Jeanette Bennett started Utah Valley Magazine 24 years ago with a big vision and a big love for the community. She has grown the company to include BusinessQ Magazine, the UV50, and Parade of Homes magazines around the state. Today, Jeanette is busy wearing multiple hats, primarily as executive managing director and president of Colliers Utah where she leads 200 commercial real estate brokers and staff. She maintains her role as CEO of the magazine publishing company, while her staff produces the magazines and completes day-to-day operations.

Jeanette earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from BYU, and she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business from UVU. In 2023, Jeanette was inducted into the Silicon Slopes Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was named Top Woman Entrepreneur in Media during a luncheon in New York City along with Martha Stewart. Jeanette is the chair-elect of the United Way of Utah County and has recently joined the board at Thanksgiving Point as Chief Visionary Officer. Jeanette is the mother of five, a cancer survivor, a former state senate candidate and a cheerleader for Utah.