Lincoln Howell is the CEO of Amplēo. Lincoln has served in C-suite and senior leadership positions for venture capital, private equity, and global Fortune 500 companies. He has a passion for applying strategy, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout all business functions to unlock growth, and has supported e-commerce, manufacturing, technology, real estate, and industrial markets. Lincoln currently provides advisory and fractional executive services in addition to investing in small businesses and commercial real estate.

Chris Gorman is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KeyBank, one of the United States’ largest bank-based financial services companies.

Chris and his team are responsible for managing $187 billion in assets, leading more than 17,000 teammates, and serving KeyCorp’s 3.5 million clients. He is focused on, and dedicated to, delivering shareholder value; keeping the client experience central to all priorities; lifting and revitalizing communities; and maintaining a diverse, experienced, and engaged board of directors and team.

Join us as we dive into how to equip managers to drive employee engagement, retention, and effectiveness. Through interactive discussions, personal stories, and insightful statistics, we’ll ensure you have actionable takeaways for your business. Discover the “Wheel of Management” and the essential skills every manager needs to foster a productive, committed team. We’ll also share practical tools and a case study to help you scale effective management practices in your organization. You will walk away empowered and energized, with a playbook for how to ensure every manager at your organization is at their best.

After years as an executive in Fortune 50 companies, Lindsey saw time and again: Who you work for is everything. She founded Elevate Leadership to enable great managers at scale, driving employee retention, increased productivity, and better business results. Elevate delivers comprehensive management training to companies like Stripe, Anthropic and BioMarin through live workshops, expert coaching, and research-backed micro-learning experiences.

Lindsey brings the perspective and understanding of what it is like to sit in the seat. Over her tenure as Senior Vice President of Sales in Chevron’s and then ENGIE’s cleantech division, she successfully managed turnarounds increasing sales by 1000%, led $200 million business units, and delivered a billion dollars in enterprise sales. In addition to founding and serving as COO of Elevate Leadership, Lindsey also serves on the board of Energy Systems Group, in the Oaktree Capital portfolio.

Lindsey is an alumna of Harvard Business School and Middlebury College. When she is not with her clients, she is skiing steep chutes, mountain biking, and spending time with her family.

Amy Osmond Cook, PhD, is a seasoned marketing executive and communications expert, recognized for her innovative strategies in technology, healthcare and real estate marketing. She is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Fullcast, the Go-to-Market Cloud, and has a proven track record helping multiple high-growth companies move from series A through acquisition (Simplus, 2020; PathologyWatch, 2023; Onboard, 2024). Amy founded and led Stage Marketing as CEO for 15 years, building it into a leading full-funnel marketing firm. With a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Utah, Amy has authored numerous articles and served as a prominent voice in business and healthcare communities. Her passion for empowering others is evident in her work and community involvement. She and her husband, Jeff, have five children.

Paul began his career at Peisner Johnson 16 years ago, and has since become a key figure in delivering exceptional sales and use tax services. Initially focused on preparing, filing, and amending returns, Paul now excels in guiding clients through the complexities of nexus footprints, taxability of products and services, state audits, and identifying sales and use tax overpayments. His dedication to mastering the intricacies of sales and use tax is matched only by his enthusiasm for helping clients navigate these challenges. Outside of work, Paul enjoys refining his golf game and cherishing family time with his wife and four children—two girls and two boys. Whether embarking on adventurous road trips, enjoying campouts, or catching the latest movie, Paul’s commitment to both his profession and family life adds a touch of joy to everything he does.

Brad Moss is the CEO of Enhanced Ai (the makers of FluxPrompt) – an Ai integration platform used to increase productivity in business operations, finance, sales, and marketing. He has extensive experience in Ai, analytics, Product and M&A. He has built and operated multiple successful businesses, partnering with F100 companies down to startups. Brad is passionate about using technology to help businesses and the world thrive.

Kat Kennedy is a General Partner at Kickstart Fund. She is passionate about building—products, companies, and the startup ecosystem in the Mountain West. Before joining Kickstart as a General Partner, she was President and CXO of Degreed. Today, her fifteen years of operating experience gives her a unique perspective as an investor—one that allows her to not only spot talented entrepreneurs from all backgrounds but also to serve as a mentor, fostering innovation through every stage of the company’s growth.

