Upcoming events :
Gillian Murphy, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre, in Gaynor Minden point shoes (photo credit, Eduardo Patino)
"Reinventing the Ballet Pointe Shoe and Inventing a Business"
A lecture by Eliza Gaynor Minden, Yale '81
Wednesday, March 28th, 7:00pm
Nancy Tessman Auditorium, Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 East 400 South
The Yale Club of Utah is pleased to present acclaimed writer, entrepreneur and dancewear designer Eliza Gaynor Minden speaking about the story of the Gaynor Minden pointe shoe and the challenges of building a global business for a revolutionary product.
Eliza invented and developed the multi-patented Gaynor Minden pointe shoe, applying scientific design techniques and materials to modernize a ballet shoe whose basic design had not changed in a hundred years. She will also speak about the challenges of developing a business based on her invention and expanding it into a global company reaching people in over 80 countries.
Eliza and her pointe shoe have been featured on National Public Radio, CBS News, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, in the New Yorker, and in many other publications. She was named “Inventor of the Week” at M.I.T.
She is also author of a best-selling reference book for ballet students, The Ballet Companion. After graduating from Yale University, Eliza managed dance companies professionally and experienced first-hand the problems often associated with traditional ballet shoes. As an avid skier—she visits Utah’s slopes every year—Eliza had the idea of applying modern materials like those used in skiing to improve the durability and safety of ballet shoes. In 1993, Eliza and her husband John founded Gaynor Minden, Inc. to market and distribute the revolutionary Gaynor Minden pointe shoe. Today, as the Head of Design, Eliza creates dance footwear, apparel and accessories and oversees product development for her company. She enjoys skiing, sailing, and windsurfing, and lives with her family in New York City.
Yale Club of Utah Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 13th, 6:30pm
Cafe Trio, Cottonwood
Yale Club members always weclome! Board members will meet to elect new board members and discuss club business and upcoming events. Please RSVP to yaleclubofutah@gmail.com.
Welcome New Admits Party
Wednesday, April 4th, 6pm
Roger Thompson's house in the Sugarhouse area
Light refreshments will be served.
Please join us as we welcome this year's new Yale admits. We especially encourage recent graduates to come and talk with the students and their parents. RSVP to yaleclubofutah@gmail.com by March 28th.
Ongoing:
Ivory Tower Happy Hour (aka All-Ivy Happy Hour)
Yale Women Book Club
Meets every second Thursday of the month, 7:30pm. Books cover a variety of topics. Email yaleclubofutah@gmail.com for more information.
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Please consider donating! We are a 501(c)(3) and run on minimal funds. Every little bit helps keep this club running! Please see this email for more information.
A lecture by Eliza Gaynor Minden, Yale '81
Wednesday, March 28th, 7:00pm
Nancy Tessman Auditorium, Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 East 400 South
The Yale Club of Utah is pleased to present acclaimed writer, entrepreneur and dancewear designer Eliza Gaynor Minden speaking about the story of the Gaynor Minden pointe shoe and the challenges of building a global business for a revolutionary product.
Eliza invented and developed the multi-patented Gaynor Minden pointe shoe, applying scientific design techniques and materials to modernize a ballet shoe whose basic design had not changed in a hundred years. She will also speak about the challenges of developing a business based on her invention and expanding it into a global company reaching people in over 80 countries.
Eliza and her pointe shoe have been featured on National Public Radio, CBS News, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, in the New Yorker, and in many other publications. She was named “Inventor of the Week” at M.I.T.
She is also author of a best-selling reference book for ballet students, The Ballet Companion. After graduating from Yale University, Eliza managed dance companies professionally and experienced first-hand the problems often associated with traditional ballet shoes. As an avid skier—she visits Utah’s slopes every year—Eliza had the idea of applying modern materials like those used in skiing to improve the durability and safety of ballet shoes. In 1993, Eliza and her husband John founded Gaynor Minden, Inc. to market and distribute the revolutionary Gaynor Minden pointe shoe. Today, as the Head of Design, Eliza creates dance footwear, apparel and accessories and oversees product development for her company. She enjoys skiing, sailing, and windsurfing, and lives with her family in New York City.
Yale Club of Utah Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 13th, 6:30pm
Cafe Trio, Cottonwood
Yale Club members always weclome! Board members will meet to elect new board members and discuss club business and upcoming events. Please RSVP to yaleclubofutah@gmail.com.
Welcome New Admits Party
Wednesday, April 4th, 6pm
Roger Thompson's house in the Sugarhouse area
Light refreshments will be served.
Please join us as we welcome this year's new Yale admits. We especially encourage recent graduates to come and talk with the students and their parents. RSVP to yaleclubofutah@gmail.com by March 28th.
Ongoing:
Ivory Tower Happy Hour (aka All-Ivy Happy Hour)
- Where: Desert Edge Brewery, Trolley Square
- When: Third Tuesday of each month, 6:00-8:00 PM
Yale Women Book Club
Meets every second Thursday of the month, 7:30pm. Books cover a variety of topics. Email yaleclubofutah@gmail.com for more information.
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Please consider donating! We are a 501(c)(3) and run on minimal funds. Every little bit helps keep this club running! Please see this email for more information.
About us
Some of us were born here.
Some of us came for the winters but stayed for the summers.
Some of us said, "Why not?"
We're all Bulldogs, and we welcome you to Utah.
Some of us came for the winters but stayed for the summers.
Some of us said, "Why not?"
We're all Bulldogs, and we welcome you to Utah.
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