South County Business Summit

The South County Chambers present the:

South County Business Summit

October 23, 2019 7:45 am - 1:30 pm
Breakfast at 7:45 am
Will be held at the Nebo School District Office Board Room

Brad Barton,
Keynote Speaker - Ignite a World Class Performance Culture

Ready for practical tools to ignite a world class performance culture in your team?

Brad Barton is a seasoned leadership speaker, executive coach, best-selling author, and a world record-breaking track athlete.

For two decades Brad has engaged, instructed and inspired Fortune 500 companies with fresh perception and hands-on ideas to increase productivity and cultivate a record-setting performance culture.

World record breaking athlete and SCC certified executive coach, Brad Barton, is a performance enhancement expert. For two decades, he has refocused great enterprises like Panasonic, Kimberly-Clark, Autoliv, State Farm, US Ski Team, Subway, Brown-Forman, Century 21, Direct TV, Mayo Clinic, NASA, and even the IRS, for continuous improvement and world class excellence.

Former NSA Chapter President, author of the best-selling Beyond Illusions, this NCAA All-American recently set Masters Track & Field world and American records for the 1500m, 3000m, Steeplechase, and Mile run. Brad is the oldest sub 4:20 miler in history.

Get ready to laugh out loud as Brad helps you ignite a world class performance culture!

Vartan Djihanian
Manager, Western Region, Congressional and Public Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Topic: The Chamber Connection: Why it's important to Local Business

Vartan Djihanian is manager of the Western Region in the Congressional and Public Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He helps develop pro-business legislative and political activities in five western states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. Djihanian also assists with the Chamber’s efforts to strengthen its relationships with members of Congress and state and local chambers of commerce throughout the region.

Al Switzler
Business Communications Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author
Topic: Crucial Conversations

In the past twenty-five years, Al Switzler has helped hundreds of organizations achieve measurable change with his broad knowledge of leadership, teamwork, quality, communication, management, and motivation. Cofounder of VitalSmarts, Al has researched methods for driving rapid sustainable and measurable change in behaviors.

Brian Sather
Blacksmith International, CEO
Topic: Technology & Manufacturing - How to collaborate to help create a vision for South Utah County

Brian's career has taken him from startups to Fortune 100s, from acquiring companies to being acquired, from Silicon Valley to Silicone Slopes, and all around the world. Through all his experience, he has learned much about what makes a good company and he will never again be part of one that isn't. Building companies and creating value for employees, customers, and society is his passion.

Dr. Paige Gardiner
Director of Digiatal Marketing, UVU
Topic: Social Media - The Impact on business and how to maintain and expand our business presence.

Dr. Paige Gardiner is an Assistant Faculty of Marketing at UVU, where she serves as the Director of the UVU Digital Marketing Major. Paige graduated from BYU with a BS and MBA, and she received her doctorate degree from the University of Wyoming. She has been awarded UVU Presidential Award for Engagement, UVU Faculty of the year, and AMA Hugh G. Wells National Advisor of the Year. She also served as a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Council. She lives in Draper with her brilliantly, funny husband Carl and their three sons.