South County

Business Summit ​2024

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business leaders unite, connect & learn to unlock success

october 10, 2024 - 9:00am-3:30pm

Day of ​Schedule​:

8:00-8:45am - Check-in & Networking Breakfast - North ​Lobby & Grand Ballroom


8:45am - Welcome - Grand Ballroom


9:00-10:00am - Keynote - Jeff Butler, Grand Ballroom


10:15am-11:00:am - Breakouts, Amphitheater, Cedar & ​Birch

11:15am-12:00pm - Breakouts, Amphitheater, Cedar & Birch


12:00pm - Lunch, Served in the North Lobby, seating in ​Grand Ballroom


1:00-2:00pm - Keynote - Dan Clark, Grand Ballroom


2:15-3:00pm - Breakouts, Amphitheater, Cedar & Birch


3:00-3:30pm - Keynote, Mayor Mike Mendenhall, G​rand Ball​r​o​om



Jeff Butler is an author and workplace strategist who ​explores human behavior within the working world. His ​experience spans over 40 industries in 4 continents on ​how different cultures and employees interact with each ​other.

He studies common threads of behavior in industries ​such as IT professionals, underground utility workers, ​police officers to clothing retail chains. In addition, Jeff ​has also worked with companies like Google, Amazon, ​John Deere and Coldwell Banker. As a researcher and ​practitioner, he also runs a consulting company and a ​tech company, TrinityFix where he is able to test his ​ideas in different workplace environments. His ideas ​have made it to TEDx twice, appeared in dozens of ​media outlets including two books on human behavior:- ​The Authentic Workplace and The Key To The New You ​. Currently, he lives in Dallas, Texas as an out of place ​Californian.

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FAST FACTS:

Featured in over 50 media outlets.

Founded 3 profitable companies by 27.

Published 2 Books.

Ashlee Stratton is an award-winning motivational ​speaker. With a foundation in performance, and a flair for ​storytelling, Ashlee delivers powerful strategies that ​propel entrepreneurs toward their “Next-Level” goals.


As a certified speaker through Connie Sokol DTL ​Speakers Academy and armed with Global Leadership ​Training, Ashlee doesn't just speak—she inspires action. ​Ashlee’s message, drawn from interviewing over 100 ​entrepreneurs, reveals the most common, yet ​unexpected hurdle that holds business leaders back—​and how to overcome it.


Ashlee’s influence extends to the airwaves, where she ​served as the guest host on the “Purpose Filled Life” ​podcast show. There, she connected with high-profile ​guests, steering conversations that left listeners inspired ​and ready to take action. She’s also been honored as a ​top 10 finalist for the past two years in the Mountain West ​National Speakers Association Storytelling Competition.

Beyond speaking, Ashlee has made her mark as a Goal ​and Accountability coach, transforming lives in the health ​and business sectors through her innovative programs.

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Amphitheater Breakout

Ashlee Stratton

Mike is a sought-after executive and leadership coach.


Prior to starting his coaching practice, for over 20 years, ​he was a sales and business development executive, and ​leadership coach, for the Arbinger Institute, and Crucial ​Learning, both world renowned organizations in the area ​of leadership and organization performance. He coached ​business owners, executives and other leaders, in a ​variety of industries, as a part of these roles.


During his career he has held manager and executive ​roles in sales, business development, marketing and ​operations. Mike is also an entrepreneur and business ​owner. He founded/co-founded multiple successful ​small businesses including; healthcare learning ​company, pizza restaurant, music business, real estate ​business and coaching practice.


Clients recognize Mike for his deep coaching from the ​inside out, and ability to elicit insight and unlock the ​genius within them. He is able to help clients reach ​breakthroughs and transform areas that have been ​holding them back. He supports clients to accomplish ​profound shifts in mindset, energy and in sustaining ​action aligned to their most important goals.


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Meet Jen McAllister, the fearless leader of Rise CPA & ​Accountants.


Jen has spent her life seeking after knowledge. She ​graduated with a bachelor’s in business management, a ​few years later decided to get a bachelor’s in accounting. ​With an ever-growing family she continued her ​education and accomplished an MBA on the weekends, ​followed by months of grueling studying and passing of ​the CPA exams in 2014.


Jen has worked with a variety of businesses from: e-​commerce, medical offices, technology, retail, ​government, dairy farming and others. She is passionate ​about helping others RISE, including the team of ​wonderful strong, smart women; the respected clients; ​and is always looking for ways to help others rise to their ​full potential.


As if running and growing a business isn’t time-​consuming enough, she also hosts a podcast 5 days per ​week called “Just Figure It Out”. She is a founder of a ​website to help Seniors rise, called BoomerCentral.com. ​She and her husband also invest in multi-family real ​estate.



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Cedar Breakout

Dan Clark is the founder and CEO of an International ​Leadership Development Company; a High-​Performance Business Coach; New York Times Best ​Selling Author of 35 books; University Professor; a ​Primary Contributing Author to the Chicken Soup for ​the Soul series; International Podcaster; Gold Record ​Songwriter; and an Award Winning Athlete who fought ​his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his ​football career.


Dan was inducted into the National Speakers Hall of ​Fame – and has been named one of the Top Ten ​Motivational Speakers in The World. Dan has spoken to ​over 6 million people, in all 50 states, in 71 countries, ​on 6 continents, to more than 6000 audiences ​including most of the Fortune 500 companies, Super ​Bowl Champions, NASA, and to our Combat Troops in ​Iraq, Afghanistan, Asia and Africa. Dan has appeared on ​over 500 television and radio shows including Oprah ​and Glenn Beck, PBS and NPR, and has been featured ​in the Mayo Clinic Journal, Forbes, Inc., Success, ​Entrepreneur, Thought Masters and Millionaire ​Magazines.


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Mike Mendenhall is the current Mayor of Spanish Fork ​City. He is basically the coolest Mayor of all time. He ​leads with compassion, grace, integrity and purpose, ​and never backs down in the face of a challenge. Mike ​loves his wife Amber Mendenhall like they just ​recently got married (even though they have been ​married for a long time I think), and he’s a passionate ​family man and golfer. Mike owns an Edward Jones ​Financial firm on Main Street in Spanish Fork, and ​somehow finds the time to do all of this - VERY well.






Written by the opinions and observations of Kathleen ​Leavitt, President & CEO Spanish Fork Salem Area ​Chamber of Commerce.

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Mike Mendenhall

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It is through the sponsorships and contributions of our ​membership and local business community that make ​events like this possible. Please stop by each vendor ​booth in the Grand Ballroom during the day to learn ​about what they do, how they can aid in your business ​and personal needs!

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In today’s economy, there are more people looking to buy and sell businesses than ever before. ​When a company owner needs to sell their business, they can’t just stick a for sale sign in the ​window. They need the assistance of a business broker to locate and vet potential buyers. On the ​other side, buyers rely on the broker to help facilitate the process of evaluating potential ​businesses and franchises for sale. A Transworld Business Advisor is the solution for both scenarios.

Transworld Business Advisors focus on three core concepts: business brokerage, franchise ​consulting and franchise development.

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Thank you for ​attending 2024 ​Business Summit!


Now go and apply what you’ve ​learned to change your world :)

Mailing Address

6​7 E 100 N Spanish Fork, UT, 84660

Email Address

office@spanishforkchamber​.com

Phone Number

(801)-798-8352​

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