We HEAR Her

Rick Folkerson, President of Success in Education, has used his sales training and ​personal passion for education to uplift the charitable mission of the Garff Family. ​ Listen in as he describes how his granddaughter, Millie, helped him see the ​true importance of uplifting the Women Who Succeed initiative, making sure ​that girls have the same equitable opportunities as boys. Thank you for seei...

Brandy Vega, Owner, and Founder of Vega Media Studios and the non-profit Good Deed Revolution is a passionate, hardworking practical joker that opened her first business at the age of 5 selling pet rocks from the sidewalk in front of her home. Hard times were always the catalyst to Brandy’s next achievement. Listen in to hear how being vulnerable has become one of her biggest assets and helped mov...

Tiffany Clason is the Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the State of Utah and has embraced her British grandmother’s mantra “higgledy-piggledy” as she navigates life’s twists and turns. Educated to be a teacher but working first in corporate food and beverage hospitality and later in government relations, her current position is the perfect marriage of her past experienc...

Bev Uipi, Millcreek City Councilwoman, shares how challenges can be self-inflicted or chosen for you, but either way, she is finding joy in the unexpected twists and turns. Recently re-elected for a second term, Bev is finding fulfillment in servant leadership in her community and getting creative with the next step of her evolving career. Listen in to hear how becoming a flight attendant was Bev’...

Ellen Winkler, Co-Founder, and Owner of INDUSTRY, says her adventure started when an Italian girl from Jersey met a boy in a bar. From the beginning, her best friend and husband has been blazing trails right by her side, transforming tired downtown buildings into energized and creative workspaces. Listen in to hear how this couple’s passion for skiing and actions sports fueled their career in desi...

Crystal Maggelet, CEO and Chairwoman of the Board at FJ Management, was first influenced by her parent's example of entrepreneurialism, then later by her father’s hard work and determination to make their family business a success. Listen in to find out when young Crystal first sat at her father’s Board table, how she balances the role of mother and manager, and why she supports charitable ca...

Ally Isom is currently a Republican candidate for the US Senate, a seasoned Utah business leader, mother of four, and a grandmother to five. When she left her position as Executive Officer at EVŌQ Nano to serve as a politician, she considered it might possibly be the most reckless decision she’d made yet! But Ally is a convener; one who welcomes others to the table for solutions and will realize a...

Kathi Garff, Chair of Ken Gaff Enterprises and Board Chair of the Success in Education Foundation, and Erin Trenbeath-Murray, VP of Success in Education, were inspired to launch Women Who Succeed in March 2021 to help build confidence and grow leadership skills in young women across Utah. Listen in as both Kathi and Erin name their own mothers as their most influential role models. Kathi’s compass...