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November 2021

Nov

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Crystal Maggelet

Panel Discussion/Presentation

This week’s speaker is Crystal Maggelet who began her entrepreneurial pursuit in 1993 when she founded Crystal Inn Hotels and Suites. In 1994 she and her husband, Chuck, founded MacCall Management, L.L.C. which develops and manages hotels. In 2009, Crystal became the President and CEO of FJ Management, a company founded by her father, Jay Call, and formerly known as Flying J, Inc. Today, FJ Management’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include Maverik, a 270 c-store chain, Big West Oil, a petroleum refinery, and TAB, an industrial loan bank.

Crystal graduated with honors with a B.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Recently, Utah State University awarded Crystal an Honorary Doctorate degree in Business. She currently serves on the National Advisory Board of the Huntsman School. She loves her role as a mother of her four children and spending time with her family and friends. Her favorite activities include running, skiing, and traveling.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center Auditorium | More Info

Nov

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Tyler Tolson

Panel Discussion/Presentation

This week’s speaker is Tyler Tolson, who is the founder of Denik, a company that features artwork from across the globe on notebooks to generate funds for building schools in impoverished countries. He started the company in 2011 as a full-time student at Utah State University and now works with brands such as Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, Nike, Quiksilver, Roxy, TOMS Shoes, and Nickelodeon. Denik recently finished the construction of a school in Mali Africa and is now raising funds for a school in Guatemala.

During his time at Utah State, Tyler served two consecutive years as Student Body President. He was one of three students worldwide to be named as “Young Emerging Leader” by the Leader to Leader Institute in New York. Tyler’s favorite things include watching TV with his wife, Nicole, wrestling with his kids, Norah and Henry, and supporting aggie athletics.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center Auditorium | More Info

Nov

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Shark Tank Night

Panel Discussion/Presentation

This week we will be holding our annual “Shark Tank Night”. A panel of 5 “sharks” will be judging students as they pitch their business ideas and the sharks will be awarding prize money to the businesses they deem to have the most potential.

The panel of 5 sharks will consist of:
Justin and Leslie Haskell - Founders of Maximum Senior Benefits
Marissa Barlow – Co-Founder of Nani Swimwear
Kyle Ivins – CMO and Co-Founder of Monumetric
Nathan Putnam – CEO and Co-Founder of Monumetric