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The Bottom Line: Estate Planning & Legal Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs — Scott McCullough, Attorney

The Bottom Line – (Original Air date: June 7, 2016) Scott McCullough is a partner at Callister Nebeker & McCullough.  He specializes in business law, asset protection and estate planning, but he also advises entrepreneurs who are building their own companies.  Company founders are wise to seek professional advice early in their journey.  Important decisions…

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Smoothing the Mortgage Lending Process

The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: December 20, 2016) – Matt Hansen has always loved to build things. In 2010 after he developed a simple mortgage loan processing program to help his brother in-law’s practice, he soon realized he had a tool that could make home buying easier for many people. Thus, Simple Nexus was…

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Finding a “Corporate Theory”

The Bottom Line – (Original Air date: May 23, 2017)  Often people have goals for their business idea or company, but don’t really know how to achieve them.  Having a clear, sustaining value strategy, or a “corporate theory” as Todd Zenger coins it, is critical.  Todd Zenger is Professor of Strategy and Strategic Leadership at…

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What Does a CFO Do?

The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: May 2, 2017) – Doug recently spoke with Bill Benz, a finance executive who has served as the Chief Financial Officer at Energy Solutions, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado, Western Digital Corporation and other firms. They talk about the role that CFOs play inside their companies.

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James Mayfield, Co-Founder of CHOICE Humanitarian

The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: June 30, 2015) – Forty years ago James Mayfield saw the challenges of extreme poverty around the globe and decided to do something. Today CHOICE Humanitarian is engaged in five countries: Kenya, Nepal, Bolivia, Guatemala and Mexico. Working to end extreme poverty and “improve quality of life through a bottom-up, self-developing…

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Solving Our Plastics Problem, While Profiting

The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: January 3, 2017) – Plastic waste is a massive problem globally. It’s over-filling our landfills and littering our oceans – and it will never decompose. But because plastic comes from oil, why can’t it be returned to oil, and be profitable? This is a solution Priyanka Bakaya has devoted…

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Business 101: Learning the Value of Giving Back

The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: May 9, 2017) – Nowadays business students are taught not only the value of profiting, but also giving back. Rick Haskell, Assistant Professor of Finance, at Westminster College talks about his Business 101 class, that emphasizes “purpose-driven enterprise” and social entrepreneurism. Business students Fancesca Scopello and Noelle Johnson join…

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The Eccles Family Legacy – An Interview with Spencer P. Eccles

The Bottom Line – (Original Air date: March 1, 2016) Few families have done more to make Utah a better place to live, work and play than the Eccles family. The Eccles’ various foundations have touched the lives of thousands of families in Utah and nationwide. As The Bottom Line show celebrates its third year on…

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Energizing students with STEM through Tiny Satellites

The Bottom Line (Air Date: January 10, 2017) –Today’s satellites are smaller, more powerful, and cheaper than ever before. They’re also even accessible to school children. Sunny Washington, is President and co-founder of Ardusat, an educational technology company that partners with the private satellite company Spire Global that assembles, builds, and launches very small cube satellites.…

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The Bottom Line: Ancestry.com President & CEO, Tim Sullivan

The Bottom Line (Original air Date: July 8, 2014) – Utah-based Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online family history resource.  Since we first aired our interview with Ancestry.com’s CEO Tim Sullivan, the company has acquired significant investments from Silver Lake and GIC, making for a total valuation of $2.6 billion.  The company also opened new…

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