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Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: Women's Business Center of UtahThis is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. The Women’s Business Center of Utah has been supporting and inspiring entrepreneurs to achieve their goals for over 27 years, offering courses, guidance, and essential resources to help businesses grow and thrive. State Director, Ann Marie Wallace, joins us with more.
Ann Marie Wallace:
The Women’s Business Center of Utah helps entrepreneurs in all 29 Utah counties with free advising, and training, and helpful resources — especially for women. We’re excited to share that the U.S. Small Business Administration named the Women’s Business Center of Utah the 2025 Women’s Business Center of Excellenc...
2025-09-0801 min
Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: WBCUtah Annual ReportThis is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. For over twenty years, the Women’s Business Center of Utah has helped women build confidence, create opportunities and succeed in business. Their 2023-2024 Annual Report shows a record year of impact, detailing milestones and success stories for Utah’s women entrepreneurs. Here with more is State Director Ann Marie Wallace.
Ann Marie Wallace:
Utah has one of the most dynamic business communities in the country, with talented women leading in every industry. At WBCUtah, we’re proud that our 2023-2024 Annual Report reflects more than just the numbers; it represents dreams fulfilled, jobs c...
2024-11-1301 min
Women Own ItSara Day with UMLF (Utah Microloan Fund)Ann Marie Wallace, WBCUtah's State Director visits with Sara Day, Program Manager of Utah Microloan Fund. You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It! https://www.utahmicroloanfund.org/
2024-04-0529 min
Women Own ItMollie Halterman, Owner of Gym on Main and Parowan MayorKylee Field, WBCUtah's Southern Program Coordinator visits with Mollie Halterman, owner of Gym on Main out of Parowan, Utah and Mayor of Parowan! You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It! https://gymonmain.com/
2024-03-2523 min
Women Own ItGregan Gibson, owner of Greetings by GreganLisa Jensen, WBCUtah's Southern Program Manager visits with Gregan Gibson, owner of Greetings by Gregan out of Washington, Utah! You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It! https://www.greetingsbygregan.com/
2024-03-2520 min
Women Own ItTessa Arneson, Owner of Maven CreateAnn Marie Wallace, WBCUtah's Director visits with Tessa Arneson, owner of Maven Create out of SLC, Utah! You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It! https://mavencreateslc.com/
2024-03-2239 min
Women Own ItStacy Jones, Owner of AlignSeantae Jackson, WBCUtah's Norther Outreach Coordinator visits with Stacy Jones, owner of Align out of Cache Valley, Utah! You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It! https://nowalign.com/ https://www.theratechtxusa.com/
2024-03-0131 min
Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: 2024 Diverse-Owned Business AcceleratorThis is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. The Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber and Women's Business Center of Utah, is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2024 Cohort. Program facilitator and entrepreneur Kamea Johnson joins us with more.
Kamea Johnson:
When I first started my own business, I realized firsthand how difficult the entrepreneurial learning process could be. Luckily, I had resources to guide me, including the Women’s Business Center of Utah.
That’s why WBCUtah and the Salt Lake Chamber launched the Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator program to ensure that every small business owner, regardless of gend...
2024-01-2501 min
Women Own ItKylee Howell with Friar Tucks BarbershopAllie Farnham, WBCUtah's Southern Outreach Coordinator visits with Kylee Howell, owner of Friar Tucks Barbershop out of Helper, Utah! You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It!
2024-01-0435 min
Women Own ItAuthor Leisa WallaceAllie Farnham, WBCUtah's Southern Outreach Coordinator has a great conversation with Leisa Wallace, who is a WBCUtah Business Advisor and an AMAZING Author. You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It!
2024-01-0227 min
Women Own ItNatalie Kaddas with Kaddas EnterprisesAnn Marie, WBCUtah's State Director has a great conversation with Natalie Kaddas, CEO of Kaddas Enterprises. You won't want to miss this episode! Stay tuned for more interviews coming this new season of Women Own It!
2023-10-2019 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Annie Thomas Owner of Sego Lily Children's GardenTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Annie Thomas, Owner of Sego Lily Children's Garden. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-09-1129 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Molly Leroy with House of HearingTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Molly Leroy, Owner of House of Hearing. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-08-2426 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Kerri Lewis (Surviving Life After Loss)To celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Kerri Lewis, Owner of Surviving Life After Loss. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-08-2429 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - McKenzie Bauer with Thread WalletsTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have McKenzie Bauer, Owner of Thread Wallets. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-08-2443 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews Anne Benson with Krazy Klean ServicesTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Anne Benson, Owner of Krazy Klean Services out of Logan. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-08-2434 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Jill Shroyer (Expedition HR)To celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Jill Shroyer, Owner of Expedition HR out of Park City. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!
