UtahPreneur - Inside Utah's Most Iconic Businesses
What if your favorite Utah business never made it?
UtahPreneur is a storytelling podcast uncovering the make-or-break moments behind the shops, brands, and founders at the heart of Utahâs entrepreneurial excellence. While most business podcasts focus on unicorns and viral growth, we dig into the stories that almost didnât happen, but shape our everyday experience here in Utah now. From bootstrapped startups to neighborhood storefronts, these stories show what it really takes to build a business in Utah.
đ§ Weekly in-person interviews with founders across Utah
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â°ď¸ Real stories from the edge of success, survival, and what almost wasnât
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Notable Guests: Costa Vida, Beehive Meals, Project Solar, Kid-to-Kid, & Spencer Mecham (Buildapreneur)
Topics: Small business funding, local marketing strategies, Utah startup stories, hiring and leadership, brick-and-mortar growth, high growth founder origin stories, surviving hard seasons, scaling without burnout, building community through business, building a business with your community, and what makes a business last
UtahPreneur - Inside Utah's Most Iconic Businesses
This Utah Company is Disrupting the $300B Solar Industry by Saving Customers $30k+ | Project Solar
đ From the foothills of Orem to nationwide disruption, this is the story of how Project Solar is flipping the billion-dollar solar industry on its head.
Matt and his co-founder Trevor Hiltbrant saw a huge problem in the solar industryâprices varying by tens of thousands of dollars, depending on how much your sales rep is pocketing. Their solution? Cut out the middleman and bring solar online, saving homeowners thousands while delivering top-notch systems.
In this episode, Matt shares the challenges of launching Project Solar, from raising capital to installing their first DIY system. Youâll hear about how they tackled scaling their operations, the lessons learned in disrupting an industry, and their vision for making solar affordable and accessible for every homeowner.
Whether youâre curious about renewable energy, looking to save big on your next solar install, or just love a good Utah success story, this episode is packed with insights you donât want to miss!
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