by rumor | Feb 1, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Reentering the workforce after a hiatus can be intimidating. Still, Erin Smith, a research analyst for the Utah Office of Tourism, is a testament to how well it can work for employees and companies. Smith moved overseas after getting her master’s degree in...
by rumor | Jan 31, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
It’s often hard to see if personal efforts to make a difference or create change are successful. However, Dr. Angela Trego, a mechanical engineer and businesswoman whose list of degrees, work experience, awards, and accomplishments is seemingly endless, feels we often...
by rumor | Jan 30, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
As Astrid Tuminez puts it, her path to becoming the seventh president of Utah Valley University (UVU) looks more like a zig-zag than a straight line. Her life’s journey started in the slums of the Philippines. Still, her work and education took her around the globe...
by rumor | Jan 27, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
How does a woman born in New York end up with a Greek baklava bakery in Utah? Rita Magalde, the owner of Sheer Ambrosia Gourmet Desserts, is familiar with this question. The short answer is she learned how to make baklava from a Greek family she worked for in high...
by rumor | Jan 26, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
The CHG Healthcare story began in 1979 when a University of Utah physician developed the concept of locum tenens (traveling physicians) as a way to deliver much-needed medical care to rural areas across the country. More than 40 years later, CHG has become one of the...
by rumor | Jan 23, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Felicia Henson, or “Chef Fee” as she’s known in the culinary world, didn’t overthink things when she transitioned from sous chef to bakery owner. After testing the idea out from her home kitchen, she rented a commercial kitchen and opened her bakery, Sweet Hazel &...
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