MountainWest Capital Network

MountainWest Capital Network The MountainWest Capital Network (formerly the MountainWest Venture Group) is Utah's first and largest business networking organization.

Who We Are

A Utah Business Network Pioneer
The MountainWest Capital Network enjoys a unique position as the original, independent business networking group in Utah. For more than two-and-a-half decades, we have supported entrepreneurs, investors and allied professional services firms with real-time information about capital creation and distribution through sponsored events that inspire, stimulat

e and reward successful business performance as they build relationships. The Deal
Capital flow is our mission; rewarding business performance is our passion. Through our core events, MWCN members share their knowledge and donate their talents to serve the economic self-interests of themselves and fellow members. These events require an enormous amount of energy, time, skill and teamwork to organize and implement, and are performed by our members without compensation. Our Focus for the Future
Today's environment for business growth has changed radically since the MountainWest Capital Network (originally the MountainWest Venture Group) was founded in 1983, and still offers unprecedented opportunity. Our focus is to offer a unique synergy of intellectual, financial and entrepreneurial capital. We help our members meet and master business challenges through relevant events, education and networking.

Ten times the ROI. That’s the return companies see from event attendees compared to those who never show up, and it’s ju...
09/08/2026

Ten times the ROI. That’s the return companies see from event attendees compared to those who never show up, and it’s just one data point in a much bigger case for live experiences.

In the latest MWCN Deal Flow article, Bailey Libby of Cornerstone Technologies lays out the research connecting experiential marketing to real brand valuation, from revenue growth and customer lifetime value to pricing power and market positioning. The numbers make a compelling case that live events aren’t just marketing spend, they’re a capital investment with measurable, compounding returns.

Bailey Libby is the Marketing Manager at Cornerstone, a Utah based event production partner with 30+ years of experience delivering experiences for some of the world’s most recognized brands.

Read the full article on the MWCN website. https://shorturl.at/ctLWt

We're excited to welcome Joe Atkin, CIO at PV3 Enterprises, as our keynote speaker at our upcoming MWCN Business Forum!O...
09/02/2026

We're excited to welcome Joe Atkin, CIO at PV3 Enterprises, as our keynote speaker at our upcoming MWCN Business Forum!

Our Business Forums are kept small and intimate by design, and they tend to sell out fast. Join us Thursday, September 17 from 11:30am–1:00pm MST to hear from Joe! RSVP now at www.mwcn.org/event-registration before your seat is gone!

Hosted by MWCN Strategic Sponsor Forbes Partners.

Selling a business is not just about finding a buyer. It is about making sure that the buyer feels confident long before...
09/01/2026

Selling a business is not just about finding a buyer. It is about making sure that the buyer feels confident long before diligence ever starts.

In the latest MWCN Deal Flow article, Todd Gordon of CBIZ walks through what buyers actually notice when they look at a company, from clean financials and reduced key person risk to how well an owner has organized for diligence. The article lays out where owners should focus first, and why the businesses that sell smoothest are the ones that started preparing long before they went to the market.

Todd Gordon, Attest Practice Leader for CBIZ Salt Lake City, shares insight from decades of experience guiding companies through their process.

Read the full article on the MWCN website. https://bit.ly/4xxGKxy

A big thank you to MWCN Strategic Sponsor Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar for hosting this month’s Business Forum with John...
08/31/2026

A big thank you to MWCN Strategic Sponsor Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar for hosting this month’s Business Forum with John Koelliker CEO and Co-Founder of Leland!

John gave our community a candid look at how Leland is becoming an “AI Native” organization, from rethinking employee roles around AI agents to building a “company brain” that keeps their team aligned. Conversations like this one only happen because of partners like Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, who consistently open their doors and support MWCN’s mission to connect and grow Utah’s business community.

We’re grateful for their continued partnership and for providing a great space for this month’s forum.

08/29/2026

One of Beehive Meals’ operations leaders started out printing shipping labels from her kitchen table, from five to eleven at night, after her own kids were in bed.

Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals, shares that story with Cheri M. Waldron and Jason Roberts as an example of the culture she’s built, one that looks for untapped talent in the people already closest to the business.

🎧Full episode on the MountainWest Capital Network Podcast. https://pod.link/1818372923/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNzQ3MTAyNzE?view=apps&sort=popularity

Thank you to everyone who came out for our August Business Forum with John Koelliker, CEO and Co-Founder of Leland!John ...
08/28/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for our August Business Forum with John Koelliker, CEO and Co-Founder of Leland!

John shared how Leland is going all in on becoming an “AI Native” company, canceling a full week of meetings to rethink how their team works from the ground up. His take on the moment we’re in: “2026 was the first year the models got good enough to really take substantial portions of the work that we do every day and start to do it for us.”

He also shared how to think about trust in AI when it gets things wrong: weigh the cost of being wrong. High stakes work still needs human experts checking it, but for lower risk tasks, AI + human review is a serious advantage.

08/28/2026

Rapid growth doesn’t always feel like winning.

Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals, tells Cheri M. Waldron and Jason Roberts what it actually felt like to scale through hypergrowth, like being on a runaway train she wasn’t driving. Her honesty about the leader she had to become is one of the most real moments in this episode of Welcome to the Winners’ Circle.

🎧 Full episode on the MountainWest Capital Network Podcast! https://pod.link/1818372923/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNzQ3MTAyNzE?view=apps&sort=popularity

🎙New episode is live! Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals, joins Cheri M. Waldron and Jason Roberts on Welc...
08/27/2026

🎙New episode is live!

Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals, joins Cheri M. Waldron and Jason Roberts on Welcome to the Winners’ Circle for a conversation about building a meal prep company families actually rely on.

Now a 3 time honoree on the Utah 100 Fastest Growing Companies list and named Utah Business’s 2024 CEO of the Year, Allyse shares what it took to solve a real problem for busy families, earn repeat customers in a crowded market, and grow a national brand while raising four young kids.

It’s an honest look at what it takes to lead well when everything is growing at once.

🎧Listen to the full episode now on the MountainWest Capital Network Podcast. https://pod.link/1818372923/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNzQ3MTAyNzE?view=apps&sort=popularity

08/26/2026

🎙 This week on Welcome to the Winners’ Circle, Jason Roberts and Cheri M. Waldron sat down with Allyse Jackson, founder and CEO of Beehive Meals.

Beehive Meals started as a solution to a problem every busy family knows: getting a real, home cooked meal on the table without the time it takes to make one. Under Allyse’s leadership, that idea has grown into a company recognized three times on the Utah 100 and named among the nation’s top small businesses, all while she’s raising four young children of her own.

This one is about building something people trust, one meal and one hard decision at a time.

Full episode drops Tomorrow!

Buyers and sellers do not always agree on a company's value, and that gap can stall a deal before it starts. In the late...
08/25/2026

Buyers and sellers do not always agree on a company's value, and that gap can stall a deal before it starts.

In the latest MWCN Deal Flow article, Karlee Page of BMO explains how earnouts can bridge that gap, tying part of the purchase price to the target company’s performance after closing.

The article walks through how earnouts are typically structured, from financial performance to key customer retention to management continuity, along with the real advantages and risks buyers and sellers should weigh before signing on.

Karlee Page, Vice President, Commercial Banker at BMO in Salt Lake City, shares practical guidance for anyone navigating an acquisition.

Read the full article on the MWCN website. https://bit.ly/4xZUNM7

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