2023-08-2423 min
Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: Diverse Owned Business Accelerator (DOBA)This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. The Salt Lake Chamber and Women’s Business Center of Utah have launched the Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator to help diverse small business owners enhance skills, direction and strategy for their businesses.
This new cohort program will provide small business owners the opportunity to become more efficient, effective and successful in their businesses by teaching them how to outline milestones for their business strategy, best practices for utilizing a brand style guide, clarifying revenue streams and so much more.
Not only that, the Diverse-Owned Business Accelerator will provide a peer-to-peer environment, mastermind groups for su...
2023-01-3001 min
Salt Lake ChamberSpeaking on Business: Women's Business Center of UtahThis is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. In 1997 the Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, established the Women’s Business Center of Utah to provide services to female entrepreneurs and small business owners. Here is State Director Ann Marie Wallace with more.
ANN MARIE WALLACE:
The American Dream includes the incredible opportunity to own a business and make a profit. However, the playing field is uneven, and women have been at a disadvantage in accessing capital, obtaining contracts, receiving support and even being taken seriously.
For 25 years, the Women’s Business Center of Utah has...
2023-01-3001 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Heather Young Owner of Front Porch TwangTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Heather Young, Owner of Front Porch Twang out of Cedar City. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews! Instagram: @frontporchtwang TikTok: @frontporchtwang Facebook: Front Porch Twang
2022-08-1030 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Kaitlyn Maestas Owner of Raw Eddy'sTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Kaitlyn Maestas, Owner of Raw Eddy's. Raw Eddy's brings you delicious snacks made with brain boosting adaptogens. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews! Instagram: @raweddys
2022-08-0137 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Jennie Hendricks Owner of Century 21 Prestige RealtyTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Jennie Hendricks, Owner of Century 21 Prestige Realty. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!I Instagram: @jennie_hendricks
2022-07-2930 minWomen Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Heather Waegner with Heather Waegner PhotoTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Heather Waegner, Owner of Heather Waegner Photo. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews!I nstagram: @heatherwaegner @heatherwaegner.photo
2022-07-2023 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Trina Limpert, owner of Rize NextTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Trina Limpert, Owner of Rize Next. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews! Instagram: @rizenext @tech.moms @trinaceleste
2022-07-2025 minWomen Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Brenda Blackburn with Beyond BoardersTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Brenda Blackburn, Owner of Beyond Boarders. Stay tuned for many more episodes on this season of 25 Utah Business Owner Interviews! Instagram: @brenda_lee_b
2022-07-1828 min
Women Own It25 Women Business Owner Interviews - Isabelle Kaul with Z's Mobile DetailTo celebrate 25 years of WBCUtah, we will be interviewing 25 Utah Women Business Owners for season 4 of the Women Own It podcast. On this episode, we have Isabelle Kaul, Owner of Z's Mobile Detail. Isabelle is a recent high school graduate and already rockin' it in the entrepreneur world!
2022-06-1723 min
Women Own ItHow Did She Do It? Amazing Product Ideas and How to Protect ThemWhitney Rigby, owner of Magnetic Hair Design, joined by Ashly Kulland, WBCUtah Digital Media Specialist, will share her journey in creating a first of its kind product, a magnetic hair extension. After five years developing her hair extension line, she launched Magnetic Hair Design with her husband Daniel in 2021. MHD has been in numerous magazines, met tons of celebrities, and has been working on the patent for her product. Learn how to take an idea and make it into a sellable product and how to patent it.
2022-03-1536 minWomen Own ItWBCUtah Cohort Programs - Next Step & Ms. BizState Director, Ann Marie Wallace is joined by Debbie Drake, our Southern Program Director and Malavika Deo from Deolicious. On this episode of Women Own It, they talk all things Next Step and Ms. Biz - our two cohort programs!
2022-02-0752 min
Women Own ItNew Year, New Goals, and Starting a New Business with Ann Marie WallaceDigital Media Specialist, Ashly Kulland is joined by State Director, Ann Marie Wallace to talk about how to start a new business, what the WBCUtah has to offer, and what the WBCUtah has coming up in 2022.
2022-01-0540 min
Women Own ItTaking Advantage of Apprenticeships with Aseeya GrantAseeya Grant, owner of Petal to the Metal, joins us to talk about her flower business and the apprenticeship that propelled her business forward. We talk about how she began arranging flowers using her Trader Joe's grocery finds and how her style has evolved. She shares how meeting with a WBCUtah advisor was so helpful for her business and the other free resources she has taken advantage of. Check out the new Petal to the Metal branding that Aseeya teased in this episode!
