Women Own It

Clancy is joined by Ann Marie Wallace, State Director of the Women's Business Center of Utah. Ann Marie talks about her upbringing in rural Utah, her previous career in hospitality, and the last ten years at WBCUtah. She talks about getting help and encouragement from her old manager when she wanted to open her own business and WBCUtah helped her. Learn how we help women business owners with whate...

In this episode recorded at a Coffee with Clancy event in February (pre-pandemic), learn how Claudia McMullin, owner of Hugo Coffee, structures her give-back program to support animal rescue organizations. Even if now is not the right time for you to structure giving into your business, we hope you'll learn from Claudia and her business journey.

For the Season 2 premiere of Women Own It, WBCUtah's Debbie Drake talks with Jill Armijo, owner of Savor Your Life health coaching and author of Home of the Unknown Soldier. Jill talks about how her faith helped her find her husband, whose story she writes about in her book. Both she and her husband struggled with mental health in different ways, and Jill found health coaching as an outlet to help...

Jessica Wignall, owner of So Baked, sits down with Clancy to talk about how she grew her business and how she is weathering the pandemic. Jessica talks about her background in interior design and how she was able to find more success and fulfillment when she pivoted to baking. You can find So Baked on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sobakedslc/

This episode is a recording of our Solve the Business Puzzle series. We invited presidents of chambers of commerce from across the state to answer all your questions about what a chamber does and how they can help your business. Learn how smaller and bigger chambers function and how you can get involved.

This is a recording of our Coffee with Clancy virtual training series. Business Advisor Clancy Stone is joined by Tara McHugh, owner of Jupiter Dog Sitting. Tara also works full time splitting her time between WBCUtah and the Salt Lake Chamber. Hear how Tara balances it all and uses contractors to enable herself to step back and work on her business, not just in her business. Tara talks about the...

Meet Julie Varela, owner of Piece of Cake bakery in Cedar City. Julie tells us how she started a baking business in her home as she finished up culinary school. Our first conversation with Julie was recorded before COVID-19. We then catch up with Julie to see how she has pivoted her business and her life during this pandemic.

Clancy sits down with Meili Myles, owner of BGR Sugarhouse , about why it's so important to have an exit strategy in place, even as you are just starting your business. They talk about how important it is to know where you want to end up with your business, what is your goal? In addition to owning a business, Meili is a business broker helping others sell their businesses. This episode was recorde...

Debbie is joined by Jen Holub, owner of Export Computer Exchange and CEO of On Purpose Marketing . Jen has used her HR background to put people first as an entrepreneur. She moved her business remote long before COVID made that necessary. Jen talks about how business coaches helped her pivot to her passion for marketing into a new venture. Jen is a lifelong learner who has built a support network...

We recorded an episode with Rhonda Vasquez, owner of Positive Energy Work Massage and founder of the Cairn Women's Conference, a few months ago before COVID-19 hit. Rhonda talked to us about owning a business and creating a non-profit for her new women's conference. Since the pandemic, Rhonda has had to postpone the conference until next year. We catch up with her and she talks us through what wen...

This episode was recorded from a virtual training we held at the beginning of May with World Trade Center Utah. We hear from Susan Madsen, Founder/Director of the Utah Women & Leadership Project : Learn how women react to challenges and how self-understanding is important for business owners when understanding their own reactions and stress. Then we hear from Clancy Stone, Business Advisor at WBCU...

WBCUtah Program Director Debbie Drake is joined by Kaylee Spinhirn, the Traveling CFO. Kaylee runs her business, https://www.coachingwithkaylee.com/ , from around the world. She discusses how she is able to run a business completely remotely, with no current place she calls home. This episode was recorded before COVID-19, but working remotely is even more relevant right now.

Learn the importance of cybersecurity from Natalie Unga and Sharee English of WeCybr. They will go over simple steps you can take to protect your business from a cyber attack. With humor and approachability, they'll show you that cybersecurity doesn't have to be intimidating. If you want to hear more from Natalie and Sharee, join us on April 29 for our next Business Essentials: https://bit.ly/429b...

This is a recording of our biweekly Coffee with Clancy series. Kim Eastman Deimling, owner, and founder of Big Shot Photo Group, was a stay-at-home mom until 2013 when she decided to turn her love of entertaining and photography into a photo booth rental business. For five years she successfully operated within a franchise but decided to branch out on her own once her contract came up for renewal....

Debbie Drake is joined by Chris McCormick from Cedar City Chamber and Danny Stewart from Cedar City Economic Development. They talk about what you can do for your business during the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss ideas for shifting your business during this downtime and thinking creatively about where to go next. They also suggest ways to help other small businesses during this time.

Here at the Women's Business Center of Utah, we are moving all of our training and advising to digital platforms. Hear from some of our team about how we can help you and your business during this difficult time in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Program Coordinator Teresa also shares tips for how to work on your business during this time, from business and marketing plans to standard opera...

Vanessa Ramirez is the co-founder of Ladybird Society, a coworking space for women located in Salt Lake City, and founder of Connexion Utah, a networking group in the Salt Lake City area. She sits down with Business Advisor Clancy Stone to talk about how networking is really about listening and helping others and letting it come back to you. She shares networking dos and don'ts to help you get mor...

Jana Hassett is a fiber artist and owns Utah Gemstone Jewelers in Cedar City. She sits down with Women's Business Center of Utah Cedar City Director Debbie Drake to talk about her background and how she feels we have an obligation to pass on our knowledge. She has many years of entrepreneurial knowledge and loves to mentor the next generation of business owners.

Introducing Women Own It podcast from the Women's Business Center of Utah. The Women's Business Center of Utah helps women build confidence, create opportunity, and experience success in business ownership.