship Networking Luncheon

Entrepreneurship Networking Luncheon featuring Steve Blank “Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups” Thought leader in entrepreneurship, Steve Blank will share his current thinking about startups, how and why they’re different than large companies, and a few thoughts about entrepreneurial education. This event will combine networking, community information, and a lecture by Steve Blank, renowned entrepreneur and game-changing [...]

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Utah #1 Ranking Influencers Among UVEF Award Winners

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) today invites the general public to its 2010 Annual UVEF Awards event. The annual event recognizes Utah companies and leaders for innovation, business growth and contributions to the entrepreneurial community. Award recipients will be honored at ceremonies held Thursday, December 9 at noon at the Provo Novell Campus. “Utah [...]

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Utah Business Leader Dr. Bill Pope Dies at 88

Dr. Bill Jordan Pope, one of Utah’s most notable inventors and entrepreneurs, passed away peacefully at his home in Springville, UT, Tuesday afternoon from natural causes. Dr. Pope is recognized for his pioneering contributions in the development of synthetic diamond manufacturing for multiple industries from oil and gas drilling to diamond-coated hip joints. As a [...]

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Provo Tech X Provides Free Sales and Growth Mentoring to Utah Companies

Provo City’s first round of Tech X sales and growth mentoring, free of charge with the help of Griffin Hill and regional business experts, has helped produce a sales increase of more than 28% for the 7 companies who participated in the program last April. Now, the Business Development Corporation of Provo’s Executive Director Roger [...]

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Top Ten Ways to Make the Most of Moab

With cold weather creeping in and most of us desk-jockeys still looking for a last splash of warm-weather fun before we wax up the winter sticks, Southern Utah is a great option for a quick break and a last bit of light clothing adventure. Here’s a tantalizing look at ten ways to make the most [...]

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