Salt Lake City, Utah – December 7, 2009 – MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN), Utah’s premier business networking organization supporting entrepreneurial success, is hosting a lunch and expert panel discussion, followed by Q&A on Thursday December 10th, 2009.  Rick Alden, CEO of Skullcandy, Dennis Wood, Director of Operations and HR for Fusion-io and Jim Elliott, COO of Access Development will discuss best practices for hiring and managing employees. 
WHO:               Rick Alden, Skullcandy CEO
Dennis Wood, Fusion-io Director of Operations and HR
Jim Elliott, Access Development COO
 
WHAT:              The panel will address important employment issues such as creating cultures of productivity, recruiting talent from outside the state, attracting the best talent in Utah and managing employees to excellence.  Questions for the Q&A session can be submitted to www.mwcn.org. 

WHEN:             Thursday, December 10, 2009
Registration and Networking: 11:30 AM
Lunch, Panel, and Q & A:  Noon to 1:00 PM
 
WHERE:           Little America Hotel
500 S Main St
Salt Lake City, UT  84101
CONTACT:        RSVP to Cheri M. Farnsworth, (801) 966-1430, cheri@mwcn.org
 
About MountainWest Capital Network
The objective of the MountainWest Capital Network, based in Salt Lake City, is to support entrepreneurial success and enable business growth through networking activities which foster synergistic relationships, educating and mentoring one another in innovation and excellence, identifying and reporting on the dynamic flow of information about business growth through capital formation and distribution, and recognizing and rewarding performance. It is Utah’s first and most effective business networking organization devoted to supporting entrepreneurial success. MWCN fosters the building of relationships through signature activities and events, such as the Entrepreneur of the Year, the Utah 100, real-time Deal Flow reporting and recognition, and presentations by industry experts. www.mwcn.org