3. Dan Hemmert, Executive Director at Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

I absolutely love conversations when I learn something new, and this episode with Dan Hemmert definitely filled my coffers with knowledge. I hope it does the same for you. 

Bio from GOEO website: 

Dan Hemmert is executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah). Prior to his appointment, Hemmert owned and operated Red Hanger Cleaners, a multi-store retail dry cleaning operation and a disaster recovery/fabric restoration business. He also was a partner in five restaurants. In addition to dry cleaning, Hemmert served part-time in the Utah State Senate, where he was the Republican Majority Whip. Prior to dry cleaning and politics, Hemmert was a managing director of a private equity fund, the CFO of a family office/asset management firm, the CFO of a venture-backed technology company (successfully sold), and he also spent a year as an associate at a large international law firm. 

Hemmert has an undergraduate degree in economics, a master’s degree in business administration, and a law degree, all from Brigham Young University. He lives in Orem, is married to Natalie and they have six wonderful kids. He likes to read, ski, run, bike, climb mountains and cook.