Michelle and Eric host a monthly CFO Roundtable for local startup executives. The Roundtable offers an intimate monthly forum where like-minded executives (CFO's and Heads of Finance) can share valuable learnings related to leadership, operations, KPI's, business models, fundraising, growth challenges and more.  The group is intimate and curated/moderated.

JumpSearch has taken on the "Parity Pledge" and we are actively advocating for women's representation at the highest levels of business, from Executive leadership to Board of Directors.  Parity.org is a non-profit committed to its mission of closing the gender-gap at the highest levels of business. 

In October 2014, JumpSearch led marketing and talent relations for Utah Tech Week, a multi-day conference that celebrated tech startups in Utah; the event attracted more than 1,300 attendees from more than 21 different states and 3 countries. In January 2015, JumpSearch hosted a talent panel at StartSLC on how to attract and retain talent for startup. What followed in 2016 from those grassroots days was a merging of Silicon Slopes and Beehive Startups. Today, Silicon Slopes hosts the annual Silicon Slopes Tech Summit every January and is the premier conference two-day tech event in Utah that attracts more than 20,000 attendees every year. 

Salt Lake City Women Techmakers is a conference aimed at bringing the local women in technology community to celebrate International Women's Day. 

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In March 2019 Michelle led a group of more than 100 women techmakers in an interactive workshop as she explored the nuance, fears, and must-do's of salary negotiations. 

Mobile & ML DevFest is an annual event hosted by the SLC GDG showcasing the incredible developer talent located here in Salt Lake. Michelle and Eric were invited to host an interactive 60-minute workshop on the topic of Maximizing your Market Value. 

Managing Partner, Michelle Kuo explores the topic of self-advocacy and negotiating a seat at the table.  Michelle shares her personal and professional trials and tribulations and lessons learned of finding advocates, believing in yourself, channeling nay-sayer energy, and pursuing your vision.