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A Film-Lovers Paradise: Filming in Utah
I spent much of my youth in movie theatres, including the old Blue Mouse in downtown Salt Lake City. During high school and college, I discovered the Sundance Film Festival…
Aviva Woman
What if you created a woman-centric company that seamlessly synthesized biology and hospitality into a cohesive whole? Introducing Aviva Woman, the premier med spa revolutionizing women's health and wellness. Suzi Sands has seamlessly blended biology and hospitality...
Paths for Women are Bright at Zions Bancorporation
Whether mentoring promising female employees or monitoring pay equity, Zions Bancorporation supports employees with programs and policies that champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. When Zions Bank opened for business in 1873, five of the first 15 depositors...
Clearfield City
Clearfield City is raising the bar for other Utah cities when it comes to empowering women in the workplace. With an impressive 173 women employees, 16 serving as supervisors, eight as managers, and five selected to participate in the city's leadership academy, it is...
Mentors and Support Systems Helped Katelin Roberts Succeed as a Woman in STEM
Katelin Roberts is the immediate past executive director of BioHive, a company whose purpose is to accelerate the life sciences and healthcare innovation industry in Utah. “BioHive creates a sense of community for our industry and supports businesses and future...
Big Dill Pickleball Co.
When Katy Luxem moved to Utah in 2018, she joined a roller derby team to meet people. She loved the community but decided to hang up her skates after breaking both ankles in separate instances. She picked up pickleball, a sport she had grown up playing in Seattle, to...
Bonsai Bai Me
For Mckenna Sontag, bonsai was a hobby before she started her business Bonsai Bai Me. She would casually get together with her friends and do it for fun, but she never imagined her hobby would turn into a business. Starting in 2022, she took some time to re-evaluate...
Bonded Bracelets—Taking Risks to Grow a Passion Project Into a Business
Rachel Sherwood and Christee Nabor, founders of Bonded Bracelets, have been friends since childhood. For several years they looked for a permanent way to commemorate their friendship without the commitment of a tattoo. When their search didn’t turn up anything that...
Nominations Open for the 100 Companies Championing Women Initiative
GOEO and the Utah Women & Leadership Project, in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, are pleased to announce the recent launch of the 100 Companies Championing Women as part of its Inspire In Utah initiative. The 100 Companies...
Nicole Tanner – Running a woman-owned business one drink at a time
As the cofounder of Swig, Nicole Tanner knows what it takes to make a business successful.