by rumor | Feb 6, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
While commemorating six decades of helping shape the face of American ballet this year, Ballet West Academy celebrates the incredible strides it makes in championing women across the Wasatch Front. How Ballet West Academy Champions Women With four campuses from Salt...
by rumor | Feb 4, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Women make up just over 25% of the technology industry, a staggeringly low number considering this demographic makes up close to 52% of the general workforce. Careers in technology can be more flexible, higher paying, and have more work-from-home opportunities–options...
by rumor | Feb 2, 2023 | Story, Women in Business
As the daughter of an electrical engineer, Tina Larson has been around engineers her entire life, but growing up, she never saw anyone who looked like her. She didn’t let that stop her from pursuing an education and career in STEM. Today, she is the president and...
by rumor | Feb 1, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Instructure is a Utah-based software company that makes education more accessible. You have probably heard of the company’s brainchild–Canvas Studio–a collaborative next-generation video-learning platform. The rollout of this online learning platform turned the...
by rumor | Feb 1, 2023 | 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 | 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 31, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Formed in 2015, The Women’s Leadership Institute of Utah (WLI) supports women in business. It shines a light on the lack of women in leadership roles in corporate and political settings. Supporting women is in the organization’s DNA through career and leadership...
by rumor | Jan 30, 2023 | 100 companies Initiative, Story, Women in Business
Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) plans and builds roads and transportation projects throughout Utah–but not only in a literal sense. The organization is dedicated to helping women find their path in the workplace by providing support, fair pay, flexible schedules...
by rumor | Jan 30, 2023 | 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 | 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...
Recent Comments