When Anthony VanDyke, president of ALV Mortgage in Sandy, Utah, was looking for a nonprofit to partner with, he never imagined it would be with Make-A-Wish Utah. “I had a completely different perception of them. I would see them on the news or on Facebook. I would see them do a bunch of nice things for terminally ill kids,” recalls VanDyke. “I would always think, ‘That’s … [Read more...] about Utah Business Raising $100,000 to Grant Children’s Wishes
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Navigating Life Through Volleyball
Growing up, I was never big into team sports. I moved around a lot, got into trouble a bit, and learned a lot of my lessons through hard experience. When Nugent Good News asked me to interview Reed and Matt Carlson at Club V, I wasn’t super excited at first. I mean, they coach female teen athletes how to play volleyball. How exciting could that be? I was wrong. I learned a … [Read more...] about Navigating Life Through Volleyball
Chatbooks: Making and Keeping Meaningful Memories
It is no secret that humans like to keep a record of events that have happened in their lives. In recent years, we’ve seen an ever-growing collection of social media apps take those records and make it possible to keep them digitally. It’s easier, doesn’t cost as much, and takes up less space than say a scrapbook or journal. Unfortunately, one major aspect was lost when … [Read more...] about Chatbooks: Making and Keeping Meaningful Memories
The Value of Potential: Zak Nugent on Understanding Your Worth
How do you value potential? Potential of great ideas, great companies, great leaders? While many businesses struggled through 2020, Zak Nugent and his valuation firm, Scalar, doubled their efforts to put the company on a strong growth trajectory and expansion. Their business? Determining value. Value of other businesses, that is. Scalar is one of the premier business … [Read more...] about The Value of Potential: Zak Nugent on Understanding Your Worth
Salsa Queen: Salsa to Die For
Thirty years ago, Salsa Queen (Yes, that is her legal name; she was formerly known as Marhaba Zapata) came to the United States from Monterrey, Mexico, with her family, a suitcase with a few clothes, and one or two pictures. She was 17. A Rough Start “We didn’t speak English and we weren’t legal. I wasn’t able to finish high school due to the barrier of language because I … [Read more...] about Salsa Queen: Salsa to Die For
