UtahPreneur - Inside Utah's Most Iconic Businesses
Think you know Utah? These iconic founders will change your mind.
UtahPreneur is a storytelling podcast featuring real, unfiltered conversations with the people building Utah’s most impactful businesses. From bootstrapped startups to 8-figure brands, we share what it takes to grow in one of the top-ranked states for business innovation.
Utah is exploding with talent, ideas, and opportunity. And behind every founder is a wild story worth sharing. This podcast gives you an inside look at those journeys through honest, in-person interviews with iconic business owners.
🎧 Weekly founder interviews from across Utah
🧠 Insights for entrepreneurs, creatives, and curious locals
⛰️ True stories of risk, resilience, and growth in Utah
Notable Guests: Chatbooks, Costa Vida, Beehive Meals, Project Solar, Kid-to-Kid, Murphy Door
Topics: Utah startups, local business growth, marketing strategy, leadership, funding, hiring, scaling, brick-and-mortar success, community impact, small business,
Episodes
22 episodes
The $82M World-Class Theatre… in Sandy, Utah?! | Hale Centre Theatre
✨ Mark and Sally Dietlein turned a small South Salt Lake stage into one of the most advanced and beloved theatres in the country—Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah. With over 600,000 guests a year, a $82 million state-of-the-art venue, and stag...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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49:52
Bankrupt Twice, Lived in His Truck, Built a $50M Company Anyway | Murphy Door (Jeremy Barker)
🚪 Jeremy Barker lost $20 million before the age of 22. He went bankrupt twice, slept in his truck, and worked as a firefighter earning $800 paychecks—while pouring everything he had into building Murphy Door, a Utah-based hidden door and custom...
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Episode 20
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1:16:57
This Viral $6 Photo Book Idea Turned Into an 8-Figure Business | Chatbooks
⭐ Vanessa Quigley never planned to be a tech founder. But when her youngest son cried over a photo book from his preschool teacher, she realized how badly families need better ways to preserve their memories. That moment sparked Chatbooks—a sta...
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Episode 19
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52:09
This Utah Mom Built a Resale Empire (115 Stores) | Kid to Kid
🎙️ Shauna Sloan is the Utah mom who turned her love of thrifting into a national resale empire. In this episode of UtahPreneur, we dive into the origin story of Kid to Kid, one of the most recognizable children's resale franchises in the countr...
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Episode 18
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She’s on a Mission to Create 20 Female Millionaires | Queen of Wraps/Heather Barber
🎙️ Heather Griffith Barber helped turn Queen of Wraps into one of Utah’s most recognized print and vehicle wrap companies. What started with her brothers—and a cape and crown—grew into a full-service branding powerhouse with 30 employees and cl...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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52:21
This $25M/yr CEO Discovered Success Means Nothing Without Authenticity | Disruptive Advertising
🎙 Jake Baadsgaard built Disruptive Advertising into a $25M powerhouse by helping businesses stop wasting money on bad ads. But behind the scenes, Jake was burned out, disconnected from his family, and hiding behind the success of his company. I...
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Episode 16
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1:03:41
Flipping Bike Parts into a $10M/yr Empire–And Designing the Life He Really Wanted | Dale Majors
🎙 Dale Majors started flipping bike parts online as a teenager, eventually turning that hustle into BikeWagon, a $10M/yr e-commerce business. After scaling and selling the company, he didn’t retire—he used his entrepreneurial skills to...
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Episode 15
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1:03:13
Ex-Cons Run This 7-Figure Business—And Rebuild Their Lives | The Other Side Academy
🎙 After spending 15 years in prison, Dave Durocher had two choices—continue down the path that led him there or turn his life around. He chose the latter, and today, he’s the Executive Director of The Other Side Academy, a two-year residential ...
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Episode 14
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1:13:43
She Cashed Out Her $10K IRA to Build Utah’s Favorite Cookie Brand (in 2008) | RubySnap Cookies
✨ She walked away from a 15-year career in architecture, cashed out her $10,000 IRA, and risked it all on cookies—long before Utah’s cookie boom.Back in 2008, Tami Steggell saw an opportunity to reinvent the cookie industry by using 100% re...
