Founders, Investors & Operators

Michael McHenry is the founder of the McHenry Group, a Utah-based boutique restaurant group focused on experiential concept creation and forever challenging the industry’s status quo, one brand at a time. A home grown, self-made trailblazer, brand story teller, and concept gangster. Michael is a man who has a strong commitment to quality and has carved a name for himself in the culinary industry a...

Matt Riley is the founder of Stanza, a marketplace that connects remote teams looking for office space with companies nearby that have empty offices they can rent out. Matt began his tech career in the early 2000s working in sales and marketing for Silicon Valley giants Symantec and Cisco. In 2013, he moved to Utah to join Vasion (originally called PrinterLogic) as one of its earliest employees. W...

Andrew Smith is the co-founder of the Savory Fund, a private equity fund that specializes in partnering with restaurant concepts to deliver necessary capital, industry knowledge, and operational prowess to facilitate growth into multi-unit brands. Some of these brands include Swig Drink, R&R BBQ, and the Crack Shack. Prior to Savory, Andrew co-founded Four Foods Group, a multi-brand restaurant...

Trent Ogden is the CFO of Ogden’s Flooring & Design, Utah's most trusted, full-service flooring company. Trent also co-founded QFloors Software, a software designed to streamline all aspects of the business for flooring companies across the country.

Mitch Mathews is the founder of Anthem Pest Control, a pest control company based in Orem, UT. Mitch is also a former NFL player who played college football at BYU, where he is known for one of the most exciting plays in college football history with a last second Hail Mary catch against Nebraska. Mitch is not only a phenomenal entrepreneur, but also a fantastic leader. In addition to Anthem, Mitc...

Eric McNeil is the founder of McNeil X, which handles the business, brand, and wealth management for athletes and entrepreneurs. McNeil X helps families protect and grow generational wealth and helps athletes and entrepreneurs to build and scale their income and influence. He is also the host of Breaking the Huddle, a podcast focused on the intersection of business, money, entertainment, and sport...

Zack is currently a Regional Sales Manager at Vivint. He leads his team, Meraki, which is one of the top producing teams in the company. In addition to his role at Vivint, Zack hosts a podcast titled Todays the Day, which centers around the experiences and mentors Zack has had that have led him to be a success.

Jason Haugen is the founder and CEO of the Haugen RV Group. Jason has been an entrepreneur since the age of 18. Starting first in network marketing, where he built a team of thousands and was the top earner and speaker in that company. In 2018 Jason founded the Haugen RV Group, which is doing over $100M in annual revenue and has over 200 employees across 3 states. Jason is also a speaker and host...

Brandon Andra is the founder of MPWR Solar, a door-to-door solar sales and marketing company, which prides itself on helping sales reps not only achieve financial freedom, but better themselves while doing it. Brandon also hosts the Sovereign Podcast, a podcast for those striving for strong and meaningful self-development in all avenues of life.

Rich Day is the founder of Rich Day Group, a real estate investment firm that focuses on multifamily and industrial projects across the intermountain west. For the last decade Rich has sponsored the acquisition, development, and/or construction of more than 4,000 apartment units, 250 townhomes, and three million square feet in industrial and office space. Currently, Rich is developing nearly 1,200...

Roger Comstock is the founder and CEO of 0 Dollar Startup, a company which teaches individuals how to start recurring revenue businesses without Venture Capital, Debt or Real Estate. Roger is a serial entrepreneur, and in addition to 0 Dollar Startup, is the CEO and founder of Flipr, Comstock Consulting and Tuple. Roger also founded the annual G3 summit in Utah, which is a conference featuring top...

Paul Poteet is the CEO and Founder of Surge Development, a real estate development company focused on multifamily projects across the country. Over his 5-year career in development, Paul has personally led the entitlements for over 3,500 units spread across 40 projects and 7 states totaling in excess of $55M in land value. Surge currently has over 10 deals in various stages of development, totalin...

Steve Hutchings is the founder of X-Development, a real estate development company founded in 2016 that focuses on buying and developing premium retail, office, and industrial sites. X development oversees the entire development process from land entitlement, vertical construction, and leasing management. Notably, X-Development brought the first TopGolf to Utah County.

