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Where will your BYU Marriott degree take you? Read about the careers our alumni are in and the interesting things they are doing.
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Alumni Spotlight

Building BlueBox

June 21, 2022
It’s an unassuming blue box, not much bigger than a deck of cards.
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Employee Spotlight

The Family That Farms Together

June 21, 2022
They never planned to buy a farm. They were just looking for a place to live.
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Alumni Spotlight

Connecting for Good

June 21, 2022
Michele LeMon Stitt’s family likes to joke that she can’t walk through an airport without running into someone she knows.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Art of Persistence

June 21, 2022
“Art has always been in my blood,” says Maryland-based painter Rob Talbert.
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Alumni Spotlight

Gathering Around the Campfire

June 08, 2022
When marketing alumna Marinne Pearson was earning her MBA and working part-time, she was also working to rebrand a new company.
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Alumni Spotlight

Diverse Teams, United Mindset

June 03, 2022
The skills 2022 MBA grad Caleb Faber learned during his student exchange program at Bocconi University will help him in his future career.
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Alumni Spotlight

May the Finance Be with You

June 01, 2022
In the years since his graduation from the BYU Marriott finance program, Alan Croft has worked for The Walt Disney Company and Google Fiber.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Advice of a Father

May 26, 2022
Shortly before Ana Malafu-Eliesa graduated from the EMPA program at BYU Marriott in 2007, an unexpected event changed her life and career path forever.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Committed Cougar

May 25, 2022
Some people might call 15 water bottles excessive, but for Trove Brand human resources manager and BYU Marriott alum Blake Marchant, it's just another aspect of his life where he's all in.
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Employee Spotlight

Behind the Scenes in the School of Accountancy

May 20, 2022
Brooke Bradford, the events and programs coordinator for the School of Accountancy (SOA) at BYU Marriott, helps bring accounting students, faculty, and alumni together.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Googler's Dream

May 16, 2022
Today's human resources representatives are a far cry from the paper-pushing Toby of the popular TV comedy series The Office, explains BYU Marriott HRM alum David Germann.
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Alumni Spotlight

Babies, Business, and Her Biggest Investment

May 13, 2022
As a mom of two children and a small business owner, BYU Marriott alumna Brenda Tidwell uses her knowledge of entrepreneurship in every aspect of her life.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Morning Man

May 09, 2022
Joseph Appiah, an alum of the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott, is grateful\ for the early mornings of his youth that helped him develop beneficial lifelong habits.
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Alumni Spotlight

Building New Opportunities

May 08, 2022
Alumna Jasmine Townsend was able to pursue her passion for teaching and the outdoors through a master's degree in youth and family recreation from BYU.
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Alumni Spotlight

An Everyday Rubik’s Cube

May 07, 2022
BYU Marriott recreation management alumnus Nalu Medeiros embraces opportunities that allow him to positively influence the lives of those around him.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Strategic Switch

May 04, 2022
When a teacher disciplines a grade school student, it is usually because the student was caught passing notes or talking in class. Unless that student is BYU Marriott alum Nate Gardner.
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Alumni Spotlight

Coming Full Circle

April 27, 2022
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were life changing for 13-year-old Nathan Christiansen. That day would inspire Christiansen to serve his country.
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Student Experiences

New Advisory Council Pairs Students with Young Alumni

April 18, 2022
The Young Professional Advisory Council gives BYU Marriott students the chance to learn from alumni who graduated during the last 10 years.
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