Founders, Investors & Operators

McKay is a business leader, author, professor and podcast host. He is currently the CEO of a major non-profit organization, Thanksgiving Point, which serves children and youth in his local community. Christensen’s career began at Procter & Gamble after graduating with an MBA and a Masters in Accounting from BYU. He has held various other leadership positions in business including Director of S...

Bennet is an entrepreneur, investor, founder, and podcast host. Bennett is the founder of Dirty Dough – a incredibly popular cookie company that is rapidly growing its presence throughout the intermountain west and beyond. Prior to founding Dirty Dough, Bennett started and sold his solar company, Switch to Solar, all within a 15-month time-frame; and prior to that, he led sales teams at various so...

John is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of GRIT Marketing, a sales and recruiting organization that trains reps for the pest control industry. Founded in 2020, the company — which has become a servicing partner to some of the largest pest control companies in the industry — did more than $30 million of top-line revenue in its first year of business and has grown to over 500 sales reps. Prior to...

Sean is the founder and CEO of Cold Rush Express, a trucking & logistics company based in Salt Lake City that provides innovative shipping solutions to its clients. He also serves concurrently as the President of ShipEX Logistics. Prior to founding Cold Rush in 2019, Sean was the Founder and CEO of Interide Logistics, which was ultimately acquired by XPO Logistics in May of 2013. Before Interi...

Eric Kandell is an entrepreneur, founder, and investor. Eric started his career in the mortgage space in 2000 and 13 years later founded Low VA Rates, a full-service mortgage provider with a special emphasis on veteran loans. Low VA Rates funded over $2B in VA mortgages in 2020 alone. In addition to Low VA Rates, Eric is an active investor in storage units, start-ups, and amongst various other ven...

Ryan Flint, SIOR, is a commercial real estate expert, entrepreneur, investor, a highly sought-after speaker, and one of the most respected and decorated commercial real estate executives in the country. One of the most accoladed professionals in the business, with nearly $3 billion in sales and leasing throughout his career, Ryan has been featured in multiple publications and earned multiple top-p...

Mitch Casey is a serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Dime Beauty Company, a skincare, wellness, and beauty brand based in Draper, UT. In addition to Dime Beauty, Mitch has founded several other ventures, including apparel, manufacturing, and product brands. On this episode, Mitch tells us the story of founding Dime Beauty Company and how he has grown it to be one of the fastest growin...

Braxton Davies is the Co-Founder and COO of Brooks Pest Control, a rapidly growing pest control company based in Orem, UT. Brooks Pest Control recently sold a portion of their business in an extremely successful exit, which we dive into on this episode. Braxton shares his journey of starting from nothing and growing it into a highly successful business, as well as the tradeoffs of risk versus play...

Brandon Fugal is a prominent business leader and recognized as a real estate expert nationwide. He is a previous EY Entrepreneur of the Year award winner and currently holds the position of Chairman and co-owner of Colliers International in Utah, one of leading commercial real estate firms in the world. Before merging and partnering with Colliers International, Brandon was co-founder and owner of...

Dave Allred had a 17-year career with one of the nation’s largest security companies, Vivint Smart Home. He served 8 years as a regional vice president of sales, followed by 3 years with Vivint’s sister company, Vivint Solar where he led hundreds of sales reps. Dave contributed to Vivint ultimately going public at a multi-billion-dollar valuation. Dave has over 15 years of real estate investing ex...

Ryan Relf is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Dime Beauty Company, a skincare, wellness, and beauty brand based in Draper, UT. In addition to Dime Beauty, he is also the Co-Founder and CEO of SMPL manufacturing, SMPL ventures, and Black Hat Capital. On this episode, Ryan tells us the story of founding Dime Beauty Company and how he has grown it to be one of the fastest growing cosmetics brands in the...