Own Your Life, Own Your Career – The Unexpected Path to Your Career Success: July 2025 Business Women’s Forum
At the July 2025 Business Women’s Forum, attendees were challenged to rethink the status quo and take a fresh look at career development. The session opened with a simple but powerful question: How do you feel about yourself? This led to a discussion about how self-perception directly impacts professional growth. Presenter Katy Blommer, founder of […]
President’s Message: Utah’s Educational Innovation: Driving Economic Success
One thing that drives Utah’s long-term economic success is the strength, adaptability and innovation of our education system. As industries evolve and technology reshapes the way we live and work, education must keep pace — not just in content, but in delivery, access and vision.
School of Rock Brings Performance-Based Music Education to Salt Lake City
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. What’s more, Utah has been credited as the most pro-small business state in America, thanks to our state’s pro-business initiatives and support systems. Each month, the Salt Lake Chamber will highlight a small business in Utah to emphasize its importance in our economy and encourage local support.
Maren Anderson: Building Career Resilience and Reframing Failure
The need or desire to change your career can feel like a failure. We are taught to never say die, to persevere, persist and never stop swinging for the fences…but not every route we take is destined for success. Sometimes, the only way to find a true career fit or personal fulfillment is to experience […]
How rPlus Energies Is Paving the Way for Renewable Energy
In the modern economy, environmental sustainability is one factor in how businesses can stand out and thrive. Each month, the Salt Lake Chamber will highlight a Utah business making positive strides for the environment and our natural resources to encourage support and innovation.
Salt Lake Chamber Celebrates Leadership Utah Class of 2025
On July 9, 2025, the Salt Lake Chamber proudly celebrated the graduation of the 2025 Leadership Utah class, marking the completion of the premier leadership program. Leadership Utah offers mid- and senior-level professionals a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of the key issues facing our state and grow as engaged, forward-thinking leaders. Over the […]
President’s Message: Let’s Keep Leading on Water Conservation
Water conservation isn’t new to Utah, and it’s not new to you. For decades, businesses across the state have been finding smart ways to reduce waste, upgrade landscaping and do their part to protect one of Utah’s most limited resources. But with our state once again facing drought conditions, this is your reminder and invitation to keep pushing forward, together.
State of Good: Transforming Lives Through Community and Accountability
Since its founding in 2015, The Other Side Academy has given hundreds of people a second chance — offering structure, accountability and hands-on job training in a peer-led, two and a half year residential program. It all began when Joseph Grenny received a heartfelt letter from an inmate named Zach, searching for a better path than prison. Inspired, Joseph and his wife, Celia, joined forces with Tim Stay, a business colleague, and Dave Durocher, a Delancey Street graduate to bring the model to Salt Lake City.
How Summit Party Rentals is Redefining Event Excellence in Salt Lake City
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. What’s more, Utah has been credited as the most pro-small business state in America, thanks to our state’s pro-business initiatives and support systems. Each month, the Salt Lake Chamber will highlight a small business in Utah to emphasize its importance in our economy and encourage local support.
Alicia Gleed: The Power of Community: Why We Can’t Thrive Alone
We’ve all heard the phrase, “No man is an island.” For a long time, I brushed it off without much thought. But lately, it’s been resonating with me more than ever. We need people, we need community, to truly thrive.
The word community literally means “a feeling of fellowship with others as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals.” So why is community so important?
As I explored this question, I came across numerous articles emphasizing the vital role community plays in our overall well-being. According to the National Library of Medicine, our sense of belonging to a community is directly linked to our mental and physical health.