The Bottom Line – (Air date: May 10, 2016, Re-Aired February 28, 2017) Carine Clark is the President & CEO of MaritzCX, a company that uses comprehensive data to help businesses with customer relationships. Before her arrival at MaritzCX, Clark encountered the who’s who of tech startup entrepreneurs while trekking along her winding career path. …
The Bottom Line (Air Date: February 24, 2017) – Sara Dansie Jones joined Doug Wells recently to chat about the upcoming She Tech Explorer Days happening at three different locations throughout the state this spring. – March 3 at Utah Valley University – March 31, at Weber State – April 21, at Dixie State University…
The Bottom Line (Air Date: January 24, 2017) – Millions of Americans love using Uber, Lyft, Taskrabbit, Airbnb, Upwork and many other disruptive startups that comprise the emergent “sharing economy.” But political writer and lecturer Steven Hill argues that people working for these businesses are paid less and are losing the certainty, security, and benefits…
The Bottom Line (Original Air Date: July 15, 2014) – Stuart Utgaard is the former CEO of Sportsman’s Warehouse. Utgaard originally purchased the company in the mid 1990’s and grew the company rapidly from a single Utah store to a national chain with 73 locations in 33 states. At its peak in 2007, his stores…
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.…
The Bottom Line (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 much…
The Bottom Line (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 born.…
The Bottom Line (Air Date: December 6, 2016) – Utah has worked hard in recent years to diversify its economy and attract successful companies and good-paying jobs to the state. But the process drew attention and controversy recently with a proposed deal to lure a Facebook data center to West Jordan, Utah. What benefits and…
The Bottom Line (Air Date: November 30, 2016) – In the early 2000s, Flying J was one of the nation’s largest and most successful chains of travel plazas and fuel stops. But the company faced dire circumstances and Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the 2008 financial crisis when fuel costs plummeted. Crystal Call Maggelet, CEO of…
The Bottom Line (Air Date: November 22, 2016) –Sustainability for a business has to be more than solar panels and office recycling. Effective sustainability projects involve changing behaviors. Bill Wilson is the Founder and President of Sustain3, a technology firm that helps companies encourage their employees to participate in setting and achieving sustainability goals. Sustain3…
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