UtahPreneur - Inside Utah's Most Iconic Businesses
What if your favorite Utah business never made it?
UtahPreneur is a storytelling podcast uncovering the make-or-break moments behind the shops, brands, and founders at the heart of Utah’s entrepreneurial excellence. While most business podcasts focus on unicorns and viral growth, we dig into the stories that almost didn’t happen, but shape our everyday experience here in Utah now. From bootstrapped startups to neighborhood storefronts, these stories show what it really takes to build a business in Utah.
🎧 Weekly in-person interviews with founders across Utah
🧠 Practical insights for entrepreneurs + curious locals
⛰️ Real stories from the edge of success, survival, and what almost wasn’t
Subscribe and rediscover the soul of your city.
Notable Guests: Costa Vida, Beehive Meals, Project Solar, Kid-to-Kid, & Spencer Mecham (Buildapreneur)
Topics: Small business funding, local marketing strategies, Utah startup stories, hiring and leadership, brick-and-mortar growth, high growth founder origin stories, surviving hard seasons, scaling without burnout, building community through business, building a business with your community, and what makes a business last
Episodes
This Viral $6 Photo Book Idea Turned Into an 8-Figure Business | Chatbooks

This Utah Mom Built a Resale Empire (115 Stores) | Kid to Kid
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She’s on a Mission to Create 20 Female Millionaires | Queen of Wraps/Heather Barber

This $25M/yr CEO Discovered Success Means Nothing Without Authenticity | Disruptive Advertising

Flipping Bike Parts into a $10M/yr Empire–And Designing the Life He Really Wanted | Dale Majors

Ex-Cons Run This 7-Figure Business—And Rebuild Their Lives | The Other Side Academy

She Cashed Out Her $10K IRA to Build Utah’s Favorite Cookie Brand (in 2008) | RubySnap Cookies

This Running Store Went From Barely Surviving to a 30 year legacy | Salt Lake Running Company (SLRC)

Costa Vida and Fat Cats - The 9 Figure Success Story | Sean Collins

From Rock Bottom to Food Truck Sensation | World’s Best Corndogs

Utah’s 100-Year-Old Party and Gift Store Thriving in Lehi | Pioneer Party

The Accidental $8 Million Dollar Business | Beehive Meals

He Built Utah’s Most Iconic Rare Book Store | Ken Sanders’ Rare Books

Work Less, Earn More: This Job Board Makes 8-Figures | OnlineJobs.ph

This Utah Company is Disrupting the $300B Solar Industry by Saving Customers $30k+ | Project Solar

He’s Made Over $7M Online - Passively | Spencer Mecham (BuildaPreneur)

This Warehouse in Bluffdale Will Send Unlimited Postcards for You for $79/mo | Mailbox Power

This Utah Newcomer Built The East Bench’s Favorite Coworking Spot | Salt Mine Productive Workspace

Growing From 3 Swim Students to Over 50,000 | SwimKids Utah
