Speaking on Business: Cicero
Cicero is a management consulting firm headquartered in Salt Lake City. They use data and expertise to generate insights, create actionable strategies, and drive transformation.
Speaking on Business: Ksense Technologies
Ksense is a full-stack web development agency based in Salt Lake City. Their small team of talented engineers can help you automate your business and streamline your workflow with cutting-edge online solutions.
Speaking on Business: Biz Social Marketing Agency
Biz Social Marketing Agency is a full-service marketing and web design agency that helps businesses of all sizes grow their brands and reach new customers.
Speaking on Business: Chatbooks
Chatbooks is a Provo-based photo book company that allows you to document your memories in physical form, and you can do it all from your cell phone.
Speaking on Business: Zenzee
Zenzee is a woman-owned clothing label with a mission to create high-quality, sustainably-minded pieces you won’t find anywhere else.
Speaking on Business: Make-A-Wish Utah
Make-A-Wish Utah is on a mission to spread the life-changing power of hope to children battling critical illnesses — replacing fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with optimism.
Speaking on Business: ARUP Laboratories
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024, ARUP Laboratories remains one of Utah’s largest and fastest-growing life sciences companies.
LitJoy: A Women-Owned Small Business for Big Book Lovers
Every business has an origin story, and LitJoy is no exception: It all began with a book club. In 2016, Kelly Dearth was the organizer of a longtime neighborhood book club, and Alix Lewis-Burrows owned a blogging business. As fate would have it, the two connected at a conference and hatched a plan — a plan to create a book club in a box.
Speaking on Business: The Other Side Village
The Other Side Village is revolutionizing homelessness and housing solutions, offering a life-saving alternative for those who need it most. Once completed, it will offer deeply affordable housing, onsite medical and mental health services, and community collaboration for previously marginalized individuals, reshaping traditional approaches to create lasting positive change.
A Conversation with Makaila Kelso, Branch Manager at Spherion
Makaila Kelso is a Utah native and graduate of Utah State University. She currently is the Branch Manager at Spherion, where she leverages her interpersonal skills and innovative thinking to cultivate strategic partnerships and create cutting-edge staffing solutions. Makaila is driven by her deep-seated commitment to employee advocacy, equity, positive company cultures, upward mobility, and eliminating barriers to workforce entry.
During March, the Salt Lake Chamber is highlighting influential women in Utah. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked Makaila to share her stories, thoughts and advice.