Jimmy Rex is the founder and CEO of the We Are The They coaching program and social movement. He is also the host of the top-rated podcast, The Jimmy Rex Show, and author of the best-selling book "You End Up Where You're Heading,". In addition, Jimmy is a real estate expert, having sold over 2500 homes in his career, and currently owns over 30 real estate properties in his personal portfolio. Jimm...

Chas is the co-founder of Thrive Development, a real estate development firm focused on multifamily, office, and medical office projects across the intermountain west. Chas Johnson is responsible for all Commercial Development and Asset Management in Thrive’s real estate portfolio. He has worked in the construction and real estate development industry since 1998, previously working for Rockworth C...

Jeremy is the founder of Uncommon Education Trading, a day-trading education platform which teaches individuals to profit on the stock market through short term trading strategies. In addition to Uncommon Education, Jeremy is a VP of Sales at Proof Pest Control.

Casey is an active investor, operator, board member, and advisor. During his 13-year tenure at Vivint, Casey played a critical role in helping grow revenue from $30M to $1B+ leading to a control investment by Blackstone, and successfully taking the company public. Casey is currently the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Sandlot Partners, a private investment firm that partners, which has deploy...

Nicole Tanner is the founder of Swig, the fastest growing soda and treat shop in the country. Nicole started Swig in 2010 with its first location in St. George, Utah and eventually grew the brand to 16 locations before partnering with Four Foods Group in 2017 (now known as Savory Fund) to grow Swig to over 40 locations in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Texas. In November 2022 Larry H. Miller...

Jared Taggart is an entrepreneur, founder, and investor. In 2013 Jared founded LimeLush.com, a global e-commerce brand curating women’s clothing and apparel as a one-stop shop for their fashion needs. In addition to LimeLush, Jared is a partner in Zyia Active, a fitness apparel brand based in Draper, UT, as well as a board member of Boutique Brands, a multi-brand online retailer.

Casey is the founder of G2G Protein Bar, a leader in the protein bar industry with a focus on natural ingredients and no preservatives. Founded in 2010, G2G Bar was one of the first refrigerated protein bar companies in the industry, a big differentiator to the typical protein bars packed with preservatives that sit on grocery store shelves. Today, G2G Bars can be found in over 1,500 store locatio...

Jason B.A. Van Camp is a Forbes Business Council Member, a Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and USA Today best-selling author, a decorated US Army Green Beret, a world traveler, and an entrepreneur. Jason is the founder of Mission Six Zero, a leadership consulting firm comprised of Medal of Honor recipients, U.S. Army Rangers, Navy SEALs and other Special Operations Forces team members, which he found...

Kirk is the founder and CEO of BGZ Brands, a leader and innovator in the mobile device protection industry. Kirk founded BGZ in 2002 as a screen protection company for the original handhelds and PDAs. It grew quickly with the evolution of smartphones and has become the powerhouse parent company to three distinct brands providing mobile device protection: BodyGuardz, Lander, and Moxyo. In addition...

Jason Walton is the founder of Moxie Pest Control, a national pest control company with over 30 offices across the country. In addition to Moxie, Jason has founded four other pest control brands, all of which are known for exceptional pest-control results and premium customer service. Jason is also the host of the Jason Walton Live It Podcast, a show focused on helping you becoming the best versio...

Tejas Konduru is the founder and CEO of Via, a mobile marketing platform for ecommerce brands. The son of Silicon Valley engineers, Tejas started Via to help retailers engage with customers on the device they carry around all day: Their mobile phone. Via puts together campaigns on mobile-native channels like apps, text and direct messages on Facebook and Instagram. Via has raised over $75 million...

Michael is the co-founder of The Perry Group, one of the top-producing real estate agencies in the state of Utah and across the country. With over $1B in real estate transactions, Michael is verified in the top 1% of all Utah Real Estate professionals. Michael has a team of over 50 real estate professionals and specializes in luxury real estate in the Salt Lake Valley.