2021-08-0443 minWomen Own ItTurning a Backyard Farm Into a Business with Lincoln Street FarmNico and Nat from Lincoln Street Farm spoke with WBCUtah's Digital Media Coordinator Eve about how they turned their passion for farming, soap, and candle making into a business. We cover what it looks like to work with your partner, how they've centered their LGBTQ identities within their brand, and how they went viral on TikTok. You can find Lincoln Street Farm on their website, Instagram, and TikTok.
2021-05-2940 min
Women Own ItWork/Life Balance In Your Business with Mandy MadsenMandy Madsen, owner of Mad Dough, joins WBCUtah Digital Media Coordinator Eve to talk about starting her donut business during a pandemic and how she has handled the quick growth of her business. Mandy talks about business influencers that have inspired her and how she made sure to create space for work/ life balance when she started her business. She talks us through everything from hiring her first employees to how she comes up with her flavors. Find Mad Dough on Instagram and at the new Central 9th Market, opening soon.
2021-04-1435 min
Creator's HoneyEpisode 7: The Beauty of Education - Carly BrownessCarly started her journey in the beauty industry 18 years ago while attending cosmetology offered through a high school tech program. It was there that Carly found her love for helping women feel confident. After working for many years as an instructor teaching permanent cosmetics, Carly realized there was a need for a reputable academy that offered all modalities of permanent cosmetics. Her passion is helping women feel beautiful, capable and confident; whether they are her clients or students. As a mother of three girls, she is committed to finding a balance between helping other women accomplish their goals and...
2021-04-0747 minWomen Own ItEstablishing Boundaries with April McPhersonWBCUtah's Southern Business Advisor Amber chats with April McPherson, owner of Trail Folk Designs in Cedar City. April shares the story of her jewelry business and how setting boundaries is crucial for her work/ life balance. Amber interviewed her on the day she was moving from Etsy to her own website and asked her about the future of Trail Folk Designs.
2021-03-1240 minWomen Own ItHow We Can Help You with Ann Marie WallaceClancy is joined by Ann Marie Wallace, State Director of the Women's Business Center of Utah. Ann Marie talks about her upbringing in rural Utah, her previous career in hospitality, and the last ten years at WBCUtah. She talks about getting help and encouragement from her old manager when she wanted to open her own business and WBCUtah helped her. Learn how we help women business owners with whatever they need.
2021-01-2034 minWomen Own ItCaregiving with Jill ArmijoFor the Season 2 premiere of Women Own It, WBCUtah's Debbie Drake talks with Jill Armijo, owner of Savor Your Life health coaching and author of Home of the Unknown Soldier. Jill talks about how her faith helped her find her husband, whose story she writes about in her book. Both she and her husband struggled with mental health in different ways, and Jill found health coaching as an outlet to help others, especially other caregivers, take control of their own mental and physical health. Find Jill at https://www.jillarmijo.com/ and find her book here.
2020-11-1839 min
Women Own ItUsing Contractors to Grow with Tara McHughThis is a recording of our Coffee with Clancy virtual training series. Business Advisor Clancy Stone is joined by Tara McHugh, owner of Jupiter Dog Sitting. Tara also works full time splitting her time between WBCUtah and the Salt Lake Chamber. Hear how Tara balances it all and uses contractors to enable herself to step back and work on her business, not just in her business. Tara talks about the struggle to gain confidence in yourself as a business owner, and takes us through her pricing strategies and how they have shifted.
2020-08-0155 min
Women Own ItResources for Women Business Owners to Overcome COVID-19This episode was recorded from a virtual training we held at the beginning of May with World Trade Center Utah. We hear from Susan Madsen, Founder/Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project: Learn how women react to challenges and how self-understanding is important for business owners when understanding their own reactions and stress. Then we hear from Clancy Stone, Business Advisor at WBCUtah: Launch a successful business during COVID-19 and avoid the pitfalls of failure and success while doing so. Lastly, we hear from Nicole Sherwood, Director of Grants and Operations | STEP...
2020-05-2057 min
Women Own ItWorking from Anywhere with Kaylee SpinhirnWBCUtah Program Director Debbie Drake is joined by Kaylee Spinhirn, the Traveling CFO. Kaylee runs her business, https://www.coachingwithkaylee.com/, from around the world. She discusses how she is able to run a business completely remotely, with no current place she calls home. This episode was recorded before COVID-19, but working remotely is even more relevant right now.
2020-05-0623 min