Utah CEO Club.

• Position: SALT LAKE AREA

Salt Lake City - Some of Utah's most prominent Hispanic and non-Hispanic chief executives and business leaders have joined to form the UTAH CEO CLUB (Council of Latin Utah Businessmen). Joe Reyna, founder and chairman, says the club aims to build a bridge of community, political and business cooperation between Hispanic and non-Hispanic business leaders, while also providing leadership training and mentoring.

"The Utah CEO CLUB was born because there was a need for a large influential organization with strong and powerful political and economic resources that would support the needs of Hispanic businesses around the state," Reyna says. "The idea is to bring Hispanic CEOs and non-Hispanic CEOs together and learn about executive leadership, corporate governance, political involvement and discuss many other issues that are important to Hispanic CEOs."

According to Reyna, the club will go beyond what chambers of commerce can offer local businesses. "Chambers of commerce are great resources for small businesses, especially when they first start, but...