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In this live-recorded episode of the Utah Business Magazine podcast, executive editor Catherine Bennett sits down with Gavin Christensen, the founder and managing partner of Kickstart — Utah’s premier seed-stage venture capital firm.
The habits and grounding essentials the president of Salomon Americas relies on to keep his jet-setting lifestyle on track.

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