We meet with Director Hemmert and learn about the new vision and strategies for Utah's Economic Opportunity office - Go Utah. Also, Dr. Matthew Mouritsen, Dean of Weber State University's Goddard School of Business and Economics will visit with us and share insights on balance sheets.

https://www.weber.edu/goddard

https://business.utah.gov

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Jodi Schmidt to talk about her journey to the creation of Out of Bounds Creative. And Tim Vandenack talks about how to engage your business organization with the Standard-Examiner.

Links:

https://getoutofbounds.com

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See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Stacy Bernal and talk about her challenges that helped her write her book “The Things We Don’t Talk About’ and her non-profit “Awesome Autistic Ogden. And Brock Adams of WSU’s Hall Center for Sales Excellence visits with us about listening vs hearing.

http://seestacyspeak.com/things-dont-talk/

https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeAutisticOgden

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

Rachel Child, WSU’s HR expert, tells us why a good job description is important, and shares tips on how to write a great job description. And we meet with Brooke Barragan, the founder of Brookey Bakes, to learn about how she started her great company… and where to find her hand pies, cookies, and pies (oh my!)

We meet with Tiffany Hansen of Hive 9 Protection and learn how she started this great company through service. and we hear an update on the Wildcat MicroFund with Evelyn Jacome.

https://hive9protection.com

www.Wildcatmicrofund.org

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Jami Furniss to talk about her two businesses The Moxie Agency and Moxie Blankets. She has been through such a wild journey to get here and she's come to tell us all about it. We also meet with Sydnie Furton and Love Communications to learn about the business use of TikTok.

http://www.moxieblankets.com/

http://www.themoxieagency.net/

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Chuck Leonhardt of the Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce and learn about the history and the impact this great organization has on our community. And we talk about what makes a good sales representative.  Dr. Brock Adams of the Hall Center for Sales Excellence meets with us to share his thoughts.

Links:

https://www.ogdenweberchamber.com

https://www.weber.edu/salescenter

http://www.listenfirstproject.org

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Konel Banner and learn about his journey from woodworking to his company InstaFire that went on ABC's Shark Tank. The Topic of the Week is the need for diversity to drive innovation and how to increase diversity in your company with Adrienne Andrews, Chief Diversity Officer at WSU.

https://www.instafire.com

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Megan Christensen of the Davis County Economic Development Office to learn about the Davis County Small Business Loan Fund. And we talk about the importance of Cash Flow with Dr. Matt Mouritsen of WSU’s Goddard School of Business and Economics.

https://www.daviscountyutah.gov/ced

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.

We meet with Creighton Green - Founder of an exciting social media promotions company - Aptivada. And cover Human Resource Strategies with Rachel Child.

https://www.aptivada.com

See https://www.weber.edu/econdev/forging-the-norsatch.html for informative links.