Venturing forth.

• Author: Stewart, Heather Dawn
• Position: From the Editor

I'm a naturally risk-averse person. I'm not a betting girl, or a chaser of dreams. That's why I can't help but admire entrepreneurs--people who go for broke while chasing their dreams. Actually, to be honest, what I admire is that they have dreams that are specific, achievable goals and ambitions. If your dream is to change the world, it's difficult to know where to start. But if your dream is to bring eye care to underserved children in your community, like Joseph Carbone, founder of Eye Care 4 Kids, that's something you can take steps to accomplish and rally others around the cause.

Carbone is among the entrepreneurs honored in the 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year[R] program, featured in this issue. Their stories are inspiring examples of entrepreneurs who set out to solve a problem and ended up with highly successful ventures. Even in seemingly static industries like plumbing or real estate, these entrepreneurs have brought new ideas and methods to spur change and growth.

Also in this issue are the annual Utah Restaurant Awards, showcasing the entrepreneurs behind some of Utah's long-time favorite brands, like The Pie Pizzeria, Gastronomy and Wingers, among many others. In addition to these two award programs, this issue serves up stories of entrepreneurs who dreamed of bringing new foods and flavors to Utah, but didn't...