Business

This episode highlights what the 2025 Deal Flow report data actually shows, how the deal landscape has shifted, and why Utah's ecosystem is something genuinely worth paying attention to.

Dr. Neeleman is the founder and vice chairman of HealthEquity, the nation’s largest provider of Health Savings Accounts. The company manages over $36 billion in assets across nearly 18 million accounts, is publicly traded, and employs roughly 3,000 people.

Bud grew up in Seattle with parents who believed in honesty above almost everything else—a lesson he now shares with the same humble, self-aware humor that make his stories so widely relatable.

Kyle Freebairn, CEO of Frazil, and Sam Owens, Chief Marketing Officer, have transformed a fragmented slush beverage category into one of the fastest-growing brands in the country.

Jared and Heather Andersen realized they weren’t just making treats; they were creating something entirely new. Heather found herself saying, “There was a moment that I was like, this is going to change things. [People] will want it. It is not out there. This is a category that literally does not exist.”

Kristy Pack never imagined herself as an entrepreneur. She didn’t take business classes or plan to start a firm. For years, she was content being what she calls “the best employee”: someone who’s dependable, productive, and deeply committed to her work. But when her personal and professional lives began to collide, Kristy found herself facing a question many working parents know all too well: What happens when the system you’re thriving in no longer fits your life?

When Utah builder and entrepreneur Jim Sanders reflects on how Nest Tiny Homes began, he doesn’t point to a single moment. Rather, he points to decades of experience in the building world, revolving around him helping families solve real-world space problems.