Women in Business Luncheon
Date and Time
Tuesday Jan 27, 2015
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MST
January 27, 2015
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
River Oaks Golf Course
9300 Riverside Drive
Sandy, UT 84070
Fees/Admission
$20 Members
$25 Guests
Website
Description
Amy Rees Anderson, the Managing Partner and Founder of REES Capital, will be speaking on her entrepreneurial journey and the lessons she learned along the way. Some of these lessons includes: overcoming the fear of failure, the importance of creating a corporate brand, and why awesome doesn't have to be expensive. As you can see, there is a wide variety of things Amy Rees Anderson has learned and a lot she can teach you!
BIO
Amy Rees Anderson is the Managing Partner and Founder of REES Capital, an angel investment and advising firm that works in close collaboration with entrepreneurs to drive company growth and maximize equity value through strategic direction and influence.Amy is also an author and serves as a weekly contributor to Forbes and the Huffington Post.
Prior to founding REES Capital, Amy Rees Anderson was formerly the founder and CEO of MediConnect Global, Inc., one of the largest cloud-based health information exchanges. Amy led all aspects of MediConnect's business, including a worldwide workforce of over 1,000 employees. Under her direction, the company achieved over 1500 percent growth. In March 2012, Amy successfully led MediConnect to being acquired by Verisk Analytics (VRSK) for over $377 million.Amy is an active Angel Investor and she recently founded the IPOP Foundation, a charity focused on helping educate and mentor entrepreneurs.
Amy has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc. magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek and many other national publications as a result of her many accomplishments. She is an in-demand public speaker and respected mentor, and she does entrepreneurship lectures at a number of universities.
Amy has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards honoring her sharp business acumen and her company's growth and success which include being named CEO of the Year by Utah Business Magazine as well as being a recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Amy currently serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including: Sundance Institute's Advisory Board; Chair of the Utah State Motion Picture Advisory Committee; Utah Capital Investment Corporation Board; Huntsman Cancer Foundation Executive Council; Utah Technology Council's Board of Trustees (UTC); the NACD Board Utah Chapter; the Leonardo Board; The Hale Center Theater Board; University of Utah National Advisory board for David Eccles School of Business, Center for Medical Innovation, and Technology Commercialization Board; UVU National Advisory Council; Brigham Young University Founder's Board; and the USU Clark Entrepreneur Founders Board.
Amy attended Brigham Young University. She and her husband reside in Sandy, Utah and have two children attending college.
