Forty under 40: Utah's rising stars.

• Author: Olsen, Jaclyn
• Position: Linda Archibald director of Miller Business Innovation Center - Corey Bowers president of IntelliChoice Inc. - Bjorn Espenes president of Infopia Inc.

As Utah Business launched its quest to identify 40 of the state's hottest and brightest business leaders under the age of 40, we found candidates with vision, charisma and grit. Each of these nominees and their business ventures dramatize the quality of the state's thriving business landscape. This year marks the third annual Forty Under 40 feature in Utah Business magazine. The result is a glimpse into the cosmos of Utah's rising stars.

Linda Archibald

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Age: 37

executive director

MILLER BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER

* As the first director of the Miller Business Innovation Center (MBIC), Archibald helps new entrepreneurs find resources to build lasting businesses. In 1998 she and her sister Bonnie ventured into their own business--a company that averaged over 600 percent growth per year in the first four years. Archibald also worked as a marketing guru for many other businesses before directing the MBIC and growing it from zero to its notable success today. She has taken over management of the Genus Group, "the" grassroots organization for the technology and entrepreneur environment.

First Job: Debris cleanup on construction sites

Last Book Read: Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship and The Rebirth of Local Economies by Ernesto Sirolli

Favorite Restaurant: Cafe Rio

Isaac Austin

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Age: 35

owner/CEO/head coach

UTAH SNOWBEARS

* Austin took over ownership of the new ABA basketball franchise Utah Snowbears in the fall of 2004, putting the organization in order and surrounding himself with experienced people. He has since coached the team to the top spot in the 33-team national league. An ex-NBA star who played from 1991-2002, Austin's goals are to prepare his players for spots in the NBA, and to become the developmental team for the Utah Jazz when the NBA changes to a farm-team system in the future. He played two years for the Utah Jazz and suited up for eight different NBA teams in his professional basketball career.

First Job: Cutting lawns, working for McDonalds

Last Publication Read: People magazine

Favorite Restaurant: Rib Alley

Josh Bevans

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Age: 31

president

DESIGN TO PRINT/STEAMROLLER COPIES

* Bevans brought the concept of computer-driven pre-press to Southern Utah in 1995 and expanded the business to include grand format (billboard-size) printing. Design To Print has printed graphics for companies wordwide, including many Fortune 500 Companies. This year Bevans' company was recognized as one of MountainWest Venture Group's 100 Fastest Growing Companies for the third consecutive year, a first for a Utah printer. Bevans was recognized last year as Southern Utah's Entrepreneur of the Year.

First Job: Smith's grocery stores bag boy

Last Book Read: The Anatomy of Buzz by Emanuel Rosen

Favorite Restaurant: Scoma's in San Francisco

Jeff Bickel

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Age: 36

senior manager

PRICEWATERHOUSE-COOPERS LLP

* Bickel graduated with a Master's Degree in taxation from BYU in 1993 and started with Pricewaterhouse-Coopers in January 1994. He has assisted in growing the tax practice from five to 18 people during his 11 years with the firm, helping to increase revenue by five times through his efforts in attracting new clients and servicing existing clients. He is also active in many nonprofits, such as the Cancer Wellness House and the Deseret Foundation, and served as vice chair of the Business-to-Business Expo for the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce.

First Job: Paper route

Last Book Read: Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger

Favorite Restaurant: The Cheesecake Factory

Corey Bowers

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Age: 32

president/CEO INTELLICHOICE, INC.

* After plying his trade with a Fortune 100 company for five years, Bowers went to work for a small start-up company as the director of sales. While there, he helped take the new business from a local software provider to a regional company with a customer base across the West. Upon leaving that company he co-founded IntelliChoice, Inc., which provides state-of-the-art law enforcement software to cities, counties and universities across the U.S. The company has grown from a regional to a national base in less than two years.

First Job: Dishwasher

Last Book Read: The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

Favorite Restaurant: Port City Chop House

Randy Cosby

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Age: 34

vice president

INFOWEST, INC.

* Cosby has been involved in the creation and management of InfoWest with business partner Kelly Nyberg since its inception in 1994. Revenue and profitability set new records in 2004, and in December, the company became the first ISP in southern Utah. Cosby's entrepreneurial spirit started early when in high school he founded SoundFX, where he DJ'd and produced independent dances. While creating InfoWest, he simultaneously founded and managed 32bit.com and DevShed.com, which were eventually sold. Cosby serves on the board of directors for the St. George Chamber of Commerce.

First Job: Wrote an educational computer game called "Math Decathlon" when he was 13 and sold it to Kaypro Computers; also cook at Larsen's Frostop

Last Book Read: Doctrines of Salvation, Volume II by Joseph Fielding Smith

Favorite Restaurant: Dammeron Valley BBQ

Michael M. Dale

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Age: 39

director

LARKIN MORTUARY

* Dale represents the fifth generation of family involvement in the business founded by George William Larkin (Dale's great-great-grand-father) in 1885. He is a graduate of the Boston University College of Communication and is a recipient of the Golden Mike award from the Southern California Radio and Television News Association, and the Chamber Champion award presented by the Salt Lake Chamber. Dale currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Salt Lake Chamber and is chairman of the Business-to-Business Expo, and of the Giant Step Awards. He is producer and host of "The KJZZ Senior Minute."

First Job: Bagging groceries for a local market

Last Book Read: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander

Favorite Restaurant: Spencer's

Scott DuBois

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Age: 35

partner

SNELL & WILMER

past president

PARK CITY BAR ASSOCIATION

* As president of the Park City Bar Association last year, DuBois led the Bar in providing more legal aid to the poor and undeserved. He is a partner at Snell & Wilmer and recently secured a $6 million judgment in arbitration in New York, representing a Utah company in a breach of contract action. In addition to graduating magna cum laude from Arizona State University and serving as recent developments editor of the Texas Environmental Law Journal when he attended the University of Texas Law School, he was named United Way's 2003 Outstanding Campaign Volunteer.

First Job: Assistant chef at a German restaurant

Last Book Read: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Favorite Restaurant: River-horse Cafe

Laura Ellingson

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Age: 31

entrepreneur

DBA: GRAPHIC DESIGN ETC.

* Ellingson rose through the ranks at KSL Television from an on-call designer to art director within the span of five years, leading the graphics department through a series of productive changes and growing pains, making improvements in technology, workflow, working environment and the on-air image of KSL TV News. She directed a team that developed an Emmy award-winning graphics package for KSL's coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics and led the design department to a series of UBEE Awards for Best News Graphics and a Distinguished Service award from KSL TV. She recently moved on from KSL and founded her own company.

First Job: Red's Frozen Yogurt

Last Book Read: Veronica Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho

Favorite Restaurant: Michelangelo's

James Endicott

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Age: 34

president/CEO

VEEVIX INC. AND FLIPCLICK.COM

* Endicott built his first million-dollar company by the age of 27 and has launched over 12 companies during his career. Over the last three years, he started three companies that have achieved over $1 million in annual revenue; Veevix has grown more than 500 percent per year since its inception. Zip Code Download, a subsidiary of Veevix, was ranked as the top provider of government data to...