b'Serving PROGRAM IMPACTMontana,Utah, and Boots to Business Training: MT4 trainings, UT4 trainings, WY4 trainingsWyoming Educate/Inspire: 38 trainings with 350 attendeesHired Justin RigbyConnect: 470 Counseling Sessions; Outreach74 outreach meetings with 1,209 attendeesCounseling Referrals: 278T E TW R F R C E D E M N L O P M E N E V O K O RYElsewhere Media Gargoyle Queen ReptilesProductions, LLC Company Location: Ogden, UtahCompany Location: Founding Year:2011South Jordan, Utah The owner of Gargoyle Queen Reptiles is Kylie Koskan,Founding Year:March, 2021 a Cellular/Molecular Biologist who has a passion for uniqueThe company is engaged in the digital pets. Through her company, she raises, breeds, and sellsarts: photography, videography, and film. various reptile species. Starting in 2011 with a focus on quality,Leon Clayton, the founder is an avid structure and color, Gargoyle Queen Reptiles has grown into one of the most photographer and travels extensively sought-after breeders in the US and ships their unusual pets all over the world.T I U R C E R STO in pursuit of the nextbest image. Services Overview:Kylie Koskan, the owner of Gargoyle Queen Reptiles attended the 10-week S S E N TServices Overview: SLCC/VBRC Women Veteran STRIVE business course that was created & The Big Sky Veteran Business taught by the director of the Big Sky VBOC. The course focuses on the growth I S U B W E NMPAC Outreach Center serves veteran of the veteran entrepreneurs business and ends with a presentation or pitch to entrepreneurs in MT, UT, and WY. a panel of businesspeople. Kylies presentation generated substantial interest We created a cooperative process with the VA Veteran Readinessbecause of the projected growth from $90,000 to over $200,000 based on & Employment (VR&E) Department that utilizes its existing self- current inventory.employment track that supports funding for disabled veteran-U I T DD S & I S M I Y E U C G N N L M G T I E N S O P A E E L B N O V V M N S D E I N I owned businesses. This unique process provides the VR&E expert business input as they make their decision to provide seed funding for veteran-owned businesses. In late 2021, the first disabled veteran-owned company to make use of this process was Elsewhere Media Productions, founded by army veteran, Leon Clayton. With VR&E funding he was able to accelerate the growth of his company and recently co-directed and produced a short film that was nominated for three awards by the Utah International Film Festival, the Couch Film Festival, and the Zepstone Film Awards.He won at Zepstone for Best Thriller Film. The exemplary help I received.has been absolutelymonumental to my success. I would have still tried to get things going by myself, but theres a highpercentage that I wouldnt have been successful in getting my business rolling without your help.9 BIG SKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BIGSKYECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.ORG'