When sister-duo Sarah Kate Price and Anna Connolly first became members of the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, they hoped they were on the path to becoming a “pajampire.” The sisters are co-founders of West of Breakfast, which sells “luxury pajamas with personality.” They’re […]
A founder in the Master of Business Creation program this year at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Joel Zae is using the program to help turn his balloon artistry from a side-hustle that helped pay rent to a full-time party planning business. His idea, Party Pipeline, serves as an online marketplace […]
Amy Roskelley joined the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business to share her passion for health and wellness through her company Healthbeet. Healthbeet is an online resource for healthy eating, weight loss strategies, portion control, meal plans, recipe ideas, and more. Roskelley started the company […]
NFT, short for non-fungible token, has become an elusive buzzword in the midst of the rising world of the metaverse, blockchain, and all things considered “web3.” Tim Nielsen and his company Cloutchain want to make NFTs accessible for everyone by creating a platform for both fans and creators to engage using NFTs to drive the […]
Isaac Sesi, the founder of Sesi Technologies, is one of this year’s founders in the Master of Business Creation program and is currently based in Ghana. His agritech company provides affordable technology solutions to African farmers that helps them reduce losses, maximize productivity, and increase their income. Sesi studied electrical engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah’ […]
Founders in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the David Eccles School of Business had the meeting of a lifetime during the Silicon Slopes Summit in Salt Lake City. Abbie Kohler and Greg Fine, co-founders of ResusciTech, were selected to be one of only a handful of companies that got the opportunity to […]
The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business welcomed the third class of founders in the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program this fall semester for the 2021-22 academic year. The program is offered with support from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. The group consists of 23 founders […]
For founder Alyssa Bertelsen, Rise Up School of Dance is so much more than a business. “Rise Up started just out of my own story growing up; I wasn’t able to afford ballet classes and was given a scholarship,” Bertelsen said. “That totally changed my life because I could pursue ballet and it really grew […]
Co-founders Viral Shah and Dhaval Chokshi are empowering hoteliers with their startup HelloGM, which provides a single interface to see data from disparate property management systems easily compiled, analyzed, and utilized. A data-science-focused endeavor, the pair grew the company as members of the Master of Business Creation program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles […]
The award-winning Master of Business Creation (MBC) program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business announced new leadership. Professors and experienced entrepreneurs Paul Brown and Taft Price are now co-directors of the program, while the founding director, Jack Brittain, starts transitioning to retirement while continuing to teach leadership in the MBC program, […]
