The Bottom Line â Jorge Fierro is the founder and CEO of RICO Brand, a company that makes a line of gourmet ready-to-eat Mexican products sold in grocery stores in the Mountain West region. Getting his start at the Downtown Salt Lake Farmerâs Market in 1997, Jorge has grown RICO Brand into a multimillion-dollar business and…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour â Today, we feature the second part of a 2-Part panel discussion entitled Civility in Politics: Resilience of American Institutions. In part one, the panel addressed the challenges of incivility within today’s political and civil discourse. Part two features a look at both the historical and contemporary resilience of American institutions in…
The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: October 2, 2018) â There’s an oft-cited statistic that can put fear into the hearts of entrepreneurs–that 90% of startups end in failure. However, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that 80% of businesses make it to their second year of operation, and analysts point to different expectations…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour â Today, we feature the first of a two-part panel discussion entitled Civility in Politics: The Challenge of Incivility. The panel members examine the polarization of the American electorate today, and how that plays into the current political discourse. Speaking on the panel: Retired Utah Supreme Court justice Christine Durham; Former state…
The Bottom Line â Denver Lough, MD, PhD is the Founder, CEO and President of PolarityTE. On the program, Dr. Lough talks to Doug about what led to his decision to leave medical school at Johns Hopkins University to form a regenerative medicine company that would later be known as PolarityTE. PolarityTE is a biotech startup…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour â Today’s program wraps up the Hinckley Institutes’ Ballot Ready 2018 series with a panel discussion on this yearâs Proposition 4: the initiative to create an independent redistricting commission in Utah. The idea behind the initiative is to move the process of political redistricting, which occurs once-every-decade after the federal…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour â On this week’s program, we continue with the Hinckley Instituteâs Ballot Ready 2018 series, which aims to inform campus and community members about the issues they will be voting on this November. Today, we take a look at Opinion Question #1: a non-binding referendum to increase funding for Utah roads…
The Bottom Line â Chris Knoch, CEO and founder of Big Squid–a company focused on bringing the power of data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to business decision-makers. Knoch explains the technical intricacies of how Big Squid helps companies find the âhidden goldâ stored within their collected data. He also describes what he looks for in…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour â With election day approaching, the Hinckley Institute has been hosting a series of forums called “Ballot Ready 2018.” The forums are intended to inform and prepare individuals as they get ready to cast their vote in just a few short weeks. This year, Utah has 3 ballot initiatives for voters to…
The Bottom Line â Troy D’Ambrosio, executive director of the University of Utah Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and assistant dean at the David Eccles School of Business, discusses some of the programs at the two institutions, including the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge; the Lassonde 400; and Get Seeded. He also shares experiences from his time in politics and as…
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