Brigetta Uta’i: The Independent Military Spouse
I have always been someone that wanted to have a career of my own. In 2018, I was a newlywed, recently graduated from graduate school, and working for my hometown in my field of study. That was until my husband, who had just been commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army, was notified that […]
Cidne Christensen: What Happened When I Stopped Being Passive
As the great resignation continues, there have become more and more options for workers when it comes to making a career change. With the move to remote work since the pandemic and a national unemployment level just north of 3%, workers are not tied down to jobs that are commuting distance from their homes. Where […]
Lyndsy Blonquist: Lessons in Confidence – How My Mentee Taught Me to Be a Better Leader
Several months ago, I was given the opportunity to participate in a formal mentoring program as a mentor. Mentoring wasn’t new territory for me. Through the years I have had opportunities to mentor many employees and always enjoyed that aspect of my leadership role. In this program, mentees identified specific goals they wanted to achieve, […]
Makaila Kelso: A Girl With a Voice
While organizing my home office recently, I found a paper tucked inside a notebook — a school project about myself from when I was eight titled “Guess Who?” One section reads, “I like me because…” and in big sloppy letters hidden under red crayon I had written, “I can always reach my goals.” This discovery […]
Jennifer Goodwin: Hold on a Second…Am I the Only Businesswoman in the Room?
Whether it is race, age, gender, or sexual orientation, I am sure we have all experienced being an “only” in the room at one point or another. Being an “only” can be extremely anxiety-inducing or simply feeling icky. Considering we spend 40+ hours each week in the workplace, it makes sense to want to feel […]
I Would Much Rather Have Courage Than Be Pretty
“I am not here to be pretty for you. I am just trying to survive.” Elizabeth McMillan, director of communications at the Utah Department of Transportation, recalled one of the most difficult times in her life – her husband had just been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and work was busier than ever as she […]
Kimberly Flores: It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself
A movie or television trailer is supposed to catch your attention, but this time it felt like Netflix punched me in the gut. This particular trailer wasn’t flashy or over-dramatized, it was just real and raw and it certainly poured over the insecurities I had inherited in 2020 which had overflowed into 2021. “Switching careers…in […]
Cristine Salazar: Share Your Accomplishments, Share Your Story
Have you ever been so excited about accomplishing something that you wanted to let the whole world know, YOU DID IT! But you didn’t because it felt awkward and you didn’t want to appear to be arrogant or maybe you thought they wouldn’t think your accomplishment was praiseworthy? I know I have and I am […]
Brigetta Uta’i: No More Standing on the Sidelines
I am the youngest of six children and grew up with four brothers, so sports are most definitely my love language. It doesn’t matter what the conversation topic is, I’ll more than likely make a sports comparison. Unfortunately, being a woman, I have always been acutely aware of the lack of female representation in the […]
Don’t Apologize for Taking up Space. Ever.
“One of our goals at the Business Women’s Forum (BWF) is to Influence positive change in the community,” said Jennifer Goodwin, BWF Chair and Director of Selection, SLC Downtown Northwestern Mutual Office. The September 21, 2021, BWF focused on imposter syndrome and finding one’s courageous voice, leadership development and empowerment. The fight for equality and […]