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MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' Circle
Meet Cheri Waldron and Jason Roberts, your hosts for the MountainWest Capital Network Podcast—the gateway to Utah's Winner's Circle. For nearly two decades, Cheri has been the driving force behind MountainWest Capital Network as Executive Director, orchestrating Utah's most prestigious business celebration, the Utah 100. Jason brings 22 years of global business consulting expertise as Managing Director of Protiviti's Salt Lake City office, having grown the local team from 2-3 people to over 70…
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MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHow Kajae Built a Global Workforce | Garrett Blood on People-First Leadership
What happens when talent is spread evenly across the globe, but opportunity isn't? Cheri and Jason sit down with Garrett Blood, founder and CEO of Kajae, a…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleFailure Doesn’t Define You | Joe Grover on Growth, Risk, and Learning from Failure
Some people spend their entire careers trying to avoid failure. Joe Grover built an entire podcast around it. This week on Welcome to the Winners' Circle…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleA Century of Thinking Young | How Young Automotive Built a Four-Generation Family Business
Since its beginnings in 1924, Young Automotive Group has grown from a single Utah dealership into a fourth-generation family business with more than 30…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding a Company That Lasts | Chad Fraughton’s 33-Year Cornerstone Story
Cornerstone Technologies, one of Utah's premier event production companies, has been around for 33 years. So what has allowed the company to keep growing…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding Trust in Business | Leadership Lessons from PwC’s Ryan Dent
What does it really take to build 26 years of trust with your company and clients? This week on Welcome to the Winners' Circle, Cheri and Jason sit down with…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding a Business from a Kitchen | All About Beehive Meals with Allyse Jackson
Cheri and Jason welcome Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals, to the Winners' Circle for a conversation about her business journey. What started as…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleInside LVT’s Growth | How Ryan Porter Built His Business to a National Level
How does a company go from surviving 15 years without outside funding to a national leader in mobile security technology? Cheri and Jason sit down with Ryan…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleRevisiting Layton Construction | Building a Business Through People, Not Projects
In this episode, Cheri and Jason revisit their conversation with Dave Layton, president of Layton Construction. Layton Construction was founded by Dave’s…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding a Business From Scratch | Frameworks for Scaling a Business with Derrick Porter
What is it like to build a business from nothing? Today, we’ll share the things that actually matter on your business journey. Cheri and Jason sit down with…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleWorking Through the Hustle: Behind the Story of Bucked Up with Jeff & Ryan Gardner
Bucked Up is one of Utah’s most well-known supplement and energy drink brands. But do you know the full story behind the company? Cheri and Jason sit down with…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleLeadership Principles Built to Last | The Story Behind FranklinCovey with Paul Walker
What does it take to build a company that outlasts trends, technology shifts, and decades of change? Cheri and Jason are joined by Paul Walker, CEO of…
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The Best of The Winners' Circle | A Compilation of Utah's Top Founders
Cheri and Jason look back on their conversations with nine of Utah's most remarkable businesses and their founders to look at the question that kept coming up…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe 2025 Utah Deal Flow Report | A Look at Utah’s Business Economy with MWCN
Utah's deal landscape is more complex, more competitive, and more geographically diverse than ever before. This episode pulls back the curtain on how it all…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHealthEquity and the Future of Healthcare | Dr. Stephen Neeleman’s Insights on HSAs
We all need healthcare, but not all of us understand the ins and outs of the business behind it. Today’s episode breaks down HSAs, the healthcare business, and…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe Cynosure Story | Inside Cynosure’s Success Strategy with Bud Scruggs
It takes more than ideas to build a long-lasting business. And Bud Scruggs from Cynosure has a clear perspective on what it takes. This week, Jason and Cheri…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleTurning Slush into Scale | Inside the Frazil Growth Story with Kyle Freebairn and Sam Owens
How do you take a simple, fun product, and turn it into a large-scale beverage brand? Jason and Cheri sit down with Kyle Freebairn and Sam Owens, the…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe Woman Who Refused to Quit | Building a Meaningful Life with Mary Crafts
Jason and Cheri are joined by Mary Crafts, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, mother, and more. Mary’s life story is extraordinary, showing that…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleOne Utah Family’s Sweet Success | Building Andersen’s Crazy Candy with The Andersens
In this week’s episode, Jason and Cheri sit down with Jared and Heather Andersen, founders of Andersen’s Crazy Candy. What started with the simple decision to…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleLeading Through Hypergrowth to Reinvention | Crofter Market with Bobby Clayson
