Fireside Chat with Weather Trends CEO

Josh founded Domo in 2010 to transform the way CEOs and other executives manage their business and to help drive value from the tens of billions of dollars spent on traditional business intelligence systems. Prior to Domo, Josh served as CEO of Omniture, a SaaS-based web analytics company that he co-founded in 1996 and took public in 2006. Omniture was the number one returning venture investment out of 1,008 venture capital investments in 2004, as well as the number two performing technology IPO of 2006. For the three years that Omniture was public, Josh was the youngest CEO of a NASDAQ or NYSE-traded company. In 2009, he facilitated Omniture’s sale to Adobe for $1.8 billion. An active member of the Utah business community, Josh is passionate about promoting the state’s economic development and he is equally devoted to entrepreneurship. He founded Silicon Slopes, a non-profit initiative whose mission is to promote the interests of Utah’s high-tech industry. With former Governor Leavitt, Josh led the charge for the Utah Silicon Valley Alliance for entrepreneurs, an economic development program designed to attract the best of California’s technology industry to Utah’s business-friendly environment. He has served as an advisor on the technology and startup community to Governor Jon Huntsman, Governor Gary Herbert and Governor Spencer Cox. He studied business management and entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University.

Bill Kirk is a USAF Gulf War Veteran and the CEO & Co-Founder of Weather Trends International, a pioneering company specializing in year-ahead weather forecasting and predictive sales analytics for Fortune 500 companies. Bill's innovative work in the field has garnered attention from top media outlets, including Fox Business, CNBC, and ABC 20/20, where he has shared his expertise in weather-driven business solutions. As an inventor, Bill holds three U.S. and U.K. patents related to weather forecasting technology. His research has been featured in hundreds of Wall Street equity reports, including from firms like JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Cowen, underscoring the significant impact of his work on the business world. Weather Trends International’s technology, which helps companies accurately predict weather patterns to optimize sales strategies, has won 13 national and international business technology awards. Bill’s leadership has been instrumental in driving the company’s growth and innovation, enabling clients to leverage weather data for smarter, data-driven decision-making. With his unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen, Bill continues to lead Weather Trends International toward new heights in the predictive analytics industry.