Aaron DeRose has been a Fund manager, family office partner, and angel investor for the past 17 years in Utah. He is currently the Co-founder and Managing Director of Swell Collective, a growth-equity fund based in Lehi. Aaron is also a Partner in Swell Capital, a family office established on behalf of Jeremy Andrus. Prior to Swell, he was a Director at Mercato Partners, one of the state’s largest growth equity firms, where he served as a member of the investment committee and became involved with the boards of Skullcady, Stance, CradlePoint, Goal Zero, and Steelhouse. Since that time, DeRose has been an entrepreneur, CEO, and investor and currently participates on the Boards of Platform Accounting Group, Kiln, Alianza, MRP, and Color Factory. Aaron started his career in Southern California where he worked for Ernst & Young and Quiksilver. He is an alumni of Pepperdine University and the University of Utah.

John Smith is a Principal at Leavitt Equity Partners (“LEP”), a value-add, healthcare-focused private equity firm founded by former Utah Governor and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt. At LEP, John leads the firm’s investments in home healthcare, behavioral health, physician practice management, payor services, and medical technology. Prior to joining LEP, John was with Comvest Partners in south Florida where he managed investments in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors. Prior to Comvest, John began his career in Boston at Monitor Clipper Partners, a middle market private equity fund affiliated with the Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte). John currently serves as Chairman of United Energy Workers Healthcare, a Utah-based home healthcare company, and also manages LEP’s investments in P3 Health Partners, RHA Health Services, Zing Health, and Allurion. John received a B.S. with cum laude honors from Brigham Young University. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School

Be a Coffee Bean: Hear the message that groups all over the country are implementing as their motto: Be A Coffee Bean! This presentation is designed for groups wanting to both motivate their attendees, as well as implement the vitallyimportant message of the coffee bean, that the power to change any situation is within you, not in the outside forces around you. The culture of your group can be positively changed in one hour! Damon’s message not only addresses the physical and mental well-being of the attendees but provides real, lived experience on growth through adversity. The leadership aspects of the coffee bean message provide the audience with much needed skills and tips for living and leading a positive life.

Damon West is a 3-time Wall Street Journal best-selling author. His story and the message of the coffee bean has been shared with thousands of audiences all over the world. USA Today calls him the
“most in-demand keynote speaker in America. Please welcome The
Coffee Bean himself, Damon West.

Winning in today’s business world requires more than a great product. This talk covers the essential strategies for creating new market categories, positioning your products for success, and developing thought leadership that fuels your brand’s growth and longevity. Gain actionable insights to make your brand a leader in the space you define.

Jen Gray is a veteran tech leader having led growth and strategy at companies like Qualtrics, Adobe, and Filevine. With over a decade of experience in go to market strategy and customer experience, she joins growth stage companies at their pivotal multi-product moment to drive efficient growth, product expansion, and an impactful cohesive brand story. As SVP of Marketing at Recharge, the #1 ecommerce subscription platform, she runs global marketing strategy empowering innovative merchants to fulfill their brand promises through dynamic subscription experiences.

Dr. Robert D. Allen, Ph.D., brings extensive experience and a dedication to student success as Dean of the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University (UVU). With a distinguished career in academic leadership, scholarly research, and community service, Bob is committed to enriching educational experiences and advancing accounting. As former President of the American Accounting Association (AAA), he championed diversity and teaching excellence, earning prestigious awards. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, Bob’s tenure at the University of Utah played pivotal roles in program management, faculty mentorship, and curriculum development, shaping the next generation of business leaders. His community leadership includes boards like CIT Bank and The Road Home, reflecting his commitment beyond academia. Bob’s vision for the WSB promises innovation, collaboration, and student-centered excellence.

How do you deliver results when things are constantly changing? How do you stay relevant when the who, what and how of work has been upended? That’s what you’ll explore in this session. Whitney Johnson will provide you with a framework for navigating change and supercharging how your team works together so you can deliver results (and stay relevant) no matter the external environment. And it starts with disrupting yourself. As you disrupt your current patterns of thinking, you will become an agent of change, one that can lead your team and your organization into the future.

Whitney Johnson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Disruption Advisors, a world-class leadership development company that helps organizations operationalize a growth mindset in their leaders and teams. Under Johnson’s leadership, Disruption Advisors has been an Inc. 5000 fastest growing company, where they leverage Johnson’s powerful S Curve model to give leaders and their people a shared language to create positive change across an organization. Johnson was named by Thinkers50 as one of the top 10 leading business thinkers in the world in 2021, and a top 200 female founder by Inc. Magazine in 2023. She is also a Top Voice on LinkedIn where she has 1.7 million followers.

A co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard’s Clayton Christensen, and an award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street, she now applies her understanding of momentum and growth in stocks to people. Whitney is a WSJ, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling author and host of the popular Disrupt Yourself podcast.