MEET THE 2023 40 UNDER 40 HONOREES.

• Author: Malan, Mekenna

Each year, Utah Business celebrates professionals who are changing Utah's business landscape in big ways--and they're all under 40 years old. Join us in a round of applause for these accomplished individuals and the ways they're elevating the future of business throughout the state.

ADAM JACKSON, 37 CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER | BEEHIVE MEALS in /IN/ADAM JACKSON UTAH/

WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM YOUR FELLOW UNDER-AO PEERS? I chose a different path than most. My heart was always in becoming an entrepreneur, and I never saw myself being successful in climbing the corporate ladder. I'm lucky that I was able to develop skills early in my career that have helped me to become a well-rounded entrepreneurial marketer. These same skills have allowed me to move fast without relying on others to complete the work.

ADAM MALMBORG, 32 COO & CO-FOUNDER | DECADA GROUP in /IN/ADAMMALMBORG

WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE TO YOU? Success, to me, is a legacy that lives forever. We acquire and build exceptional small businesses here in Utah with a dream to run them for decades to come. Running a small business is challenging, and the mission of Decada is to support each of our companies with the resources they need to thrive and be resilient.

ALAN SWENSON, 37 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | CAREQUALITY in /IN/ALANSWENSON/

WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT YOUR JOB/INDUSTRY? WHY? I work in healthcare technology and run a nonprofit that enables the simple sharing of medical records. I love to hear stories around the country from doctors who are able to improve patient care because they already know labs, procedures and other medical information about their patients from other places, and hearing from patients who are able to easily gather their own medical information without fax machines, stacks of paper or flash drives.

Meghan Stettler

We help people thrive at work. And Meghan is incredible at doing just that. As a director in our O.C. Tanner Institute, she is an internationally respected thought leader in corporate culture, employee experience, and rewards and recognition. Meghan speaks to thousands of global HR leaders each year and is a trusted advisor to HR leaders at companies like DOW, TD Bank, American Airlines, and dozens of other Fortune 100/500 companies. To us, she's more than one of 40 Under 40. She's one in a million.

ALEJANDRO "ALE" PUY, 39 COUNCILMEMBER | SALT LAKE CITY CO-FOUNDER | LANDSLIDE POLITICAL in /IN/ALEJANDRO-PUY/

WHO INSPIRES YOU MOST? WHY? Landslide Political: Being the best in the industry, representing my state through quality work and bringing about prosperity to those that work for Landslide and its clients. Salt Lake City Council: the neighbors of my district inspire me. Their struggles don't stop the west side community but push us to be the engine of Salt Lake City.

ANDREA VERKlO PRANIC, 37 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MORGAN STANLEY in /IN/ANDREA-VERKIC-PRANIC ARE YOU WHERE YOU THOUGHT YOU'D BE WHEN YOU WERE 18? I am where my father knew I would be! As an immigrant in Germany and later in the US, I grew up doing schoolwork with the help of dictionaries, as my parents initially didn't speak our new countries' languages. My father had big dreams that one day his daughter would be a bank executive. He would repeat this to me before I knew what either a bank or an executive was. At the age of 18,1 was fiercely focused on making my father, who sadly by that point had passed, proud. After completing my undergraduate studies early, it was a dream come true to be offered a job at Morgan Stanley. I often get asked why I've stayed at one company for nearly two decades. My answer is very simple: I never had a reason to leave.

BEN ROBERTS, 39 CO-FOUNDER & COO | LOANPRO in /IN/BEN-ROBERTS-LOANPROSOFTWARE

WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR YOUNGER SELF? Start every day with a cold shower. If life is comfortable, you are not working hard enough! Success is an iterative process. Don't be afraid of failing. Learn quickly from your mistakes and refine your plan until it works. Enjoy the journey!

BETSY VOTER, 36 PARTNER | MICHAEL BEST in /IN/BETSY-VOTER/

WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO BUSINESS STRATEGY? WHY? My go-to strategy is to be helpful to people. I think going the extra mile to make someone's life easier, solve a problem or reduce a burden for someone just because you can makes all the difference in relationships. In the short term, being helpful and focusing on service makes difficult work easier to bear. In the long term, it often pays off with meaningful relationships with business partners and in other unexpected ways.

BRANSON YANTES, 39 VP | BHI in /IN/BRANSON-YANTES-04111685/

WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT YOUR JOB/INDUSTRY? WHY? The most rewarding thing about my career is the impact I'm able to have on people. There is nothing cooler than being able to bless someone's life and family with a solid career they enjoy. I love building lasting relationships through positive experiences with our clients, subcontractors, vendors and our own teammates--whether that is being fair and honest while negotiating a change order or simply showing appreciation to all I interact with. It's fun to build a culture within a group of people that you and they are proud of. Reputation is everything.

BRENNATHORNLEY, 36 SR. DIRECTOR, CUSTOMER SUCCESS | IMPARTNER in /IN/BRENNA-THORNLEY/

WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE TO YOU? I think success is being able to look back at my accomplishments and feel like I made a positive impact on someone else's life and that I was able to improve as well. I look for opportunities where I can develop personally and professionally while also helping those around me.

BRET EVANS, 36 PARTNER | SNELL & WILMER LLP in /IN/BRETREVANS/

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ACCOMPLISHING MOST IN 2023? I am looking forward to settling into my new role as a partner at Snell & Wilmer. I'm excited to develop mentoring opportunities with new associates, find new opportunities to give back to the community and continue to develop my legal skills...