Crunch Lunch Presenters; December 2008

Our premier Crunch Lunch event features ten Utah presenters, each experts in their respective fields. Here is the list. Watch for videos to appear in the blog after the event. Presenters are listed in order of their appearance at the live event.

Kent Thomas | Founder & Managing Member | CFO Solutions, L.C.
CFO Solutions provides high-level financial and accounting expertise to businesses that cannot afford or do not need full-time financial & accounting employees, on an outsourced basis, for a fraction of the cost.
Contact: kent(at)utahcfo.com | 801-942-0408 | http://www.utahcfo.com

Richard Hart | Owner | Elevate fitness and Rehabilitation
A physical therapy, chiropractic, triathlon, personal training center
Contact: rich(at)elevateutah.com | 801-221-9060

Kelly King Anderson | Founder/Managing Director | Startup Princess
Startup Princess is an online magazine and organization dedicated to supporting and mentoring women entrepreneurs.
Contact: Kelly(at)startupprincess.com | 801-856-4765 | http://www.startupprincess.com

Jack Hadley | President | ClarityWorx
Information overload is choking audiences. It’s no longer how much you can say, it’s how little you can say—effectively. Distill your content. Simplify your message. When the story is clear the audience responds. I can show you how.
Contact: jack(at)clarityworx.com | http://www.clarityworx.com

Fred E. Bernhardt | Vice President | Zions Bank – Utah County North BBC Orem Office #071
We haven’t forgotten who keeps us in business.
Contact: fred.bernhardt(at)zionsbank.com | 462 W. 800 N., 2nd floor, Orem, UT  84057 | 801-224-2872

John Pilmer | President | PilmerPR, LLC
PilmerPR LLC provides customized public relations and marketing communications campaigns for small to mid-sized businesses. Our PR campaigns produce award winning results, both by obtaining placement in the press, as well as creating and communicating your key messages to your target audiences.
Contact: info(at)pilmerpr.com | 801-369-7535 | http://www.pilmerpr.com

Bryan Phelps | Manager of SEO Services | OrangeSoda
OrangeSoda‘s primary focus is on helping small and medium-sized companies succeed online by providing them with the most advanced campaign management technology, tracking, reporting, and optimization systems available.
Contact: bphelps(at)orangesoda.com | 801.610.2565 | http://www.orangesoda.com

Cary Snowden | Partner | Social Hat
Social Hat is a social media marketing consultancy specializing in helping businesses understand how to market more effectively using Web 2.0 tools and social media to build a fan base and spread the word.
Contact: cary(at)socialhat.com | http://www.socialhat.com

Brock Blake | President & CEO | FundingUniverse
FundingUniverse connects qualified entrepreneurs with active angels, VCs, and lenders across
the United States. We provide services that make entrepreneurs Deal-Ready. Prepare your
company for investor scrutiny with our Funding Bootcamp, our lender ScoreCard, or our Venture
Consulting Services. Once prepared, these entrepreneurs are introduced to the appropriate
financing source: a network of active investors & lenders who rely on FundingUniverse to save
them time by bringing them qualified business deals. Through FundingUniverse, investors have
access to pre-screened dealflow organized to their personal investment preferences and can
request a pitch from an entrepreneur virtually or in person.
Contact: bblake(at)fundinguniverse.com | 801.805.4847 | http://www.fundinguniverse.com

Kip Kint | President & Success Coach | Mission Ignition
Mission Ignition is a Success Coaching company. Simply stated: We coach you on establishing goals and objectives for each area of your life, and then hold you accountable to achieving them. We coach for professional success and personal excellence, and help you understand the importance of maintaining balance between them.
Contact: kip(at)missionignition.com | 801-794-9581 | http://www.missionignition.com

A Special Thank You to our Sponsors:

Shauna Leavitt Theobald | Chair | Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum
and the Open Source Technology Center at Novell
A nonprofit organization founded in 1989, UVEF encourages the creation and sustained growth of entrepreneurial ventures.
If your growing software company is ready to join the ranks of the open source movement, you’ll find success faster at the Open Source Technology Center sponsored by Novell.  Incubation for innovative thinking.
Contact: stheobald(at)novell.com | 801-318-2764 | http://www.uvef.net | http://www.novell.com/startup

Cary Snowden | Utah Valley Business Blog
Post your Utah Valley business news and list your company on our site for free.
Contact: http://www.utahvalleybusinessblog.com

Jack Hadley | CoWork Utah
Utah’s premier coworking space in Orem. The coworking concept appeals to many audiences for different reasons. There are entrepreneurs who like a non-traditional, community-style office space away from their homes—a place to meet similar-minded independents. Some people have been working from home but want to reclaim their basement or guest bedroom! Some people like working alone—but not all the time. Some people are drawn to the financial value—it’s much cheaper to share resources.
Contact: http://coworkutah.com