Business Leaders Forum
The Business Leaders Forum (BLF) is a weekly lecture series held Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. in the Construction Trades Building, Room 188 on Salt Lake Community College's Taylorsville Redwood Campus and sponsored by SLCC's Gail Miller Business School.
BLF is designed to give students a taste of potential professions and career paths while learning from executives in the field. It features business leaders from a broad spectrum of industries including legal, accounting, culinary, tech, finance, HR, marketing and entrepreneurship. BLF is a for-credit class reaching online and face-to-face students of all majors. Speakers typically give about a 40-minute presentation followed by Q and A. It is held in an auditorium-style classroom on campus on Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. during the academic year. Speakers generally present an overview of what students can expect from a career in the professional's field, real-world experiences, and advice for beginning their careers. Former speakers have included:
- Chief communications officer Larry H. Miller Group
- Director of Brand Experience Domo
- Executive Director for Community Ken Garff
- President of Key Bank
- Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi
- VP of Cigna Health
- VP of Penna Powers Advertising
- CFO of Ancestery.com
- VP Zions Bank
- President MHTN Architects
For all former speakers, topics and industries featured in the BLF, view the poster archive and find lectures from 2014-2018 in the video archive.
Amanda Covington, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Larry H. Miller Company
Darren Herder, Owner A Philly Aided Barbers