MBA News
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Leading the Economy with Empathy
Wednesday Jun 04 2025
On April 8, a packed ballroom of students from the BYU Marriott School of Business listened to what Mary C. Daly, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, had to say: “If you want to learn and you want to give, you’ll have a beautiful life. That’s my main message to you today.” Then she added, “I’ll talk about the economy, too.”
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Earthquakes, Education, and Impact
Friday Apr 18 2025
It was in the aftermath of a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Talcahuano, Chile, that Josue Bustos—then serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—realized what he wanted to do with his life: help those in need.
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Teaching with Purpose, Living with Impact
Wednesday Apr 16 2025
Lisa Jones Christensen’s career has taken her through several industries: investment banking in San Francisco, business development in Silicon Valley, humanitarian and nonprofit work in Honduras, and teaching organizational behavior and human resources at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the BYU Marriott School of Business. Her motivation for personal, professional, and global impact is simple: It’s all about seeking continual growth.
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Blending Education and Business
Friday Apr 11 2025
Kjerstin Roberts was teaching high school English in Jacksonville, Florida, when she decided to get her MBA. While her dad had been praising the benefits of the graduate degree for years, Roberts didn’t realize that an MBA would also introduce her to a career path that she hadn’t anticipated: getting a PhD and becoming a college professor.
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Empowered Toward a Career in Private Equity
Thursday Apr 03 2025
Christina Muhlestein Bates had a track record for going for what she wanted, until a bad experience working in business left her unsure of her next step. Feeling a little stuck, she decided to earn an MBA from the BYU Marriott School of Business, where she discovered she had gained the skills, network, and knowledge to do and become anything she wanted.
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Fully Connected, Fully Engaged: Faith and Belief at Work
Thursday Mar 27 2025
As a practicing Muslim, Arizona State University student Mohammad Awwal has sometimes found it uncomfortable to incorporate his faith at work. “Muslims pray every day, even during work hours. So for me, in an environment where it’s kind of taboo to talk about your faith, when I need to take maybe a couple of minutes off to have my prayer, then it becomes a very discomforting experience,” he explains. His situation has made competing in the 2025 Faith and Belief at Work MBA Case Competition not just a theoretical discussion but a personal reality.
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Blending Creativity and Building Confidence Through an MBA
Friday Mar 14 2025
Alexis Belliston wasn’t planning on graduate school—her focus was on creating a graphic design career at home while raising her family. But two years ago, when she was inspired to pursue an MBA at the BYU Marriott School of Business, she felt God pave the way for her to go back to school, building her faith and confidence along the way.
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BYU Marriott Earns High New Global Ranks for MBA Program
Tuesday Feb 18 2025
The BYU Marriott School of Business MBA program comes in at No. 2 in the world for “Overall Satisfaction” according to newly released global MBA rankings from The Financial Times.
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Connecting Women in Business
Thursday Feb 13 2025
Attendance at the 2024 Women in Business Conference quadrupled from its intimate inaugural gathering in 2023, drawing students, alumnae, and faculty for professional development training and a celebration of women in business.
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The Power of Priorities
Wednesday Feb 12 2025
While studying information systems at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Doug Maxfield planned to pursue a career in technology development. Then he found an untaped passion that changed everything.
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Building Connection Through Personal Experience
Wednesday Jan 29 2025
Jeff Bednar, an associate professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the BYU Marriott School of Business, has seen how focusing on relationships and telling his personal story have brought the most meaning to his professional life.
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Competition On and Off the Soccer Field
Wednesday Jan 15 2025
How does a student balance playing collegiate soccer with studying in the MBA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business? For Annabella Folino, it meant doing the program backward.
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Becoming a Decision Maker
Thursday Oct 03 2024
Christie Clark was used to writing stories for others. After double majoring in acting and communications with an emphasis in advertising in her undergrad years, Clark went to work at a local advertising agency in Salt Lake City where she consulted clients on a variety of projects but never got to make the final call. “I realized that if I wanted to be on the other side of the table, I would need an MBA,” says Clark. So she turned to the BYU Marriott School of Business to aid her in this pursuit.
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Breaking Ground in the MBA Program
Monday Aug 26 2024
No woman had ever graduated from the BYU Marriott School of Business MBA program until Mary Jean Frodsham took on the challenge. Being the first woman to graduate from BYU Marriott with an MBA wasn’t easy, but Frodsham felt well-prepared and supported thanks to her ability to collaborate with others and commit to the task at hand.
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Forum: Becoming a Disciple-Leader
Wednesday Jul 31 2024
Kim Clark, the NAC distinguished professor of management at BYU Marriott, delivered Tuesday’s forum address on campus. He provided an in-depth look at the importance of becoming “disciple-leaders.” He issued a call for everyone to “rise up and do better and become better than we have ever done or been.”
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Unity in Diversity
Tuesday Jul 16 2024
Despite experiencing cultural differences daily in the United States, international MBA students at the BYU Marriott School of Business share that they feel welcomed, valued, and supported overall in their program.
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MBA Students Receive 2024 Hawes Scholar Awards
Tuesday Jun 11 2024
Eight MBA students within the BYU Marriott School of Business received the 2024 Hawes Scholars Award—an honor that carries the highest distinction given to BYU Marriott MBA students and a cash award of $10,000.
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2024 Stoddard Prizes Presented to MBA Students
Thursday Jun 06 2024
The MBA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business announced the winners of the 2024 George E. Stoddard Prize, an award given to second-year MBA students studying finance who display leadership and academic excellence.
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2024 Williams Leadership Scholar Awards Presented to MBA Students
Tuesday Jun 04 2024
Six MBA students at the BYU Marriott received the 2024 Williams Leadership Scholar Award. This award goes to distinguished students who have been nominated by their peers for their demonstration of extraordinary leadership that embodies the values of BYU Marriott.
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Whitmore Global Business Center Names 2024 Eccles Scholars
Wednesday May 22 2024
The Whitmore Global Business Center at the BYU Marriott School of Business named 11 first-year BYU Marriott MBA students as 2024 Eccles Scholars. The Eccles Scholars Award offers financial support to MBA students who are interested in and committed to international business.