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56:28
This Running Store Went From Barely Surviving to a 30 year legacy | Salt Lake Running Company (SLRC)
✨For 30 years, Salt Lake Running Company has been more than a store—it’s been the go-to destination for Utah’s running community.Back in 1995, SLRC started as a small specialty shop in Salt Lake City. Three decades later, it’s one of the mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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58:53
He Was Just a Bowling Supply Guy… Now His Brands Make $260M/yr!
✨ From starting a parking lot striping company, to building two of Utah’s most well-known brands, Sean Collins has done it all.Back in 1999, Sean and his business partner, Dave Rutter, had an idea for a family entertainment center—and t...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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53:03
From Rock Bottom to Food Truck Sensation | World’s Best Corndogs
✨ Russ Relyea was at rock bottom—personally and financially—when a simple corndog changed his life. After a chance encounter with a corndog vendor in North Dakota, Russ became obsessed with perfecting the recipe. After a lot of persistence, he ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:23:30
Utah’s 100-Year-Old Party and Gift Store Thriving in Lehi | Pioneer Party
🌟 Right in the heart of Lehi’s historic Main Street, Pioneer Party & Copy has been a beloved staple in the community for over a century. What started as a small-town pharmacy has transformed into a family-run hub for personalized gifts, rea...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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43:54
They Laughed at Her Idea… Then She Changed the Food Industry With ONE Facebook Post!
🌟 What started as a freezer meal side hustle turned into an 8-figure business transforming family dinners across Utah.When Allyse Jackson’s husband was between jobs, she decided to sell freezer meals on Facebook to make ends meet. That s...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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52:03
He Built Utah’s Most Iconic Rare Book Store | Ken Sanders’ Rare Books
🌟 Right in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Ken Sanders Rare Books has become a cultural cornerstone for Utah’s literary community.With its collection of rare and historic titles, including an unmatched selection of Utah and LDS his...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:27
He Couldn’t Find Good Help… So He Built the Biggest Job Board in the Philippines | OnlineJobs.ph
✨John Jonas, a Utah entrepreneur, created a job board that connects business owners with highly skilled workers in the Philippines. By cutting out the middleman, OnlineJobs.ph helps entrepreneurs reclaim their time while providing life-changing...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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55:14
This Utah Company is Disrupting the $300B Solar Industry by Saving Customers $30k+ | Project Solar
🌟 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 industry—prices...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:19
He’s Made Over $7M Online - Passively | Spencer Mecham (BuildaPreneur)
From working $10-an-hour jobs to becoming the top ClickFunnels affiliate and building a thriving content and affiliate marketing business, Spencer Mecham’s journey is anything but ordinary. In this episode, we dive into how Spencer leveraged pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:27:48
This Warehouse in Bluffdale Will Send Unlimited Postcards for You for $79/mo | Mailbox Power
From a small warehouse in Bluffdale, Utah, Mailbox Power is redefining marketing by blending the personal touch of physical gifts with the efficiency of automation. With over 10,000 brownies shipped each month and endless personalized postcards...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:23
This Utah Newcomer Built The East Bench’s Favorite Coworking Spot | Salt Mine Productive Workspace
From an abandoned bowling alley to a thriving entrepreneurial hub, this is the story of how Salt Mine became a cornerstone of Utah's tech community. In this episode, we explore how David Edmunds transformed a haunted house-like space into one o...
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Episode 2
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36:26
Growing From 3 Swim Students to Over 50,000 | SwimKids Utah
From a backyard trailer park pool to three bustling locations serving over 50,000 families, this is the story of how SwimKids Utah grew from humble beginnings into a lifesaving community staple. In this episode, we dive into the challenges and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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46:19
How I Turned $2.8K into $3.2M from my BYU Dorm Room
From teaching swimming lessons in Pleasant Grove to building a $500K marketing agency from my BYU dorm room, this is the full story of how I turned $2.8K into $3.2M in Utah's growing tech scene. I'm sharing everything – how my Mormon mission ch...
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Episode 1
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19:28