Maven, a district filled with women-owned businesses, expanded from a single Pilates studio to several different businesses, including a co-working space, boutique hotel, and more than 130 commercial tenants.
This story is part of CNBC's quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies, and employees. Through the Pilates studio, Arneson met Rocky Donati, who had recently moved to Salt Lake City from San Francisco. Together, the two worked to create a community of entrepreneurs who could build and grow their businesses near one another in an area of the city called the"Maven District.""I could see the vision," said Donati, Maven's co-founder and chief marketing officer. She also saw something even bigger."I could see the potential for bringing women together.