This week, Cheri and Jason sit down with entrepreneur and early TaxBit co-founder Bobby Clayson to explore what it takes to build, pivot, and rebuild in…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleTurning Private Aviation into a Growth Engine | The Founding of SkyShare with Cory Bengtzen
This week, hosts Cheri and Jason sit down with Cory Bengtzen, Founder and CEO of SkyShare, to explore what it really takes to scale a complex…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleTurning Employee Experience into Growth | The Founding of Nectar with Trevor Larson and Andrew Hollis
Cheri and Jason sit down with two founders who turned their friendship into one of Utah’s fastest-growing software companies. Trevor Larson and Andrew Hollis…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe Journey from Idea to Impact | How Scott Porter Built San Diablo Churros From the Ground Up
In this episode, Cheri and Jason welcome Scott Porter, founder of San Diablo Artisan Churros, for a conversation about entrepreneurship and genuine human…
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Entrepreneurial Lessons from Utah’s Top Founders
In this special compilation episode, Cheri and Jason revisit some of the most powerful moments from conversations with Utah’s top founders and business…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleFrom Crisis to Client-Centered Growth | How Kristy Pack Built a New Tax Model for Real People
In this episode, Cheri and Jason sit down with Kristy Pack, founder of Pack Tax, whose journey from working mother to driven entrepreneur reshaped not only her…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleSetbacks & Second Chances: The Rise of Jim Sanders & Nest Tiny Homes
Cheri and Jason sit down with Jim Sanders, a builder-turned-entrepreneur whose path to founding Nest Tiny Homes started with a leap of faith and a crisis that…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHope, Healing, and Honest Ingredients with Karalynne Call
Cheri and Jason sit down with Karalynne Call, a certified nutritionist, wellness advocate, and founder of one of Utah’s fastest-growing health brands, Just…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleLegacy, Leadership, and Lasting Impact | Kevin Jessop on Utah’s Business Evolution & the Future of MountainWest Capital Network
For Kevin Jessop, outgoing president of MountainWest Capital Network, leadership has always been rooted in service, consistency, and connection. From the early…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHow Crystalee Beck Built a Life-First Business That Empowers Women
What if success didn’t mean sacrificing the life you love? For Crystalee Beck, founder and CEO of Comma Copywriters, entrepreneurship began with a powerful…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleFrom Bootstrapping to Breakthroughs: Earl Foote on Grit, Growth, and Giving Back
In this episode, hosts Cheri and Jason sit down with Earl Foote, founder and CEO of Nexus IT. For more than 25 years, Earl has been shaping Utah’s tech…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleMaximizing Founder Exits: Lessons from M&A Advisor Garit Lawson (Forbes Partners)
What separates founders who merely sell from those who maximize outcomes for themselves, their teams, and their legacy? In this episode, Garit Lawson, Managing…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHow Hayden Wadsworth Built HydroJug Into a Hydration Phenomenon
What does it take to turn a simple water jug into a global movement? Hayden Wadsworth, co-founder and CEO of HydroJug, shares how a scrappy startup from Ogden…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHow Clark T. Bell Is Using Nanotechnology to Redefine Agriculture
What happens when a family legacy in farming collides with cutting-edge science? For Clark T. Bell, CEO and founder of Nano-Yield, the answer is a…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleFrom Credit Cards to 500 Employees: How Carson Poppenger Built Squeeze Into a Lead Conversion Powerhouse
What happens when a self-described "bad student" from Michigan decides to bootstrap a business during the 2009 financial crisis with nothing but $15,000 and a…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding an 8-Figure Business from College: Ben Perkins' Blueprint for Turning Ideas into one of Utah's Fastest Growing Companies
What happens when a 14-year-old's frustration with uncomfortable dress shirts in Hong Kong's sweltering heat becomes Utah's 8th fastest-growing company? Ben…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe Lifestyle Revolution: How Rich Eggett & Ariel Faloon Built Rockwell Into More Than a Brand
What if your business wasn't just a company but a lifestyle that turns work into play and customers into family? Rich Eggett, founder of Rockwell, and his…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleThe Creative Revolution: How Miranda & Jim Built Cricut Into a Billion-Dollar Platform That Changes Lives
The Creative Revolution: How Miranda & Jim Built Cricut Into a Billion-Dollar Platform That Changes Lives What if your crafting hobby could launch a…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleHow Trevor Farnes Turned Business Crisis Into Global Impact
What if your darkest financial crisis became the foundation for feeding millions of hungry children? Trevor Farnes, former CEO and co-founder of MTN Ops…
MountainWest Capital Network: Welcome to the Winners' CircleBuilding More Than Buildings: Old School Foundation, Next Generation Growth
Dave Layton, CEO of Layton Construction, has built something remarkable: a company where more than half the employees own shares and retire, having changed…
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Introducing the Winners' Circle
The views expressed in this program are for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Any references to specific investments or…
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Welcome to the Winners' Circle
Ever wondered who's behind the voices connecting you with Utah's most successful entrepreneurs? Meet Cheri Waldron and Jason Roberts, your hosts for the…