Utah Tech University's 2025 Elkington Speaker Series

MCKENZIE BAUER

CO-FOUNDER OF THREAD

In 2015 McKenzie and her husband Colby founded Thread, a business that sells carry accessories online and in thousands of retail locations throughout the USA, Canada, Japan, and Latin America. Based in Provo, Utah their goal is to empower individuals to ‘carry on’ through both the products they sell and the lifestyle they promote. Since the early days, McKenzie gravitated toward the marketing aspects of their business and was the CMO until the spring of 2021 when she stepped back to pursue personal projects and to focus on their family. In the years that she was CMO, Thread was ranked one of the fastest growing companies in Utah and appeared twice on the INC. 500. McKenzie is a Forbes 30 under 30 alumni and was recently recognized as one of Utah Businesses Leaders of the Year.

McKenzie is a fearless advocate for women’s equality and bettering the lives of minority individuals around the state of Utah. When she is not with her family or working on her own business, you can find her mentoring, cheering on, and championing other female entrepreneurs on their journeys.