August 2025
From 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 whole lot of stubborn determination?
July 2025
How Ben Perkins Built a $10 Million Business by Solving Problems Billion-Dollar Companies Ignore
In our latest MountainWest Capital Network Podcast episode, Ben shares how his international childhood experiences, strategic thinking, and a willingness to learn from mistakes transformed a class project at Utah Valley University into a business that's redefining performance dress wear.
The Lifestyle Revolution: How Rich Eggett & Ariel Faloon Built Rockwell Into More Than a Brand
Rich Eggett, founder of Rockwell, and his daughter Ariel Faloon have built something remarkable in the heart of Utah. Their company creates a lifestyle where relationships matter more than anything else, where their headquarters doubles [...]
The Creative Revolution: How Cricut Built a Billion-Dollar Platform That Changes Lives
From Scrapbooking Crisis to Creative Empire What if your weekend crafting hobby could become a million-dollar business? For thousands of entrepreneurs using Cricut's creative platform, this isn't just a dream—it's reality. In our latest Mountain [...]
June 2025
The 7 Million Meal Mission: How Trevor Farnes Turned Business Crisis Into Global Impact
The Entrepreneur Who Fed 7 Million Children While Building a Multi-Million Dollar Company What if your worst business failure became the catalyst for extraordinary success? Trevor Farnes, former CEO and co-founder of MTN Ops, proves [...]
Building More Than Buildings: Old School Foundation, Next Generation Growth
The Construction Company Where Old School Foundation Creates Next Generation Growth While most construction companies treat workers as disposable labor, Dave Layton has built something revolutionary at Layton Construction: a business where more than half [...]