University of Utah’s Master of Business Creation Program Celebrates Latest Graduating Cohort

February 27, 2025, Salt Lake City, Utah

The Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business has announced the graduation of 16 founders from its online program for the fall 2024 cohort. These entrepreneurs, representing two states, launched a total of 14 companies while completing the program’s flexible, three-semester online format.

“We are incredibly proud of what these founders have accomplished in this rigorous, entrepreneur-focused program,” said Paul Brown, director of the MBC program and professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy. “For many, graduation is just the beginning. They will now apply the insights and skills they’ve gained to scale their ventures and pursue new opportunities. As alumni, they also become part of our expanding global network, where we will continue to support their journeys.”

Offered through the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the Eccles School, the MBC program is developed in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Designed as a hybrid between a business curriculum and a startup accelerator, the program provides founders with expert-led courses, hands-on mentorship, and extensive resources to directly address their companies' needs.

The MBC program is provided by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the Eccles School in partnership with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business.

Entrepreneurship is a core value at the Eccles School, which integrates innovation across its undergraduate and graduate programs. The MBC program has earned recognition for its excellence, including an award from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers for “Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation.” Additionally, it secured first place in the Utah Innovation Awards in the professional services category, a recognition managed by Utah Business and Foley & Lardner.

MBC Online Graduates Fall 2024:

• Delos Industries (Cameron Van Waggoner, of Provo, Utah) – Light-gauge, steel-framing manufacturing. Panelized construction company building homes in the developing world.
• Dune Automotive/ Pro Auto Films (Zachary Hale, of Murray, Utah) – Car detailing and customizing.
• Helios Fitness & Wellness (Ari Weinstein, of Heber City, Utah) – High-end wellness facility.
• High Top HR (Sharon Salmon, of Park City, Utah) – Fractional human resources business. People operations consulting and coaching.
• Honu Medical (Bruno Silva, of Saratoga Springs, Utah) – Proactive medical clinic to address heart disease and diabetes.
• Independent Notion (Aleksander “Alek” Hender, of Layton, Utah) – Lifestyle clothing company.
• Intellition (Annie Davis, of Salt Lake City) – Autonomous drone solutions for ski resorts.
• Ovation Health (Eric Danielson, of Bountiful, Utah and Kyler Mahoney, of Layton, Utah) – Providing onsite health services for employers with an emphasis in musculoskeletal health care. Onsite employer-based chiropractic and physical therapy services.
• Space Gnome Studio (Kory Fluckiger, of Woodruff, Utah) – Full-service art production studio. A contract game design, development and art production studio.
• Utah Medical Massage & Wellness (Krystal Christensen, of Riverton, Utah) – Medical massage and wellness business. They provide complimentary orthopedic medicine to help people optimize wellness, manage pain and rehabilitate after injury or surgery.
• Wasatch Optimal Wellness Clinic, WOW Clinic – (G. Bryant Salmon and Benjamin Fogg, Heber City, Utah) – Outdoor-sports-oriented Heber wellness clinic.
• We Rock DM (Tricia Ulberg, Spicewood, Texas) – Austin-based website design and digital marketing agency.
• What if Jewelry (Brie Wahlstrom, of Centerville, Utah) – Sustainable custom jewelry.
• Yesui (Tsenduren “Cindy” Tumnee, of Lehi, Utah) – Small business connecting the Mongolian community.

Learn more about the Master of Business Creation program and apply at eccles.utah.edu/mbc.