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March 27th

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Real-World Playbooks

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Innovation is statewide. Opportunity should be too.

Boost at Utah State University is part of a broader effort to ensure founders and builders across Utah have access to the people, knowledge, and capital that move companies forward.

Join us and be part of northern Utah’s next wave of growth.

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AGENDA

  • Check-In and Registration

  • Speaker Tyler Jennings welcomes guest to Cache Valley’s first-ever Boost conference.

  • Hear from David Jones, Dean of School of Engineering at USU.

  • Speaker Blake Dursteler, Founder & General Partner of Old Main Ventures will talk about the future of business in Cache Valley.

  • Nate Walkingshaw, CEO of Torus, participates in can’t-miss discussion about his experience as the founder of multiple companies. He’ll talk about building when he came from nothing and how he left everything on the table.

  • Dell Loy Hansen, Founder and CEO of Wasatch Group, will take the stage telling his story of building in Cache Valley and beyond.

  • Choose from three incredible breakouts:

    Room 370 - Building a Team in the World of AI
    Featuring Alison Hawkins of Wells Fargo, Jenn Davis, Dr. Sharad Jones of Analytics Solutions Center. Moderated by Keegan Garrity of Apogee Instruments.

    Room 360 - Building a Household Consumer Brand
    Featuring Tyler Tolson of Denik, Christian Thrapp of Noble, and Greg Cole of Gabb Wireless. Moderated by Wes Clark of Additional Marketing Agency.

    Room 326 - How to Raise Capital or Pursue a Career in VC or PE
    Featuring Trevor Lund of Pelion Venture Partners, Noah Jarvis of Tandem Ventures, and Angela Smith of The Nucleus Institute. Moderated by Nick Singleton of Old Main Ventures.

  • Choose from one of our three incredible breakouts:

    Room 370 - Lessons Learned Building Monster Companies
    Featuring Mel Torrie of Autonomous Solutions Inc., Bret Wursten of Central Valley Machine Inc., and Brandon Stephens of Spartan Companies. Moderated by Dave Patel of University of Utah.

    Room 360 - Co-founding Experience & Journey to Exit
    Featuring Justin Cooper and Jeff Jackson of Visionary Homes

    Room 326 - Hands on GTM Strategy with AI
    Brandon Doyle of Wallaroo Media & David AI.

  • Curtis Anderson, Nursa’s Founder & CEO, deliver’s the day’s keynote address

  • Governor Cox addresses Boost on his journey into politics.

  • Greg Levesque, Co-Founder and CEO of Strider Technologies, participates in can’t-miss discussion

  • Time to refuel and document this incredible day

  • Sign up early and make sure you take advantage of having the individual focus of these incredible movers, shakers, and builders. Sign-ups will be available via our App, coming soon.

  • Don’t miss out on some awesome prizes!

Meet our Speakers

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    Tyler Jennings

    DIRECTOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | UTAH GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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    David Jones

    DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Headshot of a smiling man with brown hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and yellow tie, standing outdoors with a glass building in the background.

    Blake E Dursteler

    FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNER | OLD MAIN VENTURES

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    Nate Walkingshaw

    FOUNDER & CEO | TORUS

  • Portrait of an elderly man smiling, wearing a blue sweater over a collared checkered shirt, against a plain white background.

    Dell Loy Hansen

    CEO | THE WASATCH GROUP

  • A black and white portrait of a man with short hair, wearing a collared shirt, outdoors with foliage in the background.

    Jeremy White

    PRINCIPAL | JNIVIN
    FORMER FOUNDER | JJ COLE

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and tie, smiling in front of a light-colored background.

    Bret Wursten

    PRESIDENT & CEO | CENTRAL VALLEY MACHINE INC.

  • A smiling man with short gray hair, wearing a dark blazer over a light blue shirt, against a plain light background.

    Dave Patel

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

  • A man standing indoors with arms crossed, smiling, in front of a wall with framed posters, including one that says "Park City".

    Tyler Tolson

    CEO | DENIK

  • A young man with short hair smiling and standing outdoors with trees in the background, wearing a maroon button-up shirt with arms crossed.

    Christian Thrapp

    CEO | NOBLE
    CO-FOUNDER | DRIFT

  • A smiling man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing a navy blue, dotted button-up shirt, outdoors in a fall setting.

    Greg Cole

    CFO | GABB WIRELESS

  • Black and white photo of a young man with long hair, wearing a dark T-shirt, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

    Trevor Lund

    VP FINANCE | PELION VENTURE PARTNERS

  • Smiling young man with short neatly styled hair, wearing a light-colored collared shirt, sitting on outdoor stairs.

