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March 2023

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Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Sawyer Hemsley

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Originally from Preston, Idaho, Sawyer Hemsley moved to Logan, Utah in 2012 to attend Utah State University. Sawyer has always loved working with people and came from a family that not only loves cookies, but is known for eating them warm right from the oven every Sunday. Sawyer’s passion for people and cookies led to the beginning of Crumbl Cookies in 2017. A year later he earned his bachelor’s degree at USU in communication studies with minors in marketing and multimedia development. Crumbl started as a family-owned business, co-founded by Sawyer, and his cousin, Jason McGowan, as part of a quest to sell the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The first location was opened in Logan, Utah five years ago, and the business has grown to more than 650 locations throughout the U.S. with more than 10,000 employees.

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Eccles Conference Center | More Info

Mar

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Lola Strong

Panel Discussion/Presentation

As a young woman, Lola dreamed of making a difference in the world. Her progress was completely derailed in 1998 when she was prescribed pain killers, which quickly developed into an all-consuming addiction to heroin. Lola’s downward spiral led to a place where all drug - addicts go - to a series of rehabs, jails, then prisons. In 2008, she was on her way to her fourth prison term, but an empathetic judge gave her the choice to complete two years at Delancey Street rather than serve her five year sentence. The opportunity was life changing. Today, Lola is a cofounder of The Other Side Academy (TOSA), and the managing director of the Denver facility. Most important to Lola is the fulfillment she gains from using her formidable skills and selfless determination to help others change their lives.

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Eccles Conference Center | More Info

Mar

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Paul Bultema & Heather Brewer

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Paul is an accomplished senior executive and entrepreneur with a 30-year track record of promotion through progressively greater roles of responsibility for global communications and technology companies. Currently, he is the Director of Global Workforce Development for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure. Prior to Amazon, Paul worked at Accenture as the Managing Director of Strategy Consulting. Paul earned a Master’s Diploma in Strategy & Innovation from Oxford University and an MBA from DePaul University. Paul is an avid adventurer and has completed major marathons on all seven continents. During the 2.5 years of Covid, he and Heather were able to “work reboatly” from their boat, while cruising from Florida to Seattle, via the Panama Canal.

Heather is an international business leader with 20+ years of experience leading strategic growth, global expansions, and management consulting services. She has designed and implemented new solutions and business transformation efforts for many of the most prominent companies around the world. She has worked in 14 countries for firms including Ernst & Young, Deloitte Consulting, Nortel Networks, and The Mills Corporation. Currently, Heather is the Client Relationship Executive at Price Waterhouse Coopers for one of their largest High Tech Clients, leading all aspects of global business development across their portfolio companies. Heather holds a business degree from the University of Washington, and is a founding member of the Certificate of International Studies in Business program.

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Eccles Conference Center | More Info

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