Clint Betts sits down with CEO and Founder of Cotopaxi, Davis Smith on our Silicon Slopes segment. They discuss benefit corporations, and what its been like to run a cause, rather than a company.

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Cotopaxi CEO and Founder Davis Smith

In this episode we sit down and chat with TaxBit.TaxBit connects the consumer and enterprise cryptocurrency tax experiences. Whether you are a platform that needs to issue 1099s, or a user that needs to report their taxes, TaxBit’s cryptocurrency tax software unifies the process.

An Interview with the TaxBit team

In this episode Brian Singer, Co-Founder and CPO at Nobl9 joins us to discuss the founding of Nobl9 and where the idea came from. We learn about Service Level Objective's (SLO) and how Nobl9's SLO platform works. We also discuss Nobl9’s recent fundraising round with Sorenson Capital and hear about that process. If you're interested in learning more about SLO’s, join the first community driven SLO Conference for Site Reliability Engineers on May 17th, 2021 please visit https://hubs.la/H0Kh8YH0

Meat and Potatoes - Brian Singer, Nobl9

Our guest at today’s Town Hall event is United States Senator Mike Lee. The discussion focuses on the role of the US Senate in technology oversight and policy.

Silicon Slopes Live: U.S. Senator Mike Lee

Our guest at today’s Live event is Real Salt Lake Interim President John Kimball. From 2003-13, John Kimball served as chief marketing officer and senior vice president for Real Salt Lake and has been a pivotal figure in establishing the soccer community here in Utah.

Silicon Slopes Live: John Kimball - Real Salt Lake

Garrett Clark sits down with Sr. Senator Mike Lee to discuss recent legislation that affects the State of Utah. 

Silicon Slopes Sr. Senator Mike Lee

Our guest at today's Live event in partnership with Utah Outdoor Association is DPS Skis President & CEO Alex Adema. DPS builds the world’s most advanced skis and is committed to doing so in the USA HQ in Salt Lake City. As a business, they are building a long-term sustainable ecosystem for themselves and their suppliers, ambassadors, and customers.

Silicon Slopes Live: Alex Adema - DPS Skis

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Walker Edison CEO Brad Bonham. Walker Edison was co-founded by Scott Bonham and Brad Bonham with the vision to break the mold and help people Live Outside the Box™. Their team has built an innovative e-commerce based manufacturing model that provides the highest quality of stylish, ready-to-assemble home furnishings shipped straight to your door.

Silicon Slopes Live: Brad Bonham - Walker Edison

In this episode, we are joined by Colby Jenkins, Director, Dixie State Atwood Innovation Plaza. We hear all the great things Colby and his team are doing at Dixie and how the Plaza benefits the entire community. We hear some stories from Colby's days as an A-Team Special Forces commander and learn how those experiences are relatable to everyday problems we all face. Lastly, Colby shares some experiences of working at Google vs. The Pentagon with their very different cultures.

Meat and Potatoes - Colby Jenkins, Dixie State Atwood Innovation Plaza

In this episode, we are joined by Mike Ballard and Kevin Romney, the Camino Verde Group's founders, a real estate investment, development, and asset management company. The group's latest development is Ephriam Crossing, a unique, 90-acre multi-purpose development like nothing else in central Utah. We learn how tech companies, Snow College, and Ephriam are excited about the project and all the incentives a company could get by having an office in the development.

Meat and Potatoes - Mike Ballard and Kevin Romney, Camino Verde Group

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming EY Entrepreneur of the Year program with Shawn Goff, EY SLC Office Managing Partner, UT Region Program Director, & Derrick Porter, CEO, Beauty Industry Group, and a winner in 2020. This awards program draws out the best and the brightest Entrepreneurs from all over Utah. We cover how to apply, who should participate, and what the process entails. Silicon Slopes is honored to be a sponsor of this program. https://eoy.ey.com/home

Meat and Potatoes - EY, Entrepreneur of the Year

In this episode, we are joined by John R. Lund Attorney at Law, Parsons Behle & Latimer and former President, Utah State Bar, and Rick Hoffman Owner, Lone Peak Valuation Group. Both are on the board of the Office of Legal Services Innovation, which created the Utah Legal Sandbox whose goal is increasing Utahns' ability to access quality legal help, when, where, and how they want it by increasing the diversity, affordability, and competitiveness of the legal services market.

Meat and Potatoes - John R. Lund and Rick Hoffman

Our guest at today's Live event is Michael Sears, Salt Lake City Angels General Manager and Stoel Rives LLP Associate. The Salt Lake City Angels mentor promising entrepreneurs and invest in growing companies. As general manager, Michael works with investors in due diligence efforts, oversees financing rounds and negotiations, and facilitates investments.

Silicon Slopes Live: Michael Sears, Salt Lake City Angels

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jack Zenger and Dr. Joseph Folkman, co-founders of Zenger|Folkman. We learn how they work with clients to help them become better leaders. We learn about their research and how it is done using hard data and statistical analysis with logical explanations and actionable application. Lastly, we talk in-depth about a recent report that was published in the Harvard Business Review that goes into why Women are better leaders during a crisis.  zengerfolkman.com

Meat and Potatoes - Dr. Jack Zenger, Dr. Joseph Folkman - Zenger|Folkman

Our guest at today's Breakfast event is Kent Madsen, Co-founder and Managing Partner of EPIC Ventures. Kent has been investing in early-stage technology companies for almost two decades. While in venture capital Kent has directly worked on 6 IPO’s and dozens of acquisitions. Kent has served on numerous for- and non-profit boards of directors, including about 10 years on Zions Bank’s Board of Directors.

Silicon Slopes Live: Kent Madsen, EPIC Ventures

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