    Noah Jarvis

    INVESTOR | TANDEM VENTURES

  • A smiling woman with long wavy brown hair, wearing a teal blouse, standing against a gray background.

    Angela Smith

    COO & MANAGING DIRECTOR | NUCLEUS INSTITUTE

  • A smiling man with a shaved head and beard in a black hoodie with 'PRIMO' and 'OMV' logos, standing indoors with modern lighting fixtures.

    Nick Singleton

    MANAGING DIRECTOR | OLD MAIN VENTURES

  • A professional man in a suit smiling in a dimly lit indoor setting.

    Mel Torrie

    CEO | AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS INC.

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    Keegan Garrity

    DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING | APOGEE INSTRUMENTS

  • Portrait of a middle-aged man with a smile, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and patterned tie, with a blurred background of lights.

    Jeff Jackson

    CEO | VISIONARY HOMES

  • Smiling man outdoors near the water, wearing a winter hat and scarf, with cliffs in the background.

    Brandon Doyle

    FOUNDER | DAVID AI

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    Curtis Anderson

    FOUNDER & CEO | NURSA

  • Wes Clark

    CO-FOUNDER | ADDITIONAL MARKETING AGENCY

  • Dr. Sharad Jones

    PROFESSOR | ANALYTICS SOLUTION CENTER

The Incredible Mentors

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    Nate Alder

    CEO | SKAVENGERZ

    Topics: Marketing, Branding, Product Development, Building Company Culture, Sales/Growth, Execution

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    Reuben Holdaway

    PRINCIPAL / VENTURE CAPITALIST | CONVOI VENTURES

    Topics: Funding

  • A man with a beard and short brown hair smiling, wearing a white dress shirt, blue patterned tie, and black jacket, standing in front of a brick wall.

    Wyatt Felt

    BLITZ CHIEF | AUTONOMOUS SOLUTIONS INC.

    Topics: Product Development

  • Brian Godfrey

    COO | POCKETBOOK

    Topics: Funding, Hiring, Sourcing Materials, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Financial Planning, Building Company Culture, IT Business Systems, Sales/Growth Execution, AI

  • David Zook

    FINANCIAL ADVISOR | EDWARD JONES

    Topics: Hiring, Financial Planning, Building Company Culture

  • Jay Kansagra

    FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER | KANSAGRA PARTNERS

    Topics: Marketing, Scaling, Funding, Branding, Product Development, Hiring, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Financial Planning, Building Company Culture, IT Business Systems, Sales/Growth Execution, AI, Real Estate Investments

  • A.J. Rounds

    FUND MANAGER, INVESTOR, & CEO | ARLYN CAPITAL & KEYRENTER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

    Topics: Marketing, Scaling, Funding Branding, Hiring, Exiting, Building Company Culture, Sales/Growth Execution

  • Alan Monsen

    CONSULTANT | ABM CAPITAL

    Topics: Funding, Sourcing Materials, Building Company Culture, Sales/Growth Execution, All things Real Estate

  • Dan Meszaros

    VP OF ECOMMERCE | MARTIN SCENSSON HOME

    Topics: Marketing, Scaling, Product development, AI, Marketplaces (amazon)

  • Logan Williams

    HEAD OF DESIGN | HAUS

    Topics: Branding, Product development, Product Design

  • Gabby März

    CORPORATE RELATIONS MANAGER | JON M. HUNSTMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

    Topics: Marketing, Branding, Product development, Market research

  • Derek Miner

    CEO/CO-FOUNDER | BUILD THEN BLESS

    Topics: Marketing, Branding, Building company culture, Sales/Growth Execution

  • Greg Dunn

    CO-FOUNDER | NEXTTHERAPIST

    Topics: Marketing, Scaling, Funding, Branding, Product development, Hiring, Exiting, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Financial planning, Building company culture

  • Dalton Mickelsen

    CEO | EMERGENT 3

    Topics: Scaling, Funding, Product development, Hiring, Exiting, Building company culture, Sales/Growth Execution

  • Marcello Suropolos

    PRESIDENT / OWNER | THRIVALIST

    Topics: Marketing, Scaling, Funding, Branding, Product development, Hiring, Sourcing materials, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Building company culture, Sales/Growth Execution, I've been an entrepreneur for 40 years. I can do an teach a number of things, but I prefer to teach the young adults how to start businesses. I don't see that in the list above.