People & Culture articles focus on a specific person that is doing something remarkable or noteworthy in Utah's tech and startup ecosystem. Often, these individuals are not generally well-known or famous except for in their own circles where they exert a profound and important influence on those around them and the organizations they serve; as a result, they positively impact the local culture and community.
People & Culture
People & Culture articles focus on a specific person that is doing something remarkable or noteworthy in Utah's tech and startup ecosystem. Often, these individuals are not generally well-known or famous except for in their own circles where they exert a profound and important influence on those around them and the organizations they serve; as a result, they positively impact the local culture and community.
Those in film production know it’s a sprint industry. Assignments are ramped up from conception to release, then dissipate and disperse just as rapidly. Work is distributed among an array of on-set, remote, creative, and technical teams; roles assigned and reassigned in a swirl of freelance, revision, and collaboration.
By Jenny Rollins
A Provo-based language learning platform, Hallo, is instantly connecting hundreds of thousands of people who want to learn English to native-speaking teachers who help them practice the language.
Similar to Uber, Hallo allows users to instantly match with teachers and other students to practice English within seconds
In the publishing industry there are five large publishing houses often called the “big five:” Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. In 2020, PRH announced that it would buy Simon & Schuster for more than $2 billion, causing unease among the book and
In the publishing industry there are five large publishing houses often called the “big five:” Penguin Random House (PRH), Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. In 2020, PRH announced that it would buy Simon & Schuster for more than $2 billion, causing unease among the book and
Those in film production know it’s a sprint industry. Assignments are ramped up from conception to release, then dissipate and disperse just as rapidly. Work is distributed among an array of on-set, remote, creative, and technical teams; roles assigned and reassigned in a swirl of freelance, revision, and collaboration.
By Jenny Rollins
A Provo-based language learning platform, Hallo, is instantly connecting hundreds of thousands of people who want to learn English to native-speaking teachers who help them practice the language.
Similar to Uber, Hallo allows users to instantly match with teachers and other students to practice English within seconds
PlanRadar, a Vienna, Austria-based digital construction, real estate and facilities management platform, has named veteran Salt Lake City-based sales leader, Jeff Jensen, as its new General Manager, Americas. With almost two decades of experience leading sales teams in the construction, telecommunications, and IT industries, Jensen has a demonstrated ability to
By Elainna Ciaramella
In just three and a half years since the YouTube channel started in 2019, Matt’s Off-Road Recovery has become a national sensation with nearly 1.5 million subscribers and growing. What makes this YouTube success story intriguing is the channel’s atypical creator, Matt Wetzel, a
Today Domo announced the appointment of Monica Pool Knox as Chief People Officer (CPO). Pool Knox will lead the global Human Resources organization with a focus on optimizing the capability of Domo’s talent and inspiring a culture where employees can do their best work. She will report to Chief
VentureCapital.Org (VCO), a Utah-based non-profit organization that assists, coaches, and provides mentoring to entrepreneurs raising investment capital, announced on September 29, 2022, the appointment of Tara Spalding as the organization's inaugural Chief Programming Officer and Director of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Program. Concurrently, VentureCapital.Org announced Marcia
By Elainna Ciaramella
Homelessness is not the effect of a life of crime or addiction, it’s much deeper than that. According to Joseph Grenny, chairman of the board of The Other Side Village, a master-planned neighborhood heading to Salt Lake City providing permanent housing for men and women coming
