Utah Business: "Forty under 40" List (2009)

Wow! What an honor to be named to Utah Business magazine's "Forty under 40" list, which recognizes 40 executives under the age of 40 making waves in our state. This is a list I have followed for a number of years, and have awed at the talent that is annually applauded.

This award is more a tribute to the talent and hard work or our team here at Wasatch Software than to me. Even during this economic downturn, Wasatch Software has been able to grow our revenues substantially, and we hope this will continue throughout 2009.

What are the reasons that we have been so successful in this economy, and have garnered awards of this nature?

• Our sales team has improved drastically in terms of taking good care of our customers. Kudos to Trevor Brandol for his efforts on this.
• Our relationships with key distribution partners have garnered better margins and more opportunities. Jake Boden has been and will continually work to improve this area.
• Our marketing efforts have been a huge success. Our team continues to find new ways to locate new customers and maintain existing ones. From web efforts to outbound telemarketing, we’ve been on target. Also, Danielle VanHorssen has been great in planning and managing our customer events, including our Utah Jazz event last November.
• We continue to raise our profile with key vendors based on our sales volume and growth. Some of these vendors include Microsoft, Symantec, Kaspersky and HP, among others.

Again, thank you to everyone on our team here at Wasatch Software (and also to Brandy Wilkins) for the work that you’ve done in helping me achieve this award. Also, thank you to everyone at Utah Business magazine. Be sure to pick up their January issue, or check out their website today!

Spencer Ferguson
President
Wasatch Software, Inc.