Design Mob is our corner of the internet for designers and early-stage founders who care about craft, curiosity, and making things with intention. We’re here for builders who question norms, creatives who love to experiment, and founders who aren’t afraid to get a little messy. In the Mob, we learn out loud, push our work further, and hype each other up along the way. If you’re into thoughtful design, honest conversations, and a community that stays weird in all the best ways, you’ll fit right in.

Technical Product Manager leveraging linguistics & AI to build smarter products. I turn visionary ideas into reality, from AI-powered tools that save veterinary doctors 10-15 hours of work a week to EdTech platforms that seamlessly roster millions of students. With a background in language data and product management, I bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and user needs. 🤖 AI Innovation: At VCA, spearheaded the launch of an AI-driven medical scribe used by 500+ veterinarians, freeing up 2 hours per doctor per day for patient care and unlocking $40 million+ in additional revenue. 🚀 Product Growth: At Imagine Learning, led the merger of 3 product lines into one rostering platform, improving customer retention and reducing operational costs. 📈 Process Optimization: Streamlined annual client onboarding through better data tools and customer training. My core skills include product roadmap strategy, cross-functional team leadership (Engineering, UX, Marketing), and data-driven decision making. I’m fluent in Agile/Scrum and love translating customer voice into features. Whether it’s improving K-12 learning outcomes or deploying AI in healthcare, I’m passionate about technology that empowers people. When I’m not building products, you might find me outdoors, 3D printing, playing games, or dancing with my kids. Whether you’re curious about AI-driven products, rapid prototyping, or the magic of language data, let’s connect and explore what’s next!

Lindsay Hancock is a founder, CEO & investor who builds successful businesses without sacrificing individuals’ faith, family, or purpose. She’s worked with organizations ranging from startups to billion-dollar global brands, bringing clarity, strategy, & growth. Lindsay is the creator of Strategy of &, a framework that helps founders & executives clarify vision, align priorities & build sustainable businesses—guided by the conviction that no success can compensate for failure in the home. Today, Lindsay is building a values-driven investment/advisory platform that partners with founders ready for intentional scale. The platform invests in organizations with established offers & proven fundamentals ensuring financial outcomes & growth occur but never come at the expense of human well-being, families or faith. If you want to be part of it, reach out!

Passionate advisor with three decades of experience educating founders, entrepreneurs and multi-generational families on how to best preserve, protect and pass their wealth and values in an efficient and thoughtful manner. Over my career of representing founders, entrepreneurs, and investors I have developed a sophisticated technical expertise and strong pragmatic focus which allows me to guide clients through the critical decision-making process of managing generational wealth. Specialties: Multi-generational wealth management, strategic tax and estate planning, asset protection, complex trust administration and litigation, family governance, family office management and integrated wealth and asset management.

Full-stack developer and storyteller building digital experiences that help people feel less alone. With a CS background, I've led platforms for Rivian, Accenture, Verizon, DC Comics, and MD Anderson, serving over a billion users across healthcare, L&D, and content. Co-founded 2x VC-backed startups. My work has been covered in Businessweek, Buzzfeed, Vice, and The Guardian. Currently at Vendr (SaaS spend management). Relocated to Salt Lake City from New Orleans. When not coding, I'm running, mountain biking, or skiing the Cottonwood canyons with my wife and two kids. Excited to connect with Utah's tech community!

When I first began coding, I was driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand how software worked and how to make my own. I still chase technical solutions every day, but I've also grown to love the art of building the right thing at the right time in the right way. And while I'm at it, I look for every opportunity to use my hard-won experience to improve the team and organization that I find myself in, so that we all win together. I've helped build engineering teams from the ground up and also directed sets of teams. I enjoy all aspects of hands on building, management, and strategy!

I don’t just help companies catch up, I help them leap ahead. As the founder of Cameo Labs, I work with high-growth leaders who are tired of quick fixes and want real transformation. From EdTech to SaaS, I help organizations ditch outdated playbooks, align their teams around a vision, and deliver products their customers actually want. Let’s rethink innovation, so you can stop fighting yesterday’s battles and start leading tomorrow’s market.

Utah Tech Week is a smorgasbord of experiences and events hosted by startups, VC firms, community organizations — anyone who supports the startup community. The “why” behind Utah Tech Week is to cultivate “happy collisions” in the Utah tech community; the kind that lead to friendships, partnerships, and deals.There’s no cost to attend or sponsor, the only requirement is a desire to help build Utah’s tech scene.

I recently moved to Salt Lake City to build Parks Automation. My goal is to bring together my passions for outdoor recreation and technology. By providing parks with purpose built entry systems they are able to collect more revenue, free up staff, keep people safer, and use data to improve experiences. Our parks are one of the most important parts of America and I want to do everything I can to help them.

Dave Liu is a retail technology leader, operator and systems thinker; currently VP of IT at Gump’s. He works at the intersection of ecommerce, ERP, automation, and AI—designing practical systems that actually ship and scale. Lately he’s focused on agentic workflows, integration architecture, and reducing operational drag in complex retail environments. Utah-based, always building.

EXPLORINGNOTBORING inspires action that nurtures the human spirit with newer and richer experiences for self-growth, well-being & life satisfaction. Community is the force of togetherness that creates this richer existence. Find our uniquely local experiences at exploringnotboring.com 🚀

David C. Pollei is a veteran capital markets strategist and principal at Blair Cannon Financial, where he has raised over $250 million for growth-stage companies. He leads fundraising for Maxumal, scaling a next-generation construction platform toward multi-billion-dollar market impact.

Co-Founder of NextTherapist. A technology solution and platform to match you with a therapist tailored for you. I have extensive background with public companies, VC and PE backed mid-market technology businesses. I'm a CPA and MBA and have a passion for growing businesses.

I am the Lead Legal and Policy Analyst at the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy at the Utah Department of Commerce's. I formerly served as a policy attorney in tech, privacy, and consumer protection at the U.S. House of Representatives.

Principal Consultant and Founder of HL Dynamics, an technical R&D program management, project planning, and workflow development consulting firm based in Ogden, UT with experience in aerospace, defense, biotech, and energy.

After a decade of experience in IT Ops, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy Compliance, I have a passion for tech, and now, as a Co-Founder and Managing Director at HireMango, I build tech teams.

Founder/CTO type focused on building secure, scalable systems, cloud, payments, AI and blockchain. I love meeting other builders, operators, and founders who move fast and execute.

I'm the Founder and CEO of Valorem Care--a healthtech start up making routine healthcare simple and affordable for millions of Americans who delay/skip care because of high costs.

Director, Impact Investing & Venture Capital; Manage the Fenton Founders Fund, an industry agnostic, pre-seed - Pre-A with focus on companies that benefit the Mountain West.

Josh Dennis is the Founder and CEO of Emerald Beacon LLC and rankless.ai. Josh has been in marketing for over a decade and has run marketing campaigns all around the world.

Innovator | Leader | Strategist | Listener | Solver | Creator | Coach | Investor

techno whisperer sometimes thought leader

Scientist based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Associate at Convoi Ventures.

UX Researcher / Product Designer