May 2008

Mary Louise and Ron Zeller

Mary Louise and Ron Zeller are not your typical grandparents.

Natalie Gochnour

Chief Operating Officer, Salt Lake Chamber

Chief Operating Officer, Salt Lake Chamber

Natalie Gochnour’s profile seems to be rising right alongside her pet Salt Lake Chamber project, Downtown Rising. The latest of her ascents is her appointment to COO for the chamber — up from her position of VP of policy and communications.

Are You VC Material?

Turned down by a venture capital fund? Is it time to pack it in? Probably not, it might just mean you’re normal.

Multitasking Myths

Think Doing More Than One Thing at a Time Makes You Super Efficient? Experts Are Starting to Say No

Think Doing More Than One Thing at a Time Makes You Super Efficient? Experts Are Starting to Say No

Recently, I arranged a meeting with a business acquaintance who I was interested in getting to know better. I was looking forward to digging into her experience and insight and gleaning what she had learned in her business, perhaps to then apply this new knowledge to my own business efforts. Our meeting didn’t go as well as I had hoped.

Focus On: Intellectual Property (IP) Law

Utah Industry Leaders Discuss Problems and Solutions

Utah Industry Leaders Discuss Problems and Solutions
The Focus On series looks at a different industry each month offering first-person insight from local executives into some of the challenges each Utah industry faces. In this installment, Business Connect hears from local Intellectual Property (IP) attorneys.
 
 

Protecting Your IP on a Budget
By Rand Bateman
BATEMAN IP LAW GROUP

8 Wonders of Utah

The Utah Innovation Awards Program Honors This Year's Best Inventions Since Sliced Bread

The Utah Innovation Awards Program Honors This Year's Best Inventions Since Sliced Bread

Quick: What was the name of the first integrated personal computer? Some say it was the Apple, some say it was the Sphere, and some say it was the Alto. All three computers have something surprising in common — each has a significant Utah connection.

Seven Steps for Building Wealth: Part Two

Many people believe that accumulating wealth is a random event. Or it is pure luck that determines who is wealthy and who isn’t.

Latin Connections Network

Spanish Waves Owner Helps Build Bridge to the Latino Consumer

Spanish Waves Owner Helps Build Bridge to the Latino Consumer

Sonia Quiroga Thomas was born in Argentina as a natural entrepreneur and the evidence came early. At age 15, she was selling Mary Kay products to pay her high school expenses. At 18, she was the owner of her own magazine. At 23, she started an Internet company.

Strategic Communications

Planning for the Best and Worst of Times

Planning for the Best and Worst of Times

We all have a plan or two or three. Mine range from mundane daily to-do lists to my 401K investments to a lofty five-year business plan. These documents represent planning that greatly increase my chances of making things work well and they create a road map for my vision of the good times, success and rewards ahead.

Collaborative Teamwork

The Necessity for Functional Groups in the Agile Project Management Development Space

The Necessity for Functional Groups in the Agile Project Management Development Space

The Agile Project Management (APM) method of tackling a problem is like a collaborative game of painting a picture — it requires a group to be cooperative, creative and productive. The difference is the canvas upon which an APM team works is a code base and the artistry is in the elegant process of discovering a unique, yet simple solution to a technical problem.