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Trent Staggs: Mayor Riverton, Committed Conservative.

https://trentstaggs.com/meet-trent/

AUTHENTIC UTAHN

Trent is a classic Utah success story.

Trent was raised in a family with nine siblings. His parents taught him the value of hard work, community involvement, continuous improvement, and personal responsibility early in life.

He spent his elementary school years in Orem, graduated from Bingham High School in South Jordan, and served a mission for his church in Tahiti, learning to speak French and Tahitian. Working his way through college, he graduated from the University of Utah in political science and economics. He went on to earn his MBA from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.

Trent understands that our way of life here is unique and effective, and under his leadership Riverton has become the best-run city in Utah. Trent was raised here, and lived almost his entire life here. He understands that Washington needs more of Utah, not the other way around.

DJ & Kim Bott: Mayor & First Family of Brigham City

DJ and Kim Bott joined me to talk about their experiences in public services in Brigham City. 

Jeff Silverstrini: Millceek Mayor - Policies and People

Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvestrini has been proactive in addressing homelessness by supporting temporary overflow shelters in the city. In one instance, a facility was opened at a former senior living center, providing up to 75 beds for individuals transitioning out of homelessness during the winter. Another initiative involved the use of a former library to shelter up to 100 people nightly during colder months.

Jeff has emphasized the moral obligation to prevent individuals from enduring freezing conditions without shelter, expressing strong commitment to ensuring humane treatment for all. 

Mayor Silverstrini's dedication to finding balanced solutions that address both humanitarian needs and community concerns is exceptional. 

Russ Keech: Cantastic Entrepreuer

Russ has been family friend from more than 20 years. He's a man of many talents and the creative genius behind Cantastic. 

https://www.cantastic.com/

Tobin Gardner & Aaron Gleave: Utah Blockchain Coalition & Crypto Currency

https://utahblockchain.org/

 

Tobin Gardner and Aaron Gleave - Utah Blockchain Coalition and Crypto!  

Listen in to learn about Utah's Blockchain Coalition!

Victoria Petro: Policy, Leadership, Innovation, Solutions

https://www.slc.gov/district1/your-council-member/

In November 2021, Victoria Petro was appointed by the Salt Lake City Council to fill the vacant district one seat. Shortly thereafter, she was also elected by district one voters to serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 3, 2022. Victoria was also appointed to serve on the Utah Inland Port Authority Board of Directors representing Salt Lake City. In 2023, Victoria was elected by her council peers to serve as the Council’s Vice Chair. In 2024, Victoria was elected by her council peers to serve as the Council’s Chair. 

Victoria has called district one home for nearly a decade during which she has raised four children in the neighborhood (ages 8, 9, 13, & 24).   

Prior to living in Salt Lake City, Victoria earned a bachelor’s degree in music therapy at East Carolina University, studied Musicology at Brandeis University, and earned a master’s degree in international studies from North Carolina State University. Since then, she has worked for several non-profits and as a Diversity Consultant. Her work as a consultant focused on actionable strategies to address inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in many different settings. 

Victoria served as the Executive Director for Salty Cricket, a non-profit dedicated to building community through music-based activities. Victoria encourages sustainable and strategic development for young and diverse communities. She also served on the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Utahns for Culture and Cultural Alliance Boards in 2020 and was the 2019 Salt Lake City Deedee Corradini Emerging Leader award winner.

She has been, and will continue to be, an active voice for the diverse community in district one that is unique and rich in culture. She is eager to represent the greater Salt Lake City community by working closely with her district two neighbors and the west side community councils. Victoria aims to build a strong unified voice for the place she loves and calls home.

Natalie Gochnour:- Homelessness, Growth, Balance, Gratitude - Dynamic Leadership!

In her own words.....https://nataliegochnour.com/.   

"The American Enterprise Institute recently released a book titled, The Future of Cities. I was honored to contribute a chapter highlighting policy innovations in Utah and Salt Lake City.

Many have written about the trend towards bigger government and the “supersized state.” I like to remind people it’s not bigger government that matters; it’s better government focused on people that should be society’s aim. In Utah we like to call it the “Utah way.”

As policymakers continue to debate government’s role, they would do well to consider better government in the form of innovative ideas, data-driven research, and effective collaboration. The Utah way embodies these characteristics and places people, not government, at the center of improving outcomes in poverty, homelessness, and health. In doing so, Utah pulls away from the polarized extremes, inspires individual action, and pioneers a brand of constructive policymaking that produces positive results. It’s a successful model for other states to follow.

 

You can see the book here and the chapter I wrote here."

 

 

 

Jessica Sunderland: BowTie Chocolate Store - Kaysville

Jessica loves chocolate and I love her chocolate caramel brownies. They're to die for!  

Gary Herbert: Utah's 17th Governor, Director Herbert Institute of Public Policy

Governor Herbert needs no introduction. Listen in to learn what he thinks about the 2024 election, politics and local government policy.

 

 

Nanette Billings: Mayor Hurricane Utah

Meet Nanette Billings!  The energetic, visionary  mayor of Hurricane Utah. Big things are happening in her city, it could be the largest city in Utah.