People & Culture articles focus on a specific person that is doing something remarkable or noteworthy in Utah's tech and startup ecosystem. Often, these individuals are not generally well-known or famous except for in their own circles where they exert a profound and important influence on those around them and the organizations they serve; as a result, they positively impact the local culture and community.
People & Culture
People & Culture articles focus on a specific person that is doing something remarkable or noteworthy in Utah's tech and startup ecosystem. Often, these individuals are not generally well-known or famous except for in their own circles where they exert a profound and important influence on those around them and the organizations they serve; as a result, they positively impact the local culture and community.
In 2021, Davis Smith, the founder of Cotopaxi—the do-good outdoor brand—reacquired the business he started as a college student nearly 20 years earlier and has converted it into another business doing good in the world.
“The billiard industry has been slow to evolve,” Smith says, “but if a
By Robby Poffenberger
Big names currently dominate the sales technology space. But none of them are applying their tech effectively to mobile phones. It takes 11 days to get field-event leads back into a sales reps' hands, using traditional sales software tools, according to Mobly, which says they will
Entrata has announced the hires of Catherine Wong as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer and Amanda Fumo as Chief Revenue Officer. In their new roles, Wong and Fumo will further diversify the company’s leadership team and lead Entrata into the next stages of its growth and innovation.
Entrata has announced the hires of Catherine Wong as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer and Amanda Fumo as Chief Revenue Officer. In their new roles, Wong and Fumo will further diversify the company’s leadership team and lead Entrata into the next stages of its growth and innovation.
In 2021, Davis Smith, the founder of Cotopaxi—the do-good outdoor brand—reacquired the business he started as a college student nearly 20 years earlier and has converted it into another business doing good in the world.
“The billiard industry has been slow to evolve,” Smith says, “but if a
By Robby Poffenberger
Big names currently dominate the sales technology space. But none of them are applying their tech effectively to mobile phones. It takes 11 days to get field-event leads back into a sales reps' hands, using traditional sales software tools, according to Mobly, which says they will
By Elainna Ciaramella and Mark Tullis
In January, Adobe’s former general manager for Commercial Business for the Americas (US, Canada and LATAM), Chris Ball, emerged from retirement to join Cottonwood Heights-based Instructure as president and chief operating officer, as mentioned in TechBuzz. We caught up with Ball recently to
By Elainna Ciaramella
Twins Cameron and Morgan Williams were raised in Crete, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. In high school, they were track athletes, but as fate would have it, both of their life journeys would lead them to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Cameron’s life came to an
Pictured above: Phil Kirkeiner, Ben Pope, Cody Barbour, Jesse Martinez, Tyler Richards, Kylie Rowley, and John Richards
In 2019, Brigham Young University graduate Phil Kirkeiner was working at a Utah-based pest control company when he noticed a hole in the industry: a quality referral system.
At the time, he was
By Elainna Ciaramella
St. George has always been seen as a small town. It’s still pretty small compared to Salt Lake City, but it’s growing significantly, and a local angel investor group has been missing there for some time, says Jon Cole, CEO of St. George-based UV360, Inc.
By Elainna Ciaramella
Before Malcom Judd became a serial entrepreneur, he spent his childhood on a farm in rural southern Utah. He got his hands dirty, but he always had a video camera in hand. His passion for video transitioned into a career in 2010, when he started A&
