Wells Fargo Business Executive Speaker - Daril Magleby

Daril Magleby ('87) in the Gilbert Great Hall for the
Wells Fargo Business Executive Spearker Series

Daril Magleby ('87, communications) was the Wells Fargo Business Executive Speaker on March 29. His topic was "Recipe to Become a Successful Entrepreneur".

Born and raised on a farm in Monroe, Utah, Daril learned the value of hard work at a young age. While attending SUSC, he served as the LDSSA president for the LDS Institute program and as a senator in student government. He graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications and a marketing minor.

An entrepreneur at heart, Daril has created may successful business ventures. In 1993, he started Label Express, built the company to over $15M annual sales and then sold it in 1998. In 2002, he founded Flexible Technologies - Digital Flexographic Label printing. Although he sold his interest in the company last year, it is still in business today. In 2006, he established Rapid Knee Rehab & TherapEase, LLC, a knee rehabilitation equipment company. Perhaps the most familiar of his companies (especially among SUU Alumni) is the Pizza Factory, which he and his wife Dana ('86) expanded into northern Utah with locations in Provo, Lindon, Spanish Fork, Syracuse, Bountiful, Salt Lake City and Ogden.

Left to right: Dana Giles Magleby ('86),
Daril Magleby ('87), Vera Jean Giles ('57),
Gary Giles ('57) & Candace Giles Togisala ('91)

Daril's recipe for entrepreneurial success:

• Luck
• Be a Dreamer
• Hard Work
• Have a Sense of Urgency
• Be Enthusiastic
• Be Willing to Take a Risk
• Have High Self-Esteem
• Believe in a Higher Power Than Oneself
• Have a Good Attitude. A favorite "good attitude" quote comes from Charles R. Swindoll:

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes."  

The SUU Professional Society

The inaugural networking luncheon of the SUU Professional Society was held Friday, March 9, at the Bank of America offices in downtown Salt Lake City. More than 25 alumni from across the Wasatch Front attended.

Travis Lovell ('03, Political Science), a vice president and credits product officer with Bank of America, hosted The Society and presented on the mortgage industry. He discussed how the recent financial meltdown came about and identified the various stakeholders including private banks, the federal government and individual homeowners. He also analyzed the current mortgage system, which is now under increased federal oversight and how this might affect the future of home ownership.

The SUU Professional Society, the brainchild of Kristian Olsen ('00, Business Management), is a new and exciting forum for professionals to gather quarterly and connect with alumni and friends of the Univeristy on a wide range of professional and social interests. Its goal is to provide opportunities for networking, continual learning, community service and the strengthening of SUU. The Society reinforces the University's motto: Learning Lives Forever.

Watch your e-news, as well as Linked-In and Facebook posts for information on the next gathering which is tentatively planned for June and will be hosted by Matt Cannon ('01, Political Science and English).