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FILM IN UTAH
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…
Women In Tech Council
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...
Tina Larson Encourages Discomfort With Inequality
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...
Instructure
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...
Erin Smith Offers Advice For Women Re-Entering The Workforce
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 sociology....
Dr. Angela Trego Helps Individuals Find Success
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...
The Women’s Leadership Institute of Utah
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...
Wasatch Front Regional Council
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...
UVU President Leads By Example
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...
Rita Magalde: Bringing People Together Over Baklava
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...