In this May 2025 interview from a Utah Business Founder Friday event, editor-in-chief Melanie Jones and Beehive Meals founder and CEO Allyse Jackson discuss three business lessons to validate your work when you find yourself frozen. 

(1)  Validate your business.

(2)  Validate yourself.

(3)  Grow from hard-learned lessons.

The event was sponsored by Kiln and Northwestern Mutual. 

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In this April 2025 interview from a Utah Business Founder Friday event, editor-in-chief Melanie Jones and JobNimbus Co-Founder & CEO Ben Hodson discuss his journey as a serial entrepreneur. He shares 4 business lessons to make heroes out of employees and clients.

(1) Broad interests mean better problem-solving

(2) Success comes when you stop fearing risk

(3) Don’t chase money, chase impact

(4) Employees should come before the customer

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In this March 2025 interview from a Utah Business Founder Friday event, assistant editor Beth Taylor and Minky Couture founder Sandi Hendry discuss 5 lessons for a thriving business: 

(1) Identify market gaps

(2) Be patient with success

(3) Create a nurturing environment for employees

(4) Give back

(5) It’s never too late to pursue entrepreneurship

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In this February 2025 interview from a Utah Business Founder Friday event, editor-in-chief Melanie Jones and Jacki Zehner, SheMoney founder, discuss 4 tips for democratizing financial literacy: 

(1) Address your emotional relationship with money first

(2) Normalize financial ambition

(3) Make intentional money moves

(4) Have conversations and utilize resources

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In this January 2025 interview from a Utah Business Founder Friday event, editor-in-chief Melanie Jones and Mobly co-founder and CEO Zach Barney discuss 5 tips for unlocking event marketing mastery:

(1) Money is made at night

(2) Prioritize engagement over giveaways

(3) Follow up on leads quickly

(4) Host smaller, more frequent events

(5) Track your return on investment

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